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Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy tops the UK box office

June 10, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 5th June to Sunday 7th June 2015… Melissa McCarthy’s latest collaboration with director Paul Feig, the action comedy Spy, has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the film earning £2,557,824, including £198k in previews. That’s pretty much on […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dil Dhadakne Do, Insidious: Chapter 3, Mad Max: Fury Road, Man Up, Pitch Perfect 2, San Andreas, Spy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Tomorrowland

Everest climbs to the summit of the UK box office chart

September 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 18th September to Sunday 20th September 2015… Director Baltasar Kormakur’s star-studded survival thriller Everest has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the film pulling in £3,160,154 to dethrone the Tom Hardy-headlined gangster biopic Legend. Three other newcomers managed […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: A Walk in the Woods, Bill, Everest, Inside Out, Legend, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Straight Outta Compton, The Battle of Britain at 75, The Visit

Minions fends off Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL at the UK box office

July 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2015… Universal’s animated Despicable Me spinoff Minions held on to first place at the UK box office in its second weekend, comfortably fending off competition from new arrivals Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL to top the chart […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Amy, Jurassic World, Knock Knock, magic mike xxl, Minions, Mr. Holmes, Spy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator: Genisys

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K Ultra HD box set coming in 2020

December 22, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Last month, Disney+ delivered a big surprise for fans of the Star Wars saga by dropping previously-unannounced 4K versions of the Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy to the streaming service. However, non-subscribers – or those who still prefer their media physical – will soon be able to get their hands on Ultra HD versions of […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

LEGO Ideas ‘I Am Your Father’ Star Wars set achieves 10,000 supporters to progress onto the Review Stage

August 4, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Back in May of last year, we brought word of a rather fantastic LEGO Ideas concept for fans of the Star Wars saga, with szabomate90 recreating the iconic ‘I Am Your Father’ scene from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Well, the 1,482-piece project has now attracted the necessary 10,000 supports to make […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, LEGO, News, Toys Tagged With: LEGO, LEGO Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

J.J. Abrams has been told that the unaltered versions of the Original Star Wars Trilogy will never again be released

December 16, 2019 by Gary Collinson

When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas, many fans of the Star Wars saga hoped this would pave the way for the original, unaltered theatrical versions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi to make their grand return. However, so far this hasn’t proven to be the case, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Mark Hamill has revealed how the dark side vision in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was shot

December 13, 2019 by Samuel Brace

empire strikes back

Mark Hamill, a legend of the Star Wars franchise, has explained how the dark side vision was pulled off in The Empire Strikes Back. Mark Hamill is set to return as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but it’s going to take quite something from Episode IX to match The Empire Strikes […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Mark Hamill, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Marvel’s Adi Granov Star Wars Launch Party Lithograph revealed

November 15, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Marvel’s ongoing Star Wars series enters a new era this January with the launch of a brand new #1 from writer Charles Soule and artist Jesus Saiz, set in the immediate aftermath of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. To celebrate the release of the first issue, Marvel has announced that fans […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News Tagged With: Adi Granov, Marvel, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Marvel Strikes Back with first-look preview of Star Wars #1

October 28, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Marvel is set to launch a brand new volume of its ongoing Star Wars series this coming January as writer Charles Soule and artist Jesus Saiz bridge the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and thanks to Bleeding Cool we’ve got an unlettered first look at interior artwork from the […]

Filed Under: Comic Book Previews, Comic Books, Gary Collinson Tagged With: Marvel, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Saga to receive new Blu-ray and DVD re-release

August 13, 2019 by Gary Collinson

As revealed by Core of Movies on Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm are set to issue Blu-ray and DVD re-releases of the first ten movies in the Star Wars saga to coincide with the upcoming arrival of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As you can see above, the re-releases cover all ten films – The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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