Star Wars' Biggest Box Office Flop Just Beat Avengers: Infinity War on Disney+
The Mandalorian and Grogu closed its theatrical run as the lowest-grossing live-action Star Wars movie ever made. Eight days after landing on Disney+, it's the #1 movie on the platform worldwide, sitting ahead of Avengers: Infinity War on FlixPatrol's charts in 70 countries. Box office isn't the whole story anymore, and this is the cleanest proof of that this franchise has produced in years.
Star Wars Is Finally Coming to IMAX 70mm — 50 Years Late
Star Wars is heading to IMAX 70mm film for the first time in its history — twice, in the same window. A restored A New Hope returns to theaters February 19, 2027 for its 50th anniversary, and Star Wars: Starfighter debuts in the format three months later, shot on IMAX-certified cameras from the ground up.
John Williams, 94, Made a Surprise Return to Conduct the Imperial March
John Williams wasn't on the bill. At 94, in a wheelchair, making his first public conducting appearance since February 2024, he walked out anyway at the Hollywood Bowl's tribute to his own career and picked up the baton one more time — for the Imperial March. Thousands of lightsabers lit up the amphitheater before he'd conducted a single note.
Star Wars Finally Wrote a Horror Novel, and Vader Is the Monster
Random House quietly published Star Wars' first dedicated horror novel on September 1 — Hiding from the Dark by Kiersten White, a middle-grade book that casts Darth Vader as the thing hunting a little girl through the dark. It's a small release with a genuinely bold premise: Star Wars finally admitting its scariest villain was always built for this genre.
Rey's Movie Might Not Be Dead After All — Here's the Actual Update
Two weeks after Rey's New Jedi Order movie quietly vanished from Disney's release calendar, a fresh Production Weekly listing has both that film and Dave Filoni's own untitled MandoVerse-culmination project showing up in active pre-production tracking. Take it as a genuine sign of life — but not, yet, as a greenlight.
The Best-Reviewed Star Wars Game in Years Furloughed 80% of Its Studio Before Launch
Five days after I called Star Wars: Zero Company's critical reception a rare happy ending for this franchise's gaming track record, the actual story got darker. Up to 80% of developer Bit Reactor's staff were furloughed in the weeks before launch, and a co-founder's ownership lawsuit alleges most employees were furloughed while contractors were simply let go outright.
Vader Just Teamed Up With Doctor Doom, and It Actually Makes Sense
Marvel and Lucasfilm just announced Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, a five-issue crossover written by Kevin Smith that puts Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie alongside the Avengers — with Darth Vader and the Empire teaming up with Doctor Doom on the other side. It's the first true crossover between the two universes, arriving January 2027 for A New Hope's 50th anniversary.
End of an Era: LEGO Is Finally Retiring the UCS Millennium Falcon
LEGO is retiring ten fan-favorite Star Wars sets by the end of 2026, and the headliner is the one every serious builder has been bracing for: the UCS Millennium Falcon, gone after a nine-year run. It's leaving alongside a Venator cruiser, a UCS TIE Interceptor, Jabba's Sail Barge — and an Andor-based U-Wing that barely made it a year on shelves.
The Hype Was Justified: Star Wars Zero Company Actually Delivered
Star Wars: Zero Company launched August 27 to the kind of reviews this franchise's games almost never get anymore — 88 on OpenCritic, 91% of critics recommending it, comparisons flying to Rogue One and KOTOR. Four months after I called the pitch 'exactly what we need,' Bit Reactor actually delivered it.
The Man Who Made the AT-AT Walk Just Closed His Studio
Phil Tippett — the stop-motion legend who brought the AT-AT walkers to life in The Empire Strikes Back and animated the Holochess game aboard the Millennium Falcon — just closed the Berkeley studio that bore his name for 35 years. A three-day liquidation auction wrapped August 30, selling off decades of props and models to the highest bidder.
Rey's Next Chapter Just Vanished From the 2026 Release Calendar
Disney quietly pulled the untitled Rey movie — believed to be Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's New Jedi Order — off its December 18, 2026 release date, with no replacement slot announced. It's the latest stumble for a film that's cycled through three writing teams in eighteen months, and it says a lot about where Rey Skywalker actually sits in Dave Filoni's Lucasfilm right now.
The Force Is Not With Us: Dave Filoni Just Closed the Door on The Hunt for Ben Solo
"Rey Skywalker." Two words closed out the sequel trilogy in 2019 — and at D23 2026, Dave Filoni made sure the door Ben Solo left cracked open stays shut. Between an Ahsoka Season 2 teaser and a full Star Wars: Starfighter reveal, the biggest Star Wars story out of Anaheim was the movie that isn't happening.
Celebration 2027: 50 Years, One Galaxy, and a Trip Back to the Beginning
Mark your calendars, because Star Wars Celebration is heading to Los Angeles in April 2027. With a stunning homage to the original 1977 poster, we're not just planning a convention—we're celebrating the golden anniversary of the film that changed everything.
Celebration 2027: 50 Years, One Galaxy, and a Trip Back to the Beginning
Mark your calendars, because Star Wars Celebration is heading to Los Angeles in April 2027. With a stunning homage to the original 1977 poster, we're not just planning a convention—we're celebrating the golden anniversary of the film that changed everything.
The Return to Tython: Why Leia and Rey's Journey in 'Star Wars: Legacy' is a Lore Game-Changer
A new excerpt from the upcoming novel 'Star Wars: Legacy' reveals Rey and Leia traveling to the ancestral home of the Jedi. This isn't just a trip down memory lane—it's a pilgrimage to the very heart of the Force.
50 Years of the Force: From Tunisia's Sands to the Galactic Racer's Finish Line
We're staring down the barrel of the biggest anniversary in cinema history, and Lucasfilm isn't holding back. From a theatrical return of the film that started it all to a high-speed plunge into a new gaming frontier, the galaxy is expanding faster than a Kessel Run in record time.
50 Years of the Force: From Tunisia's Sands to the Galactic Racer's Finish Line
We're staring down the barrel of the biggest anniversary in cinema history, and Lucasfilm isn't holding back. From a theatrical return of the film that started it all to a high-speed plunge into a new gaming frontier, the galaxy is expanding faster than a Kessel Run in record time.
Recognition for the Shadow: Maul: Shadow Lord and Visions Score Emmy Nods!
The Academy has spoken, and the Force is strong with this one. From the visceral soundscapes of Maul's descent into the underworld to the artistic brilliance of Visions, Star Wars is claiming its place among the television elite.
Recognition for the Shadow: Maul: Shadow Lord and Visions Score Emmy Nods!
The Academy has spoken, and the Force is strong with this one. From the visceral soundscapes of Maul's descent into the underworld to the artistic brilliance of Visions, Star Wars is claiming its place among the television elite.
Rogue One's 10th Anniversary: Why These New Comics Are Exactly What the Galaxy Needs
A decade after the brave souls of Scarif gave everything for a single set of plans, Marvel is bringing the Rogue One crew back to the spotlight. From Cassian's early days to a deep dive into Saw Gerrera's rebellion, these five new comics are a love letter to the franchise's grittiest era.
The Mandalorian & Grogu: When a Galaxy's Might Isn't Enough to Fight the Box Office
Lucasfilm is trying a desperate new tactic to save The Mandalorian & Grogu after a brutal second-weekend crash. From a $165M start to a 70 0rop, the numbers tell a story that no amount of Force-healing can fix.
The Wait for Ahsoka Season 2: Why 2027 Is the New Horizon (And Why We're Okay With It)
Rosario Dawson has officially confirmed that Ahsoka Season 2 will arrive in 2027. While the wait feels like a journey to the Outer Rim, the promise of a deeper dive into the New Republic era makes it worth every parsec.
