According to THR, Disney and Lucasfilm are currently looking at three actresses for the first Star Wars solo film, which is set to hit theaters in 2016: Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany. Maslany has reportedly already met with director Gareth […]
George Lucas shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, says Disney scrapped his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy
Having retired from the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas has previously stated that he was yet to watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, he has now revealed that he caught the trailer while attending the cinema, telling Page Six: “I saw the trailer. I saw it in a theater because […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to feature first female stormtrooper
It looks like Disney and J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to introduce the very first female stormtrooper… The Daily Mirror is reporting that unknown British actress Amybeth Hargreaves has been cast as an Imperial Stormtrooper in the hotly-anticipated first chapter of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, which stems from a listing […]
George Lucas slams all-white Oscar nominations, “it’s a political campaign”
Star Wars creator George Lucas is not a man known for mincing his words when it comes to the Academy. Having famously left the Directors Guild of America after being fined for not having a standard title sequence on Star Wars (which also meant he couldn’t get Steven Spielberg to direct one of the movies), […]
Gareth Edwards’ standalone Star Wars movie gets an Oscar nominated screenwriter
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 […]
Simon Kinberg will reportedly take over writing duties on Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie
Last week it was revealed that Gary Whitta has stepped down from writing duties on the first Star Wars spin-off movie, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards. Slash Film has now learnt that Simon Kinberg will taking over writing duties for the upcoming movie. Kinberg is already executive producer on the animated show Star Wars: Rebels […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie loses its screenwriter
Just as original writer Michael Arndt left Star Wars: The Force Awakens, screenwriter Gary Whitta has now departed Disney’s first standalone Star Wars movie, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to THR, Whitta has completed a first draft of the film and is now moving on to his next project, which could […]
J.J. Abrams will have final cut privileges on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
J.J. Abrams has confirmed that he has final cut privileges on Star Wars: The Force Awakens as anticipation continues to build for the return of the galaxy far, far away. SEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams has toned down the Original Trilogy references in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Abrams made the comments whilst addressing a talk […]
Revenge of the Sith 3D to premiere at Star Wars Celebration
It looks like fans wanting to complete their viewing of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy in 3D will get their wish at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this April, with the convention set to play host to the premiere of the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 3D conversion. In addition to […]
Sweded trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Michel Gondry’s 2008 film Be Kind Rewind may not have been a huge success, but it did have a lasting impression on movie fans, as evidenced by the continued existence of “Sweded” movie trailers. Over the years, various films have gotten these homemade, extremely low-budget recreations. Now, Star Wars; The Force Awakens has joined that list. Dumb Drum, the folks behind other […]
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