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Kieran Devlin-

Kieran Devlin

October, 2022
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About Kieran Devlin

Kieran is a junior features editor at Screen Rant. Formerly a staff writer covering football/soccer at The Athletic and a freelance culture journalist before that, he is an Edinburgh-based film and TV obsessive. He loves everything from rewatching Akira Kurosawa films for the 10th time to poring over every detail in the latest Mike Flanagan show. Also an unrepentant Apple TV+ evangelist.

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A Superweapon Star Wars Teased 19 Years Ago Is Now Possible After Andor

The Rakatan Star Forge was hinted as becoming canon in an episode of Star Wars: Rebels, a suggestion made even stronger by Andor’s KotOR references.

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Why A New Star Wars Character Could Appear In Live-Action

The Bad Batch Season 2 trailer introduces the enigmatic new character Phee Genoa, and there are various ways she can feature in the live-action shows.

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Andor Still Hasn't Solved Episode 1's Biggest Mystery

Andor’s missing sister was the original hook to the Star Wars show, and because the mystery wasn’t resolved in season 1, it could return in season 2.

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1 Blood Origin Trailer Reveal Is More Important Than How Witchers Are Made

The Witcher: Blood Origin promises to explore not only how Witchers were created over 1,000 years before the events of The Witcher, but precisely why.

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Blood Origin’s Jaskier Trailer Scene May Hint At A Big Witcher Storyline

Jaskier’s presence in The Witcher: Blood Origin could suggest the show is laying the foundations for introducing the franchise’s Camelot storyline.

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A New Hope's Parallels To The Hidden Fortress Explained

There are many parallels between 1977’s Star Wars and Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, from comic relief narrators to woman-led rebellions.

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The Last Of Us’ Trailer Song Hints At Its Biggest Tragedy

"Take on Me" is an emotionally important song for Ellie in The Last of Us games, but it also foreshadows her major suffering still to come.

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Reacher Season 2 Is Taking A Big Risk After Its Initial Success

Part of Reacher’s appeal in season 1 was how compelling an enigma he was, so season 2’s plans to surround him with names from his past is a risk.

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Star Wars' Ewok Jedi Completes A 24-Year Joke

With news that Young Jedi Adventures will feature a Jedi Ewok, it brilliantly pays off a 24-year-old joke from the Star Wars Expanded Universe.

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Why 1899's Elliot Is On The Ship & What Happened To Him

There is a lot of mystery surrounding 1899’s Elliot, especially around exactly how the boy ended up on the Kerberos and Prometheus ships.

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Marvel Secretly Acknowledged The Mandarin Twist Was Ridiculous

In Shang-Chi, Wenwu wryly jokes about Iron Man 3’s Mandarin twist, seeming like a Marvel ission that it was an absurd storytelling decision.

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Creed 3 Will Fully Break A Rocky Villain Trend (& That's A Good Thing)

Michael B. Jordan says that Jonathan Majors’ Creed 3 villain will be sympathetic, which will buck a classic Rocky characterization trend.

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Every The Shining Easter Egg In Pixar's Toy Story Movies

Pixar are massive fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, and their Toy Story films are loaded with references to the horror masterpiece.

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James Cameron's 3D Criticism Is A Great Sign For Avatar 2

James Cameron’s criticisms of studio cost-cutting around 3D prove that the Avatar 2 director is committed to using the technology artfully.