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Mark Hamill confirms rumour about the original opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Back in the summer of 2014, a rumour emerged from Birth.Movies.Death suggesting that the then-titled Star Wars: Episode VII would begin with a shot of Luke Skywalker’s severed hand and lightsaber floating through space before landing on a planet. Of course, as we all know, that opening was absent from Star Wars: The Force Awakens; however, […]

Cinematographer Bradford Young says the young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff will “break some rules”

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Now that Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover are locked in to play Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, we should probably expect to hear plenty of movement on the young Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie as directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller gear up to go into production early next year. Lord and Miller have […]

Concept artist Iain McCaig says Han Solo spinoff is “by far the best Star Wars script”

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During an appearance at an Art and Industry of Imagination conference in New Zealand, Lucasfilm concept artist Iain McCaig spoke briefly about the script for the upcoming young Han Solo movie, and was full of praise for the Star Wars Anthology project. “[It’s] by far the best Star Wars script, and one of the best […]

Lawrence Kasdan says the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff will shoot in January

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Earlier this month Disney and Lucasfilm announced that they’ve found their young Han Solo in Alden Ehrenreich, and now screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has revealed that production on the Star Wars Anthology movie will kick off in January. “You know, Chris Miller and Phil Lord are going to direct it,” said Kasdan (via Star Wars News […]

Christopher Miller teases Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie

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One-half of the directing duo who will be helming 2018’s Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, Christopher Miller, took to Twitter today to tease the upcoming project. In honor of May the 4th, Star Wars Day, Miller posted the following picture… Can't wait to get "shooting"!#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/HlteYut6m0 — Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) May 4, 2016 Highlighted in […]

Scarlett Johansson becomes highest-grossing actress of all time

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Thanks in no small part to her role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson has become the highest-grossing actress of all time at the domestic box office, with her films having earned a whopping $3.333 billion in receipts. In terms of males and females, Johansson is the tenth-highest grossing star in […]

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi teases Comic-Con mockumentary with ‘Purple Man in the Floating Chair’ artwork

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During the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel screened a sizzle reel for Thor: Ragnarok shot by director Taika Waititi, which took the form of a mockumentary that fins Chris Hemsworth’s Thor living with a room mate in New Zealand as he takes a well-earned break from Avenging and continues his investigations into “the purple man in the […]

Captain Boomerang and Slipknot featured in new Suicide Squad clip

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Warner Bros. has released another new clip from the upcoming DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad which sees Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) trying to convince Slipknot (Adam Beach) that the bomb implanted in their necks is just ‘mind games’; watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Batman isn’t the only Justice League member in Suicide Squad It feels […]

The Rocketeer “sequel-reboot” ready to blast off with female lead

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Walt Disney Studios has hired screenwriters Max Winkler and Matt Spicer to pen a script for a “sequel-reboot” to Joe Johnston’s cult 1991 action-adventure The Rocketeer. The site reports that the new film – titled The Rocketeers – is currently in the early stages of development, but will be […]