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iPhone designer takes credit for Star Wars: The Force Awakens lightsabre

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Ever since the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens launched, there has been a lot of debate about the new lightsabre displayed by Kylo Ren. Some have warmed to it and some… well… some haven’t. Well whether you loved it or hated it, someone has taken responsibility for its design. And he is the man […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens rumours: “Some are true, some are false”

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From pretty much the very first moment it was announced that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm and were working on a new Star Wars sequel trilogy, we’ve been absolutely overwhelmed with rumours and speculation about the seventh episode in the blockbuster saga. Some of those would certainly qualify as major spoilers if true, and director J.J. […]

Billy Dee Williams thinks he’ll be back for future Star Wars movies: “I have a feeling I’m going to show up”

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When the cast was announced for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one name that seemed to be missing from the original cast line-up was Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. Since that time, the actor has returned to a galaxy far, far away as part of Star Wars Rebels to provide his vocal talents. But […]

J.J. Abrams on the pressure of directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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It is without doubt one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, and indeed the entire decade, and so it goes without saying that launching Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens must be a daunting prospect for director J.J. Abrams. During an interview with MTV, the director has spoken about the pressure […]

“George Lucas” provides commentary for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer

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Since the release of the first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Friday, we’ve seen numerous parodies of the trailer, including a LEGO Edition, a Crazy Lens Flare Edition, a Wes Anderson Version and a George Lucas Special Edition Version, and now we have another for you, this time featuring the Star Wars […]

The Callow Way – Why I’m stopping watching trailers

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This week, Neil Calloway is suffering from trailer fatigue… 1st July 2015, 6th November 2015, 17th December 2015. What are you doing on those dates? I bet some of you know already. For those that don’t know, they are the release dates for Terminator: Genysis, the new Bond film, Spectre, and the latest film in […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer gets the George Lucas Special Edition treatment

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Not content with Disney and J.J. Abrams’ efforts on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, it seems that George Lucas has given the teaser his Special Edition treatment to bring it more in line with his vision of the galaxy far, far away, complete with Hayden Christensen Force Ghosts, trade negotiations, and CGI creatures […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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Well, it was the trailer the world had been waiting for. And what a moment it was. At around 3pm on Friday 28th November, 2014 the Internet virtually crashed as thousands of Star Wars fans attempted to get onto the iTunes page only to discover that most of us didn’t have Quicktime installed. Of course, […]

Is this the Time for Trailers?

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Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…  He has become the third co-host of the SlashFilm podcast and now it appears that Jeff Cannata is joining the legion of Star Wars fans who refuse to watch the trailer. He tweeted: “Just to be clear, I love teasers! But Star Wars is different. Would love to […]