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 […]
Despite being apparently killed off in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Sith Lord Darth Maul is set to make a reappearance in the animated Clone Wars series – at the direct request of Star Wars overlord George Lucas. “The decision to continue Darth Maul’s story was something that came directly from George,” Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of Star […]
In an interview during the making of Babylon 5, creator J. Michael Straczynski said that left to their own devices, writers would try to improve their work until “the heat death of the universe.” Star Wars creator George Lucas has certainly done his best to live up to that mantra, with yet another series of changes present in the recent […]
The British Board of Film Classification has released the list of deleted scenes that have been added to the Star Wars Blu-ray editions – although they can only be found […]
James Earl Jones and make up artist Dick Smith are to receive honorary Oscars for lifetime achievement this year from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Jones is […]
The U.K.’s Supreme Court today ruled in favour of the propmaker who has been selling costumes based on the Stormtrooper outfits from the Star Wars movies. Andrew Ainsworth designed the […]
Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston has said that he wants to make a movie about Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett — and that he is in […]
There’s nothing like preparing ahead, and Star Wars supremo George Lucas is certainly making sure that he’s ready to get started on the new live action TV series – just […]
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