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Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie

When you own both Pixar and Star Wars, the most logical move would be to let Pixar make a Star Wars movie, no? Well, that’s exactly what Disney is planning according to The Latino Review. A Pixar film would be one of many tie-ins that would happen with Episode VII—for example, there are rumors of…

The trademark for Star Wars 1313 has been abandoned, according to the mark’s filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Though that game was canceled last spring, this is as sure as sign as any that the concept, which wowed everyone at E3 2012, is completely dead.

A Star Wars Smash Bros Would Look Like This

We see a ton of crossovers in Smash Bros—that’s pretty much what the franchise is about. And while fans might clamor for all sorts of ridiculous inclusions in the franchise, there are some things we can realistically expect to never see. Like say, bringing Star Wars into the fold. No matter. James Farr‘s wild imagination…

Your Favorite Characters, Carved Into Crayons

Crayons aren’t just for coloring books, people. Crayons can be art, too. Just look at the handiwork of Hoang Tran, an artist who carves out all sorts of awesome characters and figures out of Crayola crayons—like so: After a few hours of sculpting with dentistry tools, Tran ends up with a beautiful crayon figure—like this…

Man Dresses as Predator, Proposes to Girlfriend

This week, a gentleman—no, a hero—named Zhao Ming dressed up as Predator and proposed to his girlfriend at a bar in Changchun, China. According to China Newsand CRI (via ShanghaiIst), his unsuspecting girlfriend, named Zhu Wenjing, entered the bar and was suddenly surrounded by seven individuals dressed as Star Wars characters, Bumblebee from Transformers and…

10 Famous Movie Quotes You Might Be Getting Wrong

Memory is a fickle, faulty thing. The things we swear happened might’ve actually gone down completely differently, sometimes. It should be no surprise, then, that sometimes we might remember famous lines from movies a tad differently from what they actually are. Check out this list of ten movie quotes that people tend to misquote by…

I Knew We Couldn’t Trust Those Damn Ewoks

There was always something a little off about the cuddly creatures that played heavily in the sixth act of the Star Wars saga. Now we know. It’s not so much a LEGO stop-motion animation from the Brotherhood Workshop as it is a a dramatic representation of true events. It makes sense. There’s nothing quite as…

Dark Horse Comics is Losing the Star Wars License

Should have seen this coming. Ending a relationship more than two decades old, Disney has informed Dark Horse the Star Wars license will go to Disney-owned Marvel Comics in 2015. Or should I say “return to Disney-owned Marvel Comics”, the original publisher Dark Horse took over the license from in 1991. Disney purchasedMarvel Comics in…

The Star Wars Anime You Never Had To Suffer Through

As we’ve seen, when Japan takes on Star Wars, things can get a little weird. So maybe it’s for the best we never got an anime adaptation of the sci-fi stalwart. Then again, while the action scenes in this joke trailer are a little patchy – vehicular combat is actually an area 80s anime excelled…

Movies & TV Get More Viral With Upworthy Headlines

We’ve seen what happens when video games get Upworthy-style headlines. What happens when sci-fi and fantasy movies get them will amaze you. SFFWorthyslaps the low-hanging fruit by giving your favourite movies and TV shows headlines in the style of the infamous viral site. This joke will get old very quickly. So let’s enjoy it while…

The Next Star Wars Game Is… A Free-To-Play Online Space Game

Video game publisher Electronic Arts might have the rights to make real Star Wars games, but Disney is still milking that social/mobile/free-to-play online cow. Today they officially announced Star Wars: Attack Squadrons, an online space game set in the iconic sci-fi universe. To quote Disney: “Star Wars : Attack Squadrons is a free-to-play online space…

Fake Toys Are Funnier Than Official Ones. Here’s Proof.

Sure, you could buy official Lego and official nerdy trading cards for franchises like Batman or Star Wars. The toys would probably be well-made and exactly what you’d expect them to be. It would also be booooring. YouTuber ashens obtained a number of bogus Asian toys, and he walks us through all the cheap plastic,…

Every Star Wars Character Is Special, Like A Snowflake

With just a piece of white paper and some scissors, you can make your very own lovely, intricate Star Wars decorative snowflakes. ‘Tis the season, after all. These templates come to us from Anthony Herrera, who has made it oh-so easy to make a kickass snowflake shaped like Boba Fett, an AT-AT, or even a…

​You Could Own Han Solo’s Blaster From The Empire Strikes Back

…if you’ve got a couple hundred grand laying around, that is. Yes, Han Solo’s blaster from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jediis up for auction, with an estimated price of $200,000 to $300,000. The full listing, courtesy Invaluable.com: Estimated Price: $200,000 – $300,000 Description: 379. Harrison Ford “Han Solo” non-firing DL-44 Blaster…

That’s No Moon. That’s a Possible Open-World Star Wars Game From EA.

PLUS MORE GAMING SECRETS AND RUMORS: The bizarre origins of Remember Me | The most mysterious Xbox game studio in North America. A team at EA Canada is working on an open-world Star Wars title, according to several recent job postings for the studio. An animation director job posting from last month reveals that EA…

You Might Think This Is a Star Wars VII Trailer. It’s Not.

This is exactly how I’d imagine the first trailer for J. J. Abrams’ Star Wars flick to look like. Except with more lens flare. And music from Two Steps From Hell. And some extra scenes with space battles in them. On second thought, it wouldn’t look like this at all. Director Todd Sandler calls his…

The Old Republic‘s New Space Battles Have So Many Lasers, Y’all

Are we killing each other in space yet? Not yet. Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s skies don’t fill with fire until the subscriber early start of the Galactic Starfighter expansion on December 3, but you can see them now via this handy video dealio. So many lasers. I haven’t been this excited about Star Wars:…

Kid Only Stops Screaming For Star Wars Theme Song

Ever had a newborn kid? Or even been around one? They are the worst. You treasure any moment of peace and serenity available, and if you see a chance to create one, you take it. If you think this is somehow staged, I can assure you, babies are weird. They’ll find the strangest tranquillisers. My…

The First Major Movie To Be Dubbed In Navajo Is…Star Wars

Star Wars has been translated and dubbed into dozens of languages, but recently it became available in one you don’t normally see on a DVD menu: Navajo. Following a push by the Navajo Nation Museum, and with the stamp of approval from Lucasfilm, the film can now be screened with a complete and (relatively) accurate…

Episode VII of Star Wars will be out on December 18, 2015, LucasFilm just announced. Just 771 days left.