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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mark Hamill was in attendance at Carrie Fisher’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony and brought with him the note he wrote six years ago in the aftermath of her tragic death. Fisher was only 60 years old when she passed away in late December 2016. Hamill and Fisher’s careers are forever intertwined thanks to their iconic roles as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise. During his Walk of Fame speech, Hamill noted that it was “really hard to come up with words to do Carrie justice.” He originally “got out a notebook to write down some of my thoughts,” but then he found a note he wrote about Fisher shortly after her death.

Carrie Fisher posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame near the historic El Capitan Theatre from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The late star's daughter, Billie Lourd, tearfully accepted the star on behalf of her mother. The day was particularly poignant since May 4 has been dubbed by fans of the franchise as Star Wars Day.iHeartMedia personality Ellen K served as emcee for a ceremony attended by stormtroopers, R2-D2 and C-3PO, and scores of  fans dressed to celebrate and honor the late actress, who played the beloved Princess Leia in the original trilogy. Fisher died on Dec.

uttered by a rather minor character named General Dodonna (played by the late actor Alex McCrindle) in the franchise’s first film “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977. The memorable line was delivered as members of the Rebel Alliance planned to attack the Galactic Empire’s Death Star battle station at the film’s climax. Since then, the phrase has found its way into different aspects of everyday life.

after her death. The news of Fisher’s posthumous achievement was announced by the Walk of Fame Twitter account on Monday and was later retweeted by her “Star Wars” co-star Mark Hamill, who cited the honor as “long overdue & so well-deserved.“Fans will be over the moon to know that their favorite movie princess Carrie Fisher will be honored with her star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame,” said the Walk of Fame’s producer, Ana Martinez.

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The following contains spoilers from the season 3 finale of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, episode Chapter 24, “The Return” written by Jon Favreau and directed by Rick Famuyiwa.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director One of the biggest announcements to emerge out of Star Wars Celebration was the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey in a new movie that will follow the events of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which concluded the most recent Skywalker trilogy in 2019. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) is directing the still-untitled Rey movie from a script by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said at the fan convention that Ridley’s new “Star Wars” movie will follow Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order, but the executive teased a bit more about the plot in an interview with IGN: “Star Wars” fans will pick up with Rey well over a decade after “The Rise of Skywalker.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Filmmaker siblings Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are calling their deep-dish interview series, “Pizza Film School,” back into session after a nearly three-year break. In Season 2 of the video podcast, the Russo brothers sit down with fellow directors to talk about their favorite films, discuss the craft of making movies — and chow down on a couple slices of pies from local pizzerias. Guests for the second season include Zack Snyder, Nia DaCosta, Justin Chon, R.J. Cutler, Justin Lin and Emerald Fennell. The series is produced by their production company, AGBO. Season 2 will premiered April 11 with new two-part episodes dropping weekly exclusively on AGBO’s YouTube channel.

Paul Grant has died at the age of 56, his family has confirmed.The actor, who famously played an Ewok in the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi alongside Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford, had been found collapsed outside King's Cross Station in London on Thursday afternoon.The father of three, who also had a turn as a goblin in the Harry Potter film series, was pronounced brain dead after being rushed to hospital. His family has since confirmed that his life support machine was switched off on Sunday 19 March. His daughter Sophia Jayne Grant, 28, paid tribute to her father, saying she was "devastated" by the news.

Joe Leydon Film Critic There are times when you look back at pop culture phenomena and can’t resist the urge to ask: Can you believe this actually happened? Tackling a notorious fiasco in one of the galaxy’s most popular franchises, Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak’s amusing and exhaustive documentary ”A Disturbance in the Force” unpacks 1978’s “Star Wars Holiday Special.” You don’t have to be an obsessive “Star Wars” fan to enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at how the special — which premiered Nov. 17, 1978 on CBS, and has never been re-run on any broadcast or cable outlet — came to exist. To be sure, the fans will appreciate it a lot more than casual viewers. But it’s also an irresistible hoot for anyone with fond memories of star-studded 1970s musical/variety TV specials — a specific type of highly popular general audience entertainment that, truth to tell, very often showcased more campy excess than anything in the “Star Wars Holiday Special.”  

Batman: Caped Crusader series has been picked up by Amazon.The news was confirmed by a Variety report on Thursday, March 9. The series – executive produced by J.J.

Supergirl alumna Melissa Benoist will be the voice of heroine Teela in Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Kevin Smith’s continuation of his Masters Of The Universe: Revelation He-Man adaptation at Netflix, Mattel announced today. She takes over the role played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original series.

The Mandalorian has teased more “surprises” in the third season.The Star Wars spin-off debuted the first episode of season three on Wednesday (March 1), which picks up after Grogu and Din Djarin, aka The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), reunited in fellow spin-off The Book Of Boba Fett.It also comes after the show’s season two finale, where Mark Hamill made a surprise appearance as Luke Skywalker in digitally de-aged form.Speaking to the Radio Times, Rick Famuyiwa, who directed the season three premiere, was asked whether anything in the third season will match Luke’s return.“There’s always something to look forward to, there’s always surprises,” Famuyiwa replied.“I think the show, at its heart, is still just about this relationship between Mando and Grogu, and that’s still the focus and still going to be the centre of it, but in that journey and in that exploration and in what Mando does, we’re obviously going to expand.”He added: “As you start to see things and his world starts to expand, we’ve had some interesting surprises and guests that have come along the way up to this point and so there’s always going to be new places to go and surprises ahead.”Along with Pascal, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Swallow, and Amy Sedaris reprise their roles in the third season.

Katheryn Winnick is best known for playing shield maiden Lagertha in “Vikings” and the Canadian actress is now embracing a new role: ambassador for United24, the global initiative to support Ukraine, launched by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer In the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian” — which first streamed on Disney+ on Dec. 18, 2020, over two years ago — Mando (Pedro Pascal) bid a moving farewell to Grogu, handing over his adorably wee ward to Grogu’s new Jedi master, Luke Skywalker (played by a digitally de-aged Mark Hamill). The wrenching final scene culminated in Mando removing his helmet — violating the core precept of Mandalorian doctrine — so Grogu could see his face for the first time. It felt like the definitive end of a two-season journey, one painstakingly crafted by executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni to reset the show and send it into a new storytelling galaxy. As the trailers for Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” have already made clear, however, the new season will begin on March 1 with Mando and Grogu back together. It’s almost as if the events of the Season 2 finale hadn’t happened.

Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgard  looked somber as they filmed intense scenes for Star Wars spin-off Andor in London on Sunday.Luna, 43, who plays Cassian Andor was deep in conversation with 71-year-old Skarsgard, who plays Luthen Rael, as the pair shot the scenes.Luna wore a grey shirt and leather jacket, teamed with matching trousers as he filmed the sci-fi series.Skarsgard wore a long chestnut robe to play the member of the Rebel Alliance as he chatted between takes. Andor follows Cassian Andor, a character who first appeared in the 2016 movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Gritty: Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgard looked somber as they filmed intense scenes for Star Wars spin-off Andor in London on Sunday Intense: Luna, 43, who plays Cassian Andor was deep in conversation with 71-year-old Skarsgard, who plays Luthen Rael, as the pair shot the scenes Scene: Luna wore a grey shirt and leather jacket, teamed with matching trousers as he filmed the sci-fi series The series serves as a prequel to the film in the early days after the Galactic Republic became the Empire.The second season will consist of 12 episodes, although there is no word yet on a release date. The show was the latest in a long line of Star Wars content released to Disney+.

Mark Hamill wants to help the Ukrainian army maintain its drone supply. So Mr. Luke Skywalker is going to start selling signed posters to raise cash.

The first poster for the third season of The Mandalorian was shared on Monday morning.Bounty hunter Din Djarin is seen holding his cute little friend Baby Yoda, whose proper name is Grogu. The last time audiences saw the green wonder in the Mandalorian series he was with Luke Skywalker played by Mark Hamill (with the power of CGI).The trailer for the new season - which will premiere on March 1, 2023 - drops on Monday evening during the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66. The actor - who was best known for having provided the voice of legendary superhero Batman on 'Batman: The Animated Series' in the 1990s and also starred as the character in many other projects across several decades- passed away on Thursday (10. 11.

The talented actor who voiced the legendary Batman for over 30 years, starting with Warner Bros‘ smash hit TV show Batman: the Animated Series has died.

Kevin Conroy, a voice actor who played the voice of Batman in multiple animated show has died. He was 66. The actor's publicist says Kevin died Thursday following  a 'short battle with cancer.'The news was announced in a statement Friday from the actor's co-star, Diane Pershing, who provided the voice for Poison Ivy, who wrote 'Sad news: our beloved voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, died yesterday.'  Kevin Conroy who played the voice of Batman has died as age 66'He's been ill for a while but he really put in a lot of time at the cons, to the joy of all of his fans. He will be sorely missed not just by the cast of the series but by his legion of fans all over the world.' Conroy's co-stars spoke fondly of their friend in an obituary released by publicist Gary Miereanu. Mark Hamill, who played The Joker opposite Conroy's Batman, honored his friend, saying, 'Kevin was perfection.'  Batman: Conroy began providing the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and continued to play the part in various spinoffs in the DC Universe Like a brother: Mark Hamill, who provided the voice of the Joker opposite Conroy's Batman called the late actor, 'one of my favorite people on the planet, and I loved him like a brother''He was one of my favorite people on the planet,' he continued, 'and I loved him like a brother.