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James Cameron on shooting all four Avatar sequels together, and avoiding Star Wars

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Last week, James Cameron added an extra instalment to its Avatar franchise, announcing that four sequels to the 2009 mega-blockbuster will hit cinemas between 2018 and 2023. Avatar 2 had originally been slated for release in December 2017, only to be pushed back a year to give Cameron more time to prep, as well as avoiding […]

William and Harry visit Star Wars: Episode VIII set at Pinewood

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Star Wars / British Monarchy fans everywhere were sent into a frenzy yesterday as pictures emerged of the Duke of Cambridge visiting the set of the eighth movie in the Star Wars saga alongside his brother Prince Harry at Pinewood Studios. The British Royal Family’s sovereign Princes William and Harry took time to visit the set […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Unhelpful Rumour Machine

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Tony Black on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the unhelpful rumour machine… We may be living in the age of the geek, but when you examine all the rumour around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this week, you can’t help but wonder if that Birth. Movies. Death article doing the rounds about ‘broken […]

James Cameron critiques Star Wars: The Force Awakens, felt it lacked “visual imagination”

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He may have shifted Avatar 2 to avoid Star Wars: Episode VIII, but it seems that James Cameron wasn’t overly impressed by Disney’s take on Star Wars, with the filmmaker suggesting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens lacked “visual imagination” and that “the jury’s out” on the Sequel Trilogy. “I don’t want to say too much about the […]

Alden Ehrenreich reportedly frontrunner to play young Han Solo in Star Wars spinoff film

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After conducting more screen tests, Alden Ehrenreich (who also had a breakout role earlier this year in the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!) is being reported by Deadline as the frontrunner to play a young Han Solo in Disney’s Star Wars spinoff film. Ehrenreich was also a part of the short list that emerged online a […]

John Williams confirmed to score Indiana Jones 5, Ready Player One and Star Wars: Episode VIII

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The Indiana Jones franchise has been dependent upon four key players ever since its first release back in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Steven Spielberg has served as the director, Harrison Ford starred as the titular hero Indiana Jones himself, George Lucas was one of the consistent contributors to the series stories and John Williams […]

Star Wars Original Trilogy receiving theatrical roadshow re-release in the States in August

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The original Star Wars trilogy is heading back to the big screen this summer, with the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain organising a special roadshow triple-bill of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi across more than 20 cities in the States. “It’s always been a dream to show the original […]

Christian Bale was reportedly sought for a role in the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff

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Earlier today, we brought you the news that Woody Harrelson is the front-runner for the role of Han Solo’s mentor in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff movie, and now there is word that Christian Bale was also considered for the part. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter tweeted “True that Disney & Lucasfilm wanted someone big […]