Star Wars Reviews, Interviews & More
As the guy who directed one of the most successful films in human history (The Avengers), who now gets to essentially determine the course of every Marvel Studios film to be churned out in the next five years, and the creator of one of the greatest television shows of all time (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), you’d think that Joss Whedon would have everything he...
Ever since Disney got their hands on Lucasfilms' previous Star Wars property, the possibility of there being a new trilogy finally became a reality. The same may go for the long-rumored live-action television series, believe it or not. No, seriously. They want to finally make the Star Wars television series. Okay, we'll wait. Just take a...
Well, fanboys, here’s another excellent director with a unique vision who you can scratch off the list of possible filmmakers who have the potential to right the course of the Star Wars franchise after the awful prequels: Guillermo Del Toro. The director of the upcoming Pacific Rim was offered the Big Chair, apparently, and he turned it down. Find out why after the jump.
In the first promo, BFF's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler give us a sneak peek at what the Golden Globes will be like on January 13th. And we cannot wait. The Globes are going to be amazing and hilarious and awesome because you just can't go wrong with hosts like these. Also, Pixar released the very first look at Monsters University. And we've got another 2012 movie-mashup video for...
In new sure to make fanboys and fangirls positively squeal with excitement, The Hollywood Reporter has it that Lawrence Kasdan (you know, the guy who happened to write the scripts for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, no big deal) has struck a deal with Disney to write one of...
Aside from the fact that Toy Story 3 scribe Michael Arndt is writing the thing, and that Disney is producing the thing, all we know about Star Wars: Episode VII is who isn’t directing it. Steven Spielberg or Zack Snyder? Nope. Quentin Tarantino? Not happening. J.J. Abrams is a definite no, with Jon Favreau a big maybe. Matthew Vaughn? ...
So what do we know about the upcoming film Star Wars: Episode VII? Well, it’s set for a 2015 release date, Disney owns it, George Lucas will—at best—be a consultant, and Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) will write it. And that’s about it. At this point, we could define the film more with who won’t be involved rather than who will, as yet...
Ever since it was announced that a new, George Lucas-free Star Wars trilogy was happening courtesy of a mega-sale with Disney, the internet has been virtually imploding with speculation as to who would direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first film in the new sequel trilogy. While Matthew Vaughn emerged as a rumored...
In news sure to blow out the cerebral cortex of every Star Wars fan who reads it, Harrison Ford—yeah, the guy who said he’d never return to the Star Wars franchise—is apparently open to returning to the recently announced Star Wars sequel trilogy. There are a few conditions, though. Read on for more.
It's going to be a long wait until 2015, when Star Wars: Episode VII finally hits screens, and part of what will make it such a slog is suffering through all the tidbits and casting rumors that will leak from now until then.The latest and biggest rumor is that Matthew Vaughn will be the director of the next chapter of Star Wars.
Wes Anderson finally let some plot details slip on The Grand Budapest Hotel. He told a Los Angeles newspaper that his film will mostly be set during the late 1920s. It's not a lot of information, but it's more than we knew before. And Anderson finally cast his female lead. Hint: She's very young, and very talented. We also have the first teaser poster for...
Some people, it seems, can keep one hell of a secret—such as Mark Hamill (a.k.a., Luke Skywalker) who has known of the upcoming trilogy of Star Wars sequels since August. It seems that Star Wars architect George Lucas dished the dirt to Hamill months ago. And now that the news is out, Hamill is talking about the new films, and what may or may not be in...
If you’ll recall, yesterday the internet had a full on nerdgasm at the news that not only had Disney purchased Lucasfilm (give the company that already runs Marvel Studios and Pixas the rights to Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more), but that Disney would be launching an all new sequel trilogy of Star Wars films, with the first coming our way in 2015. And...
Well, here’s some news that will shake nerdom and the internet to their very cores—The Walt Disney company is purchasing LucasFilm Ltd. from one George Lucas. Yes, that George Lucas, and yes, that LucasFilm Ltd. And not only that—brace yourselves—Disney will be releasing Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015.
One of summer’s biggest surprises hits home video this week, as does a perennial classic, some Star Wars stuff, and a movie called Gabe the Cupid Dog. Check out this week’s top choices…
The stuff that nightmares and broken childhood dreams are made of, George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy hasn’t quite eeked out all the money it possibly can from the pockets of Star Wars fans. After all, the trilogy has only enjoyed, thus far, a theatrical release, individual VHS releases, individual DVD releases, a box set DVD release, and a box set...
With The Expendables 2 opening this weekend, it unites Sylvester Stallone (age 66) with Chuck Norris (72), Arnold Schwarzenegger (65) and Bruce Willis (57). In this case it's the years and the mileage. But having a bunch of geriatrics deliver death blows in nothing new in cinema, and many of our favorite masters of putting foot-to-ass could collect Social Security....
We've been hearing about a Star Wars live-action show for a couple years now, and Rick McCallum recently talked it up. Though there's not much new news, he suggests that they have fifty scripted hours, and plots that are like (here's the money quote) "Deadwood in space."
To badly misquote The Beatles, it was 35 years ago today that George Lucas taught the world to play. Yes, Star Wars came out on May 25, 1977, and now we've been living in its shadow for three and a half decades. Though too often anniversaries are mentioned as milestones, it's worth reflecting on what has changed since the release.
Love him or hate him, director James Cameron has never been one to play it safe. But Cameron just announced that he is not open to developing any projects, original or otherwise, in the near future. Instead he will focus entirely on directing sequels to his groundbreaking 3D epic Avatar. This is cause for concern. In the past, some directors opted to coast off huge...
