Star Wars news for the week of February 12, 2016
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the last week in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
The Force Awakens News and Rumors
Criminal charges brought against Star Wars: TFA production company by @H_S_E over Harrison Ford 2014 leg break. pic.twitter.com/yw0dkoObOh
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) February 11, 2016
#StarWars producers charged in U.K. over Harrison Ford accident https://t.co/a61LjKQIYL pic.twitter.com/h9YexQguMZ
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2016
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Reaches Unprecedented Height At Domestic B.O. With $900M, $2B Worldwide https://t.co/l4JeyF9Ghp
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 5, 2016
Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, on her vision for the #StarWars franchise https://t.co/atQxrcOmVV pic.twitter.com/1PDCL50XH2
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 9, 2016
Help in Re-capturing #bb8 @JoonasSuotamo & @TinyArti and unexpectedly the Doc #ChristopherLloyd #teedo #StarWars pic.twitter.com/g9XyoKOUlU
— Little Kiran Shah (@littlekiranshah) February 7, 2016
Creating BB-8’s Voice: Ben Schwartz Helped Write Real Dialogue for the Ball Droid https://t.co/GuClcVuTWu pic.twitter.com/YsG1hIHTFw
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) February 11, 2016
This is amazing. By Libertad Delgado pic.twitter.com/JiqlS7NfGn
— Andrew R (@EmpireofFinn) February 7, 2016
I’m being torn apart. pic.twitter.com/S2xTT9wPpC
— Dan Hipp (@MISTERHIPP) February 8, 2016
wHO DID THIS pic.twitter.com/Ou5QuxNg4D
— lukewarm skywalker (@skywalkertwink) February 5, 2016
‘The Modern Adventures of Han Solo and Kylo Ren’ are the GIFs we didn’t know we needed https://t.co/kZj3dsIhgt pic.twitter.com/g9HjW9nYNH
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) February 12, 2016
How Star Wars The Force Awakens Should Have Ended
Episode VIII News and Rumors
Production officially begins on Star Wars: Episode VIII https://t.co/y2nBD2HKaT #StarWars pic.twitter.com/QVcex0KSC8
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) February 10, 2016
#StarWars: #EpisodeVIII has started filming: https://t.co/PsSE32BW2t pic.twitter.com/CgywlZEGsV
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 10, 2016
Update! Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver Sighted in the UK! #StarWars #EpisodeVIIIhttps://t.co/I5fdEAmsHP
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) February 6, 2016
Probrobaly… https://t.co/jK7SYpTi09
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) February 8, 2016
Here we go again.
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) February 10, 2016
Time to bring out my Han Solo figure for everyone on set to sign. Sigh** can’t help it.
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) February 10, 2016
RUMOUR: Ewan McGregor Rumored To Be In Talks For Episode VIII https://t.co/ThrLK2Dseb #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 9, 2016
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ moves away from ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ https://t.co/XDJoogCFFa pic.twitter.com/oQFbk5VRWx
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 9, 2016
Report: Rumored #StarWars #EpisodeVIII Dubrovnik Shooting Dates and Locations https://t.co/GW3DfsTXKU
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) February 11, 2016
Episode IX News and Rumors
Episode VIII Filming Has Begun, Episode IX Production Has Started, Rogue One Almost Done https://t.co/GujEQ92mH2 #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 10, 2016
Rogue One News and Rumors
Forest Whitaker Calls Rogue One “Edgy” https://t.co/AioZgraCxP #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 11, 2016
SPOILER: Scottish Supermodel Eunice Olumide Lands Role In Rogue One https://t.co/MsFgX9VnfP #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 5, 2016
#MovieMorsels: #RogueOne casts a supermodel and creates new trooper helmets https://t.co/aHfLckLVnk #StarWars pic.twitter.com/dLauAgZquM
— Nerdist (@nerdist) February 9, 2016
A Small Moment From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!#StarWars #RogueOne https://t.co/408clVj9Tj pic.twitter.com/Mo5F00pzLc
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 5, 2016
#StarWars : What Do Boba Fett, Imperial Costumes and Eels Have To Do With ‘Rogue One?’ — https://t.co/tSgHYEpMzt pic.twitter.com/uO1vHvNi2D
— Latino Review (@LRNews) February 5, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s “Sandtroopers,” “Shadow Stormtroopers,” and product… https://t.co/yxZspWrtJD pic.twitter.com/YuczkqAsQw
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 8, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Merchandise Coming This June?#StarWars #RogueOne https://t.co/DqHgvd1TIG pic.twitter.com/PyEFkA3CHF
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 8, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Meet the Beetles! (more trooper stuff). #StarWars #RogueOne https://t.co/nxSDiKwfZH pic.twitter.com/Kw6HtHG6RX
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 9, 2016
ICYMI: A tiny #StarWars ‘Rogue One’ spoiler to whet your appetite https://t.co/aI9a8aZCu8 pic.twitter.com/ktYGslM7ub
— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) February 10, 2016
Han Solo News and Rumors
Disney’s CEO Iger says the young Han Solo, for now, is still set for a May 2018. #HanSolo #starwars
— Star Wars Junk (@StarWarsJunk) February 10, 2016
Television News and Rumors
‘Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures’ headed to @DisneyXD https://t.co/qkK2bTcCCf pic.twitter.com/BQpGwddtpo
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2016
The Force is set to meet the bricks in a new galaxy-spanning #LEGOStarWars adventure scheduled to debut this summer: https://t.co/lmRUEgr0Gh
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 11, 2016
Around The Web
The Force goes electronic: announcing #StarWarsHeadspace compilation album. Learn more at https://t.co/CGSeieD9NO pic.twitter.com/7wsmWXyziD
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 8, 2016
HANLEIA DELETED SCENE FROM THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IM CRYING pic.twitter.com/t43r2oCdOI
— maREYa (@solosorgana) December 19, 2015
Wow! The cantina panels that @TomSpinaDesigns and I have put on inspired someone to solve the Mystery of BoShek! https://t.co/E6GxHy3daJ
— Plateau Hidalgorge (@pablohidalgo) February 9, 2016
Spider-Man faces Darth Maul (again) in ‘Super Power Beat Down’ – https://t.co/7zIz3qQnub pic.twitter.com/as9MJAgOHi
— Robot6 (@Robot6) February 9, 2016
Alethea McGrath, Jocasta Nu In Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones, Has Passed Away#StarWars https://t.co/XIP6396Efc pic.twitter.com/9MJ6B3RMKy
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 10, 2016
Ewan McGregor becomes a spy in the ‘Our Kind of Traitor’ trailer: https://t.co/ttojk0uqhY pic.twitter.com/8JhX5T3cYb
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 11, 2016
Ewan McGregor sings Heroes in tribute to David Bowie at Roxy Theater in Los Angeles 2/8/16 Star Kart – Star Wars + Mario Kart
Comics
.@CharlesSoule and .@philnoto interview on @Marvel’s POE DAMERON! https://t.co/VwNd4OvA4a pic.twitter.com/mI5T8MdzIq
— PREVIEWSworld (@PREVIEWSworld) February 12, 2016
Books
Do you guys like this cover?Do I look like a maitre D’ in a deathSTAR restaurant,& is that a bad thing? pic.twitter.com/yjNQa2ocrt
— Carrie Fisher (@carrieffisher) February 8, 2016
Video Games & Internet
With a mercenary as a new ally, the fight against the Eternal Empire continues in @SWTOR https://t.co/wugbJwZs4phttps://t.co/55ZDYT2XhZ
— Star Wars Games (@StarWarsGames) February 11, 2016
All #SWTOR servers are now available, and Chapter 10 Early Access is now live! More info: https://t.co/p7K9sbCxDH pic.twitter.com/QXcfPap3u1
— The Old Republic (@SWTOR) February 9, 2016
Attractions
That time a TV commercial had the first footage of a Star Wars Land ride and no one noticed for three days https://t.co/sBlZFQweUx
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) February 9, 2016
Collecting
Exclusive: Maz Kanata action figure among the new #StarWars: #TheForceAwakens toys: https://t.co/3XbTcNeKj1 pic.twitter.com/9EZYi0GEWH
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 11, 2016
Phallic #StarWars Toys Prompt Apology From @Target https://t.co/ee0lbYte0D pic.twitter.com/LJXyPZMYyd
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) February 10, 2016
The best #StarWars BB-8 toy yet recognizes voice commands and comes when it’s called https://t.co/31WVXHPHf6 pic.twitter.com/huqCc50AbM
— Toyland (@Toyland) February 11, 2016
#WheresRey? Out scavenging with our exclusive #StarWars reusable tote bag! https://t.co/0EOpbG8X3X pic.twitter.com/7MvbfThjvq
— Entertainment Earth (@EntEarth) February 11, 2016
New 16gb #tribeusb #StarWars #TheForceAwakens https://t.co/BZSAHRNdUk Tribe is proud to b… https://t.co/PXrbGAnLxh pic.twitter.com/66AksJztUP
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 12, 2016
