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J.J. Abrams developing Justice League Dark, The Shining spin-off Overlook and an original series for HBO Max

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J.J. Abrams, his wife Katie McGrath and their production company Bad Robot has just signed a big deal to develop three more television series for WarnerMedia and its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Abrams will develop a Justice League Dark series as well as a spin-off from Stephen King’s The Shining titled Overlook and an original series called […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editors feel The Last Jedi undid the storytelling of The Force Awakens

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One of the biggest criticisms of the Sequel Trilogy is the lack of a single, overarching vision for Episodes VII, VIII and IX, with Disney and Lucasfilm opting instead to take things one film at a time and allowing directors J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson to steer things in their own direction rather than working […]

J.J. Abrams apparently wanted Palpatine to return during Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, reportedly wanted to bring back Palpatine during The Force Awakens. In recent days, we have received more clarification about how Emperor Palpatine returned during the events of The Rise of Skywalker. Thanks to the official novelization and actor Ian McDiarmid, we now that Palpatine’s […]

Harrison Ford on returning as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Harrison Ford has publicly stated since the Original Trilogy that he was keen for Han Solo to die for the benefit of the overall Skywalker Saga, and the actor finally got his wish at the hands of Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, as a surprise to everyone, Ford made a small […]

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to produce Justice League Dark movie and TV projects

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Having recently signed a major deal with Warner Media, Deadline is reporting that J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot productions is turning its attention to the DC universe – or more specifically, the supernatural side of the DC universe – and is actively developing a number of film and television projects based around Justice League Dark. The […]

SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams reveals how he lured a legend back for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Please treat this warning with the same importance you would apply to reading a Star Wars crawl: This story contains HUGE SPOILERS for The Rise of Skywalker… Now that the discourse dust is beginning to settle on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, maybe we can focus on some of the more positive elements of […]

J.J. Abrams on leaving questions unanswered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Despite being billed as the final chapter of the 42-year-long Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker certainly left a number of questions unanswered – not least how Emperor Palpatine managed to survive (or return from) his ‘death’ in Return of the Jedi. While many of these will be answered in supplementary material such […]

J.J. Abrams on retconning Rey’s lineage in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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The lineage of Daisy Ridley’s Rey was one of the big mysteries set up by J.J. Abrams in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, only for Rian Johnson to throw fans a curve ball in Star Wars: The Last Jedi by revealing that the aspiring Jedi’s parents were “nobodies” – filthy junk traders who sold her […]

J.J. Abrams says fans and critics of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are both right

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Unleashed into theaters around the globe this weekend, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been met with mixed reviews and reactions from critics and fans alike, and while it hasn’t quite reached The Last Jedi-levels of divisiveness, it certainly hasn’t brought the fractured fan base back together in the way that Disney and Lucasfilm […]

Movie Review – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Dominic Monaghan, Greg Grunberg, Jimmy Vee, and Billy Dee Williams. SYNOPSIS: […]