Luke, Han, and Leia are Ancient in SNL's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Spoof

How many fan made trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have there been already? About a thousand in a little over a week? It's been the biggest topic of discussion ever since it debuted, so of course SNL was going to have some fun with it pointing out just how old everybody is.

James Franco plays a geriatric Luke Skywalker, Taran Killam is a hard-of-hearing Han Solo (his Harrison Ford impression isn't half bad), while Bobby Moynihan is Leia who can't figure out how to operate R2-D2. Frankly, I thought this was pretty weak by SNL standards, and this comes from someone who thinks the show hasn't been funny in years.

Check it out for yourself below, but I'll be watching the real thing.

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New 'Mockingjay' Clip and Poster as Cast Crashes Woody Harrelson's SNL Appearance

In just a few short days, fans will finally have their chance to see the war against the Capital take shape in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1, but before all of that happens the marketing campaign is being kicked up another notch. It's been pretty hard to avoid Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth for the last couple of weeks, which is fine because they genuinely seem to have fun when together, especially when it comes at the expense of someone else in the cast.

Woody Harrelson, who Katniss' mentor Haymitch in the films, hosted SNL last night and his opening monologue about the year 1989 was interrupted by Lawrence, Hutcherson, and Hemsworth. Also, we get to see the trio together again in the latest clip, which shows a beef brewing between Katniss and Gale over Peeta's fate. That's accompanied by a stylish new poster, featuring Katniss in what looks like a piece of rebellion propaganda.

So lots of stuff to take in here. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21st!

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Watch Christoph Waltz in SNL's Quentin Tarantino parody 'Djesus Uncrossed'

I don't watch Saturday Night Live regularly anymore, only flipping it on when they have an inspired guest host. Last night's show was one of those times, with Christoph Waltz stopping by and, while the bulk of the show left much to be desired, one sketch in particular had me rolling off the bed in laughter.

In a brilliant parody of Quentin Tarantino's hyper-violent historical revisions like Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, Waltz plays a resurrected Jesus out for blood in Djesus Uncrossed. Oh...I can see the stick-up-the-butt God warriors banging out nasty letters in All Caps to NBC right now. Impressively detailed in Tarantino's Kill Bill style, it also features Taran Killam's hilarious impersonation of Brad Pitt's Aldo Raine.

Although we may have an idea what Tarantino's doing for the final part of his trilogy, might I suggest he actually consider a revenge-crazed Jesus instead? Please?


SNL presents Djesus Uncrossed (with Christoph Waltz) by Flixgr

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