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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to adapt hit anime Your Name as live-action feature

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Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot have announced that they are teaming up with Toho Co. Ltd to produce a live-action version of the hit Japanese anime feature Your Name, tapping Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival) to pen the script. Created, written, and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Your Name tells the story of a teenage […]

Domhnall Gleeson proclaims that J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars return is going to be great for fans

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Domhnall Gleeson portrays General Hux in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy; a Hitler-esque leader of the villainous First Order, with charismatic hate speeches to match. With J.J. Abrams giving him the role in The Force Awakens and now announced as returning for Star Wars: Episode IX, it is clear that Gleeson has a lot of respect […]

Pop Cult Corner – Star Wars Characters Who Need To Return and Oscar Outsiders

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Welcome to this edition of Pop Cult Corner, the place that gives insights into the news of the week, makes outlandish predictions and above all, probably has too many opinions. This week, two news stories stood out to me. One of them is of course the most obvious, as it has dominated headlines and conversations […]

Star Wars: Episode IX production delayed to June 2018

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A couple of days ago it was announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams has signed on to replace Colin Trevorrow as director on Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams’ appointment was followed by the news that the release date has been pushed back from May 2019 to December 2019 to allow […]

J.J. Abrams to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX

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Well, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t wasted any time in finding a replacement for Colin Trevorrow on Star Wars: Episode IX, with Deadline reporting that J.J. Abrams is set to direct the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, as well as co-writing with Chris Terrio (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). “With The […]

Nine Directors Who Could Helm Star Wars: Episode IX

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine filmmakers who could replace Colin Trevorrow as director of Star Wars: Episode IX…  UPDATE: As announced just an hour after posting this article, J.J. Abrams will be back in the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars: Episode IX last week has […]

Larry Cohen teaming with J.J. Abrams for anthology thriller series

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During an interview with BrokeHorrorFan to promote the release of the upcoming documentary King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen, B-movie auteur Larry Cohen (Maniac Cop) has revealed that he is developing a new anthology thriller series with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. “We’re working on a series now for cable with J.J. Abrams, who […]

Bill Clinton and James Patterson meeting with Hollywood A-listers over rights to The President Is Missing

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According to THR, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson are meeting with Hollywood heavyweights such as J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney with regards to an adaptation of their upcoming novel The President Is Missing. Plot details for the book, set for publication in June 2018, are being kept under wraps, […]

Paramount sets October 2018 release date for Bad Robot’s WWII supernatural thriller Overlord

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Paramount Pictures has announced that it has set an October 26th 2018 release date for the J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot-produced supernatural WWII thriller Overlord, which is heabily rumoured to be the fourth instalment in the Cloverfield cinematic universe after this year’s God Particle. The official synopsis for Overlord reads: On the eve of D-Day, […]