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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 24m

Character of the Day: Korkie Kryze

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 4h

Hayden Christensen, John Boyega, Giancarlo Esposito together in a new picture

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 15h

“His creativity, through a single illustrated image, opened up a world full of life in vivid color…even at a glance. I was lucky to have worked with him time and time again.”

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 15h

George Lucas has released a statement on the passing of Drew Struzan.

“Drew was an artist of the highest order. His illustrations fully captured the excitement, tone and spirit of each of my films his artwork represented.…”

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 20h

STAR WARS VISIONS VOLUME 3 premieres in 15 days.

Check out our full preview of the new season, including 2 trailers for the show, what episodes to watch in preparation, descriptions and visuals of the 9 new shorts, and more: theholofiles.com/2025/09/25/e...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 21h

Happy birthday to Grant Feely, who played young Luke Skywalker in Obi-Wan Kenobi! May the Force be with you!

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 22h

George Lucas was originally not a fan of the sun-dragon metaphor used in the REVENGE OF THE SITH novelization, explains author Matthew Stover.

Read about what Lucas didn’t like about the sun-dragon and how the concept was reworked for the final novel: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/1...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 23h

Legendary artist Drew Struzan has sadly passed away at the age of 78 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Struzan designed the posters for the original 6 Star Wars movies. He also created iconic posters for Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, and more.

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

The deluxe edition of the REVENGE OF THE SITH novelization is now available!

Features new art and over 170 annotations from author Matthew Stover.

Read our review here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/02/b...

Check out 11 Things We Learned From the New Release here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/1...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

Disney revealed today that the total cost of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER was $593.7 million, making it the third most expensive movie in history.

(Source: www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...)

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The HoloFiles @theholofiles.bsky.social · 1d

We had the opportunity to interview Dallas Goldtooth about his new series THE LAST FRONTIER, the importance of subtle Indigenous representation, what it was like to film action with the director of Extraction, and more.

Check out our interview here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/e...

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The HoloFiles @theholofiles.bsky.social · 1d

THE LAST FRONTIER is a new Apple TV series that blends prestige television drama with top-tier, cinematic action from the director of Extraction and ‘90s espionage plot.

Read our non-spoiler review of THE LAST FRONTIER here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/r...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

Palpatine originally told Anakin “I love you” in REVENGE OF THE SITH novelization, but George Lucas removed the line

“Love is so alien to the mindset of the dark side that Palpatine can’t comprehend why a lie like that might persuade someone”

Details: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/1...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

REVENGE OF THE SITH deluxe edition novelization reveals the iconic line & scene that weren’t in the original script, how Palpatine almost told Anakin “I love you,” parts George Lucas opposed & more

Here’s 11 Things We Learned from the ROTS Deluxe Edition: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/1...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

Madeleine Roux, author of the upcoming Rey and Leia novel STAR WARS: LEGACY, shows off her Star Wars tattoo featuring Leia, Rey, Hera, and Darth Revan

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS creator Genndy Tartakovsky says he was never asked to make a short for STAR WARS: VISIONS.

“I never got a call, and I'm totally fine with it. I've done my Star Wars vision... But I know, George historically looks at it really nicely now”

(Source: Polygon)

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The HoloFiles @theholofiles.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD FORTUNE is a clever, witty, and genuinely funny new comedy with something poignant to say and featuring three great, distinct comedic performances from Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, and Seth Rogen.

Read our full review of GOOD FORTUNE here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/13/r...

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to Richard Sammel, who played Carro Rylanz in Andor!

Sammel is also known for his performances in Inglourious Basterds and The Strain.

May the Force be with you!

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

Character of the Day: Linus Mosk

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to Alex Ferns, who played Linus Mosk in Andor!

Ferns also played the Mayor in The Batman (2022) and Andrei Glukhov in Chernobyl.

May the Force be with you!

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

Newly shared concept art from THE ACOLYTE

🎨: Matt Allsopp

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: Yesterday’s Lucasfilm Publishing Panel at #NYCC unveiled a ton of new Star Wars comics & books, including The Mandalorian and Grogu tie-ins, a Jar Jar & Kelleran Beq team-up, a Rey & Leia novel + more

Check out a breakdown of all the announcements: theholofiles.com/2025/10/11/n...