While the scenes of Carrie Fisher’s performance as General Leia in The Rise of Skywalker were constructed using unused footage from The Force Awakens, writer Chris Terrio has revealed that the flashback sequence with Luke and Leia was crafted using footage from Return of the Jedi. “We also had access to the dailies from the Original Trilogy, and […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer hints that Leia and Force Ghost Luke discussed Rey’s ancestry after The Last Jedi
Chris Terrio, the writer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has hinted that Leia and force ghost Luke discussed Rey’s ancestry after The Last Jedi. One of the biggest reveals in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was that Rey is the granddaughter of Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine. We also see that Leia and Luke […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer discusses Rose Tico’s lack of screen time
As criticism continues to grow regarding the apparent sidelining of Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico (who apparently received just 76 seconds of screen time from the film’s two hour twenty minute running time), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker screenwriter Chris Terrio has spoken to Awards Daily about the character’s role in the movie, stating […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will answer questions about the First Order
Chris Terrio, the co-writer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that the film will answer questions about the First Order. Ever since the First Order debuted in The Force Awakens, questions have been asked about exactly how this mighty force came into being from the shattered remnants of the Empire. They seemed to appear […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer wanted to address how strong the Force is in Episode IX
Chris Terrio, who co-wrote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with director J.J. Abrams, said that they wanted to address just how strong the Force is. Throughout Star Wars history, the Force has been this mysterious quantity; part spiritual entity, part science, different users have displayed varying levels of ability in it. But what is […]
Ben Affleck rewrote the Batman v Superman script while in his Batman costume
As evidenced by the rumors that he will both write and direct a DC Extended Universe Batman solo film, Ben Affleck is more than just an actor. In fact, although he rose to fame because of his numerous film roles, he has never been nominated for an Oscar in an acting category, but instead has […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will answer “who is Rey?”, says writer Chris Terrio
The answer to the question, “who is Rey?”, will be answered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker according to the film’s writer Chris Terrio. The identity of Rey has been one of the biggest questions on everyone’s lips in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Not just in a literal scence of her lineage or […]
Star Wars: Episode IX will “unite all three trilogies” and include Prequel elements
Earlier this week we brought you some comments from J.J. Abrams who revealed that he plans to the take Star Wars saga “elsewhere” with Star Wars: Episode IX, taking a different approach to the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy to that of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which – as many have highlighted – […]
J.J. Abrams to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX
Well, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t wasted any time in finding a replacement for Colin Trevorrow on Star Wars: Episode IX, with Deadline reporting that J.J. Abrams is set to direct the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, as well as co-writing with Chris Terrio (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). “With The […]
Chris Terrio has written a draft of The Batman script
After the disappointing news that Ben Affleck will not be directing The Batman after all, word has come that Justice League‘s Chris Terrio has written a draft of the script based on Affleck’s and Geoff Johns’ first draft. Whether it was a full page one job – as with The Flash recently – or just punching up the […]
