'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

With just over a week until the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, the cast and crew are everywhere.  Late last week there was a press conference for the film, and the cast also sat down for many one-on-one interviews with various press outlets, many of which we've highlighted (along with some other fun interviews) below.  Some of the people feeatured are stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Joonas Suotamo, Naomi Ackie and Kelly Marie Tran, and director JJ Abrams.

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Lucasfilm Releases New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Featurette

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has released a new behind the scenes featurette promoting the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in less than two weeks.  The featurette, titled "Friendship, focuses on the relationship between the stars of the sequel trilogy, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, and how their relationships mirror their characters, as well as that of the original trilogy's main trio of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford.  The featurette features lots of new behind the scenes footage, as well as interviews with Ridley, Boyega, and Isaac.

You can watch the featurette below,

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Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, & Oscar Isaac Talk Potential Of 'Star Wars' Return After 'The Rise of Skywalker'

By: Dominic Jones

With the end of the sequel trilogy in sight, the stars of The Rise of Skywalker are already being asked if they would return to Star Wars in the future. It certainly wouldn't be the first time the franchise brought back it's stars, decades after they first thought they were done with their roles. The actors who play the trio of main heroes in the current trilogy, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, simultaneously didn't commit to a return in a recent interview with Variety, they didn't rule it out either.

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'The Rise of Skywalker' Press Conference Recap

Image via: @JediTink (Twitter)

By: Dominic Jones

The cast and principle crew members of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker gathered in Los Angeles to hold a press conference promoting the film's released later this month.  The conference was moderated by Selma and A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVarney, and featured director JJ Abrams, co-writer Chris Terio, and producer and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, as well as cast members Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Keri Russel, Billy Dee Williams, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Kelly Marie Tran, and Anthony Daniels.

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New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

The final installment in the sequel trilogy, and the Skywalker Saga as a whole, hits theaters next month and the cast and crew want to make sure you know about it.  Many members of the cast and crew have been out and about lately and answering questions about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  We've compiled some highlights from their interviews, including talk shows and fan Q&As, and featured them below,

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New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Image Shows Poe, Finn, And Chewie In The Millennium Falcon

By: Dominic Jones

With all the excitement surrounding the debut of The Mandalorian and the release of Jedi: Fallen Order, the upcoming final installment in the Skywalker saga has taken a bit of a back set for the past two weeks.  But with just over thirty days until the film hits theaters, the promotion for the film is about to become overwhelming with new TV spots, still images, and all sorts of promotion being released every day.

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'The Rise Of Skywalker' Cast Help Launch New "Build My Droid" Challenge

By: Dominic Jones

Ever since the launch of #ForceForChange in 2015, Lucasfilm has been holding contest and raffles that aim to give Star Wars the chance to win some cool prizes by making positive contributions to the world.  This year, they're encouraging fans to engage in some creativity by submitting their own designs for a new droid that will appear in a future Star Wars project.  The winner will also get to attend the world premiere of The Rise of Skywalker in December.

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The Cast Of 'The Rise Of Skywalker' Discuss The New Footage, Rey And Kylo's Relationship, And More

By: Dominic Jones

With the reveal of the new footage from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker at D23 Expo, there are  many questions that need to be asked.  Fortunately many of the people with the answers were on hand and doing interviews, unfortunately (as expected) their answers offered only more questions.  Director JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, as well as cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran, Keri Russel, and Anthony Daniels took part in several interviews covering what was revealed and what's still to come when the film hits theaters this December.

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Oscar Isaac Discusses Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher & Finishing 'Episode IX'

By: Benjamin Hart

Last month director and co-writer J.J. Abrams announced that filming for Star Wars: Episode IX had ended, and with it came many emotions. Episode IX marks the end of the Sequel Trilogy(and the end of the Skywalker saga apparently) and none were perhaps more emotional about the ceasing of filming than those who worked on all three films. Among the cast members who have completed their final(?) Star Wars film is Oscar Isaac, who played daring pilot Poe Dameron in The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and now Episode IX.

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Oscar Isaac Reaffirms That 'Episode IX' Is The End Of The Skywalker Saga

By: Benjamin Hart

Back in July of last year Lucasfilm announced the full cast of Star Wars: Episode IX. Included in the official announcement was an off hand proclamation that the film would be "the final installment of the Skywalker saga". Since then fans have speculated about that statement and debated how literally it should be taken.

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Oscar Isaac Talks Briefly About 'Episode IX'

By: Dominic Jones

We're now less than ten months away from the release of Star Wars Episode IX, the final installment in the sequel trilogy, and the movie remains so under-wraps we still don't even know the title. Oscar Isaac, who plays Poe Dameron in the film, was recently interviewed by the Associated Press at the premiere of his new movie Triple Frontier (which also stars The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal) and he spoke briefly about the experience of working on Episode IX.  He didn't say much, however he did reflect briefly on what it meant to be a part of the final installment in the Skywalker saga and compared the experience of working on Episode IX to the other two sequel trilogy films.  Check out the video below,

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'Star Wars Episode IX' Has Wrapped Filming

By: Dominic Jones

Filming on the final installment of the sequel trilogy, and the Skywalker saga in general, has finished principle photography.  After six and a half months of shooting, director JJ Abrams took to Twitter to celebrate the completion of filming by sharing a picture of the film's stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac all together on set (which appears to be from the location filming that took place in Jordan earlier this year).

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Oscar Isaac Says 'Episode IX' Deals With Leia "In A Really Beautiful Way"

By: Dominic Jones

Following Carrie Fishers tragic passing in late 2016, Star Wars fans were pleased to learn that the character of General Leia, which she made famous across five films, would still manage to make an appearance in the final installment in the sequel trilogy thanks to unused footage shot for the prior two films.  With filming underway on Star Wars Episode IX, the story, and Leia's role in it, has largely been kept under wraps.  This week, Poe Dameron actor, Oscar Isaac spoke with The Daily Beast and reassured fans that the character and the situation was being handled appropriately.

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Oscar Isaac Talks About the Experience of Making 'Episode IX'

By: Benjamin Hart

It's hard to believe we're still more than a year away from the release of Star Wars: Episode IX. Despite that, the hype has continued to build around the film that's been touted as the "final chapter" of the Skywalker saga. Oscar Isaac, who portrayed Poe Dameron previously in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, will be back as the hotshot pilot and Rebel leader in Episode IX. Just recently, Isaac sat down with IndieWire to discuss his career and life so far, dealing with fan expectations and opinions, and, of course, Star Wars.

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Oscar Isaac Talks 'The Last Jedi' Reaction, Carrie Fisher In 'Episode IX' & More

By: Benjamin Hart

Oscar Isaac is one of the busiest actors in Hollywood today, and on top portraying Poe Dameron in Star Wars Episode IX as we speak, he's also been out promoting some of his other films that are coming soon.

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New 'Star Wars Episode IX' Set Pictures Leak

By: Dominic Jones

A gallery of new pictures from the set of Star Wars Episode IX have been leaked online by the British tabloid The Sun, from a location shoot in the English country side a couple of miles outside London.  The pictures give us our first look at some new characters, as well as the new costumes for a couple of returning favourites.  Though the context of the scene is unknown, these could be considered spoilers (they show more than just, say, the Millennium Falcon).  So, if you are trying to remain spoiler free about the final installment in the sequel trilogy, stop reading now.  However, if you're interested in a peak behind the scenes, scroll down below.  This is your SPOILER ALERT!

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Report: Synopsis Of The 'Star Wars Resistance' Premiere Revealed

By: Dominic Jones

With all the excitement about Star Wars: The Clone Wars returning next year, it's easy to forget that there's another Star Wars animated series debuting this year on Disney Channel and Disney XD.  Star Wars Resistance will follow the adventures of Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono, a Resistance reconnaissance pilot prior to the events of The Force Awakens.  Little besides the cast is known, however a Disney press release from Germany (hat tip to Jedi-Bibliothek) has provided us with a synopsis of the first episodes.

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BREAKING: New Animated Series 'Star Wars: Resistance' Announced!

By: Dominic Jones

The next installment in Star Wars animation has been announced!  Lucasfilm revealed today that Star Wars: Resistance, a new animated series from executive producers Dave Filoni, Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge, and Brandon Auman, will debut this fall!  Set prior to the events of The Force Awakens, the series will star a young pilot, who's mission is to spy on The First Order, named Kazuda Xiono.  The series will also feature appearances from characters featured in the Sequel Trilogy like Poe Dameron and Captain Phasma (with Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie returning to voice their respective characters).

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Another 'The Last Jedi' Gag Reel Released

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has released a second gag reel from the production of Star Wars: The Last Jedi online this week.  The new reel is about a minute and a half long, and is different from the one released on Tuesday.  This new one focuses on Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, and John Boyega.  Some highlights include more of Mark Hamill getting nostalgic in an X-Wing cockpit and John Boyega struggling with the line "bio-hexacrpyt".  Check it out below,

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'The Last Jedi' Blooper Reel Released Online

By: Dominic Jones

A new blooper reel from the filming of Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released online by Entertainment Tonight.  The clip, which is about a minute and a half long, features several humourous moments with members of the cast including Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, and Mark Hamill.  Highlights include many alternate takes of Fisher slapping Isaac, and Mark Hamill in street clothes taking a trip down memory lane by sitting in an X-Wing cockpit.  You can check out the video for yourself below,

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