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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cinema’s ultimate villain, Darth Vader, is set to make a comeback with a menacing appearance in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” industry magazine Entertainment Weekly said on Wednesday. The first standalone “Star Wars” story, “Rogue One” is set just before “A New Hope” — the original film in the blockbuster series — and stars Felicity Jones alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker. EW said on its website it […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Composer John Williams will be honored by Hollywood Thursday for a glittering career spanning seven decades of classic film scores, including his most famous work on “Star Wars” and “Jaws.” Steven Spielberg will present the 84-year-old Oscar-winner with the American Film Institute (AFI) Award — billed “America’s highest honor for a career in film” — at a gala event at the Dolby Theater. He will be the first composer […]
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill have designed their own versions of BB-8 for a Great Ormond Street Hospital charity auction in London.
Reuters – Movie fans got a sneak peak at Disney’s first spin-off from the “Star Wars” universe on Thursday, with the release of a trailer introducing new rebel characters in the sci-fi saga. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, set for release in December, follows “resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star”, according to starwars.com. It stars “The Theory of Everything” actress Felicity Jones as lead character Jyn Erso, […]
Toy maker Sphero hopes to cash in on the Star Wars buzz with a wearable device that enables users to use ‘the force’ to control a robot. Ben gruber reports: https://youtu.be/Pk8ut0yuZWc
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 29) – Warning! Here be spoilers! And with that out of the way, I will say this outright and I will fight anyone that disagrees, “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens” is the most epic movie of the year. So, this may not be the most balanced of articles, but hey, it was written by a self-confessed Star Wars geek. Ever since I felt a disturbance in the Force – in […]
Disney releases new Star Wars trailer, launches ticket sales for movie that’s projected to take in $2 billion globally. What’s true is that Disney’s promo campaign for Star Wars — The Force Awakens has reached hyperspace. The company unveiled this new trailer Monday night in the U.S…. and put tickets on sale there — for the December release. British “Star Wars” fans snapped up tens of thousands of tickets as soon as they went on […]
“Star Wars” fans eagerly await the release of “The Force Awakens” trailer as fans in the U.K. sets record pre-sales on Monday (October 19). Although Disney is keeping the plot of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” under wraps until the Dec. 18 release, British movie theater chains reported record business for advance tickets, underscoring projections that the movie will take in about $2 billion globally. Online ticket retail company Fandango says the sale of tickets […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Hundreds of “Star Wars” and Lego enthusiasts came together for the “May the 4th Be With You” weekend – celebrating the Star Wars franchise – to build the world’s biggest Lego Millennium Falcon in Australia. The model of the iconic spaceship was made from nearly 250,000 toy bricks at Westfield Southland shopping center in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne. The structure is almost five meters wide and is flanked by two […]
(Reuters) – Actor Harrison Ford was injured on the set of “Star Wars: Episode VII” on Thursday and taken to a hospital for treatment, a Disney representative said. Ford, 71, hurt his ankle while filming at Pinewood Studios, on the outskirts of London, Disney spokesman Paul Roeder said. Filming will continue on schedule while Ford recovers. The actor was taken to nearby John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Thames Valley Police said on its official Twitter […]
(Reuters) – The yet-to-be-titled “Star Wars” film, which is being written by “The Book of Eli” screenwriter Gary Whitta, is being described as a stand-alone movie in addition to the next three installments beginning with Abrams’s “Star Wars: Episode VII,” to be released in December 2015. British director Edwards made his feature film debut with his re-imagining of “Godzilla,” which stormed the North American box office with $93.2 million in sales over the past weekend. […]
