It’s certainly a busy time for Lucasfilm, what with Star Wars: The Last Jedi incoming, Ron Howard in post-production on Solo: A Star Wars Story following intense reshoots, and J.J. Abrams working furiously on the script for Star Wars: Episode IX after the studio decided to part ways with Colin Trevorrow and start over ahead […]
How Crucial is Universe Branding to Today’s Franchises?
George Chrysostomou on the importance of the universe branding… We cannot get away from the fact that today’s cinema (and to an extent TV) is dominated by the concept of the shared universe. It seems that almost every story, film and character has to be linked in order to create a further expansive world, which […]
You Can’t Buy a Franchise, You Have to Build One
Neil Calloway on Disney suffocating Star Wars… After American Graffiti, George Lucas spent a while shoving his Western in space script under the nose of anyone who cared to read it. They gave him suggestions on how to improve it, he took them on, and a few years later he finally shot the film. It […]
Is the Lucasfilm Story Group really producing the best stories Star Wars can offer?
George Chrysostomou on whether the Lucasfilm Story Group is really producing the best stories that Star Wars can offer… There is no doubt that the Lucasfilm Story Group, created by Kathleen Kennedy in 2012 and headed by Kiri Hart, has done some good for the Star Wars franchise. Although controversial in its attempts to rewrite […]
Why we need more Star Wars prequels
Anghus Houvouras thinks we need more Star Wars prequels… My old friend, writer Dean Lines made a post on Twitter the other day that shook the foundation of everything I hold dear, all the way down to my midichlorians. https://twitter.com/deanlines/status/898320728990171136 Dean’s sarcastic, venom laced tweet was the last straw in a never-ending stream of razor-sharp […]
UPDATE: Hasbro unveils Deadpool and Captain Rex HasCon exclusive action figures
Hasbro has officially unveiled two of its HasCon exclusive action figures in the Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch Uncanny X-Force Deadpool and Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Clone Captain Rex; check them out here… Join the infamous Merc with a Mouth on his next katana-wielding mission with this comic-inspired DEADPOOL Figure from the MARVEL […]
Emilia Clarke shares Chewbacca video from the set of the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff
As production continues on the now-Ron Howard-directed Han Solo movie, Emilia Clarke has taken to Instagram to give us another peek behind the scenes of the Star Wars Anthology movie, sharing a video of everyone’s favourite Wookiee, the mighty Chewbacca! SEE ALSO: Ron Howard offers first look at Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian in new Han […]
Aborted Justice League post-credit scene, Coco wins the box office weekend, Ben Mendelsohn wants to play Doctor Doom and more – Weekend News Roundup
NO LANTERNS… No spoilers for the DC team-up movie Justice League here, but a new post from a Reddit (who claims to be VFX artist on the movie) has said that there was a post-credits scene planned which features the Green Lantern Corps. The scene would have seen Bruce Wayne being awoken in his lake house by […]
Disney releases new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny trailer
Earlier this year Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled a series of animated shorts entitled Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, detailing the exploits of the female heroes of the galaxy far, far away, including Rey, Leia Organa, Ahsoka Tano, Padme Amidala, Sabine Wren and Jyn Erso [watch them here]. In October, Disney Channel will air the shorts […]
Book Review – Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad… With Star Wars Battlefront II hitting consoles this fall, Christie Golden introduces fans to Inferno Squad, a highly trained special ops group sent on difficult assignments to thwart rebels and protect the Empire’s secrets. Golden writes a compelling story with interesting characters and doesn’t deliver the […]
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