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Han Solo Star Wars spinoff seems likely to keep its May 2018 release date

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The Han Solo anthology movie seems like it will be keeping to its May 2018 release date. After all the issues the project has suffered, namely the firing of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the hiring of Ron Howard, and the reported unhappiness at Alden Ehrenreich’s performance, it seemed likely that the project might […]

Watch Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘BB-8 Bandits’

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Disney and Lucasfilm have released the second episode of the new animated series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. Entitled ‘BB-8 Bandits’, the short sees Rey and BB-8 being pursued by scavangers looking to steal the droid; check it out below and watch the first episode ‘Sands of Jakku’ here… The first eight episodes of Star […]

Fantastic Beasts 2 plot details revealed, Star Wars at SDCC, Edgar Wright in the DCEU and more – Daily News Roundup

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FANTASTIC BEASTS ARE BACK Production has begun on the as-yet-to-be-titled sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and some plot details were revealed yesterday. “J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplay for the film, which opens in 1927, a few months after Newt helped to unveil and capture the infamous Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald,” the […]

Star Wars reportedly sitting out Comic-Con in favour of D23

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If you’re attending the San Diego Comic-Con later this month and have been looking forward to getting a glimpse of the upcoming Star Wars movies, you may be disappointed to hear that Disney and Lucasfilm are reportedly sitting out of SDCC and focusing their promotional efforts on the D23 Expo. According to SDCC Unofficial Blog, a Lucasfilm […]

Watch the first episode of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘Sands of Jakku’

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Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first episode of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, the new animated series focussing on the female heroes of the galaxy far, far away. In the episode, titled ‘Sands of Jakku’, Rey (voiced by Daisy Ridley) and BB-8 find themselves pursued by a hungry Night Watcher worm; check it out […]

Jumanji trailer, Death Note trailer, Curse of Chucky trailer and stuff that isn’t trailers – Daily News Roundup

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WE’VE GOT FUN AND GAMES It was a big day for trailers yesterday, and it kicked off with our first look at the upcoming reboot/sequel to the 1995 adventure movie, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan as video game avatars for a […]

Disney reportedly impressed with Han Solo sizzle reel

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According to reports, Disney is actually impressed with what they have seen in the current Han Solo sizzle reel. Recent reports regarding the Han Solo Star Wars spin-off movie have certainly painted the film in a bad light, with Lucasfilm firing Phil Lord and Chris Miller due to creative differences, and rumours that they aren’t entirely […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has created “new rules” for the franchise, according to Adam Driver

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It looks like Star Wars: The Last Jedi is going to shake-up the Star Wars formula a bit, according to Kylo Ren himself. Adam Driver recently sat down for an interview with The Huffington Post where the actor shared his enthusiasm for director Rian Johnson, and the new ideas he is bringing to the franchise: “[Johnson] created […]

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny trailer celebrates the female heroes of the galaxy far, far away

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Disney and Luscasfilm has released a trailer for the upcoming micro-series Star Wars Forces of Destiny. The series will shine a light on the female heroes of Star Wars in animated shorts that will last about 2 – 3 minutes in length. Check out the trailer below… The new micro-series of animated shorts will explore exciting, all new adventures of […]

Kevin Feige and Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts talk Han Solo Star Wars controversy

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For anyone who hasn’t heard by now, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were unceremoniously dumped off of the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff project, with Ron Howard announced as a replacement with roughly four weeks of production left to go. It’s a touchy situation that dips into the territory of artistic freedom, and everyone […]