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 […]
John Boyega has teased something “visually crazy” from the set of Star Wars: Episode IX
John Boyega, one of the stars of Star Wars: Episode IX, has teased something “visually crazy” from the film’s set. While Star Wars: Episode IX‘s December release date feels like a long way away, there is no question that the excitement and hype are starting to build for the film. Doing his part to get […]
Star Wars: Episode IX will take place roughly one year after The Last Jedi, reveals John Boyega
While Star Wars: The Last Jedi picked up directly after the conclusion of The Force Awakens, there’s traditionally been a time jump between episodes in the Star Wars saga, and it seems that is going to be the case once again when Star Wars: Episode IX arrives next year. During an interview with Empire, actor […]
John Boyega set for legal drama A Naked Singularity
Star Wars actor John Boyega is set to follow up his latest adventure in the galaxy far, far away with the legal drama A Naked Singularity, which is being produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. Based on Segio De La Pava’s debut novel and directed by Chase Palmer, one of the co-writers on It, […]
John Boyega offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the set of Star Wars: Episode IX
Unusually for a Star Wars production, we’ve seen very little in the way of set photos coming out of Star Wars: Episode IX these past few months, but – while we wait to see if those rumours of a first teaser trailer before the end of the year pan out – John Boyega has taken […]
The BBC’s Watership Down gets a first trailer
The BBC has released the first trailer for its star-studded CG animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ beloved 1972 novel Watership Down. Directed by Noam Murro, it features an impressive voice cast that includes James McAvoy, Daniel Kaluuya, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Olivia Colman, Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Gemma Chan, Peter Capaldi, Gemma Arterton, Tom […]
John Boyega and Letitia Wright to Hold Back the Stars
According to THR, John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) have signed on to star in the sci-fi romance Hold Back the Stars. Based on the book of the same name by Katie Khan, Hold Back the Stars follows a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love […]
What on Earth (or in space) is going to happen in Star Wars: Episode IX?
As Star Wars: Episode IX starts filming, Tom Beasley takes a look at what the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga has in store… It wasn’t that long ago really that Star Wars: The Last Jedi took the mostly fairly united fandom surrounding the galaxy far, far away and shook it up, creating a deep schism […]
Star Wars: Episode IX cast announced, includes Luke, Lando and Leia
With principal photography set to get underway next week, the official Star Wars website has announced the cast for Star Wars: Episode IX, the third and final chapter of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Reprising their roles are Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), […]
New Star Wars: Episode IX casting breakdown surfaces as John Boyega teases a time jump
A couple of weeks ago an alleged casting breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX landed online, suggesting that Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams are seeking an actress to portray the character of ‘Mara’ – which, as you might expect, prompted speculation about the possible introduction of the EU character Mara Jade into the official Disney canon. […]