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Star Wars in the UK: the London Underground feels the Force

Posted by Ed, Matt, Ali, Luke, Ben, Rob at 12:30 on 17 May 2013
Star Wars in the UK: the London Underground feels the Force
Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things. But that doesn't mean they couldn't use a little help finding their way around London.

Breaking news: [Insert actor] would "love" to appear in Star Wars

Posted by Ali at 12:01 on 28 Mar 2013
Breaking news: [Insert actor] would "love" to appear in Star Wars
Seriously. No one gives a fuck.

Ten potential roles for Simon Pegg in Star Wars Episode VII

Posted by Neil at 07:00 on 04 Feb 2013
Ten potential roles for Simon Pegg in Star Wars Episode VII
Now that J-Jabs is confirmed as director of Star Wars: Episode VII, it seems like a mere formality that at some point his lucky charm from Mission: Impossible III and the Star Treks, Simon Pegg, will be cast in the film. No doubt Jabrams is wondering right now what part Pegg could possibly play. Well, WONDER NO MORE, JABRAMOVITCH!

50 other Daily Bullshit Star Wars Rumours that might come true

Posted by Matt at 09:00 on 26 Jan 2013
50 other Daily Bullshit Star Wars Rumours that might come true
Here's proof that we got the exclusive on the news that JJ Abrams is directing the new Star Wars film. We’ve also got the exclusive on any of these other Episode VII titbits if they turn out to be true. This is how exclusives work, right? Guesswork?

Happy Life Day to one and all!

Posted by Matt at 09:00 on 25 Dec 2012
Happy Life Day to one and all!
No proper post from us today - we're too busy stuffing our stupid, fat faces with sickly goodness. Back tomorrow.

Suggested storylines for Star Wars: Episode VII

Posted by Matt at 14:00 on 16 Nov 2012
Suggested storylines for Star Wars: Episode VII
I'll take my cut of the profits now, ta Disney.

A heartfelt plea to all film bloggers and editors regarding Star Wars

Posted by Ali at 14:00 on 07 Nov 2012
A heartfelt plea to all film bloggers and editors regarding Star Wars
It has been approximately one week since the Disney/Lucasfilm merger, and the announcement of Star Wars: Episode VII for release in 2015. Seven days. In this time, the rumour mill has already kicked into overdrive. Film bloggers, writers, editors, hear me: I'm making a polite request. Stop it. Just stop it. Right now.

Nerds remember Star Wars 'dead' to them; Episode VII ignored

Posted by Ali at 22:15 on 30 Oct 2012
Nerds remember Star Wars 'dead' to them; Episode VII ignored
The announcement of a new Star Wars movie in 2015 barely even registered on the internet this evening, as film nerds stuck true to their promise that Star Wars "means nothing to me any more".

Attack Of The Moans: Why Star Wars fans should know better by now

Posted by Nathan at 07:00 on 10 Apr 2012
Attack Of The Moans: Why Star Wars fans should know better by now
"Well, I know that George Lucas doesn't like it at all—when I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and burned..."

That's Kevin J Anderson, Star Wars author and historian, explaining what we all knew already - that the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978 which featured a cast reunion on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashykk (including Chewbacca family members called Itchy and Lumpy) was a fucking hideous disaster that George Lucas has hidden like a sexually explicit love letter to a male PE teacher ever since.
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