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Han Solo’s Blaster from Star Wars Auctions for Over $1 Million
The blaster that created the million-dollar question “Who shot first?” for generations of Star Wars fans has now become the million-dollar smoking gun, as the prop used by Harrison Ford’s character Han Solo in 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope was recently sold at auction for $1,057,500. The sale occurred at a collector firearm event hosted by Rock Island Auction Company with initial estimates for the DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol ranging from $300,000 to $500,000. During the proceedings, the auctioneer noted the increased press from Comic-Con leading up to it and hyped the item up by saying, “The world is watching on this.” Purportedly the only remaining model in existence of the three made for Star Wars, the blaster design was derived from a German Mauser pistol. George Lucas h...
Mark Ruffalo Says Too Much Marvel Better Than Getting “The Same Version of Star Wars Each Time”
Marvel has released two films and two TV shows this year, with one more of each on the horizon. They also dropped a series of Groot animated shorts, and there are still two Disney+ specials on the way. That’s a slow year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point; there are four films and six shows on the schedule for 2023. But one of the franchise’s stars, Mark Ruffalo, isn’t concerned with Marvel over-saturation — because at least it’s not Star Wars. Speaking with UK’s Metro about his return to playing Hulk in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ruffalo said too much Marvel content is “not something I worry about.” He noted that big franchises like this always “run their course” and get replaced by something new, but praised Marvel for its variety. “The thing Marvel has done w...
Disney+ Teases The Birth of The Rebellion In New Trailer For Star Wars Spinoff Series ‘Andor’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Andor Now that Obi-Wan Kenobi has wrapped up and given Star Wars fans what they’ve been dreaming about since the end of Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith, Disney+ is shifting its attention to its next Star Wars spinoff series, and it won’t be long before it starts streaming. Yesterday fans got a new trailer for Disney+’s newest series, Andor, which centers around Diego Luna’s character of Cassian Andor and will serve as a precursor to the events of the Star Wars prequel, Rogue One. Basically, it’s a prequel to the prequel. Showing how Andor went from a soldier of the evil Empire to a man down with the resistance, the trailer shows how he got involved with the movement as a child before being recruited to fight the oppressors by Stellan Skarsgård. R...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Writer on Reviving Vader and Leia For the Disney+ Series
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3.] The morning after the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on Disney+, writer and executive producer Joby Harold went to Disneyland with his kids. “We were at Rise of the Resistance, doing the Star Wars Disney of it… Please click the link below to read the full article. Obi-Wan Kenobi Writer on Reviving Vader and Leia For the Disney+ Series Liz Shannon Miller [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=...
Ewan McGregor, Disney Defend ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Co-Star Against Racists
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Obi-Wan Kenobi The new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi has attracted a lot of fans, but co-star Moses Ingram has been the target of racist comments against her online. Her co-star, Ewan McGregor has stepped up along with Disney to condemn those making the online remarks. Ingram, who plays the Jedi hunter Inquisitor Reva on the new Disney+ series shared the “hundreds” of racially abusive messages she received after the show made its debut last Friday (May 27th). In a video she posted to her Instagram account afterward, the 29-year-old actress plainly spoke about the situation and thanked those people who spoke out against her being treated that way. “So I really just wanted to come on, I think and say thank you to the people who show up for me in...
Moses Ingram Responds to Hateful Comments After Obi-Wan Kenobi Premiere
In a galaxy not so far, far away, Moses Ingram is boldly speaking out in the wake of hateful and racist comments made at her expense since the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi. In a series of videos posted to her Instagram story, the actress — who plays Reva, aka Third Sister — defended herself against Star Wars fans who’ve called her a “diversity hire,” “loser,” and other hate-filled snubs. “Long story short, there are hundreds of those,” Ingram said, referring to the racist comments. “Hundreds. And I also see those of you out there who put on a cape for me, and that really does mean the world to me, because there’s nothing anybody can do about this. There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate, and so I question what my purpose is in even being here in front of you saying that this is...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Has an Important Role in Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi
Tatooine, show your teeth. Leia’s a princess, Flea’s the thief. Okay, so Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s role in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series is actually a bounty hunter, but it didn’t fit the rhyme scheme. In the weeks prior to the Disney+ shows premiere, rumors circulated that the musician/actor would be making an appearance in Kenboi. With the first two episodes of the series now streaming, we can confirm that Flea is indeed officially part of the Star Wars universe. If you haven’t watched the episodes yet, we’re going to leave a spoiler warning here. If just knowing Flea is a bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away isn’t enough for you and you want to know how he’s tied to Obi-Wan, read on. Advertisement Obi-Wan Kenobi picks up 10 years after the events Star Wars:&...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Makes Surprise Cameo in Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Flea is putting his acting chops to the test once again. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist made a surprise appearance on TV screens Thursday with the premiere of Disney+‘s new Star Wars spin-off series Obi-Wan Kenobi. (Haven’t watched yet? Beware of spoilers below.) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The streaming platform rolled out the first two episodes of the show, in which Flea appears as a bounty hunter who kidnaps a young Leia Skywalker from where she lives in Alderaan. And it isn’t the smallest part, either: In the episode, Flea leads a gang of criminals hired by the Third Sister Reva Severand to carry out the deed. The titular Obi-Wan Kenobi — played by Ewan McGregor — is then tasked by Leia’s adoptive father to rescue young Leia, which, ...
HHW Gaming: ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ Finally Announced
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Respawn / Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to the fantastic Fallen Order video game, has finally been confirmed. Day one of the Star Wars Celebration saw the announcement of new shows coming to Disney+. Day two of the convention delivered the long-awaited confirmation of the game. The sequel to Fallen Order will see gamers continue the journey of one of the last remaining Jedi, Cal Kestis, and his lovable droid companion BD-1. The first chapter of the beloved Star Wars action-adventure series followed Kestis as he discovered his Jedi lineage and worked to rebuild the Jedi Order. Of course, the Jedi-hunting force using Inquisitors is hot on his trail. Source: Respawn / Star Wars Jedi: Survivor The next game picks up five y...
Star Wars Celebration 2022: There Is A Lot Still Going On In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Star Wars Celebration 2022 first day proved there is still a lot going on in a galaxy, far, far away on Disney+. Thursday (May 26.) was day one of Star Wars Celebration 2022, and it was a Darth Vader force push felt around the world by Star Wars fans everywhere. Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty On the heels of the premiere of the long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series featuring fan favorites Ewan McGregor and Hayden Kristen plus Moses Ingram, the Disney streaming service let the world know there is more Star Wars content on the way. Andor Source: Lucasfilm Ltd. / Andor YES, we are getting more Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in the Rogue One spinoff series Andor. The series will continue to focus on the rise of the Rebel Alliance in...
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Film Targets 2023 Release
It’s been two and a half years since Lucasfilm closed its latest trilogy with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but during the annual Star Wars Celebration event at Anaheim Convention Center on Friday we got an update on the cinematic future of that galaxy far, far away. In an interview with Total Film, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that the next feature film will come from the cracked mind of Taika Waititi, and that they are targeting a release in 2023. Kennedy explained that it would come “not [in] 2023, but late 2023,” which makes sense, since the three latest movies — The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker, all landed in December. She added, “We haven’t locked anything in.” She didn’t offer any details about the plot, timel...
Meet Moses Ingram, One of The Inquisitors Who Will Be Giving Obi-Wan Kenobi Fits
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images for Disney It’s almost time to head back to a “galaxy far, far away” for the new Disney+ original Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi. In it, we catch up with the titular hero who will be hunted by a group of force using Jedi hunters. A newcomer to the Star Wars franchise, Moses Ingram, will be one of them. Well Hello There Obi-Wan Kenobi will mark the return of Ewan McGregor as Luke Skywalker’s mentor, and he won’t be the only familiar face… well, sort of. Hayden Christensen is also coming back as Annakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. But for this series, the Sith Lord will be the least of Kenobi’s worries. The Inquisitors, commanded by Vader but led by the Grand Inquisitor (Rupert Friend), will be on Kenobi’s tail as he ...
