– Spoiler Review –
The Rise of Skywalker novelization, written by Rae Carson with expanded content, certainly helps add more depth and context to a film that just needed a few extra minutes to let events sink in, making it a great read for those left wanting a little more from the Skywalker Saga’s finale. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The Rise of Skywalker”
NEW UPDATE (11/22/24): It has returned!! Scheduled for February 2025. FINAL NOT SO FINAL UPDATE (10/17/23): This was banished to the netherworld of the Force, never to return….maybe. At this point, I highly doubt it. ORIGINAL STORY: Comic adaptations have always been a bit hit or miss for me, so of course I’m a little wary of The Rise of Skywalker’s upcoming adaptation no matter how much I enjoyed the film because it’s definitely a bit of a mess. And the fact the adaptation will only be 5 issues, a glaringly small amount considering Solo: A Star Wars Story got 7 whole issues, and it includes new content not in the film which adds a whole other layer of concern when jamming all that story into a scant number of issues. There’s an excellent creative team at the helm though, with Jody Houser writing and Will Sliney on art (The Rise of Kylo Ren). The Rise of Skywalker #1 hits shelves in June, three months after the novelization (which itself will add deleted scenes, as already seen in its first excerpt) and the film’s home/digital release. See the full Phil Noto cover below the cut! UPDATE 1: With the current state of comics, including a far reduced schedule as comics begin shipping in late May again, I wouldn’t expect to see this in June but we’ll update once we know more! Continue reading “Comic Adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker Hitting Shelves in June”
The Rise of Skywalker, a mess of a film I still managed to love, launches digitally March 16 and will hit home release March 31, while Disney+ will add it in the summer. Special features include: a feature-length documentary about the making of the film, though it’ll be interesting to see if it’ll only include J.J. Abrams’ time with the film; several behind the scenes featurettes into creature and sequence making; and a digital exclusive about John Williams’ final Star Wars score. The most glaring omission is deleted scenes, though I guess that’s just a ringing endorsement to go pick up TROS’ novelization on March 17 (its first excerpt featured one of many deleted scenes, adding context and slowing down the pace of the film’s opening) and the “Art of” book, out March 31 alongside the film (where leaked pages from the book revealed the deleted scene in the excerpt). Continue reading “Chant “Rise” Alongside All the Jedi When You Bring Home The Rise of Skywalker in March!”
– FULL SPOILER REVIEW –
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker attempts to both wrap up the sequel trilogy and offer a conclusion to the entirety of the Skywalker Saga, and while it accomplishes the goal of providing endings, through an adventure set on lightspeed the whole way through, stuffed to the gills with answers and revelations, and terrific performances from its actors once again, it’s too stuffed and too messy with both how it gets to those endings and what exactly is in those answers to all our burning questions, while plot jumps to the forefront over the characters. Overall, I still loved this giant mess of a film, but it is a mess nonetheless but there’s nothing that can be done about it. Turn back now, as this review will not shy away from spoilers! Continue reading “Movie Review: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker”
We’re less than a month from The Rise of Skywalker now, but it’s hard for the internet to talk about anything other than Baby Yoda right now, though Lucasfilm is trying its best to refocus us all onto the end of the Skywalker Saga: from a few TV spots (like the one above), character posters, a high-velocity clip, and more, it’s getting hard not to think about the end. Continue reading “The Rise of Skywalker News, Clips, TV Spots, and More Round Up”
The final battle for everything, for the dark and the light, explodes across The Rise of Skywalker‘s epic theatrical trailer. The scale and scope of the final Skywalker Saga film already feels befitting of an ending for a 42 year old franchise. There’s some excellent, stunning shots in this trailer, especially with the iceberg asteroid planet thing, the BIG ship battle that makes the Battle of Endor look like a child’s play time, the sweeping shots of Rey’s training, Jannah leading the space horse brigade into battle, Emperor Palpatine hosted in something mechanical with Rey standing strong before him, Threepio’s goodbye, and the seemingly never ending lightsaber duel between Kylo Ren and Rey; I wouldn’t be mad if their duel rages throughout most of the film, to be honest. Luke’s words here, and having him and Leia deliver the last line together, is the chilling, tear-inducing icing on the cake. Head below for the theatrical poster, some musings from the interwebs, and screenshots to only make the wait for December 20 feel even further away. Continue reading “The Rise of Skywalker’s Theatrical Trailer, Poster Arrive!”
The Lucasfilm Publishing Panel at NYCC 2019 was ripe with announcements, reveals, and intriguing hints of what’s to come. Marvel’s Star Wars comics head post-The Empire Strikes Back, the next Alphabet Squadron novel gets a release date, The Clone Wars gets an anthology book, some very scant details about Project Luminous, and much more so head below to learn what all happened! Continue reading “NYCC 2019: Marvel Goes Post-TESB with Relaunches, More Doctor Aphra Promised, New Thrawn Trilogy Incoming, and More!”
It’s time to stop reading about The Rise of Skywalker footage from D23 2019 over the weekend and actually get to watch it! The new footage is nothing short of epic, from the scale of Kylo Ren and Rey’s lightsaber battle, the giant, silent fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers (not First Order!), a glimpse of more Leia, Rey throwing her saber, Sheev Palpatine’s creepy words, and of course the shot we’ve been talking about all weekend: Rey, hooded and cloaked in black, flipping open a double-bladed red lightsaber. Is it a vision? How much of a misdirect is this shot? Is all part of Rey’s plan, whatever they maybe? December 20 just became a helluva lot further away! And here’s a GIF of Dark Rey to obsess over for the rest of the day:
REY! #TheRiseOfSkywalker pic.twitter.com/Cf6S6J0STb
— sleemo uwu (@sleemo_) August 26, 2019
Continue reading “Stunning New The Rise of Skywalker Footage in Saga Sizzle Reel”
Out of the film panel at D23, The Rise of Skywalker got its first teaser poster, a splashy affair in the fight between the light and the dark, with ol’ Sheev himself looming over the resulting battle. There was also a sizzle reel shown to attendees, which had shots from every film, and ended with new TROS footage, including showing Rey hooded, cloaked, and wielding a red, double bladed lightsaber?!?!?!?!?!?! It’s exclusive to the convention until Monday, a not too terrible wait, though getting to see Rey’s new look (which over on Twitter I surmised is from a scene of Rey raiding Kylo Ren’s closet for a fun afternoon) is making me want the weekend to be over for once. Head below for the full poster and check back Monday for the exciting sounding footage! UPDATE: The footage is here! Continue reading “D23 2019: The Rise of Skywalker Teaser Poster Released, Sizzle Reel Footage Due Monday”
Annie Leibovitz stuns again with her latest and final Skywalker Saga photoshoot for Vanity Fair (print editions out June 4), while writers Lev Grossman and Joanna Robinson dig into cast and crew for more details on December’s The Rise of Skywalker. While plenty remains secret, we do learn a few new details and see some intriguing new images, from Rey and Kylo battling in the rain, the confirmed return of the Knights of Ren, to reveal of Keri Russell and Richard E. Grants’ new characters, and more! Head below for more stunning images and details! Continue reading “Vanity Fair Charts The Rise of Skywalker”
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