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The official Star wars YouTube channel has released the first official teaser for the upcoming Episode VIII. The teaser doesn't really show much, just that there will be more scenes on the island were the first Jedi temple is supposed to be (but we already knew that, right?).
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How many times have you found yourself singing or humming to the Star Wars theme song? Well, you are not the only one. But this time Jimmy Fallon did it with style. Check out the video from The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where The Roots and the cast from Episode VII sing the Star Wars theme song together a cappella.
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One of the most confusing parts of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the fact that Rey was able to use her force abilities without any training. Not just by accident or as a reflex, but advanced stuff like the Jedi mind trick, and to call the force in battle. This didn't make any sense. You could even say she has "Jedi powers," the kind that can only be achieved with proper training. Anakin Skywalker was able to use Jedi-like reflexes when he was pod-racing, and that is understandable considering his potential. So, the same can be said about Rey when flying the Millennium Falcon for the first time. But the way she uses the force later in the movie seemed to contrived for most of the audience. She even resisted Kylo Ren's probing and reads his thoughts, and wins over him in a telekinetic battle over Luke's lightsaber. Her resistance to Ren's probing surprises even Supreme Leader Snoke who tells Ren to bring her to him. The novelization of the movie gives a good explanation for this. Keep reading after the break to find out how all this is possible.
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Have you been watching Rebels? many fans don't feel compelled to watch it because of its lighter tone compared to The clone Wars. Nonetheless, it has an interesting overall plot and nice cameos and references to the movies and the previous TV series. The beginning of the second season brought back Darth Vader (he had appeared before, but only as a hologram). This made a powerful connection between the TV show and the original trilogy. But now it seems that Dave Filioni's team is bringing us a half season full of important cameos, connections and more Jedi/Sith lore. Continue after the break to watch the video and a full analysis of it.
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If you are still here it is probably because you have already seen the movie. Kylo Ren, Formely known as Ben Solo, is the son of Han Solo and the princess-turned-general Leia Organa. This means the Force is strong in his family. He might not have the Skywalker tag in his name, but he is a Skywalker nonetheless. As we all know, they are descendants of the most powerful Force sensitive being ever known, Anakin Skywalker (A.K.A. Darth Vader). Although J. J. Abrams didn't want to fall into the midiclorians debate, they are part of the lore and the reason why the Skywalkers are so powerful. But how powerful are they really? Or, how powerful could they actually be? Continue after the break to find out. 
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Latino Review has reported some news on the future Star Wars Han Solo anthology movie. Of all the Star Wars spin off movies, this is probably the most awaited one. Fans have been waiting for more details on this movie; what age is Han Solo going to be in the movie? Will the Millennium Falcon make an appearance? Will other Star Wars characters make cameos? We have some answers for you.
The appearance of Supreme Leader Snoke was kept under wraps until the day Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released. Many ideas on how he looked and who he really was appeared on the internet. The most popular one was that Snoke was really Darth Plagueis, Darth Sidious' (A.K.A. Emperor Palpatine) master. On December 18th, 2015, fans went crazy theorizing that he was indeed Plagueis because of how he looked. Even further, the fact that he was hurt and scarred made many people think that he had a big battle in which Sidius hurt him and left him for dead.
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The media website /FILM has gotten their hands on an official script for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In an article, they've indicated that Disney has sent out the Episode VII screenplay to members of the Writers Guild of America for awards consideration. It is full of information containing minor details, but also a couple of important ones that would definitely need to be explored in the next movie.
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The Stormtroopers have been the foot soldiers of the Empire and they continue this function with the First Order. But this new encarnation of the evil in the galaxy has made certain modifications to the main resource for terrorizing planets and enforcing their will. This new movie showed not only a modernized Stormtrooper, but several variations of the basic armor.
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A few weeks ago, before Episode VII was released, we talked about how similar it might look to the first Star Wars Movie (Episode IV). You can read everything about it here. It turns out the similarities were even stronger than we expected. For some fans that is a positive aspect of the movie. J. J. Abrams succeded in bringing the franchise home. For others, Episode VII lacks originality. No matter what we think, it is always important to listen to the father of Star Wars: George Lucas himslef. He explains his feelings on the new episode of the Star Wars franchise in a hour-long interview with Charlie Rose. This article provides a summary of the interview and a link to the video interview.
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