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WATCH: Digitally re-creating Grand Moff Tarkin for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Special effects wizards Industrial Light & Magic have posted a new video to their YouTube channel detailing the elaborate process that went into digitally re-creating the late Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Check out the video here… SEE ALSO: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story video breaks down ILM’s Oscar-nominated […]

The Week in Star Wars – First look at Rey, Finn, Poe and Stormtroopers in The Last Jedi, Han Solo casting, the fate of Jar Jar Binks and more

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It’s a Last Jedi heavy edition of The Week in Star Wars with our first look at some key characters, rumours on the first trailer and Finn’s role in the film, some Han Solo casting news, a look at Rogue One’s VFX, the fate of Jar Jar Binks and more… Let’s kick things off with […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Last Jedi plot details, Mark Hamill defends prequels, Rogue One Blu-ray details and more

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The Week in Star Wars is back with some possible plot details from Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as details on the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Blu-ray, Star Wars Land and more… Let’s kick things off this week with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and although Josh Gad and Judi Dench have been […]

Pierce Brosnan linked to Cable, Highlander trilogy in development, Star Wars updates and more – Weekend News Roundup

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Rounding up this weekend’s big news stories… Before we get started, you may want to check out all the Super Bowl spots. You can find them here… FOX FINDS ITS CABLE? Over the past few weeks there’s been a lot of speculation that Pierce Brosnan may be set to take on the role of Cable […]

Are Alternative Facts Being Used In Stats About The British Film Industry?

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This week Neil Calloway looks into claims that 2016 was a record year for the British film industry… On Thursday the British Film Institute released their annual statistics, revealing that 2016 was yet another record-breaking year for British cinema. Last year saw £1.6 billion spent on film production in the UK, the highest ever amount. […]

The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII gets a title, what does it mean?, Rogue One passes $1 billion and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features the reveal of the new title for Star Wars: Episode VIII and the thoughts behind it, Rogue One box office news and more… The biggest story of the week is, of course, the title reveal of Star Wars: Episode VIII – which will now only […]

The Week in Star Wars – Darth Maul video game, Star Wars TV show update and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features concept art from the cancelled Darth Maul game, an update on a possible TV show and more… Our top story this week surrounds a possible Star Wars TV show, which was rumoured back in August last year. ABC made some comments that sounded like something […]

UPDATE: Marvel adapting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, complete with material cut from the film

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We all know that plenty of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ended up on the cutting room floor, and it seems we’ll soon to get to see some of the deleted material, albeit in comic book form, thanks to Marvel’s adaptation of the blockbuster Anthology movie, which is set to get underway in April.ick EW […]

Rogue One overtakes Finding Dory to become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016

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It may have lost top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Hidden Figures, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now pushed U.S. gross to $488.3 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016. Rogue One has dethroned fellow Disney release Finding Dory, which now sits in second place […]