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Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson is not involved with writing Star Wars: Episode IX

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Back in June 2014 when it was first announced that Rian Johnson had signed on to write and direct the now-titled Star Wars: Episode VIII, it was also said that the Looper director would also provide a treatment for the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX. Well, it seems that plans […]

Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences

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Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]

Jeff Goldblum returns to Jurassic Park, Unbreakable/Split sequel announced, Mad Max sequels and more – Daily News Roundup

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MORE MAX With the great critical success of Mad Max: Fury Road, it came as no surprise that there was a lot of talk of more adventures from George Miller’s universe. However, since then, we’ve not heard much else. In a recent interview Miller has revealed that there are plans in place for a trilogy saying, […]

Kathleen Kennedy says the fans will influence the next batch of Star Wars Anthology movies

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A few days ago Kathleen Kennedy revealed that she expects the next Star Wars Anthology movie to be announced as early as this summer, and now we have a few more comments from the Lucasfilm chief, who has told E-Cartelera (via Star Wars News Net) that fans could play a major role in determining the next slate […]

Lucasfilm has no plans to restore the unaltered cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy

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Although George Lucas has made numerous changes to the original Star Wars trilogy over the years, with those versions having been released on Blu-ray and other such formats, there is still plenty of fan demand for the unaltered versions of the Original Trilogy to see a restored home entertainment release. There were rumors earlier this year […]

Dave Filoni discusses Rogue One’s influence on Star Wars Rebels season 4

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As the fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels brings the timeline closer to that of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the original Star Wars, creator Dave Filoni has been chatting to IGN about how December’s blockbuster Anthology movie will influence the fourth and final season of the Disney XD animated series. “Now that […]

Why You Shouldn’t Care Where Kylo Ren’s Scar Is

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Neil Calloway takes aim at those getting worked up over a slight change in make up… I’m a huge Star Wars fan; I love the films, I’ve been known to defend elements of the prequels, and I’ll not really trust anyone who proudly boasts that they’ve never seen any of the films. Having said that, […]

Oscar Isaac talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi and filming with Carrie Fisher

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While Oscar Isaac was absent from Star Wars Celebration last weekend due to a scheduling conflict, the actor has taken the opportunity to discuss his upcoming return as Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Last Jedi during various promotional images for his new film The Promise. “[Poe] will be challenged, in a very intense way that […]

The Most Disappointing: Saw Gerrera in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Anghus Houvouras on Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera… Disappointments are the product of anticipation. The more excited you are about something, the more likely it won’t live up to your expectations. Soaring heights soon turn to flaming fuselage. No one is going to be disappointed by The Fate of the Furious because not even fans of […]