Whale Meteor

In the Star Wars universe fanfilms have become more and more advanced and in many instances just as entertaining and creative as the original material. We spend a good chunk of time watching fanfilms and would like to share this fun part of geekdom with you. In the short film DARTH MAUL: Apprentice, directed by Shawn Bu, we follow the sith apprentice, on a quest for vengeance on a forrest planet. The action sequences (by Vi-Dan Tran) are innovative and takes their time to dwell on the different fighting styles of jedi and sith, that was introduced in the divisive prequels for the origanal Star Wars films by George Lucas. It’s bad form to spoil too much of  the drama in DART MAUL: Apprentice but suffice to say that you are treated to several great light saber battle scenes. Also appearing in the cast are: Benn Schamma as Darth Maul Matthis Landwehr as the Jedi Master Svenja Jung as the jedi apprentice Eskindir Tesfay as the jedi berserker Maja Bergmann as Togruta jedi Paul...

Aaaaaaaand in a Galaxy far, far away we have watched how the Internet exploded with excitement over the – apparently – final trailer for Star Wars; the Rise of Skywalker . Just how FINAL the final trailer is, remains to be seen. I remember that the final trailers for the two prequels for Rise of Skywalker, received some additional trailers, although they were mostly released for audiences in other regions. Let’s just enjoy the trailer one more time (check it out below) and below the trailer I will add some of the thoughtful breakdowns and easter egg observations for the trailer that are surfacing in the wake of this final trailer: While I have thoroughly enjoyed most of the Star Wars films after the universe was acquired by Disney, I also think that there are some misfires and downright mistakes that make me want to curb my excitement for this final chapter in the Skywalker saga.  For what it’s worth, I loved Rogue One more than the two newest installments of the story of the Sk...