Keri Russell Says Her 'Episode IX' Character Has "The Coolest Costume"

By: Dominic Jones

One of the new characters we'll be meeting in Star Wars Episode IX, is a character played by Keri Russell (The Americans, Felicity).  Russell's character remains shrouded in secret, however the actress appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night and host Stephen Colbert did his best to get some details about the film from Russel.  She didn't say much, however she say, "I do have the coolest costume."  You can see the full interview below,

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Stephen Colbert Shows His Support For Kelly Marie Tran With 'Episode IX' Parody Trailer

By: Dominic Jones

Late last week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi actress Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico) deleted her Instagram account after months of harassment from racists and misogynists who are using Star Wars as an excuse to harass people.  The following days have seen a wave of people coming out in support of Tran and to condemn these so-called "fans" who think what they are doing is even remotely acceptable.  One of the highest profile people to do so is The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, who addressed the news in one of his monologues and then shared a parody trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: Shut The Hell Up You Broken Hateful Dweebs.  Check it out below,

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Ron Howard Talks 'Solo' on 'The Late Show' and 'Good Morning America'

By: Dominic Jones

With today being Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!) and Solo: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters later this month, director Ron Howard made some TV appearances to promote the film he directed, stopping by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Good Morning America to promote the film.  Howard talked about what it was like taking over for directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller midway through production, his history with Star Wars and George Lucas, and what audiences can expect from the film.  You can see the interviews below,

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JJ Abrams Gives An Update On Episode IX: "We Have A Script"

By: Dominic Jones

JJ Abrams appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night and he gave a brief update on his progress on Star Wars Episode IX, which he's directing and co-writing with Chris Terrio.  Abrams told Colbert that the script for Episode IX is done and that the film will begin shooting at the end of July.  He and Colbert also joked about the pressures of being involved in Star Wars and shared a funny story about a call Abrams made to Colbert two weeks before The Force Awakens opened in 2015.  Check out the interview below,

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Daniel Craig Talks About His 'The Force Awakens' Cameo

By: Dominic Jones

Daniel Craig made news yesterday when he announced during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he would be returning as Jame Bond in the upcoming 25th Bond movie, hitting theaters in November 2019.  But also in that interview, Craig spoke with Colbert briefly about how made a secret cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Craig played the stormtrooper (playfully named JB-007 by fans) who Rey mindtricks into releasing her on Starkiller Base.  Prior to the film's release Craig denied having a role in the film, though the truth came out about a week after The Force Awakens hit theaters. You can see Craig explain how he got the role in the interview with Colbert below (the Star Wars talk begins around 7:40),

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Adam Driver Reflects On The Loss Of Carrie Fisher

By: Benjamin Hart

The past few weeks have been hard ones for those of in the Star Wars community. Many are continuing to mourn the tragic loss of Carrie Fisher, who passed away at the age of 60 on December 27th.

Among those grieving are her close friends and colleagues, and specifically her Star Wars co-stars. Carrie recently reprised her role as General Leia Organa in The Force Awakens, and had completed filming her scenes for Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is slated for release on December 15th.

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Carrie Fisher Talks 'Star Wars' on 'The Late Show'

By: Dominic Jones

Carrie Fisher has been promoting her new book The Princess Diarist lately.  She appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, along with her dog Gary, and she spoke about some of the details she reveals in the book about her time shooting the original trilogy.  She also made some other "shocking" Star Wars reveals.  The clips are hilarious (though they do contain some mature content), you can check them out below,

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Video: Stephen Colbert Has a Message for George Lucas

By: Dominic Jones

Stephen Colbert began last night's episode of The Late Show with his analysis of the new Japanese trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which led him into a story about the time he had a lightsaber duel with Star Wars creator George Lucas on his old show The Colbert Report.  He ended it with a special message for Lucas, based on an interaction they had during that episode.  Check it out below,

You can also check out the laser sword lightsaber duel Colbert and Lucas had below,

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Video: Stephen Colbert Guesses the Plot of 'The Force Awakens'

By: Dominic Jones

With the release of the new trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens last week, it was a natural topic for discussion on various the late night talk shows.  While most focused on the reaction to the trailer or the fact that it debuted during football, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert took a different approach.  Colbert, who previously did a segment on his old show The Colbert Report about Kylo Ren's lightsaber back when the first trailer debuted, used this as an opportunity to share his theory on the plot of The Force Awakens.  Check it out below,

How close is he?  We'll find out on December 18th!

Source: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (YouTube)

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Star Wars References on 'The Colbert Report' Finale

By: Dominic Jones

Comedy icon Stephen Colbert aired the final episode of his show The Colbert Report last night ending a nine year run of comedy gold.  Colbert went out with a bang and, of course, a few Star Wars references!  

First Colbert joked that this was not actually the end of his show and that JJ Abrams would be rebooting the series in ten years, promising to "wreck some s**t with one of those new lightsabers."

The during his celebrity filled sing along of the 1939 song We'll Meet Again, both Star Wars creator George Lucas and The force Awakens director JJ Abrams appeared.  Lucas was in studio singing along with the likes of Bryan Cranston, James Franco, and Cookie Monster, while Abrams appeared via satellite, sitting in front a screen with the lyrics to We'll Meet Again in Star Wars crawl form.  Both Abrams and Lucas had been guests on The Colbert Report at one point or another over the past nine years (you can see part of Lucas' appearance in the Star Wars Parodies documentary on the Star Wars Complete Saga blu-ray).

From everyone here at the SWU, congrats Stephen "the original Star Wars fan' Colbert on your incredible run and May The Force Be With You when you take over for Letterman this May!

You can watch the Colbert finale in the US here and in Canada here

Source: The Colbert Report

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Stephen Colbert Reacts to New Star Wars Trailer, Responds to New Lightsaber Criticism

By: Dominic Jones

Comedy icon and huge Star Wars fan Stephen Colbert was just as excited about the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens as the rest of us were.  So excited, that he dedicated the first portion of his show, The Colbert Report, to talking about it!  After talking about his history with Star Wars and how he has been a Star Wars fan for two weeks longer than anyone else (true story), he tackled the issues surrounding the new lightsaber seen in the film and explained how it actually is a good idea.

You can watch the entire episode, if you are in the US, here and, if you are in Canada, here.

Everyone else can watch Colbert's response to the lightsaber below,

Source: The Colbert Report

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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Battle For "Biggest Star Wars Fan" Title in 'Force for Change' Promo

By: Dominic Jones

The two funniest men in television have gotten on board with the Star Wars: Force for Change Initiative.  The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report's Stephen Colbert appeared in a hilarious promo for the Force for Change, in which they battled over who was the biggest Star Wars fan and, as a result, who would be in Star Wars Episode VII (the current grand prize in the Force for Change).

Check out the video below,

It's great to see some A-list celebrities getting involved with Force for Change.  It probably didn't take much convincing to get Colbert and Stewart to appear in the video as both are huge Star Wars fans.  Colbert once got George Lucas to create a special Revenge of the Sith parody (starring him, of course), and Stewart hosted The Main Event, an hour long interview with Lucas, at Celebration V in 2010.

Check out the Force for Change and get involved here!

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