In celebration of May the 4th (be with you!) ahead of the December 18, 2015 release date of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, photos from a new cover story for the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair have been released, confirming a number of rumors and spoilers concerning characters and cast members of the film. So far we've learned about the characters Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and Maz Kanata. These roles are portrayed by stars Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie and Lupita Nyong'o, thus confirming casting rumors. Let's examine these new confirmed reports against past speculation and spoilers below! Read More »
We have some great updates on the new characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. According to a leaked photo of new action figure toys based on the movie's stars, we have a pretty great look at John Boyega and Daisy Ridley's characters, as well as Chewbacca and the ball-droid, B-88. On top of these characters that we already knew about, a new one is featured, wearing an updated Stormtrooper mask, but an outdated uniform. The height of this character also makes us reconsider some casting rumors about Gwendoline Christie of Game of Thrones, who is speculated to portray Captain Phasma! (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »