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It has been less than two months since the release of the highly successful 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' but Lucasfilm and Disney have no plans of taking things slow. It has just been announced that Rian Johnson's 'Episode VIII' has already started filming and this year's 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' is almost completely finished! Read More »
The world is already looking forward to Star Wars Episode VIII after the mind-blowing success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it looks like the release of the sequel will be delayed due to rewriting of the film’s screenplay. But what could possibly make director Rian Johnson call for a rewrite of a script that is already finished? Read More »
The highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally hit theaters! Although the film answered several important questions about the ongoing saga, it also posed new questions about the future of our beloved characters. But will we get the answers in ‘Episode VIII?’ Read More »
So many new Star Wars movies are hitting theaters soon, starting with 2015's The Force Awakens, which means we better get used to plenty of casting and plot rumors in our news feeds! The latest reports are claiming that Benicio del Toro has been offered the main villain role in the yet-to-be-titled Star Wars: Episode VIII, the direct sequel to J.J. Abrams' upcoming blockbuster for Disney/Lucasfilm. If del Toro is indeed the antagonist of the next chapter of the franchise, which has a 2017 release date, he'll be taking direction from filmmaker Rian Johnson. Read more on this news below. Read More »
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens just got a dose of Indonesian ass-kicking. If Star Wars fans were excited by the initial Force Awakens trailer, then they better strap in for what director JJ Abrams has in store after he cast Iko Uwai, the star of 2014's epic ass-kicking fest The Raid 2, for a role in the upcoming sci-fi epic. Alongside fellow newcomers John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnal Gleeson and Adam Driver, Uwai will also join franchise holdovers Harrison Ford, Mark Hammil and Carrrie Fisher in the film, which is due out in December 2015. Read More »
For some Breaking Bad fans, "Ozymandias" was the greatest episode of one of the greatest television shows in history. The third-to-last episode of the series is the one in which Walter White's (Bryan Cranston) world completely unravels, and every moment is extremely painful to watch. Read More »
While we're all waiting for more spoilers and plot details for J.J. Abrams 2015 blockbuster Star Wars: Episode VII, that movie's sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, received some headline coverage this week. Director Rian Johnson, while appearing on the 500th Filmspotting podcast, talked a lot about the forthcoming film, but did he reveal any hints, spoilers, casting details or anything like that? Read More »
We can all rejoice because filmmaker Rian Johnson - the man behind Brick, The Brothers Bloom, and Looper- has been named director of Star Wars: Episode VIII. Just as it did with hiring J.J. Abrams for Episode VII, Disney has decided to go with one of the most promising younger talents to helm an incredibly important project in the world of cinema. Read More »
