Apple has acquired Faceshift, a virtual reality startup used in the latest...
Apple has acquired a Swiss real-time motion capture startup called Faceshift for an unknown amount, according to TechCrunch.The company's virtual reality technology can be used to generate animated...
View Article30 gifts for the ultimate 'Star Wars' fan
With "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in theaters December, everyone will be heading to a galaxy far, far away for their holiday shopping.We've tried out the toys kids will want and searched for the...
View ArticleFox News contributor gets death threats after 'Star Wars' joke
Fox News contributor Katherine Timpf is getting death threats for a jab at "Star Wars" she made during a segment on "Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue" last month.As a guest on the satirical political news comedy...
View ArticleDisney just unveiled a new, darker 'Star Wars' trailer
At this point, we're just expecting a new "Star Wars" trailer every other day. Disney and Lucasfilm dropped another minute-long teaser for the film Thursday morning with even more new footage on...
View ArticleThe new 'Star Wars' movie includes a tribute to a young girl who died of cancer
The new "Star Wars" movie will include a pink robot that was created by a "Star Wars" fan to honour his daughter who was dying of cancer, it has been confirmed."R2-KT" is a pink astromech droid that...
View Article30 gifts for the ultimate 'Star Wars' fan
With "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in theaters December, everyone will be heading to a galaxy far, far away for their holiday shopping.We've tried out the toys kids will want and searched for the...
View ArticleWhy 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is rated PG-13
The “Star Wars” saga has always been fun for the whole family, but at the end of the day the buzzkills at the Motion Picture Association of America still need to do their job. Most “Star Wars” films to...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas hasn't looked at the internet in 15 years — this is why
It seems fandom's obsession with “Star Wars” forced George Lucas off the web.In a lengthy new Washington Post profile of the creator of the “Star Wars” saga, Lucas said that since 2000, he’s avoided...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas just compared seeing 'The Force Awakens' to attending an...
We're just a few weeks away from the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."The final version of the movie is done and has already been screened — Steven Spielberg has reportedly seen it a few...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas explains one of the most controversial scenes in 'Star Wars'...
There's a scene in the 1977 "Star Wars" that has been driving fans mad since then.For years, they debated whether Han Solo (Harrison Ford) or Greedo took the first shot in the famous Cantina scene,...
View ArticleHow J.J. Abrams got the creator of hit musical 'Hamilton' to write the new...
Lin-Manuel Miranda probably has enough on his plate, as his current musical “Hamilton” is a massive hit on Broadway, but director J.J. Abrams revealed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on...
View ArticleHarrison Ford has seen 'Star Wars' and says it's 'wonderful'
Harrison Ford has officially seen "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and he gives it a thumbs up.“It’s a wonderful movie, it’s got great production values," Ford revealed on "Good Morning America" without...
View ArticleDisney just launched a way to experience 'Star Wars' in virtual reality
Disney just launched its first virtual reality "experience" to tie in with the launch of the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" movie.It features the show's iconic title sequence — and the...
View ArticleHarrison Ford got really honest about why he's doing 'Star Wars' again: 'I...
Harrison Ford didn't reprise his role as Han Solo in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" for nostalgia's sake. He's very clear that he was a hired hand.Ford made an appearance on "The Tonight Show" last...
View ArticleHere’s why so many people connect with ‘Star Wars'
Most people connect with "Star Wars" because we all either hate or fear our fathers. At least that's what Ryan Britt, author of the upcoming book "Luke Skywalker Can't Read: And Other Geeky Truths,"...
View ArticleThese Stormtrooper toys put up a Christmas tree for a guy and his dad
Setting up a Christmas tree can be quite the chore, but one father and son duo found the perfect helpers to make the process more fun.In anticipation for the new "Star Wars" movie, Phil Shearrer and...
View ArticleA professor has calculated how much blowing up the Death Star in 'Star Wars'...
Major geopolitical events have often been followed by volatility in the economy and financial markets.World War II helped to shake the US out of the Great Depression. The Civil War set the economy of...
View ArticleBlowing up the Death Star may have bankrupted the entire 'Star Wars' galaxy
Everyone, from President Obama down to a lowly moisture farmer on Tatooine can agree that planet-destroying weapons are bad news. Barring a few Imperial hold-outs, it's clear that not only is the Death...
View ArticleSomeone put all the released 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' footage in...
Someone has finally done it.YouTube channel Disneyland Experience has taken all of the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailers, TV ads, and features and attempted to put them all in chronological...
View ArticleAnother 'Star Wars' favorite character is returning for 'The Force Awakens'
Adding to the list of original "Star Wars" characters returning to the galaxy in "The Force Awakens" is a character from with one line of dialogue in "Return of the Jedi" but a lot of staying...
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