Tag: The Rise of Skywalker (Film News/Photos)
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Costs Increase to Almost $600 Million
The latest full accounts for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, trading as Carbonado Industries (UK) Limited, were filed on October 13th, revealing the film's cost rose to $593.7 million (£450.2 million) making it the third most expensive movie in history.
Watch the Entire Star Wars Sequel Trilogy at BFI IMAX on July 6th
The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, comprising of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, will be shown consecutively at the BFI IMAX Southbank in London on Saturday, July 6th, 2024, starting at 11am and running through to 8pm.
Shirley Henderson Discusses Her Career Including Roles in Harry Potter, Bridget Jones and Star Wars
Multi talented actress Shirley Henderson discusses her career from Bridget Jones to Harry Potter, providing the voice for Babu Frik in The Rise of Skywalker, and her new film The Trouble With Jessica with Star Wars alumni Alan Tudyk and Indira Varma.
Ian McDiarmid Defends Palpatine’s Return in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Speaking to Empire Magazine in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Ian McDiarmid has defended the return of Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, “I felt that Palpatine always had a plan B.”
Star Wars X-wing: From Screen-Used Prop to the National Air and Space Museum
This fall, a spacecraft from a galaxy far, far, away will go on display at the National Air and Space Museum in DC, a full-sized T-70 X-wing Starfighter as flown by Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
John Boyega Addresses J.J. Abrams Forcing Finn’s Storylines in The Rise of Skywalker
John Boyega was a guest on the most recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where among many topics (and a cameo by Daisy Ridley), he discussed his Star Wars experience and how J.J. Abrams forced storylines into The Rise of Skywalker.
Jon McCoy Shares His Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Sketchbook
Concept artist Jon McCoy has updated his website with a bounty of images from the work he did on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, featuring sketches that helped set the atmosphere and mood, plus lots of concepts for scenes that ended up being deleted.
Exclusive: Anthony Daniels Talks Deleted Poe Dameron Scenes at LEGO UCS AT-AT Launch
At the LEGO UCS AT-AT launch at the LEGO Store in London's Leicester Square we got to sit down for an exclusive interview with C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels and he spoke about the deleted scenes with Poe Dameron, Oscar Isaac, in The Rise of Skywalker.
Matt Smith Talks About His Cut Role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Matt Smith's role from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was cut, and almost two years on from release, he spoke to Happy Sad Confused podcast about the role, explaining "it was like a big shift in the history of the franchise."
Best Music, Director and Science Fiction Film Awards for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at 2021 Saturn Awards
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker picked up five Saturn Awards for Science Fiction Film, Director, Music, Special Effects and Make-Up, whilst there was an award apiece for The Mandalorian and The Clone Wars.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Dev Says Episode 9 Was ‘Fun’ and ‘Miserable’
A tongue-in-cheek conversation between two developers on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga gives a small glimpse into the development of content based around The Rise of Skywalker.
Jodie Comer Breaks Silence Over Her Surprise Star Wars Role as Rey’s Mother
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer has broken her silence over her surprise Star Wars role, as Rey's mother in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
J.J. Abrams Reflects on Star Wars and When It’s Critical to Have a Plan
While promoting the 10-year anniversary of Super 8 on Blu-ray, J.J. Abrams reflected on the Star Wars sequel trilogy and whether it would have been better to have a three-movie plan.
Full-Size X-wing form Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Lands at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia has been lent a full-size X-wing from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Lucasfilm, and it will be on display for visitors to see soon.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – The Shipbuilder’s Home
Concept artist Phil Saunders shares a random shot from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, depicting Rey and BB-8 talking to the original designer of the Millennium Falcon. Saunders goes on to sat that Dame Judy Dench was on the wish list for the role.
Joonas Suotamo Discusses Deleted Torture Scene with Kylo Ren
There has been no international coverage for a new book written in Finnish entitled Roar! - My Life As a Wookiee from Joonas Suotamo and Hippo Taatila. Tähtien jatkosota has taken to Twitter to translate some of what the book shares.
Daisy Ridley ‘Wept All Day’ After Wrapping Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Whilst speaking about her role in Baba Yaga with People, Daisy Ridley spoke about how she wept all day after wrapping Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, ending the Skywalker saga and closing a chapter on her career.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – A Design Case Study by ILM
To celebrate the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker almost a year ago, ILM have created a design case study looking at the planet of Exegol and the designs of the Sith lair.
John Boyega Says Star Wars Critiscm Led to Very Transparent Conversation with Disney
After his very public critiscm of the Star Wars sequels, John Boyega has said that this has led to a "very transparent" conversation with Disney.
Resistance Pilot Jessika Pava Originally Planned to Appear in The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brought back numerous characters from across the saga for the final Skywalker film, but fan-favourite Resistance pilot Jessika Pava was missing even though actress Jessica Henwick was asked to reprise her role.
Win Brunch with Star Wars Star Naomi Ackie in the Stand Up To Cancer Prize Draws
Stand Up To Cancer has tapped into its network of famous friends and come up with three great prize draws including brunch with Bafta award winning Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The End of the F**king World actress Naomi Ackie.
Daisy Ridley Says She Wasn’t Getting Much Work After Finishing Star Wars
"Weirdly, at the beginning of the year nothing was coming through" says Daisy Ridley after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Concept Designs for Kylo Ren’s Helmet in The Rise of Skywalker
Kylo Ren's helmet was seen repaired in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but it may have looked very differently if any of these concepts by Jake Lunt Davies, Luke D Fisher, and Ivan Manzella had been approved.
Karl Urban Reveals His Cameo in The Rise of Skywalker
Another actor gets to check off a bucket list item pertaining to Star Wars.
Comic-Con@Home 2020: Masters of the Illustrated Film Poster – The Sequel
Join Paul Shipper (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker International Poster artist) as host, along with Greg Hildebrandt, Drew Struzan and many others for the Masters of Illustrated Film Poster - The Sequel panel from this year's Comic-Con@Home 2020.
Doug Chiang Shares First Order Double-Decker Star Destroyer Concept
Doug Chiang, Lucasfilm VP and Executive Creative Director, has taken to Instagram to share a concept First Order Double-Decker Star Destroyer that was considered for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Babu Frik’s Tech in The Rise of Skywalker was Inspired by the Game Boy
Concept artist Matthew Savage has shared three design sketches of Babu Frik's workshop from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, revealing that the hack terminal was "possibly inspired by a Nintendo Game Boy".
Composer Michael Giacchino Reveals His Cameo in The Rise of Skywalker
The composer played a small role in the conclusion to the Skywalker saga.
Early Concept Art of Palpatine from The Rise of Skywalker Revealed
Kevin Jenkins shares his own very early designs for the return of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Wicket Without Fur from Behind the Scenes of The Rise of Skywalker
Jake Lunt Davies shares this behind-the-scenes picture from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker of a fur less or naked Ewok!
Cantina Band Concept Art for The Rise of Skywalker Revealed
Concept art by Adam Brockbank for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker shows us a look at a proposed Cantina Band for Kajimi. Unfortunately this idea was not taken forward by J.J. Abrams and the team.
Ben Schwartz Admits to Stealing Part of Millennium Falcon from TROS Set
Ben Schwartz, a vocal consultant for BB-8 in The Force Awakens and The Rise Of Skywalker, has revealed he stole a part of the Millennium Falcon from the set, and he keeps it in a jar!
Concept Artist Matthew Savage Confirms Rey’s New Lightsaber is Single Bladed
Concept artist Matthew Savage has confirmed that Rey's lightsaber, which we see at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, is single-bladed despite speculation to the contrary.
Concept Drawings of Babu Frik from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars concept designer and sculptor Luke Fisher has shared some images of early concept art for Babu Frik on his Instagram, showcasing a couple initial designs for the character.
Mark Hamill Explains Why His Time on Star Wars is Officially Over
Talking exclusively to Entertainment Weekly, Mark Hamill explains why his time on Star Wars portraying Luke Skywalker is officially over.