The story we posted yesterday about the change of directors for the Han Solo film had a rumor about Ron Howard. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this is no longer a rumor. What do you think about this?
As we saw earlier from our friends over at Jedi Temple Archives, Lucasfilm and co-directors of the Han Solo film, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have suddenly parted ways. Here’s more…
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Colin Trevorrow’s directorial resume is as notable for the utter lameness of his Jurassic World as it is for his general lack of…anything else. But the newly released Book of Henry can be viewed as an important tuneup for Episode IX. Unfortunately, the film is receiving a plethora of almost laughably bad reviews. Is this cause for concern among Star Wars fans? In the immortal words of Peter Griffin, I am quite alahmed.
Skellig Michael is a small island off the southwest coast of Ireland, which is the real world shooting location for Ahch-To. Due to its historical significance, the decision by the Irish government to allow filming has been both controversial and a boon to tourism.
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Colin Trevorrow, director of Episode 9, gives the slimmest of insights into how he might handle Princess Leia…
Screenrant (in an ironic turn given the site’s name) takes a cue from Aaron Rogers and tells Star Wars fans to R-E-L-A-X in anticipation of the next film which promises to be “very different” from previous installments.
In case you missed it in Vanity Fair’s recent Star Wars issue, Lucasfilm has declared that Rey is now the official owner of Anakin’s lightsaber. While Pablo Hidalgo specifically cautions that the color of a Jedi’s blade is not indicative of their moral compass as would be a House selection by Hogwart’s Sorting Hat, it would seem that the way a wand chooses the wizard in Harry Potter is a more appropriate analogy. A lightsaber reaching out through The Force and choosing its owner may be the Sequel Trilogy’s version of Midichlorians.
Our own Blue Knight shared a link which shows some amazing behind the scenes shots from the making of Return of the Jedi including a pic of the Rancor when it was still a man inside a suit Godzilla-style. Hit the click through link to check it all out.
I think we all assumed this would be one of the fastest ways Disney would start recouping some of their four billion dollar investment in LucasFilm, but ComicBook.com has now confirmed that the original, unaltered cuts of Episodes IV through VI will be released on Blur-ray. Han will be shooting first and the horrible CG Jabba will be gone.
I’m not sure how I feel about this. The Special Editions did improve upon some things. I think we can all get behind cleaning up the special effects like removing the obvious matte lines, but want the plot changes and new character dropped (especially the sock puppet in Jabba’s palace). I hope that’s the version we’re getting.
I my recent “I love everything” mood, I love this. YouTubers The Unusual Suspects have created a Guardians of the Galaxy style trailer using footing from the Original Trilogy. Watch with me for a bit, won’t you:
The site Comic Book Resources does an outstanding job of determining when exactly did the movies Star Wars become titled “Episode IV - A New Hope” while dispelling many incorrectly held beliefs a long the way. I found it a very interesting read to go with my morning coffee and hope you do too.
According to a fan poll at Empire Online, The Empire Strikes Back is the top film off all time edging out customary favorite The Godfather. A New Hope grabs the number six spot while my beloved Jedi ranks a lowly 120. The list compiles the top 301 movies and I’m guessing there is a typo somewhere because Attack of the Clones doesn’t make the list.
I think we all knew that Disney wouldn’t miss the chance to ring the cash register on this one. Now that emotion is removed from the equation and only business motives factor into the equation, it seems like the consumer is going to get what they wanted all along. According to Bleeding Cool, they have intercepted a e-mail, which supposedly originates from Disney’s marketing department and indicates that The House of Mouse plans to release the unaltered (pre Special Edition) Original Trilogy in Blur-Ray format in advance of Episode VII.
No longer will a feared hired gun miss a near contact shot! Also, the linked article contains a very flimsy rumor that the Prequel Trilogy could get phased out and lumped in with the Legends non-canon banner. Again, this one is flimsy. But someone alert Eddie From Dorkside Toys!
It was on this day 15 years ago that I spent the longest day of my life at work. That work day was interminable. Worse was the two hour wait between the end of the work day and the showtime of the viewing to which I purchased tickets a week prior. All was still in front of us at that point and the Prequel Trilogy was still full of potential. On May 19th, 1999, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace opened in theaters and the rest is awkward CGI history.
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