Kenny Baker, ‘Star Wars’ Actor, Passes Away at 83
British actor Kenny Baker who played our favorite droid, R2D2 in 6 Star Wars films, has passed away at the age of 83. According to The Guardian, he had been battling illness for quite some time. In 1977, he starred as the droid character in Star Wars: A New Hope and later continued as the character with follow […]
New ‘Rogue One’ Trailer is Epic
NBC promised they’d show a Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer at some point during a commercial break during their footage of the Olympics last night. With each break, fans were more and more anxious, with many taking to Twitter. At around 10:40PM, they showed the newest trailer for the film and it is confirmed that […]
First Trailer for Star Wars ‘Rogue One’ is Here
The first trailer for Star Wars‘ spinoff Rogue One has arrived, and features yet another British babe. Felicity Jones, based on the trailer, seems to be the key player in this film. Just an FYI: Rogue One is part of a spinoff series, and is not part of the new trilogy story that began with The […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals Why He Said No to Star Wars
“I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that, yes,” DiCaprio said. “[I] just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. At that point.” This is what Leo told Shortlist when asked why he declined the role of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars prequels (namely 2002’s Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars Episode […]