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Rian Johnson’s Knives Out adds Michael Shannon and Lakeith Stanfield

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After casting Avengers: Infinity War’s Chris Evans last week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson has now made a further two additions to the cast of his next film Knives Out in Michael Shannon (Waco) and Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You). Knives Out is described as a murder mystery in the classic […]

Chris Evans joins Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out

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After completing production on Avengers 4 – and possibly the role of Captain America as well – Chris Evans has already joined another project. Deadline reports Evans has been cast in Rian Johnson’s (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) murder mystery Knives Out opposite current James Bond star Daniel Craig. The film underwent a bidding war at the Toronto International […]

Daniel Craig to star in Rian Johnson murder mystery film Knives Out

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While we await word on the future of Bond 25, Daniel Craig has a new project for the interim. Deadline has reported he will be starring in Knives Out, a murder mystery from Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, whom he has collaborated with on several films.. The film is expected to receive […]

Rian Johnson confirms his Star Wars trilogy is still in the works following rumours of cancellation

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has taken to Twitter to confirm that he is still working on his planned new Star Wars trilogy for Disney and Lucasfilm, shutting down rumours that the films are in trouble and may be facing the axe. Yup. 👊🏻 — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) August 29, 2018 The […]

What on Earth (or in space) is going to happen in Star Wars: Episode IX?

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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 […]

Rogue One writer is “disgusted” by how Rian Johnson was treated over Star War: The Last Jedi

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story writer Gary Whitta says that he is “disgusted” by how Rian Johnson was treated by some audience members over Star Wars: The Last Jedi. There’s little question that some of The Last Jedi’s most vocal critics weren’t shy in dishing out abuse towards those involved with the movie, especially […]

Can We Stop Saying The Last Jedi is ‘too different’ from Star Wars canon?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the continuing impact of The Last Jedi and the false notion that it’s too different from Star Wars canon… So here we are. 7 months on and I still see, on a daily basis, and with my phone, social media profiles all recommending I click on articles about how divisive The […]

Rian Johnson defends Star Wars: The Last Jedi over criticism of character deaths

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Despite being over six months on from its release, the debate over Star Wars: The Last Jedi continues to rage on as certain fans continue to express their disappointment over the latest chapter of the main Star Wars saga, and in particularly director Rian Johnson’s treatment of Luke Skywalker. A few days ago, Mark Hamill […]

Why the Star Wars: The Last Jedi remake should be taken (somewhat) seriously

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Anghus Houvouras on the fan campaign to fund a remake of Star Wars: The Last Jedi… Not the actual movie, mind you. I’m not here to advocate a $200 million GoFundMe financed fan-film version of Episode VIII. That would be ludicrous… but so damn entertaining. It would be like watching Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice […]