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Justice League star unhappy with theatrical cut, new Ready Player One trailer, Carrie Fisher’s script re-writes on The Last Jedi and more – Weekend News Roundup

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MORE UNHAPPINESS IN THE LEAGUE We’ve heard a lot from the cast and crew of Justice League since the film’s release, with a lot of people unhappy with the final theatrical cut that was released with Joss Whedon’s edits. Cinematographer Fabian Wagner has asked for Warner Bros. to release the Zack Snyder cut of the film, […]

Why Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has A Lot To Live Up To

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Neil Calloway on why the second films in Star Wars trilogies are the best… Unless you’ve been hiding out on Dagobah or in the Outer Rim Territories, you’ll be aware that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is released this week. It’s a Star Wars movie, so has a lot to live up to, but it’s […]

As The Last Jedi looms, Coco wins the box office and The Disaster Artist excels

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Joining an illustrious list of movies that have topped the US box-office for three straight weekends in 2017 (Split, The Fate of the Furious, and The Hitman’s Bodyguard), Disney-Pixar’s Coco managed one final week at the summit, before a certain little independent movie about disgruntled family members waving around glowsticks attempts to break records. That movie […]

Rian Johnson discusses Carrie Fisher’s contributions to the script for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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We’re now just a few days away from the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and while there’s a huge amount of excitement for the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga, the release will be bittersweet as it marks the final time we see the late Carrie Fisher as the iconic Leia Organa. […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi character posters and locations featurette

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Lucasfilm has unveiled five new international character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and BB-8, along with a ‘Worlds of The Last Jedi’ featurette which explores the real-world locations and practical sets of the movie; check them out […]

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi posters featuring Rey and Kylo Ren

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With just days to go until the release of the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga, two new exclusive Star Wars: The Last Jedi posters have been revealed by UK cinema chain Odeon featuring Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 reunite in Star Wars: The […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi press conference and video interviews

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We’re just a few days away from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the cast and crew of the hotly-anticipated blockbuster have been out on the promotional campaign this week. Check out the full press conference below, along with video interviews with director Rian Johnson and stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Daisy […]

Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 reunite in Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spot

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Following on from yesterday’s TV spots featuring some new footage of Rey and Snoke’s Praetorian Guards, we’ve now got another promo for next week’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this time giving us a look at a humourous reunion between Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 on board the Millennium Falcon. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

Mark Hamill created his own heartbreaking backstory for Luke Skywalker between Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi

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It seems that going into Star Wars: The Last Jedi, actor Mark Hamill had as much knowledge about Luke Skywalker’s life between Return of the Jedi and the new Sequel Trilogy as the audience – i.e. very little. And so, in preparation for his performance in Episode VIII, Hamill concocted his own tragic and heartbreaking […]