In an interview with his hometown newspaper, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams revealed that the inspiration for the bespectacled female pirate, Maz Kanata, came from his late high ...

She may be small in stature, but wizened alien spitfire Maz Kanata had a big role in last year’s mega-hit film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “Maz Kanata’s clearly seen much and done more than many ...

There’s plenty of moving pieces on the Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker chessboard right now, but we can’t afford to ignore a potential key player: Maz Kanata. The former space pirate ...

As wise and worldly as Maz Kanata proved herself to be in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, she’ll still be shrouded in mystery in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It seems she won’t answer any of the real ...

Maz Kanata is introduced in The Force Awakens as a kindred spirit of Han Solo — someone who lives in a sort of moral grey area, with friends in all corners of the galaxy. In fact, it's Han Solo who ...

Even before your favorite new Star Wars film (that is, after the original trilogy, but waaaaaay before the prequels) Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens hit theaters in December, there was a ...

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Guitarist Titus Maz Releases New Album 'Midnight Station'. Posted in “Recording” column. Published: January 29, 2026 @ All About Jazz ...