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J.J. Abrams says it’s “preposterous” that Rey is under-represented in Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandising

January 9, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Warning. Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers follow… Star Wars: The Force Awakens ran into some controversy earlier this week over Hasbro’s decision to omit Daisy Ridley’s Rey from its Star Wars Monopoly set, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Hasbro claimed it was to “to avoid revealing a key plot line that […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Rumour: Bel Powley up for a role in Star Wars: Episode VIII, Gugu Mbatha-Raw no longer under consideration

January 9, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Back in October, it was rumoured that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) were up for the part of a female lead in next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, with Collider then claiming that Mbatha-Raw has secured the role. Well, The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bel Powley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VIII

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in China with $32 million opening day, closing in on Jurassic World worldwide

January 9, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its way to the Middle Kingdom today, with the Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster pulling in $32.1 million, the third-biggest opening day behind Furious 7 ($68 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($33 million). Transformers: Age of Extinction also opened higher in dollar value with $36.6 million, but not in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

J.J. Abrams addresses criticism that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a rip-off of A New Hope

January 8, 2016 by Gary Collinson

While Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been shattering box office records left, right and centre – and repairing much of the damage caused by the Prequel Trilogy in the minds of many fans – the film has come in for some criticism for its similarities to the original Star Wars, particularly in terms of its plot and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Rumoured plot details for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story concerning Mads Mikkelsen’s character

January 8, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is behind us, expect Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to become the target of rumour-mongering and speculation as we count down towards the release of Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie this December. Sure enough, some potential details have surfaced concerning Mads Mikkelsen’s character – thought to be called Galen […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: mads mikkelsen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens overtakes Skyfall to become the UK’s biggest movie of all time

January 8, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overtaken Skyfall to become the UK’s highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the 23rd Bond movie’s £103.2 million haul in just 20 days, compared to the 66 days it took Skyfall to reach that amount. The new record coincides with today’s announcement that BAFTA has nominated The Force Awakens […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Skyfall, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Fan petition calls for George Lucas’ return to the Star Wars saga

January 7, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The Star Wars saga entered a new ‘post-George Lucas’ phase last month with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and while many fans were glad to see the back of the bearded one after the Prequel Trilogy, it seems not all were ready to say goodbye to Lucas’ vision. If you fall into […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX

Marvel’s Star Wars #1 is the bestselling comic book of 2015

January 7, 2016 by Gary Collinson

2015 was certainly a great year for Star Wars, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattering records at the box office, and the franchise’s various video games pulling in over $1 billion in revenue. Now it can add another success, with PREVIEWSworld revealing that Marvel’s Star Wars #1 was the bestselling comic book the year. Here’s the […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News Tagged With: Marvel, Star Wars

Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie will be set 10 years before A New Hope

January 7, 2016 by Justin Cook

Warning: This post contains some minor spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Proceed with caution… While there are many exciting future Star Wars projects that will be hitting theaters in the years to come, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: Episode VIII, perhaps none is quite as promising as the […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Chris Miller, Han Solo, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Harrison Ford, Phil Lord, Star Wars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens tops Avatar as the biggest movie of all-time in North America

January 7, 2016 by Luke Owen

It faces an uphill climb if it wants to become the biggest movie ever released, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens can take solace in the fact it is now the biggest movie to be released in North America. The previous record, held by James Cameron’s Avatar, was $760 million which has now been topped […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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