During an interview with Collider, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has revealed that The Joker and The Riddler came close to appearing in the hotly-anticipated DC superhero epic. “We talked about the possibility of putting them in,” states Snyder. “[Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt […]
Mark Hamill teases that Finn could be Luke Skywalker’s son
Many stars and celebrities are wishing John Boyega (Finn from Star Wars: The Force Awakens) a happy birthday, including costar Mark Hamill who also found a way to mix in some possible “spoilers” whilst having some fun with fans… Happiest of Birthdays to the Finn-tastic @JohnBoyega a swell fella who's just sonsational in #EP8 Hmmm-Typo […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens to $53 million in China
Disney and Lucasfilm were hoping for a big opening in China if it was going to reach the lofty heights of James Cameron’s Avatar, which is still the biggest movie of all-time with $2.7 billion. Well, it opened strong, but possibly not strong enough. The film opened on Saturday (and was the first film to […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens passes Jurassic World to become the third biggest movie of all-time
Following the news that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first film in history to pass $800 million domestically, it can now lay claim to being the third biggest film of all-time. With its weekend takings of $41.6 million domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also brought its worldwide total to $921 million – […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film to cross $800 million in North America
J.J. Abrams’s sci-fi epic in a galaxy far, far away continues to smash records as Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film in history to cross $800 million domestically. The film ended the weekend at the top of the US box office for the fourth week in a row, battling stiff competition from […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens home entertainment release will include deleted scenes, but no extended cut
If you were hoping for the possibility of an extended director’s cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then I’m afraid J.J. Abrams has some bad news for you. “There will be deleted scenes, but not an extended version,” Abrams told Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t know what the longest cut was. Probably, if it were with […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens overtakes Skyfall to become the UK’s biggest movie of all time
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overtaken Skyfall to become the UK’s highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the 23rd Bond movie’s £103.2 million haul in just 20 days, compared to the 66 days it took Skyfall to reach that amount. The new record coincides with today’s announcement that BAFTA has nominated The Force Awakens […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens tops Avatar as the biggest movie of all-time in North America
It faces an uphill climb if it wants to become the biggest movie ever released, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens can take solace in the fact it is now the biggest movie to be released in North America. The previous record, held by James Cameron’s Avatar, was $760 million which has now been topped […]
Rumour: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer attached to Captain America: Civil War
Now, this could just be speculation/guesswork, given that it would make complete sense, but Star Wars Time is reporting that the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set to be attached to fellow Disney release, Captain America: Civil War, which is set for release in May. We’re less than twelve months […]
The Week in Star Wars – George Lucas calls Disney “white slavers”, The Force Awakens Blu-Ray details, Episode VIII to start shooting and more
It’s the post Life Day edition of The Week in Star Wars, and we’ve got some harsh words from George Lucas about the new Star Wars overlords, details for The Force Awakens Blu-Ray release, information on Episode VIII and more… Happy 2016! Kicking things off the first The Week in Star Wars of 2016 with The […]