Now you can use the Force to get any unwanted food out of your teeth… if you’re in Japan! Maybe someday Bandai will bring the Darth Vader Toothpick Dispenser to…
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Dark Knight Faces Dark Knight
Tonight starts early screenings of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and we here at ROT5 love us some comic books and especially DC and its super heroes. In tribute…
“Red Leader” Actor Drewe Henley Passes Away
We’re very sad to report that “Red Leader” actor Drewe Henley has passed away at the age of 75. Expanded Universe folks will know him by his proper name –…
Kylo Just Wants to Spend Time with Grandad!
Dave Prowse posted this hilarious photo with the caption, “He just won’t stop following me.”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Table Read Teaser
Lucasfilm and Disney sent us a clip from the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” table read. Remember that awesome picture of the cast sitting in a circle with scripts in…
Visiting John Boyega’s Hometown Peckham
While in London with my son, I caught the news that John Boyega was in town visiting children at the city’s hospital. I mentioned to him how funny it would…
“TFA” Documentary Premieres at SXSW
“Secrets of ‘The Force Awakens:’ A Cinematic Journey” premiered last week at the Paramount Theatre at SXSW Film Festival with J.J. Abrams, VFX Supervisor Roger Guyett, Supervising Sound Editor Matthew…
The Force is with My Cell Phone!
A friend of mine who owns a sign shop attended a trade convention this past weekend in Dallas, TX and one of the vendors, GSG, was showcasing these very cool…
Happy Maz Monday!
Lupita Nyong’o is now sharing a brand-new bonus clip from the upcoming Blu-ray & digital release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens!” You can take a look behind-the-scenes with Lupita…
Eric & Ephraim’s Review: LEGO SW: Droid Tales
Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Lucasfilm and LEGO take viewers both young and old back to a bricktastic galaxy far, far away with LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales. All five entertaining…
Original R2-D2 Builder Tony Dyson Has Died
ROT5 is sad to report that original R2-D2 builder Tony Dyson has died. According to the BBC, ““He made four remote control units – two units for the actor Kenny…
Bloodborne: The Star Wars Edition
Freelance illustrator and concept artist Pavel Tomashevskiy describes this artwork as “Han Solo and Chewbacca in a Bloodborne world.” Fans of the video game and Star Wars will no doubt…
Journey from Boy to Man in Thrilling Kanan #11
Marvel brings us to the close of Kanan’s Clone Wars experiences with issue #11 of the fierce Jedi’s monthly title. The talented Greg Weisman (Starbrand & Nightmask) is the storyteller.…
Snow Fett? Boba White?
The face and voice of young Boba Fett, Daniel Logan, posted this interesting artwork on his social media pages. I don’t really know what’s going on in the piece. Maybe…
One Cool Wookie
I don’t know what Chewie is celebrating, but I’d say there’s at least two things you always let a Wookie do – you let the Wookie win and you let…
The Doctor is In!
We’ve seen all the concept art Ralph McQuarrie worked on for the different Star Wars movies. However, what we don’t see often is some of his “Expanded Universe” work he…
The Droids Crash the Oscars
Look who showed up at the Oscars last night! Thanks to the Academy for the photo. You can see a video of the guys at the event after the jump.…