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Comic Book Review – Star Wars #2

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Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #2… THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped! Last month’s debut edition of Star Wars at Marvel was quite a decent little affair. It wasn’t spectacular in any […]

Domhnall Gleeson’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens ties him to major character?

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Warning – there could be spoilers below… It seems amazing in this day and age of the Internet that a film can keep so much secrecy, but J.J. Abrams has managed to do it with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That is, apart from a few bits that have slipped through here and there. Today’s […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer “controversy ” and Simon Pegg writing Star Trek 3

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We are now just 10 months away from J.J. Abrams taking us to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and when the trailer was released late last year, there was quite a stir with Star Wars fans particularly around the lightsaber hilt. “It’s been the funniest thing to see the arguments that have […]

Nicolas Cage praises Hayden Christensen’s “superb” performance as Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels

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Among the many criticisms levied towards George Lucas’ Star Wars Prequel Trilogy is the depiction of Anakin Skywalker, and Hayden Christensen’s portrayal (a.k.a. Mannequin Skywalker) has certainly come in for plenty of stick over the years. However, it seems Christensen’s Outcast co-star Nicolas Cage is a fan of his work as the future Dark Lord […]

Felicity Jones to star in Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie, Edgar Ramirez and Aaron Paul also in contention

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Over the weekend it was rumoured that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) was in talks for Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) standalone Star Wars movie, and now THR is reporting that Disney and Lucasfilm have found their female lead for the 2016 release. According to the site, Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) is in advanced talks for […]

Disney’s Bob Iger confirms release dates for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Episode IX

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed the release dates for the second and third chapters of the studio’s upcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy, with Get Your Geek On (via THR) quoting Iger from an annual report sent to Disney stockholders: “As one of the few people allowed to visit the set during filming… and one […]

Tatiana Maslany rumoured to have landed a role in Star Wars spin-off

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It was reported last week that  Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Kate Mara (The Fantastic Four) were testing out for roles in Gareth Edward’s Star Wars spin-off. Well, the folks over at Total Geek seem to found out who got the part. According […]

Gareth Edwards’ standalone Star Wars movie gets an Oscar nominated screenwriter

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It looks like Disney and Lucasfilm have found a replacement screenwriter for Gary Whitta on Gareth Edwards’ upcoming standalone Star Wars movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Chris Weitz has signed on to the mystery project. Weitz’s credits include his Oscar-nominated script for About a Boy, in addition to the likes of Antz, Nutty […]

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