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J.J. Abrams almost said no to Star Wars: Episode IX

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: Episode IX, has revealed how he nearly said no to coming back to the franchise. There was many an excited fan when news broke that J.J. Abrams would be returning to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. The director, of course, helmed Star Wars: The Force Awakens before stepping […]

Rian Johnson isn’t bothered if J.J. Abrams retcons The Last Jedi in Star Wars: Episode IX

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With a trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX expected to arrive at Star Wars Celebration next weekend, we’ll soon have our first glimpse at the closing chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, and what is being billed as the final instalment of the Skywalker Saga. Given the hugely divisive reaction to 2017’s Star Wars: […]

Can J.J. Abrams turn things around after Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

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Samuel Brace on Star Wars: Episode IX… The Star Wars sequel trilogy can still be saved but we need J.J. Abrams to be the hero Luke couldn’t be when he returns for Star Wars: Episode IX. Star Wars: The Force Awakens wasn’t a perfect movie, but it was the movie we needed, the movie Star Wars needed […]

Guillermo del Toro to direct Zanbato for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot

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As revealed by Collider, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions for Zanbato, a new project which he is set to write and direct. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film reportedly follows a young girl between the ages of 10 and […]

Star Wars: Episode IX wraps filming as J.J. Abrams shares behind-the-scenes image

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Having returned to close out the Sequel Trilogy after launching things back in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams has announced that filming has now wrapped on December’s still-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX. “It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode IX. There is no adequate way to thank this […]

J.J. Abrams and Jennifer Garner reuniting for My Glory Was I Had Such Friends

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Deadline is reporting that Alias creator J.J. Abrams and star Jennifer Garner are set to reunite for My Glory Was I Had Such Friends, a new limited drama which has received a straight-to-series order from Apple. Based on Amy Silverstein’s 2017 memoir, My Glory Was I Had Such Friends “showcases the power of friendship and […]

Movie Review – Overlord (2018)

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Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Bokeem Woodbine, Mathilde Olliver SYNOPSIS: When a group of American G.I.s find themselves behind enemy lines, they quickly dicover that the small French village is home to more than just Nazi soldiers. J.J. Abrams chooses to open his infamous […]

Disney and Lucasfilm viewing Star Wars: Episode IX as a “course correction” for the franchise

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Although Disney has enjoyed enormous financial success with the Star Wars saga since its acquisition of Lucasfilm, things haven’t been going too smoothly as of late. In December, the Mouse House released Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which – despite being a critical and commercial hit – proved to be hugely divisive amongst the fanbase, […]

New TV spots for WWII zombie horror Overlord

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Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Paramount Pictures has unveiled another two TV spots for the J.J.Abrams-produced World War II supernatural action thriller Overlord; check them out below or watch them over on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Final trailer for J.J. Abrams’ WWII zombie flick Overlord brings the gore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5MxKp1uCW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5l8l1NLQS0 With only hours […]