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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Chronicle's Josh Trank for Star Wars spin-off

The Disney revival of the Star Wars franchise continues to heat up, with news that Chronicle helmer Josh Trank has been lined up to direct one of the spin-off movies. Trank is currently working on the Fantastic Four reboot for Fox but no date has been given by Lucasfilm for his contribution to the saga. “We’re thrilled to welcome Josh […]

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Godzilla’s Edwards directing Star Wars spin-off

Hot on the heels of the worldwide success of his reboot of Godzilla, Gareth Edwards has been handed the keys to another franchise, with the announcement that he will be directing the first of Disney’s planned Star Wars spin-off films. The new movie – which is connected to, but separate from JJ Abrams’ Episode VII which has just begun shooting […]

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Star Wars Episode VII cast revealed finally

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew will all be reprising their roles in the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga, it has finally been confirmed today. They will be joined by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow for the new movie. According […]