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Chris Miller & Phil Lord to helm Star Wars Han Solo movie

Han Solo’s backstory is about to be revealed in the next of the Star Wars anthology movies, brought to the big screen by The LEGO Movie’s Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan and focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]