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io9MoviesStar WarsMark Hamill Tells Us What Blue Milk Really Tastes Like
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has a lot of familiar Star Wars foodstuffs, drinks, and treats. And, of course, there’s blue milk, Luke Skywalker’s favorite (?) drink. So, naturally, Mark Hamill had to try the blue milk in Galaxy’s Edge and compare it to the real thing. And, as he revealed on Twitter, the theme park … Continued
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io9The Highlights and Lowlights of 2018
If we could describe 2018 in one word, it would be complicated. There have been some amazing shows and films, and fandom has faced a lot of growth and change. But we’ve also seen a lot of pain. We here at io9 have come together to celebrate the greatest pop culture moments of the year, … Continued
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io9MoviesStudy on The Last Jedi’s Twitter Haters Finds That Yup, Many Were Bots or Bad-Faith Political Trolls
For months before and after the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi—a widely critically acclaimed movie and box office titan—what appeared to have been a small number of fans made it known they were rabid haters of the movie’s twist on the franchise’s formula. They were mad about everything, from plot holes and director … Continued
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Tech NewsBest of the WeekFacebook Got Mad at Us, Samsung Note 9, and Ajit Pai: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
First, the bad news: Sunday is the anniversary of the disastrous white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that culminated in a neo-Nazi car attack that killed local woman Heather Heyer and wounded scores of others, as well as resulted in the deaths of two police officers. The organizer of that rally, Jason … Continued
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io9MoviesThese The Last Jedi Fans Put on a Mock Court Martial for Poe Dameron
One of the hottest debates about the plot of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the question of hotshot, insubordinate pilot Poe Dameron. Did Poe do anything wrong? Is the beautiful hotshot pilot guilty of doing material harm to the cause of the Resistance, or did he do what any reasonable hero would have done … Continued
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io9MoviesHow The Last Jedi Made Star Wars Space Combat Legible
If any one thing about The Last Jedi has been contentious—actually, no, strike that, everything about The Last Jedi has been contentious, including its approach to space combat (the Holdo Maneuver, anyone?). But according to one fan and critic, Rian Johnson’s epic actually makes space combat in the Star Wars universe more explicable, not less. … Continued
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No, The Novelization For The Last Jedi Doesn’t Confirm That Luke Skywalker Had A Wife
Let’s clear the misty Ahch-To air. So, the novelization for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written by longstanding Star Wars author Jason Fry, has begun to leak online ahead of its March 6th release date. Not surprising; review copies and early proofs of books go out pretty early, compared to the actual release, so it’s … Continued
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The Last Jedi‘s VFX Supervisors Shed Light On The Complex Process of Bringing Snoke to Life
Taking Supreme Leader Snoke from a vague hologram to a physical presence was one of the biggest challenges for the visual effects team on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the process was a complex push and pull between the director, the effects artists, and Andy Serkis, who portrayed Snoke in motion capture and voice. … Continued
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A Toy Design Actually Forced a Change to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars and toys have gone hand in hand ever since the franchise kicked off four decades ago. But usually, it’s the movies dictating what we see on store shelves—not the other way around. But in one particularly odd case, it ended up being that way for The Last Jedi. Speaking recently at VFX Festival … Continued
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io9Love Conquers All, at Least When It Uses Our Special Valentine’s Day Cards
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and—what?! You haven’t bought your loved one a valentine yet? Or, rather, you bought one and it sucked because it wasn’t from io9? Lucky for you, we’re here to help with our annual batch of super-special Valentine’s Day cards for all the nerds and geeks in your life. Because we … Continued
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Rian Johnson Gives His Interpretation of Rey’s Enigmatic Mirror Vision
The Last Jedi continues down its path to be the most explained Star Wars movie ever made, as director and writer Rian Johnson offers some interesting insight into one of the film’s most intriguing moments. Rey goes into the Dark Side pit, and in it she finds… herself. A lot of herselves, a long line … Continued
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With The Last Jedi Comic, Gary Whitta Just Hit the Grand Slam of Writing Star Wars
Writer Gary Whitta worked on the screenplay for Rogue One. He’s written episodes of Star Wars Rebels and contributed to a Star Wars book. Now, with the news he’s writing a new comic, he’ll have written official Star Wars stories in four different mediums. Marvel Comics just announced that Whitta is writing Marvel’s comic book … Continued
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Rian Johnson Explains #35: Here’s Why Han’s Funeral Never Made It Into The Last Jedi
When The Last Jedi’s official novelization comes out next month, it’ll include a few extra moments that weren’t just cut from the movie, but added specifically for the book. That list includes a glimpse at how Leia and the resistance marked the fall of a Star Wars hero—a moment that, the director says, he just … Continued
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Everything Rian Johnson Has Been Forced to Explain About The Last Jedi (So Far)
It’s been just under a month and a half since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theaters, and whether they loved or hated the movie, many, many people have had questions about the things that happen in in it. In age where a director like Rian Johnson is both widely available on social media and … Continued
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The Fascinating Ways Star Wars and Star Trek Are Challenging Their Own Franchises
It’s very rare to see contemporary versions of Star Wars and Star Trek make similar creative choices. After all, part of what’s fueled the age-old Wars v. Trek debate are the series’ wildly different approaches to scifi. But with The Last Jedi in theaters and Discovery airing online, both franchises seem to be tackling something … Continued
