Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Leia's really got a full plate for The Last Jedi. Evacuating the D'Qar base is the least of her problems. Fighting the First Order without a functioning government, not to mention a murderous son who could also be a huge political liability - yeah, she's got some challenges ahead. Punch it!

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Rian Johnson says he sat down with a list of characters and asked himself what would be the biggest challenge each could face. Here are my thoughts on the answer to that question for Kylo Ren, AKA Ben Solo. Punch it!

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David Kamp, writer of The Last Jedi cover story for Vanity Fair, had some additional tidbits to reveal about The Last Jedi, Episode IX, and the 2020 Star Wars movie in a Reddit AMA. The details are right here. Punch it!

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Does Mark Hamill's story about Adam Driver in Vanity Fair mean Luke and Kylo Ren will be onscreen together in The Last Jedi? Plus, a question from Patron Fred Butler about Star Wars and The Battle of Hastings. Punch it!

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Scott Mendelson of "The Ticket Booth" on Forbes.com thinks Lucasfilm is in danger of getting stuck in a nostalgia trap with its new Star Wars movies. Is he right? And does that mean The Last Jedi is a make-or-break movie for Lucasfilm? Punch it!

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Yes, there are dozens of ways The Force Awakens mimics Star Wars (aka A New Hope). But in some very crucial ways, it doesn't. In fact, it sometimes goes in the opposite direction, or doesn't relate at all, or raises the stakes by comparison. And the result is that The Force Awakens ends in a much darker place than A New Hope. Punch it!

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You couldn't make it up if you tried! All of this relates to Carrie Fisher, and the details revealed in the Vanity Fair cover story on The Last Jedi. Plus, the anticipated start date of Episode IX filming... Punch it!

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What does Vanity Fair tell us about Luke's character in The Last Jedi? And did Oscar Isaac gives us a major hint about Luke's abilities in the article? I think so... Punch it!

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Insights into Admiral Holdo, Phasma, Canto Bight, Luke and Leia, and even the Han Solo movie are on tap in today's episode about The Last Jedi photos in Vanity Fair. Punch it!

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The things that Rian Johnson and John Boyega claim are not in The Last Jedi, via Vanity Fair? Well, there's some wiggle room in some of those denials... Punch it!

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