Allow us to celebrate Star Wars Day a little early compared to the rest of the world. After all, it is May the fourth today. Forty-nine years ago, in 1977, two droids walked a desert planet on the silver screen, in a movie that would kickstart one of the biggest franchises in history. While there...
Each year, fans of the sci-fi franchise “Star Wars” celebrate the series on May 4. It’s a play on the popular catchphrase uttered by Jedi knights, “May the Force be with you.” In “Star Wars” lore, the Force is an energy field fueled by all living things. Both Jedi and Sith make use of...
Get ready, fans of adventure and the Force. A new chapter in the ever-evolving partnership between Columbia Sportswear and the “Star Wars” universe is about to unfold in the Philippines. After igniting fan excitement in 2024 with a bold Darth Vader-inspired drop that embraced the power of the...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is teaming up with The Walt Disney Co. to launch a series of themed financial products and travel perks, the first time a Philippine lender has integrated multiple Disney business segments into its consumer offerings. The BPI-Disney collaboration,...
A rare, unreleased Boba Fett action figure has been sold for a record-breaking price of ₱77 million ($1.3 million). It was sold by Goldin Auctions and is considered the most expensive "Star Wars" action figure sold at an auction. The figure is an unreleased Kenner toy from 1979. Up to 30 pieces...
There is something deliciously impressive about villains, visually and internally. There 's a kind of attraction or admiration that a good villain brings out of an audience member that’s very different from what a hero might. Maybe it 's the fact that villains do what they want without...
A new trailer and poster for “Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord” has been released. The series will premiere on Disney+ on April 6 and is set in the lawless aftermath of The Clone Wars. The adventure finds Maul plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There,...
TIMELESS POSTERS Drew Struzan has painted several iconic movie posters over the years Drew Struzan, best known for painting several iconic Hollywood movie posters, is currently battling Alzheimer's. Struzan's work includes the posters for "Star Wars," "Harry Potter," "Back to the Future,"...
After taking a lightspeed trip to 4.8 million views in one day, the premiere episode “Star Wars: The Acolyte” drove 11.1 million views globally based on five days of streaming, maintaining its status as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ of 2024. According to Disney+, a view is defined as...
The first episode of “Star Wars: The Acolyte” achieved a record for the biggest premiere on Disney+ this year. “The Acolyte” stars Korean actor Lee Jung-jae, Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman,...
Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto said being cast in Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” series was a dream come true. Jacinto, who was born in Quezon City in the Philippines before his family moved to Canada when he was three years old, is one of the main cast in “The...
Korean star and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae is starring in his first Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” which is now streaming on Disney+. In the original, live action series from Lucasfilm, he will be playing Jedi Master Sol, becoming the first Asian Jedi Master. “The Acolyte”...
