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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie and 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong’o are the latest additions to the cast for Star Wars Episode VII. Christie can currently be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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