A whole lot of Star Wars news dropped today at Disney’s annual shareholder’s meeting. CEO Bob Iger confirmed the release dates for two upcoming movies and made directing and casting announcements. First, Star Wars: Episode VIII. Iger announced that Rian Johnson will write and direct the eighth movie in the Star Wars saga. Johnson wrote … Continue reading
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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast (Finally) Revealed
After months of speculation, we finally know who will star in Star Wars: Episode VII. Early reports that Girls star Adam Driver was a part of the cast ended up being true. Here’s who else is joining Driver and the original cast of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels (C3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) … Continue reading
5 Sequels and Reboots Sold This Week Including ‘Indy’ and ‘Oz’
Hollywood loves a franchise it can milk every last dollar out of so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that two particular money-makers have officially sold scripts for upcoming features. Indiana Jones 5 is officially on the way, though with no release date targeted just yet. You can also probably guess that Harrison … Continue reading
Villain for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Revealed
With filming set to begin in April, Disney has made its first casting revelation for Star Wars: Episode VII. According to Variety, Girls star Adam Driver is in final talks to play the villain role that will be in the vein of the franchise’s iconic villain, Darth Vader. Disney was also rumored to have been … Continue reading
Mark Hamill Talks ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Episode 7’ and Favorite Movies
Mark Hamill was the latest big name actor to participate in a Reddit AMA session this afternoon. Hamill was asked a number of geeky Star Wars questions throughout the event. You can read the full AMA session here. Here are four highlight questions from the session: Q: Since Make-A-Wish just did Batkid, is there any … Continue reading
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Sets Holiday Release Date
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for any bit of Star Wars news outside of the weekly round of casting rumors. Today, Disney announced that Star Wars: Episode VII will arrive in theaters December 18, 2015. The announcement was posted on StarWars.com and accompanied by a quote from chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 72 – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
With yet another busy day ahead of me, I got the jump on Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark beginning at midnight. I don’t know how I managed to stay awake for the entire movie, espeially as exhausted as I was after yesterday’s activities, but I did. Yesterday’s Blues Brothers was ultimately … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 68 – Star Wars: Episode IV (1977)
So for 1977, there is only one movie that I could even possibly consider watching. No, I’m not referring to John Travolta’s hip-shakin’ disco smash Saturday Night Fever. No, not the greatest hockey movie ever made (Slap Shot) or the Woody Allen classic Annie Hall. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Spy Who Loved … Continue reading