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Mark Hamill To Receive Blue Lightsaber Checkmark On Twitter

He may no longer have his father’s lightsaber in Disney’s sequel trilogy, but Luke Skywalker will be getting the iconic weapon back in social media, thanks to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. As part of its $100m marketing campaign for Star Wars: Episode IX, Disney is set to break new ground on the platform with the first-ever branded blue checkmark.

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John Boyega Predicts Episode IX Will Make Him THE Black Guy In Star Wars

“I’m still living in Billy and Sam’s shadows, but I think Episode IX may change that,” said John Boyega in a recent DM exchange with @FakingStarWars on Instagram. Since being cast as Finn in The Force Awakens, Boyega has wanted to become more than just the black guy in the sequel trilogy; he’s wanted to become THE black guy — the male person of color fans immediately think of when people ask about black guys in Star Wars.

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