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Star Wars is a franchise built entirely on continuity and the ongoing legacy of what has come before. Star Wars fans treasure the iconic characters and the sense of history and myth in perfect balance. This is one of the principal reasons there was such a backlash when The Last Jedi seemed to disregard so much of […]
The Marvel movie’s box office takings have been of particular interest to analysts, given the concerted efforts by trolls, bots and misogynists to drag down its audience review scores on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, and ‘dislike’ any related videos on YouTube. And while the film’s critics’ reviews haven’t quite been glowing (most sit around the […]
Episode Backlash filmmaker Marc John contacted Express Online about a major change at Lucasfilm and Disney. While conducting routine research for his fan backlash documentary, John checked the Lucasfilm website at the end of January – and made a surprising discovery. Kiri Hart was suddenly nowhere to be found. Previously, right up until the end […]
It’s never enough for Hugh Jackman’s The Greatest Showman, as it breaks yet another record. According to the British Association for Screen Entertainment, the movie musical has become the largest digital release to date, selling in excess of 770,000 digital copies since its home release in April. Meanwhile, The Greatest Showman is the best-selling film […]
They are two of the most iconic franchises in modern popular culture. In 2018 both Star Wars and Doctor Who encountered major fan backlashes. Jodi Whitacker’s ground-breaking first season as the Gallifrey globe and universe-trotter wraps up this evening on BBC 1 in a series that has seen falling viewer numbers and rumblings of discontent. Star Wars Episode […]
As has become customary with any new Star Wars saga film, very little is known about what is coming in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Star Wars Episode 9 is currently in production, and very few secrets are making their way on to the web, which isn’t surprising since Mark Hamill recently compared […]
Boyega plays Finn in the LucasFilm franchise, with the ninth and final instalment of the main Skywalker saga currently in development. A new report from Empire magazine claims he has “confirmed” when exactly the film picks up in relation to last year’s The Last Jedi. And whereas that movie picked up within seconds of The […]
Not to open up a can of worms, but one of the major complaints regarding Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the way the film handled Luke Skywalker’s story arc. Several fans were outraged that Luke would be hiding out on an island, ignoring his friends. The blame fell squarely on Rian Johnson, with many accusing […]
Hamill is seen as the keeper of the Star Wars flame by many fans. His open and sometimes coded disapproval of The Last Jedi reinforced the popular backlash view that Luke’s behaviour was out of character and undermined the entire franchise. The angry fans blame Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy for what they percieve as […]
The character, played by Daisy Ridley, has been seen in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi showcasing incredible abilities with the Force. Did these abilities first become apparent when she was a little girl? Fans already know of the connection she feels with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – a man who killed his own […]
