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Rian Johnson has explained the thought process behind Rey’s parentage in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi dealt with the much discussed subject of Rey’s parentage, and director Rian Johnson has revealed the decision making behind the reveal. It seems that Johnson is having to do plenty of explaining regarding certain plot points in the film and he has done so again for the mystery of Rey’s […]

Rian Johnson describes how Star Wars: The Last Jedi is like a period piece

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The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, has spoken about how his movie is like a period piece. Star Wars can fall into many categories: sci-fi, space opera, action adventure, etc and so on. The latest entry into saga, The Last Jedi, has now arrived into cinemas across the world and is […]

Rian Johnson explains why Luke’s lightsaber was blue and not green in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson has explained why it was that Luke used a blue lightsaber in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and not his green one. The Last Jedi is marching on at the global box office and is still dividing fans between those that loved it and those that are straight up offended by it. One […]

Quality Isn’t Subjective. A Film Is Good Or It Is Not

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Samuel Brace argues that quality isn’t subjective… Many things in life are up for debate. Many things can be interpreted and argued over. Everyone is different; everyone is a product of their own environment, dictated to by their personal tastes. Things like our favourite foods, favourite actors, favourite sports, books, music and yes, films, are […]

Director Rian Johnson talks inspirations for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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With the recently revealed title for the next episode in the saga — Star Wars: The Last Jedi — speculation has kicked into overdrive. Fans are of course pretty darn eager to unravel all the mysteries that Episode VIII might contain, and now thanks to director Rian Johnson, we know of some of the film’s […]

Jared Leto teasing his return as The Joker?

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Suicide Squad might not have landed with the bang that many had hoped in terms of critical acclaim; it was panned by critics, but that didn’t stop fans from flocking to the cinema, and it hasn’t stopped fans from thinking about the DCEU’s future. Jared Leto clearly has his mind focused on such thoughts as he […]

Official: Sony’s Spider-Man Animated Movie to star Miles Morales

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Rumours of Miles Morales making it to the big screen have been strring for a while now and Sony has today made it official that the fan favourite character is heading to theatres for the studio’s untitled Animated Spider-Man movie. During a presentation by Sony Pictures Animation which covered their upcoming projects, some key details for […]

Daniella Pineda lands starring role in Jurassic World 2

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It has been revealed that star of TBS comedy series The Detour, Daniella Pineda, is set to star in the sequel to Universal’s juggernaut dino-sequel Jurassic World. As revealed by Variety, Pineda has landed one of the new female starring roles for the fourth sequel to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic. Other new additions to the cast include Rafe Spall, […]

How The Young Pope Has Set The Bar for 2017’s TV

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Samuel Brace on The Young Pope… Every once and a while, a new show comes along that makes a statement, a statement not necessarily thematic – though this one does – but a statement regarding its quality, one that says, “look out world, you’re going to have to be better now”. This is exactly what […]