It’s certainly a busy time for Lucasfilm, what with Star Wars: The Last Jedi incoming, Ron Howard in post-production on Solo: A Star Wars Story following intense reshoots, and J.J. Abrams working furiously on the script for Star Wars: Episode IX after the studio decided to part ways with Colin Trevorrow and start over ahead […]
How Crucial is Universe Branding to Today’s Franchises?
George Chrysostomou on the importance of the universe branding… We cannot get away from the fact that today’s cinema (and to an extent TV) is dominated by the concept of the shared universe. It seems that almost every story, film and character has to be linked in order to create a further expansive world, which […]
You Can’t Buy a Franchise, You Have to Build One
Neil Calloway on Disney suffocating Star Wars… After American Graffiti, George Lucas spent a while shoving his Western in space script under the nose of anyone who cared to read it. They gave him suggestions on how to improve it, he took them on, and a few years later he finally shot the film. It […]
Is the Lucasfilm Story Group really producing the best stories Star Wars can offer?
George Chrysostomou on whether the Lucasfilm Story Group is really producing the best stories that Star Wars can offer… There is no doubt that the Lucasfilm Story Group, created by Kathleen Kennedy in 2012 and headed by Kiri Hart, has done some good for the Star Wars franchise. Although controversial in its attempts to rewrite […]
Why we need more Star Wars prequels
Anghus Houvouras thinks we need more Star Wars prequels… My old friend, writer Dean Lines made a post on Twitter the other day that shook the foundation of everything I hold dear, all the way down to my midichlorians. https://twitter.com/deanlines/status/898320728990171136 Dean’s sarcastic, venom laced tweet was the last straw in a never-ending stream of razor-sharp […]
New featurette for Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok focuses on Cate Blanchett’s Hela
Marvel Studios has released a new featurette for the hotly-anticipated Marvel threequel Thor: Ragnarok which focuses on the villainous Hela and sees stars Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, and director Taika Waititi discussing the Goddess of Death; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Idris Elba says Thor: Ragnarok is the first Thor movie he’s enjoyed making […]
Cate Blanchett hoping Thor: Ragnarok will lead to more female Marvel villains
One of the biggest criticisms aimed at the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the lack of memorable villains. However, judging by the trailers for Thor: Ragnarok, Cate Blanchett’s Hela may well find herself joining that select club, and the actress has revealed that she’s hoping it will kickstart the introduction of more female villains into the […]
Hans Zimmer’s greatest non-Christopher Nolan soundtracks
With Dunkirk out now, Sean Wilson selects those Zimmer soundtrack classics that have been overlooked… Christopher Nolan’s astonishing, overpowering World War II epic Dunkirk is on release now and there’s a common thread running through the laudatory reviews: the music is inseparable from the visuals. Indeed, Hans Zimmer’s keening, groaning, growling compositions help blur the […]
Christopher Nolan’s Greatest Movies
Samuel Brace on Christopher Nolan’s greatest movies… From Memento to The Dark Knight, from Inception to Interstellar, Christopher Nolan has given the world an incredible body of work. With stories ranging from a man with no memory, a masked vigilante whose best weapon is the fear he instils in his enemies hearts and minds, to […]
Binge-Watching the Spider-Man Movie Series
Henry Bevan binge-watches the Spider-Man movie series… Inspired by our viewing of Spider-Man: Homecoming, a film this website called “the best Spider-Man movie to date” and “another hit for the carefully crafted MCU”, a mate and I decided we should binge watch the previous five movies. While I’m personally conflicted about my favourite superhero’s latest […]
