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Director Dilemma: How Does Lucasfilm Bounce Back From Its Current Crisis?

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George Chrusostomou on Lucasfilm’s director dilemma… With the recent news that Colin Trevorrow has exited Star Wars: Epiosde IX, it seems Lucasfilm may not have everything under control as much as we once thought. While we’re not at Prequel level of concern (and I’ll defend Revenge of the Sith till my throat is sore) it’s hard not […]

Suicide Squad 2 and X-Force get directors, first look at Black Panther villain, Thor: Ragnarok beats Justice League and more – Daily News Roundup

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IT’S GOOD TO BE BAD After a long search, the director for Suicide Squad 2 has been revealed as Gavin O’Connor (Warrior), who will also write the script. Other directors WB previously looked at include Mel Gibson and Jaume Collet-Serra. While original Suicide Squad writer and director David Ayer is not returning, he will be moving onto Gotham City Sirens, […]

Star Wars director Rian Johnson says Luke Skywalker is The Last Jedi

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Since the title of Star Wars: Episode VIII was first announced as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there’s been a lot of speculation as to which character – or characters – the title refers to: is it Luke Skywalker? Rey? Both? Well, speaking to The New York Times, director Rian Johnson has provided a definitive answer, […]

Mark Hamill pitched an “Evil Twin” scenario for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Mark Hamill has either debunked a huge rumor surrounding Star Wars: The Last Jedi, or he is the internet’s biggest troll this week. Talking to Empire, Hamill spoke up about a soap-opera scenario he had pitched to Lucasfilm for The Last Jedi: “Oh baby, would I love to play my own evil twin! It’d be great […]

Hot Toys unveils Kylo Ren Movie Masterpiece Series figure from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Hot Toys has unveiled its upcoming sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Kylo Ren figure which is based on the likeness of Adam Driver in December’s hotly-anticipated sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles Hot Toys is thrilled to expand the highly anticipated Star […]

New images from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Pacific Rim: Uprising trailer, Shazam casting and more – Daily News Roundup

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NEW JEDI IMAGES We’ve posted a few new images from Star Wars: The Last Jedi yesterday [see here], and then we got a brand new look at the film’s mysterious villain Supreme Leader Snoke thanks to a Topps trading card, along with a new shot of Luke Skywalker. Check them out here. DRACULA: ORIGINS Stop […]

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi images featuring Supreme Leader Snoke and Luke Skywalker

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We’ve already had a few new images from Star Wars: The Last Jedi today [see here], and now we’ve got a brand new look at the film’s mysterious villain Supreme Leader Snoke thanks to a Topps trading card, along with a new shot of Luke Skywalker; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Rian Johnson reveals […]

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi images feature Luke, Rey, Finn, Rose and Poe Dameron’s X-Wing

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After unveiling its subscriber cover over the weekend [see here], Empire has now unveiled its regular Star Wars: The Last Jedi cover featuring Luke (Mark Hamill) and Rey (Daisy Ridley), along with a new image of Finn (John Boyega) and Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) as well as Poe Dameron’s new X-Wing, Black One; check them […]