During Star Wars Celebration on Friday, Mark Hamill had some very interesting comments regarding the amount of screen time for Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, mentioning that he would have introduced the classic character much earlier as well as offering up a suggestion that would have upped the emotional ante of one of […]
Star Wars: Why Too Much of a Good Thing is Ruining the Franchise
Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise and news that Disney and Lucasfilm are mapping out its future through to 2035… Franchises, reboots, and sequels. It’s the cinematic world we’re living in. Studios like easy bets. Your average ticket buying movie-goer isn’t that discerning. Case closed. But there are still uncharted waters as we enter […]
The Matrix is perfect for rebooting and it’s the right time to do it
Luke Owen praises the news of the Matrix reboot… Back in 2014 I wrote an article titled Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots. In it I argued that the idea behind rebooting the classic 1980s comedy was good in principle (it’s an easy enough premise to adapt and update) but the execution was […]
The Week in Star Wars – Detailed The Last Jedi scene descriptions leaked, Rebels renewed, more Han Solo casting and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars is back with details of scenes from The Last Jedi, some news on Star Wars Rebels, Han Solo casting news and more… Let’s kick things off with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as some scenes from the movie were shown to Disney shareholders this week. The […]
J.J. Abrams discusses showing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to terminally ill fans
Throughout the lead up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens it was repeatedly noted, and rightfully so, that Disney and director J.J. Abrams made a touching decision to screen the film prior to the general public for terminally ill fans who would possibly unfortunately pass away by the time the monumentally anticipated next […]
The Week in Star Wars – First look at Han Solo movie, new Original Trilogy Blu-Ray rumours, Jar Jar is The Last Jedi and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has our first look at the Han Solo movie, some new Original Trilogy Blu-Ray rumours, Abrams talking all things Star Wars and more… Let’s kick things off with the Han Solo spin off movie, which is currently in production. Although we don’t have an official title […]
J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the Han Solo movie
J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]
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
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
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 […]
The Death of Good Screenwriting in Hollywood
Tom Jolliffe on the death of good screenwriting in Hollywood… Awards season is in full swing, so it seems somewhat ironic to come and bemoan the dearth of good screenwriting within the modern studio system, but I’m going to anyway. Putting aside the award nominated films, my focus is more on those films that are […]
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