via CNN: Peter Mayhew, the original Chewbacca, has died, according to his agent. Mayhew, 74, died on April 30 with his family by his side in his North Texas home. He is survived by his wife, Angie, and three children. The Hollywood icon played Chewbacca in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, episode 3 of the prequels and […]
Carrie Fisher, the iconic actress who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, died Tuesday following a massive heart attack last week. She was 60. “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” Simon Halls, a spokesperson for Fisher’s […]
“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” Simon Halls said in a statement released on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd. Fisher suffered a “cardiac episode” on a flight that was bound for Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. […]
It’s a sacred holiday, a time for setting politics aside so we can all celebrate what’s truly important: “Star Wars.” President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, celebrated May the Fourth in the White House with the help of R2-D2, some Storm Troopers and a little “Uptown Funk.” CLICK HERE to read story source: TheHuffingtonPost.com
Apparently, there’s nothing more powerful in the box-office universe than the Force. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh movie in the popular sci-fi franchise, put a Sith chokehold on cinema screens this weekend and broke every major opening record. The film, which introduced Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac as new heroes in […]
Comedians Chris Paul and Huggy Lowdown joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now for this week’s edition of Wildin’ Out Wednesday, and things got out of hand in rapid fashion. Instead of just telling a few funny anecdotes, the comedy duo chimed in on the hot topic of the day — the Republican presidential debate. Paul told Martin […]
