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‘William Shakespeare’s Star Wars’ on Shelves July 2

By Brigid Brown | Posted on June 13th, 2013

Book cover for William Shakespeare's Star Wars with full cover below. (Quirk Books)

Maybe we just have Darth Vader on the brain after coming across this less-than-menacing Lego Vader, here (scroll down). But, apparently, it’s not just us. EW.

Simon Pegg Interviews J.J. Abrams About ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Star Trek’

By Brigid Brown | Posted on May 6th, 2013

Simon Pegg (Star Trek Into Darkness) has taken a break from acting, to sit down and interview his Star Trek director J.J. Abrams on his next project, Star Wars Episode VII, reports SFX.

WATCH: New ‘Star Wars’ Director Accidentally Confirmed

By Brigid Brown | Posted on November 28th, 2012

Is Matthew Vaughn taking over the Star Wars franchise? (AP)

English actor Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class) made a red carpet “hiccup” when stopping by the premiere of Seven Psychopaths. He was chatting up the folks at the film site HeyUGuys.co.

Watch: David Tennant Makes An Appearance In ‘Star Wars’ (Sort Of)

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 8th, 2012

David Tennant at the BBC America TCA party on August 1, 2012. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for BBC America/AP Images)

It would be lovely, given recent news stories about Star Wars, and the likelihood of there being further sequels down the line, to be able to report that there has been a definite casting decision in favor of certain former Doctor Who ...

Watch: ‘Liam Neeson: The Musical’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 3rd, 2012

Oh now here’s a wondrous thing. YouTubers legolambs while away their spare time making short musical parody videos, based on various movie concepts or actors.

Which British Actor Links ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Hitch-Hikers,’ ‘Doctor Who’ AND ‘A Clockwork Orange’?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 2nd, 2012

Darth Vader, Marvin the Paranoid Android, the TARDIS and Alex the Droog

Well of course you all already know this, don’t you? It’s Dave Prowse, the man with the best sci-fi CV in the known universe, and yet someone who could happily cross the street unmolested, even going from a comic book store ...

35 Years of ‘Star Wars’: Five Great British Actors in the 1977 Classic

By Leah Rozen | Posted on May 25th, 2012

It was exactly 35 years ago today (May 25) that The Force was first with moviegoers. The original Star Wars — titled just plain Star Wars then but now known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope — invaded theaters on May ...

Watch: ‘Doctor Who’ Meets ‘Star Wars’ In The Mashup Zone

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 14th, 2012

We’re all big fans of the YouTuber Kelvington and his mash-ups of Doctor Who with other hit franchises, such as Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean, and even Back To The Future. So, having heard the news that Biggs from Star Wars ...

Breaking Nerd News: Daniel Radcliffe Has Never Seen ‘Star Wars’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 22nd, 2011

What is the world coming to when a man who self-identifies as a geek, a man who’s spent most of his upbringing having to wear geeky glasses and pretend to be able to do magic, has admitted to having no experience of one of the ...

Why Hasn’t Ewan McGregor Conquered Hollywood? A Look at His Career

By Leah Rozen | Posted on May 28th, 2011

Ewan McGregor turned 40 this year, which provides as good an excuse as any to take stock of the Scottish-born actor’s career so far. Oddly enough, for all his talent and good looks, with the notable exception of three Star Wars ...