Tag: Star Wars

Now that Thanksgiving is over here in the United States, it's on to the next holiday ... THE RELEASE OF THE NEXT STAR WARS MOVIE! As I make plans to be home for Christmas, I'm also making plans to get my force on. With the movie dropping December 9th, there's little time to lose. Okay, I know we're all not Sci- Fi lovers, but there are a great many of us that love the outer space fairy tales that are known...

Over the last few years, Star Wars fans have vociferously requested gay subplots start getting weaved into the story. https://www.instagram.com/p/BS6KsrqlkJj/ Well, actor John Boyega has heard those pleas and he ardently agrees. Asked by Metro whether the franchise has a responsibility to become “more progressive and inclusive,” Boyega said: “There definitely is that responsibility, but more the responsibility to hire those from those experiences to share their creative light, that’s the pivotal thing. Because if you just hire the same sort of people you’re...

Speculation is growing online as to whether two key characters from the latest Star Wars film are depicted in a same-sex relationship. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has got fans asking whether a number of tender scenes shared by Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) are intended to imply a romantic connection. The latest instalment of the blockbuster franchise was released last week, with premieres in Los Angeles and London. Asked whether the scenes are supposed to signal...

Mark Hamill teases Luke Skywalker's sexuality: 'If you think Luke is gay, of course he is' While promoting the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Oscar Isaac seemed to playfully tease the sexuality of his character, Poe Dameron, during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. If Poe or another new Star Wars character were to be gay, they need not necessarily be the first in the galaxy far, far away. At least according to Mark Hamill, who repeated his stance that Luke Skywalker’s...

J.J. Abrams, the director behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed that there would be openly gay characters in future franchise installments, according to The Daily Beast. During a pre-Oscars event at his Bad Robot HQ in Los Angeles, Abrams said said that he wants Star Wars to be a more inclusive universe, then referenced LGBTQ community. "To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility," Abrams said. "So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say there...