After initially stating that he was open to further appearances as Professor Charles Xavier following his latest in Logan, Patrick Stewart subsequently changed his mind and said that, as with Hugh Jackman, the new Wolverine movie would mark his final outing in the X-Men franchise. Well, it seems that – unlike Hugh Jackman – the […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi crosses $1 billion worldwide
The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are celebrating the end of 2017 with the news that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has crossed $1 billion worldwide in its third weekend of release. The Rian Johnson-directed blockbuster has grossed $517.1 million domestically, making it North America’s eighth-biggest film of all time behind last year’s Rogue One: […]
Disney’s three Star Wars movies have passed the studio’s Lucasfilm purchase price at the worldwide box office
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company paid $4.06 billion to acquire Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and it looks like that has proven to be a very shrewd investment, with the studio’s first three Star Wars movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi – […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi climbs to $1.2 billion worldwide
Despite a rather disappointing opening of just $28.7 million in China, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now pushed its global haul to $1.205 billion. The Rian Johnson-directed sequel slipped to third in the domestic box office chart this weekend behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key, but […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi tracking $425 million global opening
We’re now just hours away from the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which opens here in the UK at midnight tonight, and as you’d expect, box office tracking is predicting a rather impressive opening weekend for the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga. According to THR, The Last Jedi is looking at […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi character posters and locations featurette
Lucasfilm has unveiled five new international character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and BB-8, along with a ‘Worlds of The Last Jedi’ featurette which explores the real-world locations and practical sets of the movie; check them out […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi passes $1.3 billion worldwide
It was already the highest-grossing release of 2017, and now Star Wars: The Last Jedi has reached another box office milestone, with the divisive Episode VIII pushing its global haul beyond the $1.3 billion mark. The Rian Johnson-directed film has grossed $610.8 million domestically, in addition to a further $701.1 million from international markets, for […]
Rey wields Kylo Ren’s lightsaber in Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spots, ‘Special Look’ promo released
After dropping a couple of international posters earlier today [see here and here], Disney and Lucasfilm have now unveiled some new TV spots for Star Wars: The Last Jedi – the final shot of which sees Rey wielding Kylo Ren’s lightsaber as she prepares to do battle with Supreme Leader Snoke’s Praetorian Guards! Take a […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spot features new dialogue between Rey and Luke
We’re less than a month away from the hugely-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and today has brought us an extended TV spot for the film, which features some new dialogue between Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker and Daisy Ridley’s Rey, including a reference to Luke’s failure training Ben Solo, a.k.a. Kylo Ren. Check […]
New illustrated poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
We’re exactly a month out from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and to mark the occasion AMC Theatres has unveiled a new illustrated poster for Episode VIII, which you can find right here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi gets three TV spots featuring more new footage SEE ALSO: Kathleen Kennedy says that Star Wars: […]
