Star Wars
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0 on Apple’s Jony Ive gave J.J. Abrams ‘very specific’ input on lightsaber designsThe new lightsaber that appeared in the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens provoked some strong reactions last year, but how much more would people care if it transpires that Apple’s Jony Ive had a hand in its creation? In an extensive profile on the superstar British designer for the New Yorker, journalist Ian…
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Sadly Hasbro wasn’t quite ready to reveal what they’ve got brewing for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 18th, but they did have some fun stuff for younger franchise fans on display at the Toy Fair 2015 Entertainment Brand Preview Event.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams will kick off this year’s Star Wars Celebration — the semi-annual, official Star Wars fan festival — with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy on April 16, the official Star Wars website announced today. Abrams and Kennedy will start the show “in a big way,” the announcement reads.
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Lando Calrissian could return in the new Star Wars films, actor Billy Dee Williams said in an interview with Cinelinx. Though Williams declined to get into details, he said he’s aware of the disappointment some fans expressed when he wasn’t among the cast announced for Star Wars: The Force Awakens last April. Although several original…
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Are you being approached more often these days by excited “Star Wars” fans eager to discuss “The Force Awakens”? MH: Occasionally you’ll meet fans that feel the way I did when I met George Harrison. You just feel like if you open your mouth you’re going to lose it. You’re re-reminded of the impact that…
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When you’re the director of the most anticipated film of the year—and, quite possibly, one of the most anticipated in recent memory—you’re constantly fielding questions that you can’t answer given the enormous amount of interest in said film. In the case of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the sequel luckily has someone at the helm…
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After a series of hush-hush readings and tests, Lucasfilm and Disney have zeroed in on Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Jones for the female lead in the Star Wars stand-alone film. The secrecy surrounding the project is thicker than the mists of Dagobah, and it is even unclear which character the stand-alone is focusing on. Sources say…
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Disney Chairman/CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Rian Johnson‘s “Star Wars: Episode VII” will hit theaters in 2017 and that “Star Wars: Episode IX” will arrive in 2019, according to Get Your Geek On.
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Yesterday news broke that Tatiana Maslany, Rooney Mara, and possibly even Felicity Jones were testing for a lead role in the Star Wars spin-off that’s being directed by Gareth Edwards. Today, Variety film reporter Justin Kroll adds another name to the mix. Rooney Mara’s sister, Kate Mara.
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Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Tatiana Maslany, the Canadian actress who stars as multiple replicants in BBC America’s hit series Orphan Black, is testing for the female lead in the Star Wars spin-off that is being directed by Gareth Edwards. Rooney Mara, who starred in the David Fincher version of Girl With the Dragon…