Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley just revealed her character Rey was almost related to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ridley, 28, explained how Rey’s family backstory shifted during the making of the films while talking to Josh Gad during his guest hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The English talent said that creators were ‘toying with an Obi-Wan … Read more
‘Don’t bring out a black character and have them pushed to the side’: John Boyega hits out at Disney’s treatment of his Star Wars role and claims ‘the nuance’ was given to his white co-stars By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 11:17 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 12:21 BST, 2 September 2020 John Boyega … Read more
Actress Daisy Ridley reveals she struggled to find work after the final Star Wars film as she was rejected from ‘loads’ of auditions The actress, 28, said she struggled to find work after returning from the galaxy Miss Ridley played scavenger-turned-Jedi Rey in the latest series of blockbusters Despite box office success, Miss Ridley was … Read more
NASA telescopes have spotted a galaxy ‘far, far, away’ — 500 million light-years, to be precise — that is the spitting image of a TIE fighter from Star Wars. In the long-running space opera, these agile spacecraft named in-universe for their ‘Twin Ion Engines’ are flown by Darth Vader and the forces of the Galactic … Read more
Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings‘s ‘star wars‘ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities – as a ‘proxy protest’ against his Downing Street operation. Mr Cummings, Boris … Read more
The Ex-Wife Strikes Back! Ewan McGregor is ordered to hand over half his Star Wars fortune, £5million family home and five of his beloved cars to production designer Eve Mavrakis By Katie Hind and Caroline Graham for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 15 August 2020 Smiling … Read more
Britain needs to be prepared to defend itself in space, as future wars will be fought above the Earth using zero gravity weapons, says the UK Defence Secretary. In a speech on air and space power in the ‘age of constant competition’ Ben Wallace said China and Russia were already developing space-based weapons. Satellites, that … Read more
Disney+ orders animated Clone Wars spin-off Star Wars: The Bad Batch to stream in 2021 By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 18:51 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 18:51 BST, 13 July 2020 On Monday, Disney+ ordered an animated Clone Wars spin-off called Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which will start streaming in 2021. The Bad Batch … Read more
Pope Francis praises UN Security Council campaign for ceasefires in wars across the globe to help in fight against Covid-19 Pope Francis praised the UN Security Council efforts for worldwide ceasefires to help tackle the pandemic He called for the prompt implementation ‘for the good of the so many persons who are suffering’ Security Council resolution … Read more
John Boyega has been hailed a ‘hero’ by Star Wars producer LucasFilm following his impassioned speech at the Black Lives Matter demonstration in London‘s Hyde Park. The big screen star, 28, spoke out against the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 2 to the 15,000-strong crowd … Read more