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J.J. Abrams wishes he was directing Star Wars: Episode VIII

December 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here, attention is starting to shift towards the next chapter of the saga, with Rian Johnson stepping in to succeed J.J. Abrams as director of Star Wars: Episode VIII. A couple of weeks ago, J.J. Abrams said that he had no regrets about handing over the reins […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Greg Grunberg, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

J.J. Abrams explains why Leia isn’t a Jedi in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 7, 2015 by Gary Collinson

I think it’s pretty safe to assume that following Return of the Jedi, the majority of fans expected Luke Skywalker to pass on what he had learned about the ways of the Force to his sister Leia. However, as we’ve seen from the marketing campaign of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Leia is not a Jedi, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Rancor Pit

December 7, 2015 by Luke Owen

Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is The Week in Star Wars’s Luke Owen with Luke Skywalker in the Rancor pit from Return of the Jedi… Return of the Jedi gets a lot of stick for having teddy […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets Christmas Day box office record, will hit $1 billion this weekend

December 26, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues leave box office records in its wake, with the film setting a Christmas Day record yesterday of $49.3 million in the States, crushing the previous high set by Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes in 2009. Domestically, The Force Awakens is now the fastest movie to reach $400 million, having banked […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes more box office records, passes $600 million worldwide

December 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Following on from its record-breaking opening weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now smashed another record on its way to $610 million worldwide. On Monday, the film earned $40.1 million domestically, crushing the previous Monday record of $27.7 million set by Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 back in 2004 and pushing its […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Lawrence Kasdan on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Han Solo spinoff

December 5, 2015 by Gary Collinson

During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Lawrence Kasdan has been discussing his return to the Star Wars universe with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, stating that it will have an ‘Original Trilogy’ feel, rather than that of the Prequels. ”The story [in the prequels] does not interfere. We only have to […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Harrison Ford talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Indiana Jones 5

December 2, 2015 by Gary Collinson

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens now just two weeks away from release, Harrison Ford appeared on Good Morning America to discuss his return to the franchise, revealing that he’s seen the finished movie, as well as teasing “a more complex story” for the character of Han Solo. “It was great,” states Ford. “It’s a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office tracking suggests $3.5 billion worldwide haul

December 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

We all know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be one of the biggest box office successes of all time, but if the latest box office tracking is anything to go by, it’s not going to have any problem toppling James Cameron’s Avatar to become the biggest film in history. According to analyst […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit

November 21, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies, The Week in Disappointment Tagged With: Gambit, George Lucas, Marvel, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Pierce Brosnan, Simon Kinberg, Spectre, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hobbit, The Merlin Saga

UPDATE: George Lucas calls Disney “white slavers”, suggests he’s not a fan of “retro” tone of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 31, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, George Lucas compared his sale of Lucasfilm and Star Wars to Disney as being like a relationship break-up, and revealed that the Mouse House did not want his input for Episode VII. Now the Star Wars creator has been speaking to US […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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