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J.J. Abrams on the similarities between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A New Hope

December 16, 2019 by Liam Waddington

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams has further discussed one of the biggest complaints to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – the undeniable similarities to Star Wars: A New Hope after series creator George Lucas expressed his disappointment over the first instalment in the Sequel Trilogy, saying there was “nothing new”. “There are a […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Lion King casting, first look at Ego the Living Planet, Stephen King shared universe, the fate of Jar Jar Binks – Weekend News Roundup

February 20, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Rounding up the big news stories from the weekend… LANDO CALRISSIAN AND DARTH VADER JOIN THE LION KING Director Jon Favreau has revealed the first casting for his upcoming remake of the animated Disney classic The Lion King, with Donald Glover set to voice Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original […]

Filed Under: Daily News Roundup, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Castle Rock, David F. Sandberg, DC, DC Extended Universe, Donald Glover, Fede Alvarez, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, J.J. Abrams, James Earl Jones, Kurt Russell, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Matt Reeves, Mel Gibson, Ridley Scott, Shazam, Star Wars, Stephen King, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King

J.J. Abrams has been told that the unaltered versions of the Original Star Wars Trilogy will never again be released

December 16, 2019 by Gary Collinson

When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas, many fans of the Star Wars saga hoped this would pave the way for the original, unaltered theatrical versions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi to make their grand return. However, so far this hasn’t proven to be the case, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Kathleen Kennedy addresses criticisms of a lack of pre-planning for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

December 11, 2019 by Gary Collinson

One of the biggest criticisms of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (second only perhaps to the treatment of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm embarked on the series of films without a clear road map as to where the story was heading. After raising several questions […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley believes it is a “shame” that Rey, Finn and Poe only came together for one film

December 9, 2019 by Liam Waddington

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Daisy Ridley, who is best known for playing Rey, claims it was a “shame” that the trio of Rey, Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) only acted together for one film. “The thing we were all really excited to do was to come together in this film and […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Daisy Ridley, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker introduces new force powers says J.J. Abrams

December 5, 2019 by Samuel Brace

J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker says the film will introduce new force powers. A big part of the excitement of watching a new Star Wars film is getting to see what cool things the Jedi will get up to and this often involves there use of the force. We […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams on whether it was more difficult to start the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy or end the Skywalker Saga

December 6, 2019 by Liam Waddington

In 2015, director J.J. Abrams took the helm for the first instalment in the sequel trilogy – or the seventh Star Wars episode of the saga – with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Now, in two weeks, the filmmaker has a huge task of releasing the ninth and final episode in the entire Skywalker Saga, The Rise of […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams on bringing back the Knights of Ren for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

December 1, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After briefly introducing the characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams is set to bring back the Knights of Ren for this month’s closing chapter of the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While many expected this mysterious group of villains to play a larger role in the Sequel Trilogy, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams says the most important thing for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is making a film Carrie Fisher would be “proud of”

December 2, 2019 by Liam Waddington

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams claims the most important aspect of Episode IX is making a film that the late great Carrie Fisher would be proud of – and believes the crew has done that. “I don’t want to talk about that, per se, because it just — I don’t think it’s quite […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

John Boyega says J.J. Abrams is “definitely upset” with him over losing his Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker script

December 3, 2019 by Liam Waddington

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star John Boyega, who is known for playing ex-First Order Stormtrooper Finn, has admitted director J.J. Abrams is “definitely upset” with him over losing the film’s script. “Yeah, it was me. Yeah,” Boyega told TMZ when meeting with fans. “It was an accident!” When he was asked about Abrams’ reaction, Boyega […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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