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J.J. Abrams taking Star Wars “elsewhere” with Episode IX

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Though we have Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi to look forward to in December, there’s still the return of J.J. Abrams to think about as he’s set to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. The Force Awakens director is returning to the franchise after Colin Trevorrow was fired last month over creative differences, giving Abrams the chance to close […]

More Episode IX delays, Nightwing update, The LEGO Movie 2 details and more – Daily News Roundup

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MORE DELAYS FAR, FAR AWAY With the Star Wars: Episode IX getting a new script and a pushed back release date, it should come as no surprise that the movie’s production has been pushed back too. Variety are reporting that Lucasfilm has now delayed the start of principal photography on Episode IX. Originally slated to begin […]

J.J. Abrams to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX

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Well, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t wasted any time in finding a replacement for Colin Trevorrow on Star Wars: Episode IX, with Deadline reporting that J.J. Abrams is set to direct the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, as well as co-writing with Chris Terrio (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). “With The […]

Director Dilemma: How Does Lucasfilm Bounce Back From Its Current Crisis?

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George Chrusostomou on Lucasfilm’s director dilemma… With the recent news that Colin Trevorrow has exited Star Wars: Epiosde IX, it seems Lucasfilm may not have everything under control as much as we once thought. While we’re not at Prequel level of concern (and I’ll defend Revenge of the Sith till my throat is sore) it’s hard not […]

Star Wars Episode IX loses director, Wonder Woman is a box office hero, new Thor: Ragnarok promo posters and more – Daily News Roundup

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TROUBLE IN LUCASFILM Following the news a couple of months ago that Phil Lord and Chris Miller exited the Han Solo spin-off movie with only a few weeks of production left, it was revealed yesterday that Colin Trevorrow has left the director’s chair of Star Wars: Episode IX over creative differences. According to EW, there have […]

Colin Trevorrow says Star Wars: Episode IX will give the Sequel Trilogy an “emotionally resonant conclusion”

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A few days ago we brought you some comments from Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow who said that the passing of Carrie Fisher will be handled with “love and respect” in the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy. Now the filmmaker has been chatting to Screen Rant about his work on the 2019 […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 18 – ‘Double Agent Droid’

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Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – ‘Double Agent Droid’… R2-D2 and C-3P0 are the most recognisable droids in Star Wars. They’re antagonistic but ultimately deeply caring relationship is told over decades and shows no sign of stopping. Personally though, I find the golden half of the pair rather annoying. Not Jar Jar levels, but […]

Michael K. Williams in final talks for Han Solo standalone Star Wars movie

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According to an exclusive report from Variety, Michael K. Williams (The Wire, The Night Of) is likely to become the latest actor to step into the Star Wars universe, as he’s in final negotiations to join the cast of the still-untitled Han Solo standalone movie. As of now, his exact role in the film is unknown. Williams […]

Excerpt from Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel released online

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Longtime fans of the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, now known as Legends, received a great gift when fan-favourite villain Grand Admiral Thrawn was brought into actual canon through his role in the Star Wars Rebels television series, voiced by House of Cards‘ Lars Mikkelsen. Timothy Zahn, the author who created him, has been working on Star Wars: Thrawn,a […]