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'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' lead Emmy nominations

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 12:51 AM

LOS ANGELES - "The Crown" and "The Mandalorian" led nominations on Tuesday for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television. Read more »

Mobile Legends: Game developer Moonton to collaborate with Star Wars franchise

Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 06:59 AM

The science-fiction franchise will have an exclusive content fusion with multiplayer online battle arena Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, its developer Moonton teased Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: 'Stormtroopers' share goods in community pantry in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 06:29 PM

"May the Fourth be with us all!" Read more »

Star Wars fans build Mandalorian spaceship in Siberia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 09:40 AM

YAKUTSK, Russia - Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one of the world's coldest cities.   Read more »

Next 'Star Wars' series to hit Disney streaming service in May

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 07:15 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The next “Star Wars” series, an animated show about an elite group of clones called “The Bad Batch,” will debut on the Disney+ streaming service on May 4, the company said on Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-'Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano to make film with conservative outlet

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 04:03 PM

Gina Carano, the “Mandalorian” actress who was dropped from the “Star Wars” spinoff over what the studio called “abhorrent and unacceptable” social media posts, said on Friday she will make a film with conservative company The Daily Wire. Read more »

Lucasfilm ditches 'The Mandalorian' star Gina Carano over social media posts

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 04:57 PM

Lucasfilm said on Wednesday that it had ditched Gina Carano over social media posts that drew parallels between the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and modern attitudes towards people with different political outlooks. Read more »

Boba Fett to get own 'Star Wars' spinoff TV series

Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 04:05 AM

LOS ANGELES - Boba Fett is joining the "Star Wars" characters who are stepping out from the background and getting their own show. Read more »

'Star Wars' Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies at 75

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 05:23 PM

British actor Jeremy Bulloch who played infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" films has died at the age of 75. Read more »

New 'Star Wars' film 'Rogue Squadron' due in 2023

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 09:10 AM

LOS ANGELES - Disney announced on Thursday a new "Star Wars" film from the director of "Wonder Woman" and several new TV series within the sci-fi franchise, including two spin-offs from the creators of smash hit "The Mandalorian." Read more »

Sims 4 releases Star Wars game pack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 04:13 PM

Players of Sims 4 can finally explore a galaxy far, far away with the release of a Star Wars-themed add-on for the popular life simulator.  Read more »

'Thrones' creators join 'Star Wars' director for Netflix series

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 06:52 AM

LOS ANGELES - The creators of "Game of Thrones" will team up with "Star Wars" director Rian Johnson and Brad Pitt for an ambitious new Chinese sci-fi adaptation, Netflix announced Tuesday. Read more »

Ogie, Regine auction off Hermes bag, Star Wars toys for OPM artists affected by pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 05:15 PM

Celebrity couple Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez have auctioned off some of their prized possessions to help fellow singers and musicians whose livelihoods have been affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Disney pushes back 'Mulan,' 'Star Wars,' 'Avatar' due to pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 11:23 AM

Disney announced on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic had forced it to indefinitely postpone the release of big-budget film "Mulan," while pushing back upcoming installments of "Star Wars" and "Avatar" by a year. Read more »

'Star Wars' orchestra concert in Manila postponed to 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 03:08 PM

The "Star Wars" orchestra concert in Manila has been postponed to 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.  Read more »

Going solo: Star Wars fans help to maintain distancing in Manila

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 06:50 AM

MANILA - A Philippine suburb is getting help from a galaxy far, far away to enforce its virus lockdown -- Darth Vader and a retinue of stormtroopers, whose patrols are drawing smiles from locals weary of weeks of quarantine. Read more »

Disney announces new 'Star Wars' theatrical film directed by Taika Waititi

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at May 05 06:37 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning “Jojo Rabbit” screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new “Star Wars” feature film for theaters, Walt Disney Co said on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 4, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 01:34 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

May the fourth be with you

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at May 04 08:42 PM

A village officer dressed as Darth Vader rides a small boat to deliver relief goods to residents in the flooded Artex Compound in Malabon City on Monday, as the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 continues. Read more »

TINGNAN: Mga rumoronda sa barangay sa Malabon naka-Star Wars costume

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 09:04 PM

Ayon kay Barangay Chairman Ian Borja, nagsuot ang mga SK official at volunteer ng "Star Wars" costume habang nagroronda para kahit papaano ay mapalitan ng ngiti ang takot ng mga residente sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »