J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]
Stephen King’s Castle Rock gets full season order
Filming on the pilot hasn’t even begun yet, but Hulu has already ordered a full 10 episode season for the Stephen King and J.J. Abrams anthology series Castle Rock. This comes after positive reception to the recently released teaser trailer. Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that many of Stephen Kings stories are set in and […]
The Lion King casting, first look at Ego the Living Planet, Stephen King shared universe, the fate of Jar Jar Binks – Weekend News Roundup
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 […]
J.J. Abrams, Stephen King and Hulu invite us to take a trip to Castle Rock
Fresh from their collaboration on 11/22/63, J.J. Abrams and Hulu are set for a return to the world of Stephen King, this time for an anthology series entitled Castle Rock, which of course takes its name from the fictional Maine town that appears in many of King’s novels. The news was revealed with the release […]
J.J. Abrams’ supernatural D-Day film Overlord finds a director
World War II to seems to be back in fashion of late with Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge receiving a lot of praise and Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated drama Dunkirk arriving this summer. And now the D-Day film from J.J. Abrams has found its director. Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) will be the film’s director […]
Daisy Ridley to star in spy drama A Woman of No Importance
Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress Daisy Ridley has put yet another project on her growing schedule, signing on to star in A Woman of No Importance. Per Deadline, this isn’t an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play, but rather an adaptation of Sonia Purnell’s biography of Virginia Hall, an American heiress and spy. Before World War II, Hall […]
J.J. Abrams says he’s moving away from sequels and reboots to original ideas
With a C.V. that includes the likes of Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams has amassed quite the reputation for his franchise work. However, it seems he’s grown a little tired of working on sequels and remakes, and is now looking to focus on […]
J.J. Abrams developing space colonization series Glare for HBO
Hot off the heels of the highly successful first season of Westworld, HBO is turning once again to J.J. Abrams (who served as executive producer for the show) to shepherd a new sci-fi drama series. According to THR, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director has been tapped to develop Glare, an hourlong drama exploring the colonization of another planet. Not […]
Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector’s Edition
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector’s Edition Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, and Lupita Nyong’o SYNOPSIS: The cast from the original Star Wars trilogy meets a new generation of heroes […]
Daisy Ridley comments on Rey being called a Mary Sue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Last year when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released, one character many fans new and old alike identified with was newcomer Rey, a young woman trapped on a desert planet who discovers she is Force sensitive. Rey could not only use the Force, but had an affinity for mechanics and was a talented pilot, much like Anakin […]
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