The Star Wars prequels introduced audiences to a world with a much different tone from what was seen in the original trilogy, and with the upcoming Star Wars: The Acolyte going back even further in time in the galaxy far, far away, star Amandla Stenberg promises the new series will blend together the regal tone of the prequels yet also feel contemporary. Given that the prequels saw a Jedi council waxing poetic about the fate of Anakin Skywalker and that this new series takes place more than a century earlier, The Acolyte will feature fresh perspectives for the franchise. Star Wars: The Acolyt ..read more

Hasbro is digging really deep into their archives for their latest reissue - a Black Series Imperial Shock Trooper electronic helmet replica that was released as a GameStop exclusive way back in 2018. Unopened copies are going for $300 to $500 via third parties at the moment, but you can pre-order a brand new version here at Entertainment Earth right now for $99.99 with free US shipping. Shockingly, that's the same as the original launch price. The helmet is inspired by the 2017 game Star Wars Battlefront II, and features a neck guard, speech projector, game-accurate sound effects and an adju ..read more

The latest Star Wars series has unveiled its first look. Wednesday, StarWars.com unveiled the first look at Star Wars: Inquisitors, an upcoming comic series from Rodney Barnes and Ramon Rosanas. In the series, the Inquisitors--many of whom fans have seen through other Star Wars offerings--track down a Jedi by the name of Tensu Run, someone who managed to survive Order 66. For an unknown reason, Run has captured the eye of Darth Vader, who orders his Inquisitors to hunt the Jedi down and murder him whatever the cost. "It's such an honor to be writing the very first Inquisitors solo story!" Bar ..read more

We may only be halfway through the month of April but Disney+ is already looking ahead to May. On Tuesday, Disney's streaming service revealed the complete list of movies, television shows, and specials making their way to its lineup throughout the month of May. There's quite a lot for subscribers to look into, especially if you're a Star Wars fan, because May the 4th is just around the corner. May will see Star Wars: The Bad Batch wrap up its three-season run on Disney+. It will also bring the next Star Wars series in the form of Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. All six episodes of the new ..read more

Yesterday, Epic Games released a teaser trailer hinting at the company's plans for Star Wars Day this year. As part of the celebration, Fortnite, LEGO Fortnite, and Fortnite Festival will all be getting content based on the franchise. Details are sparse, but it seems that Chewbacca will be a big part of the event. The co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon has yet to appear in Fortnite, but he was seemingly confirmed in a series of Tweets from the official LEGO Twitter account. The account shared yesterday's teaser, and then made several references to Chewbacca in the replies. When LEGO Fortnite l ..read more

Each Star Wars story aims to push elements of the franchise to new heights, and with the upcoming live-action series Star Wars: The Acolyte, star Dafne Keen claims the show could set the bar for what is possible with lightsaber combat, even surpassing the accomplishments of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. With that film's finale featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn taking on Darth Maul in an intense and highly acrobatic conflict, many audiences consider that duel to be the most impressive in the whole franchise, but that conflict will seemingly pale in comparison to what The Acolyte unlea ..read more

When Star Wars Outlaws releases this summer, the game will feature several iconic characters like Jabba the Hutt. We've known for almost a year now that players will be able to take on jobs for the intergalactic gangster, but the game's official website has revealed that the option won't be available to all players. It seems that "Jabba's Gambit" will be an "exclusive mission available at launch" for those that buy the game's Gold Edition or the Ultimate Edition. Those versions cost $109.99 and $129.99 respectively, versus the Standard Edition price of $69.99. We don't know if Jabba's Gambit ..read more

Star Wars Day aka May the 4th 2024 can't be contained to a single day, so Disney is getting a head start. They've already released apparel for the event, and now they're about to unveil The Sands of Tatooine collection which includes an ear headband, mini backpack from Loungefly, a Spirit Jersey, and one of their coveted Starbucks tumblers. All of the items in the collection feature a matching Tatooine design that evokes the scorching heat dual suns beating down on Luke Skywalker's desert home. You will be able to get your orders in starting on April 15th at 8am PT / 11am ET right here on the ..read more

Star Wars Day is coming up next month, and Epic Games is planning to celebrate in a big way with Fortnite. This morning, the game's official Twitter account released a brief teaser video revealing that new content is on the way to Fortnite, LEGO Fortnite, and Fortnite Festival. Nothing specific has been revealed at this time, but the content will arrive one day ahead of Star Wars Day, releasing on May 3rd. According to reliable Fortnite leaker Hypex, the new content will include the previously leaked Chewbacca's Bowcaster, and we could see skins for Chewie as well as "Rebel Leia." Force abili ..read more

LEGO is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their partnership with Lucasfilm throughout 2024, so this year's crop of releases for Star Wars Day aka May the 4th are designed to mark the milestone. Today, their plans for the event were revealed, and they have a lot of exciting new sets in store for fans. The biggest of these sets is the Ultimate Collector Series LEGO Star Wars TIE Interceptor set (75282), which is a redesign of the original that kicked off the UCS line in 2000. The LEGO Star Wars Day lineup will also include the Mos Espa Podrace Diorama (75380), the previously announced Darth ..read more