'The Force Awakens' edges out Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie to win the...
Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie "The Revenant" put up a strong fight this weekend, finally challenging "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" for the top spot at the domestic box office. By Sunday's estimates,...
View ArticleWhat our global obsession with Star Wars says about modern life
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is taking over the world.Critics are saying that it's the movie fans have been waiting for. But let's think about why the franchise resonates so deeply with people at...
View ArticleResearchers found a security flaw in a 'must-have' toy from the new 'Star...
A remote control toy featuring a character from the new "Star Wars" movie has been found to have a software vulnerability that could allow hackers to take control of the device.The Register reports...
View ArticlePeople are going crazy for this theory about Rey from 'Star Wars' — but I'm...
Warning: There are major spoilers ahead from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."One of the biggest questions "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" left unanswered was the identity of Rey, the new female character...
View ArticleThis IBM programmer can control a BB-8 droid from 'Star Wars' with his mind
Joshua Carr, a lead engineer at IBM, decided to take Sphero's excellent "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"BB-8 app-powered droid and take it a step further with the ability to control it with his mind....
View ArticleThe search for a new Han Solo actor has finally come down to this handful of...
After a casting search that considered 2,500 actors, Variety reports today that the hunt for the actor who will be playing a young Han Solo in an upcoming "Star Wars" spin-off has come down to just a...
View ArticleThe next 'Star Wars' movie may have a cameo from the new Han Solo
With the report that Disney/Lucasfilm has narrowed down their extensive search for a young Han Solo to a handful of hopefuls, some were left wondering, “Why the hurry?” The Untitled Han Solo Star Wars...
View ArticleThis guy makes badass custom lightsabers for 'Star Wars' fans
Kenneth Hampton is a huge "Star Wars" fan. At Hampton's Hand-crafted LED Sabers, he makes custom, badass lightsabers that look more polished than Disney’s official toys.But getting one of these...
View ArticleTour the remote island where the most secret scene in 'Star Wars' was filmed
Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: the Force Awakens."The final scenes of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" take viewers to a distant, remote planet. Similarly, the real-life stage for Luke...
View Article8 important scenes from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' that didn't make it...
While "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" covers a lot of ground, not everything could be entirely fleshed out in the movie. Director J.J. Abrams recently revealed that between 10-20 minutes of scenes were...
View ArticleThe next 'Star Wars' movie will be 'much darker' says star John Boyega
As “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” continues to dominate the box office, with a $1.7 billion worldwide gross at the moment, the excitement for what will go down in the next chapter, “Episode VIII,” is...
View ArticleHere's everything we know so far about 'Star Wars: Episode VIII'
Careful: There are spoilers for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" below! Although "The Force Awakens" came out less than a month ago, fans are already looking forward to the next entry in the saga.Details...
View Article8 important scenes from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' that didn't make it...
While "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" covers a lot of ground, not everything could be entirely fleshed out in the movie. Director J.J. Abrams recently revealed that between 10-20 minutes of scenes were...
View ArticleBefore 'Star Wars,' John Boyega used to be a stock photo model
Before he suited up as a Stormtrooper in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," actor John Boyega flashed his pearly whites as a stock photo model.A set of Getty stock photos went viral over the weekend after...
View ArticleIt turns out all of our theories about Rey in 'Star Wars' could be wrong
"Star Wars: Episode IX" director Colin Trevorrow has seen your Rey theories. After rabid online debates about who the lead female protagonist of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" could be, the "Jurassic...
View ArticleThe Jar Jar Binks actor says he won't return to the 'Star Wars' movies...
"Star Wars" fans are quick to rally against the prequel trilogy, and Jar Jar Binks often faces the brunt of that ridicule.But behind the computer-generated character is a man: actor Ahmed Best. And he...
View Article'Star Wars' director J.J. Abrams says he knows 'quite a bit' about who Rey is
At least one man out there knows which — if any — theory about Rey may be correct."The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams revealed during the Television Critics Association's winter press tour he...
View Article10 hidden references to classic films in your favorite Pixar movies
Creators at Pixar apparently like to include subtle tributes to classic films in many of their own beloved animated movies.Jorge Luengo Ruiz, a 22-year-old filmmaker from Madrid, told BuzzFeed that he...
View ArticleHere's what the Fed had to say about 'Star Wars'
According to the Federal Reserve, a galaxy far, far away is helping out business in the US.The Fed released its latest Beige Book on Wednesday, a collection of economic anecdotes from each of its 12...
View ArticleIt's possible to make a lightsaber, a physicist explains
Exciting news for all you "Star Wars" fans out there — it's possible to construct a lightsaber, according to a physics professor from UC Berkeley.Professor Richard Muller, who is also associated with...
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