Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The latest edition of The Week in Star Wars sees Episode VIII go into production, more rumours about Ewan McGregor, The Force Awakens being sued and more… First of all – happy Valentine’s Day! And if you’re here reading this, you’re probably having […]
Filming underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII
It’s release date may have been pushed back seven months to December 2017, but filming is now officially underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII, with Disney’s Bob Iger making the announcement today during the studio’s quarterly earnings call. “There is no better way to propel this franchise into the future than producing quality products,” said Iger […]
The Week in Star Wars – Ewan McGregor talks The Force Awakens, Boba Fett in Rogue One, more movies after Episode IX, Kevin Smith’s role in The Force Awakens revealed and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has a look at the costumes for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Harrison Ford presenting Star Wars Land, more movies after Episode IX and writer-director Kevin Smith’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally revealed… We’re kicking things off this week by looking – get […]
Rumoured details on Forest Whitaker’s character in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Earlier this month, the folks at Making Star Wars posted some rumours about Mads Mikkelsen’s role in the upcoming Anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and now the site is back with some minor details about Forest Whitaker’s character. According to the report, Whitaker’s character is said to be a good guy, who could […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII pushed back for “positive” re-writes, TV show update, Marvel crossover, Kylo Ren on Undercover Boss, Rogue One rumours and more
After last week’s bumper edition, The Week in Star Wars is looking ahead to Episode VIII and why its been pushed back. We’ve also got some rumours surrounding Rogue One, a crossover with Marvel, Kylo Ren on Undercover Boss and more… We’re running a competition to win this set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pop! […]
Rogue One will have “more realistic” alien characters than Star Wars: The Force Awakens
With Disney pushing a return to more practical-based effects for its Star Wars universe compared to the CG-heavy approach of the prequels, creature designer Neal Scanlan has been talking to MTV about the alien characters set to inhabit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, stating that director Gareth Edwards has been pushing for more realistic […]
Rumour: Christopher McQuarrie brought in to “save” Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Back in October it was rumoured by that Disney and Lucasfilm had enlisted Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) to polish the script for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The original report claimed that McQuarrie spent a couple of weeks working on the original script by Gary Whitta (After […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens unlikely to beat Avatar, young Han Solo actor shortlist, Darth Vader in Rogue One, Princess Leia joins Rebels, Poe Dameron getting his own series and more
This edition of The Week in Star Wars sees more updates on The Force Awakens’ box office totals, casting news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One rumours and more… We’re going to kick things off this week by looking at Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ box office totals. The film is still […]
Darth Vader will appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but it won’t be Hayden Christensen in the suit
For the past year or so, there’s been rumour and speculation that Darth Vader is set to appear in the upcoming Star Wars anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with Hayden Christensen reportedly in training to reprise his role from the Prequel Trilogy. Given that the film takes place prior to A New […]
J.J. Abrams says whoever is cast as young Han Solo should watch Raiders of the Lost Ark
Casting for the Han Solo spin-off movie was shortened down to just 12 names this week from an original list of 2,500 actors. The hot rumour at the moment is that Disney are looking to fast-track the casting for a potential cameo in the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Star Wars: The Force […]
