Although there has been much speculation over the last few months, Disney has finally confirmed a few details regarding the next instalment in the Star Wars saga – but given that it is being helmed by J.J. Abrams, chances are that this will be pretty much all we hear for some time. Talking to Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, Bob Iger […]
One of the attractions for long-term Star Wars fans of the new animated series, Star Wars Rebels, coming to Disney XD later this year will be a chance to see […]
The latest draft of the script for the new instalment in the Star Wars saga is complete, according to director J.J. Abrams. Speaking at the TCA tour, he told the Wrap, “We’re working really hard and we’ve got our script and we’re in deep prep. Full steam ahead, y’know.” He also confirmed that the new film would not be shot […]
Gil Taylor, the cinematographer for the original Star Wars, Doctor Strangelove, The Omen and many other key movies, has died, aged 99. Taylor’s long career saw him work with notable […]
Star Wars creator George Lucas’ primary focus over the years has been on the big screen, but he has been involved with various series for television including the recently cancelled Clone Wars show. Lucas’ work on this has been honoured by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the US at their 40th Daytime Emmy Awards. He was […]
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has won an Emmy Award for his work on the Star Wars animated series, The Clone Wars. The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer […]
Disney have not only recommitted to the 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII (which was in some doubt when director J.J. Abrams refused to be held to it…), but the company has also announced that the ‘Episode’ films will alternate annually with the ‘stand-alone’ Star Wars movies. The means Episode VII in 2015 will be followed by Episode […]
It’s official: after a short fan campaign to save the series, Lucasfilm today announced there will be no sixth season for the Cartoon Network show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This follows the abandonment of plans to release Episode II and Episode III in 3D. The move appears to be part of the Disney plan to clear the decks of […]
Carrie Fisher has been the first cast-member to unequivocally confirm she’s returning to Star Wars for Episode VII. Asked directly by Palm Beach Illustrated in the context of Star Wars: […]
Two days after the news broke, Disney has now officially confirmed that J.J. Abrams will be helming Star Wars Episode VII. “It’s very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie,” producer Kathleen Kennedy said. “J.J. is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as […]
With the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm and Star Wars completed, and pre-production now underway on Star Wars: Episode VII, other outposts of the Disney empire are free to look at developing yet more Star Wars projects. Disney-owned American broadcaster ABC is interested in the long-mooted live action Star Wars TV series. ABC entertainment president Paul Lee told Entertainment Weekly: “We’d […]
Screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class) have been ‘confirmed’—according to The Hollywood Reporter—as the writers of Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX. The pair would double up as producers on the second and third films in the new Star Wars trilogy. The movie trade paper quotes ‘sources’. The news comes hot on the […]
Prolific film composer John Williams is to be honoured at the Classic Brit Awards in October. The eighty year old writer has composed scores for movies since 1958, and has received 47 Academy Award nominations (the second highest ever, after Walt Disney). His best-known genre work includes Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters of the […]
NB THIS EXHIBITION HAS NOW CLOSED Celebrating both Star Wars day (May the Fourth) and the birthday of George Lucas on May 14, Generation Gallery in Manchester city centre, will be […]
Ralph McQuarrie, best known for his work on George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, died on March 3, aged 82. His work on the films was hailed today by Lucas: “Ralph McQuarrie was […]
If you’ve not seen the sneak peek accompanying Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3-D, then Entertainment Weekly has provided a chance to see the new form of Darth Maul, the evil Sith apparently killed during that first Star Wars film. Maul returns to screens in the States this March in new episodes of The Clone Wars TV series but […]
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