RIP Sir Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Lee, star of countless genre roles from Hammer Horror to Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, has died aged 93. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that […]
Josh Trank steps down from Star Wars spin-off movie
Fantastic Four and Chronicle director Josh Trank won’t be heading to that galaxy far far away: Lucasfilm has confirmed that he is no longer helming one of the Star Wars Anthology movies. “After a year of having the incredible honour of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a […]
First details of Star Wars: Rogue One revealed
At the Star Wars celebration in Anaheim on April 19, Lucasfilm revealed some details of the first official Star Wars spin-off film, Rogue One. “A band of resistance fighters unite […]
Tussauds unveil Leia and Jabba – reunited!
With just over a month to go before a major new Star Wars experience opens at Madame Tussauds London, the attraction today revealed two of the stunning wax figures that will star […]
Star Wars VIII and spin-off releases set
The Force hasn’t even Awakened yet but details of the next two movies in the Star Wars saga have been officially confirmed. The first spin-off movie will be Star Wars: Rogue One, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced to shareholders on March 12, which is described as the first film in a unique series of big-screen adventures that explores […]
Buffy feels The Force
Sarah Michelle Gellar has signed up to appear in the second season of Star Wars Rebels. The former Buffy star will be voicing an as yet unnamed character. “We’re thrilled to have Sarah Michelle Gellar on board for season two,” producer Dave Filoni said in a statement. “She is a true Star Wars Rebels fan and her passion undoubtedly comes […]
Star Wars at Madame Tussauds to open in May
Star Wars fans will have a good reason to flock to Madame Tussauds in London this summer, with the news that a special exhibition dedicated to the first six episodes […]
BFI chooses the Doctor as the Best Sci-Fi Character of All Time
The Time Lord has been triumphant again, winning a poll carried out by the British Film Institute to find the Best Sci-Fi Character of All Time. Thousands of votes were […]
Star Wars Episode VII has official subtitle at last
The new Star Wars movie finally has an official subtitle: The Force Awakens. The announcement came with the end of principal photography on the movie. The film, which is still […]
Disney renews Star Wars Rebels before premiere airs
Even before the first double-length episode of Star Wars Rebels receives its broadcast premiere on October 3rd, Disney has decided to renew the new animated series for a second season. “The global expectations for this series could not have been any higher. And I am proud to say that the team at Lucasfilm has delivered something that has surpassed even […]
Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah to appear in Godzilla 2
Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull has confirmed that there will be more familiar monsters in the next Godzilla movie. According to Tull at Comic-Con, Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah will turn up in the next film, which Gareth Edwards will begin shooting after completing work on “a small little sci-fi movie” (aka the first of the Star Wars spin-off films for Disney). “Toho’s been great […]
Big Finish triumph at Scribe Awards
The Blake’s 7 audio The Armagedddon Storm has been awarded one of the prestigious Scribe Awards by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. The audio, by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, directed by Ken Bentley, and produced by David Richardson, was in competition with two other Big Finish releases in the Dark Shadows range (The Phantom Bride by Mark Thomas Passmore […]
Nine new castmembers revealed for Game of Thrones V!
Comic-Con’s annual Game of Thrones panel had its usual store of surprises for attendees on July 25, with the unveiling of nine new castmembers for the show’s upcoming fifth season. Star Wars Episode III’s Keisha Castle-Hughes will play Obara Sand, described as “a fearsome warrior and the eldest bastard daughter of the late Prince Oberyn Martell. Her mother was a Dornish […]
Not one 21st Century movie in Time Out Top 10 SF movies
Time Out magazine has carried out a poll of 150 sci-fi filmmakers, sci-fi authors, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, experts and film critics to rank their top 10 favourite sci-fi films of all […]
Star Wars Episode VII takes unscheduled filming break
Following the accident in which star Harrison Ford injured his leg, filming on Star Wars Episode VII will take a two-week production break in August, it has been revealed. However […]
Looper's Rian Johnson to write & direct Star Wars VIII & IX?
According to a report at Deadline, Looper’s Rian Johnson will be taking over the helm of the Star Wars saga from J.J. Abrams for the final two parts of the third trilogy. The site reports that Johnson is going to be working initially on a treatment for the second film, but the intention is that he will take responsibility for […]
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