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Ryan Scott

The Mandalorian & Grogu Head To The Big Screen In New Star Wars Movie From Director Jon Favreau

The Mandalorian is making the leap to the big screen with the new Star Wars movie The Mandalorian & Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau.

Witney Seibold

Star Trek II's Most Emotional Moment Had Everyone On Set Weeping (Except The Director)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan included an emotional moment between Kirk and Spock that had everyone on set weeping, except for director Nicholas Meyer.

Bryan Young

A Truck Full Of Letters Got Star Wars Re-Released In Theaters

Producer Rick McCallum recalled George Lucas wasn't interested in re-releasing Star Wars in theaters, but a literal truck full of letters changed his mind

SlashFilm Staff

Our 27 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2024, Ranked

Here are our most anticipated movies of 2024, from massive blockbusters and sequels to intriguing indie movies and wild passion projects.

Rafael Motamayor

Why R2-D2's Third Leg Made The Star Wars Character A Lot More Complicated

The original design of R2-D2 in Star Wars is iconic, but caused some frustrating problems for folks behind the scenes.

Stormtrooper helmet line-up Star Wars The Force Awakens

Devin Meenan

How Star Wars Stormtroopers Influenced One Of Apple's Biggest Products

Jonathan 'Jony' Ive, chief design officer at Apple, looked to the stormtroopers from Star Wars while designing Apple's AirPods.

Witney Seibold

Catherine Hicks Stood Up To William Shatner's Showboating On Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Here's what Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home co-star Catherine Hicks had to say about working with William Shatner on the sci-fi sequel.

Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back Jeremy Bulloch Billy Dee Williams

Jeremy Smith

Star Wars' Boba Fett Actor Constantly Battled Intense Heat Inside The Armor

Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch might have played one of the coolest-looking dudes in Star Wars, but the character's armor was anything but comfortable to wear.

BJ Colangelo

Dan Stevens Touched A Giant Piece Of King Kong's Anatomy For Godzilla X Kong

Dan Stevens got up close and personal with the Eighth Wonder of the World in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Witney Seibold

How A Phone Charger Led To The Creation Of Shawn Levy's Real Steel

A chance encounter between Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman at an airport eventually lead to the sci-fi action film Real Steel.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Chewy and C3PO

Michael Boyle

Star Wars' Anthony Daniels Felt C-3PO Was Neglected In The Franchise's Early Days

C-3PO and Anthony Daniels didn't get their fair due in the original Star Wars trilogy, but time has corrected that mistake.

Valerie Ettenhofer

Cindy Morgan, Star Of Tron And Caddyshack, Is Dead At 69

Actress Cindy Morgan, best known for playing Lora and Zori in the groundbreaking 1982 sci-fi film Tron, has died at the age of 69.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Pukey Funko POP

Ethan Anderton

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Funko POPs Reveal Pukey, The Heir Apparent To Muncher

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is going to have a new ghost on the scene. It's called Pukey, and we will do anything to protect this little thing.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Pink Godzilla

Sandy Schaefer

Why Godzilla X Kong Director Adam Wingard Gave Godzilla An 'Orgasmic' Pink Makeover

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will finally give us Adam Wingard's (pink) version of the King of the Monsters.

Ben Pearson

Is Steven Spielberg's Absolute Worst Movie About To Become A Reality?

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One is about to enter a real-life metaverse. But will anyone actually care?

Godzilla Minus One Super7 Ultimates Action Figure

Ethan Anderton

Cool Stuff: Don't Wait To Pre-Order Super7's Chonky Godzilla Minus One Action Figure

Godzilla Minus One is a big hit, so why not honor the classic kaiju by getting your hands on Super7's collectible action figure of the radioactive monster?

Ryan Scott

Godzilla Minus One Is The Highest-Grossing Japanese Godzilla Movie Ever

Ahead of Godzilla's 70th birthday, the character is celebrating a major milestone thanks to his latest major motion picture, Godzilla Minus One.

Joe Roberts

A Famous Ridley Scott Horror Movie Is Being Turned Into A Children's Book

Alien, one of the scariest and most upsetting sci-fi horror movies of all time, is becoming a children's book. Of course.

Ethan Anderton

Super Mario Bros Movie MVP Jack Black Heads To The Minecraft Movie With Jason Momoa

Jack Black is joining Jason Momoa in the upcoming Minecraft movie, and he's taking a key role that fans of the video game will be very familiar with.

Witney Seibold

The Butchered Boba Fett Line In Star Wars' Original Trilogy That No One Noticed

Original trilogy Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch admitted to blowing one of his few lines during filming on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker red eyes

Witney Seibold

Star Wars Is Still Trying To Explain A Major Rise Of Skywalker Plot Point Years Later

Star Wars novels continue to try and better explain a confusing plot point involving C-3PO's restored memory from The Rise of Skywalker.

Witney Seibold

Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Saw A Plausibility Error In JJ Abrams' Franchise

Audiences weren't the only ones perplexed by the Uhura/Spock romance in JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot. Nichelle Nichols herself found the concept implausible.

Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back Anthony Daniels

Jeremy Smith

One C-3PO Scene In The Empire Strikes Back Really Tested Anthony Daniels' Balance

Poor C-3PO is blown to bits in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. And Anthony Daniels does not remember the effort it took to play him in those scenes fondly.