Browsing: Star Wars

Hot off the official announcement of the addition of two more big names to the Star Wars: VII roster, TMZ managed to get their hands on a gallery of 40 photos from the set in Abu Dhabi. Here are a few highlights from their gallery, make sure you check out the rest here.

The 1980s really was the greatest decade of science fiction film.  This week in May specifically, as we’ve had an anniversary for a big time movie every other day. The first was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on May 21st, 1980.  With an initial budget of $33 million and a world wide box office count […]

Right on the trail of the box office smash that is Godzilla, Gareth Edwards has been named as the director for the first stand alone Star Wars film, set to hit theaters in December of 2016.  The official press release is as follows: “In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have […]

It’s a day that ends in Y, which means more Star Wars VII news/rumors.  This morning Huffington Post reported from a story on Aint It Cool yet ANOTHER “working title” that might possibly be for VII.  Our post about the previous “name” drop and other possible factoids is here. “The Ancient Fear” is the new possible title, and […]

While there is no telling if this was a) taken at Pinewood Studios in England, b) taken on a set Disney owns in LA, or c) Peter Mayhew in the famous Kashyyyk native suit, but we DO know the gentleman in the photo is Bob Iger the Chairman of Disney.  And that it was posted on the […]

Get yourself to London by May 14th, 2014 because there was an open casting call announcement posted today about Star Wars VII.  We know initially a few names already on the cast list, but here’s your chance to get in on this. “The call mentions seeking actors of all ages and types, 16 years and […]

According to Time magazine, the history of this day is long and varied, much like the fan base and canon built around the saga of the stars and their wars.  We may even have Margaret Thatcher to thank for this tradition because she was elected on May 4, 1979 — two years after Star Wars was released.  Entertainment […]

We posted yesterday along with several other outlets that a trio of original Star Wars stars had been spotted in various locations throughout London this week.  This morning, Star Wars.com announced the cast list for the yet untitled JJ Abrams Star Wars: Episode VII film, and little fanboys and fangirl hearts exploded like Alderaan. Taken directly from […]

We know cameras start rolling for principal photography at Pinewood Studios for the upcoming brand new installment of the Star Wars franchise at the end of the month, this one headed by JJ Abrams with an unnamed title but the number VII.  The interwebs have been ablaze with rumors of the original trio’s involvement in the […]

A statement from Lucasfilm confirms that the new movies will discard everything other than the movies and “The Clone Wars” and “Rebels” animated series. Here is the official statement from the Star Wars website that ran today: For over 35 years, the Expanded Universe has enriched the Star Wars experience for fans seeking to continue the adventure […]