El Kuiper
Star Wars Writer
353 articles published since April 07, 2022
Author Details
El is a Star Wars features and news writer for Screen Rant, with a Bachelor's in Media and Entertainment Management and an MA and Ph.D. in Creative Writing. There is little she loves more than discussing her favorite movies, TV shows, and books with fellow fans. One day, she hopes to publish an original fantasy novel.
Industry Focus
Though El is a fan of many different story worlds and franchises, Star Wars is currently her favorite. As a writer for Screen Rant's Star Wars beat, she's keen to write about everything, including the Star Wars trilogies, the standalone movies, the animated and live-action Disney+ shows, as well as Star Wars' various tie-in novels.
Favorite Media
El can find something to love in every Star Wars project, but she's an especially big fan of Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and characters like Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Cal Kestis, Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
This Star Wars Character Is The Unexpected Center Of The Mandalorian Movie Cast
One unexpected Star Wars character can bring The Mandalorian and Ahsoka's storylines together for Dave Filoni's upcoming Mandalorian movie.
Ezra Bridger & Sabine Wren Team Up In Stunning Star Wars Cosplay
Stunningly effective Star Wars cosplay perfectly captures what Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren were like in Star Wars Rebels before the events of Ahsoka.
Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III Must Answer The Biggest Question About Yoda
Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III has the chance to explain how Yoda came to fear the dark side during the Star Wars prequel era and beyond.
Obi-Wan's Most Memorable Quote Shows He Forgot What It Means To Be A Jedi
Obi-Wan Kenobi forgot what it truly meant to be a Jedi, and one particular quote in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones shows why.
Baylan Skoll & Shin Hati Stand Ready For Battle In Stunning Star Wars Art
Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati are some of the most compelling Star Wars characters introduced in the Ahsoka show, and stunning new fan art proves why.
Dave Filoni Has Changed One Of His Most Mystical Additions To Jedi Lore
One scene with Ezra Bridger in the Ahsoka finale changes a significant piece of Jedi lore from Dave Filoni's Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.
Emotional Star Wars Art Massively Improves Ahsoka's Ending
A stunning piece of Star Wars fan art gives Hera Syndulla and Ezra Bridger the reunion they deserved in the Ahsoka show's season 1 finale.
Dark Side Ahsoka: Will Thrawn's Big Threat Come To Pass?
In Ahsoka's finale, Grand Admiral Thrawn tries to use Ahsoka's relationship with Anakin against her – but he doesn't know just how much she's grown.
Ahsoka's Replacement For Her Broken Lightsaber Is Something Star Wars Fans Have Waited 5 Years For
Ahsoka Tano may have lost her shorter shoto-style lightsaber in the Ahsoka finale, but Star Wars Rebels already set up its eventual replacement.
Why Grand Admiral Thrawn Goes To Dathomir In Ahsoka Episode 8
Grand Admiral Thrawn and the Great Mothers managed to escape Peridea in Ahsoka's season finale – but why was their first destination Dathomir?
Ahsoka Breaks A Jedi Record That Star Wars Will Easily Destroy Again In 2024
Ahsoka's seventh episode breaks a Star Wars live-action TV show record, one that will easily be surpassed next year when The Acolyte releases.
Amazing Star Wars Art Celebrates Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka's Reunion
Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker's reunion in the World Between Worlds was an emotional moment, and one piece of fan art captures that perfectly.
The "Ezra Is Ahsoka's Inquisitor" Theory Is REALLY Ironic Now, Huh?
The theory that Ezra Bridger was the Inquisitor in Ahsoka has become more ironic, particularly now that he has been reunited with Sabine and Ahsoka.
Why The New Republic Still Doesn't Believe In Jedi, Just 5 Years After Luke Skywalker's Heroics
Why are some of the New Republic's highest-ranking officials so wary of the Jedi a mere five years after Luke Skywalker helped save the galaxy?
Sabine Is Keeping An Even Bigger Secret From Ezra
While Sabine has refused to tell Ezra about the circumstances of her arrival on Peridea, there's another big secret she hasn't mentioned yet, either.
Ahsoka Completes Dave Filoni's 15-Year Retconning Of Anakin Skywalker
Ahsoka can finally look back on her time with Anakin Skywalker throughout Star Wars: The Clone Wars with fondness instead of guilt and regret.
5 Clues Shin Hati Will Be Redeemed Before The End Of Ahsoka Season 1
Ahsoka's seventh episode, "Dreams and Madness," seems to hint that Shin Hati may yet be redeemed – could that still happen before the end of season 1?
Stunning Star Wars Poster Sees Ahsoka Confront Darth Vader
A gorgeous and powerful new Star Wars poster inspired by Ahsoka's fifth episode sees Ahsoka Tano confronting Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader.
Why Thrawn & The Nightsisters Couldn't Return From Peridea Without Morgan's Help
Why couldn't Thrawn and the Nightsisters return to Star Wars' prime galaxy without Morgan Elsbeth's help when the purrgil can travel between galaxies?
Star Wars Just Gave The Most Shocking Answer To The Oldest Dark Side Question
Ahsoka's sixth episode may have just changed how Star Wars interprets the origins of the Force and the role of the dark side in the galaxy.