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Oscar Isaac says Star Wars: The Force Awakens plot theories “couldn’t be more far off-base”

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During a chat with Yahoo! Movies to promote the release of his new film A Most Violent Year, Oscar Isaac has been speaking about his upcoming role in next year’s hugely-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and more specifically, the spy photos, leaks and plot rumours that have plagued the intensely secretive production. “I can’t […]

Will Andy Serkis be playing a live-action role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

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Thomas Roach on Andy Serkis’ role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens being one of the most anticipated films of 2015 there is always going to be a great deal of speculation from fans. The film has wrapped production and the cast have all been sworn to secrecy in […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer confirmed for online release on Friday

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Since the first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was confirmed as showing in select U.S. theaters from this Friday, there’s been a big question as to whether those of us outside of the States would be able to catch it (in non-bootleg form at least). Well, fear not, as the official Star Wars […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reportedly arriving on Friday

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Over the past we’ve heard several rumours about the impending trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s hugely-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens; there’s been the obligatory alleged trailer description, along with reports that it will make its debut in cinemas with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on December 17th. However, it seems we […]

Star Wars stunt double in induced coma after accident on Resident Evil set

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A British stunt double who worked on Star Wars: The Force Awakens is fighting for her life in hospital after a freak accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Olivia Jackson, 32, crashed into a metal camera arm whilst shooting a high-speed motorbike chase for the upcoming horror sequel at the weekend. […]

J.J. Abrams discusses showing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to terminally ill fans

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Throughout the lead up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens it was repeatedly noted, and rightfully so, that Disney and director J.J. Abrams made a touching decision to screen the film prior to the general public for terminally ill fans who would possibly unfortunately pass away by the time the monumentally anticipated next […]

Can we all just admit Star Wars: The Force Awakens was kind of terrible?

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Anghus Houvouras on Star Wars: The Force Awakens… I’m excited about Rogue One. More so than any other Star Wars film that has been released since Return of the Jedi in 1983. I doubt anyone needs another sentence devoted to the dreadful prequels. The internet is currently composed of 18% meme, 42% pornography, 21% food […]

Is Star Wars the most depressing franchise ever?

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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 […]

James Cameron critiques Star Wars: The Force Awakens, felt it lacked “visual imagination”

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He may have shifted Avatar 2 to avoid Star Wars: Episode VIII, but it seems that James Cameron wasn’t overly impressed by Disney’s take on Star Wars, with the filmmaker suggesting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens lacked “visual imagination” and that “the jury’s out” on the Sequel Trilogy. “I don’t want to say too much about the […]