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John David Washington battles A.I. in trailer for Gareth Edwards’ The Creator

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How do follow up a billion-dollar grossing science-fiction film that was beloved by fans for its surprising emotional core? Well, if you’re Star Wars: Rogue One director Gareth Edwards then you attempt to do it all over again.  20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One has unveiled a teaser for the Monsters and Godzilla […]

John David Washington joins Gareth Edwards sci-fi True Love

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It has been almost five years since Gareth Edwards delivered the billion dollar grossing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, so his next project was always going to be an intriguing one, and it has just become even more interesting with the news that John David Washington has climbed on board the director’s science-fiction film […]

Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development

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Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]

Blu-ray Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016. Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: The first standalone Star Wars movie is out in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy set that has an okay batch of bonus materials. […]

Jyn Erso’s mother was a Jedi in early Rogue One: A Star Wars Story draft

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This week we’ve been learning a lot about how Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story could have turned out – from its original ‘happy’ ending to Orson Krennic’s death at the hands of Darth Vader – and now we’ve learnt of another discarded idea thanks to Entertainment Weekly. In an early draft of the story, the […]

The Matrix Rebooted, The Batman delayed, Rogue One’s original ending and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… THE MATRIX REBOOTED The big story from yesterday is a report that Warner Bros. is in early development on a reboot of The Matrix, having tapped Zak Penn (X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Avengers) for a new take on the material, which could potentially star Michael B. Jordan […]

Gareth Edwards explains why the original ending of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was changed

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It was pretty clear to anyone who’d seen a trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that the much publicised reshoots led to some rather major changes in December’s blockbuster Anthology movie, particularly during the climactic battle on Scarif. And, speaking to Slash Film, director Gareth Edwards has now offered some insight into the […]

Gareth Edwards discusses Darth Vader’s introduction in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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After months and months of speculation, we finally found out who was in the bacta tank last month with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with the sequence serving as the film’s introduction to Darth Vader as we see the former Anakin Skywalker sans suit as he attempts to repair his injuries […]

Rogue One originally had the traditional Star Wars opening crawl

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One aspect that sets Rogue One: A Star Wars Story apart from the other films in the franchise was the absence of some traditional elements found in the saga films, such as the opening crawl and the transition wipes. Speaking with Empire, director Gareth Edwards has now revealed that at one point in production the standalone film […]