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J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and rougher” lightsaber action in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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While the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy offered up a number of memorable lightsaber duels, they have come in for criticism due to their heavily choreographed and elaborate nature, and it seems that hasn’t been lost on J.J. Abrams, with the director telling Empire that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will see a return to the […]

J.J. Abrams completes Star Wars: The Force Awakens, promises less lens flare

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During a ‘Celebrity Nerd-Off’ interview with Stephen Colbert at the Montclair Film Festival, director J.J. Abrams has revealed that at 2:38 AM on Saturday morning he completed the mix for Star Wars: The Force Awakens ahead of its hotly-anticipated release this December. SEE ALSO: First clip and new TV spot from Star Wars: The Force […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plot secrecy, and building to Episode VIII

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With a little over five weeks to go until the massively-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Star Wars marketing machine is in full swing. Over the past few days we’ve had a new trailer, an international poster, and a first TV spot, and now director J.J. Abrams has been speaking to Wired […]

The Week in Star Wars – New poster and trailer for The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” claims, box office predictions, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more

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It’s a packed edition of The Week in Star Wars following a new poster and trailer for The Force Awakens alongside some record breaking ticket sales, #BoycottStarWarsVIII, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more… Well, what a week this has been. We’ll kick things off with last Sunday’s new poster for Star Wars: The […]

J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” remarks against Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Prior to the trailer being released, a Twitter trend called #BoycottStarWarsVII caught the Internet’s attention, as loud vocal complaints were being made about Star Wars: The Force Awakens being “anti-white”. The group rejected the idea that the movie had such a diverse cast, calling the film “anti-white propaganda” and that J.J. Abrams was a “Jewish activist” . Whether […]

J.J. Abrams says it’s “no accident” that Luke Skywalker is missing from Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster and trailer

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Since the release of the new poster and trailer last week, there has been a lot of speculation among fans about where Luke Skywalker is in the marketing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Many feel that he’s jumped to the Dark Side, and going by the thread of comments from this article, there are a […]

Star Wars: Can Nostalgia Be A Bad Thing?

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Ricky Church on whether nostalgia can be a bad thing… Last week Star Wars: The Force Awakens released its final trailer and crashed many theater sites in its sale of tickets, literally breaking the Internet. The reception of the trailer has been overwhelmingly positive, stirring the emotions of a grown adult to make them feel […]

J.J. Abrams reveals Star Wars: The Force Awakens runtime

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We’ve been absolutely inundated with Star Wars news these past few days, so much so that one little nugget from D23 has slipped under our radar. According to Comic Book, director J.J. Abrams has revealed that December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens will run for 2 hours and 4 minutes – exactly the same length […]

SDCC: Star Wars: The Force Awakens interviews with J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford and the new cast

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Star Wars mania gripped the San Diego Comic-Con International yesterday as Disney and Lucasfilm showcased Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We’ve already brought you the behind-the-scenes sizzle reel which was shown to fans in attendance [see here], along with video of the full panel itself [see here], and now we’ve got some interviews with director […]

J.J. Abrams rumored to direct Star Wars: Episode IX

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Old reports about the future installments in the ever-expanding Star Wars film franchise – which will soon consist of one film every year – made it seem that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams would be handing over the keys to the beloved saga after only one film. Now, we’ve learned that that may not be the […]