Having fended off competition from Passengers and Assassin’s Creed to retain top spot at the box office over the Christmas weekend, Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now passed the half billion mark worldwide. Rogue One grossed $64.4 million over the Friday to Sunday period in North America, with a further $471.1 million […]
Is Star Wars the most depressing franchise ever?
Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise… With the release and massive worldwide success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars has once again proven itself the most popular franchise in the history of cinema. People really seem to enjoy Rogue One. Most notably for the more grounded, realistic elements. The darker war […]
Dave Filoni on the Star Wars Rebels references in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
While Marvel likes to constantly remind us that “It’s All Connected” with regards to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’re yet to see any of the studio’s TV shows referenced on the big screen. However, that’s certainly not the case over at Lucasfilm, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story featuring several Easter eggs for fans of […]
A character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was originally planned as a Jedi Knight
As well as being the first non-Saga movie in the Star Wars franchise (and the first not to be scored by John Williams), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was also the first instalment to be complete devoid of Jedi characters (save for a fallen Jedi in Darth Vader, of course). However, it seems that […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story passes $350 million worldwide in its first week
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is not slowing down at all even during the week. The Gareth Edwards-helmed film earned $17.6 million in North America and $16 million globally for a combined $33 million yesterday. This brings its worldwide total to $357 million thus far. This is very impressive for a Star Wars film that is not […]
The Most Disappointing: Rogue One & Disney’s attempt at Star Wars
Anghus Houvouras shares his thoughts on Rogue One and Disney’s Star Wars… I’m over Star Wars. That’s not an angry statement. I’m not standing with my arms crossed and a sour look on my face making this declaration in a snotty, snarky tone. It’s more like a expressionless sigh. The sound of defeat spoken with […]
Movie Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016. Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Jimmy Smits, Mads Mikkelsen, and James Earl Jones. SYNOPSIS: The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga […]
Gareth Edwards discusses the original ending to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Warning. Major spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow. You have been warned… Those of us who’ve ventured to the cinema to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will likely have noticed that much of the footage seen in the trailers was absent from the final movie. We already know that the […]
Disney becomes the first studio to gross $7 billion in a single year at the global box office
With a string of hits under its belt, 2016 had already been a stellar year for Walt Disney Pictures at the global box office, but thanks to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the House of Mouse has become the first studio to break the $7 billion mark in a single year, […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story enjoys a $290 million global opening weekend
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has pulled in a worldwide box office opening weekend of $290.5 million, which is at the lower end of the initial tracking suggesting a haul of anywhere between $280 and $300 million. Domestically, Rogue One grossed $155 million across the Friday-Sunday period, the second biggest December opening in history […]
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