Skywalker

Iconic conductor John Williams performing in 2014.Photo: Paul Morigi (Getty Images)For the last 50 years, when you think of music and movies, one name stands above the rest: John Williams. Williams is one of the most celebrated and successful composers of all time thanks to his music for Jaws, Superman, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and on and on.Out of all the music Williams has created, though, he’s probably best known for Star Wars. Writing music for all nine films of the Skywalker Saga,…

"Somehow, Palpatine has returned," is a line of exposition delivered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, one that's been turned into countless memes and also received some eye rolls in theaters. That line, and the decision to resurrect Palpatine, is one that a number of moviegoers have taken umbrage with over the years. Actor Ian McDiarmid defended Palpatine's return, and I've got mixed feelings.The ending of The Rise of Skywalker completed the Skywalker Saga forever, so in some ways it makes sense that the overarching…

Daisy Ridley has said that the backlash against her role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was “still upsetting” nearly five years after the film was released.Ridley was speaking to Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and said of the reaction to the 2019 film: “It’s still upsetting. You don’t want people to feel like you’ve not served the thing they’re a fan of. But was so divisive … it felt like the first one everyone was responsive in the same way. The second, super divisive. The last one, super divisive…

Screenshot: LucasfilmThe fan service was strong with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. And to please Reylo fans, the redeemed Ben Solo, formerly Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), got his reverse Uno Snow White moment when Rey (Daisy Ridley) kissed him before he died. Ultimately, the kiss didn’t really please anyone—no matter if they were rooting for or against the Rey-Kylo pairing—but Ridley herself feels that it was well-earned.Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023Recently on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeStar Wars actor Daisy Ridley has opened up about the “divisive” response to The Rise of Skywalker, explaining why she found it so “upsetting”.Ridley, who will soon return to the sci-fi franchise, played Rey in three films, starting with JJ Abrams’s The Force Awakens in 2015, and concluding with The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.While The Force Awakens received praise from audiences, 2017…

Did The Rise of Skywalker and rampant speculation over just which Skywalker is rising, who a Skywalker is, and why they’re rising break some brains over at Lucasfilm? Almost every bit of Star Wars on the small screen we’ve gotten since (and planned for the big one) is a character title, named for an individual or the group we’re following. What happened to a bit of flair?‘I Started a Yoda Fan Club’This is, admittedly, a cause for concern about as low on the list as you can get when it comes to the future of Star Wars…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCharlie Hunnam has recalled an “awkward” meeting with Star Wars creator George Lucas when he was being considered to play Anakin Skywalker.The part eventually went to Hayden Christensen, who played the villainous character in the 2002 prequel film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and its 2005 follow-up Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.Hunnam, who can currently…

Image: ColumbiaLive out your Hoth fantasies—look, some Star Wars fans happen to prefer the characters when they’re stuck in freezing cold environments—with Columbia Sportswear’s latest collaboration with Lucasfilm. The special-edition line is inspired by Luke Skywalker’s iconic flight suit from the Star Wars universe. The ski resort and snow gear collection is perfect to fly down the slopes in, just don’t stay out to long before they lock down the base. You never know when the Empire will strike... back. The Skywalker…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the coolest toy news around the internet. This week, Playmates ensures that the horrors persist with an update to its classic ‘90s TMNT figures, The Marvels takes flight in Lego form, Hasbro rolls out even more Transformers: The Movie goodness. Check it out!Breaking the Fourth Wall in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | io9 InterviewImage: Playmates ToysPlaymates Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic 1991 Movie Star TurtlesIf the original run of Playmates Toys’ Teenage…

If you're a PlayStation Plus Essentials subscriber, then the good news is that Sony is about to reveal the free PS4 and PS5 games line-up for July 2023. The next batch of PS Plus games will be officially unveiled at 4.30pm BST UK time on June 28. The games will be available to download less than a week later on the morning of July 4. As subscribers count down to the official reveal, some fans have been having fun predicting which games will join the line-up for July.Indeed, in an entertaining thread on Reddit, multiple…