After spending the vast majority of Star Wars: The Last Jedi off on their own individual adventures, John Boyega has confirmed that Rey Finn won’t be separated for the final chapter of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. “I haven’t read the script for Star Wars: Episode IX. But Daisy Ridley did shoot me […]
Mark Hamill says it’s up to J.J. Abrams if Luke returns for Star Wars: Episode IX
It’s in the hands of J.J. Abrams if Luke Skywalker returns for Star Wars: Episode IX. One of the more shocking moment from Star Wars: The Last Jedi – and there were a few – was the death of Luke towards the film’s end after a confrontation with his old pupil, Kylo Ren. Many fans […]
John Boyega confirms that Star Wars: Episode IX will start shooting in July
Last month, J.J. Abrams confirmed that he and Chris Terrio (Argo, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) had completed the script for Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Episode IX, and now actor John Boyega has confirmed that filming on the closing chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will begin this July. “I don’t know a thing, […]
Rian Johnson reportedly ditched J.J. Abrams Star Wars: Episode VIII draft for The Last Jedi
At this point, I think it’s fair to say that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the most divisive instalment of the Star Wars saga to date. The movie certainly has its fans, with many praising Rian Johnson for taking the franchise in a new direction, while others have slammed it for that very reason. […]
J.J. Abrams says the Star Wars: Episode IX screenplay is finished
The screenplay for Star Wars: Episode IX is complete according to director J.J. Abrams. Star Wars: The Last Jedi may still be fresh in the memory and Lucasfilm’s second anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story only three months away, but there is still great anticipation regarding the final film in the sequel trilogy. While […]
J.J. Abrams says Cloverfield 4 is “a crazy movie”
Despite the fact that The Cloverfield Paradox was pulled from its theatrical release and sent straight to Netflix (reportedly, because Paramount felt it was “unsalvageable”), it seems the studio isn’t ready to give up on J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot’s Cloverfield anthology series just yet. A fourth movie – Overlord – is already in the can, […]
J.J. Abrams calls out sexist Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics
Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
How many people watched The Cloverfield Paradox on Super Bowl Sunday?
In one of the most audacious marketing moves ever, Netflix released The Cloverfield Paradox last Sunday, having teased it hours earlier during the first quarter of the US broadcast of the Super Bowl. The reaction was decidedly mixed (read our review here), but there’s no denying the power of the stunt, and the viewing figures make interesting […]
Daisy Ridley-headlined Kolma set to be fifth Cloverfield movie?
Back in April of 2016 it was announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams would be reuniting with his star Daisy Ridley for the fantasy thriller Kolma. Abrams is producing the film – a remake of a 2003 Israeli moive of the week entitled Kol Ma, a.k.a. All I’ve Got – through his […]
