Tag: J.J. Abrams
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Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is coming back to the big screen in a new “Star Wars” movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film makes Obaid-Chinoy the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” feature film. Previous film directors in the franchise include…
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The WWII Horror Movie That Features Nazi Zombies
If you think about it, Bad Robot Productions is one of the more prolific production companies out there. After all, this outfit is attached to some of the biggest movies of all-time, namely Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Kelvin timeline Star Trek films. It’s not an institution as beloved as, say, MGM in…
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10 Best ‘Lost’ Characters, Ranked
In 2004, the survivors of Ocean Flight 815, each with a difficult past, found themselves stranded on a mysterious island after their plane crashed 1,000 off course in ABC’s hit show Lost. For six seasons, the series followed the survivors as they tried to leave the island, clashed with its other mysterious inhabitants and discovered…
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10 Best ‘Lost’ Guest Stars, Ranked
From 2004 through 2010, ABC viewers were hooked on Lost, the story of survivors of a plane crash stranded on an island that soon proved to be anything but ordinary. The island revealed one mystery after another, from its series of strange inhabitants over centuries to the unusual way time works there. The show was…
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Disney Shouldn’t Have Shelved Guillermo del Toro’s Star Wars Movie
There was a brief period of time after the rights to the Star Wars franchise were first sold to Walt Disney Pictures where it seemed the possibilities for the franchise were endless. With talented filmmakers like Rian Johnson, J.J. Abrams, and Gareth Edwards helming new installments in the franchise, any great director had the potential…
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J.J. Abrams Isn’t the Savior the Sci-Fi Genre Expected
There was a brief moment when J.J. Abrams was the King of Hollywood. After essentially creating a new era of blockbuster television with Alias, Felicity, and the unprecedented phenomenon of Lost, Abrams turned his eyes to the film industry. He seemed to have a magic touch that could revive dying franchises; Abrams helped transform the…
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Warner Bros. Uses Strike to Suspend JJ Abrams’ Massive Deal
As the Writers’ Guild of America enters its fourth month of strike, the long-term effects of the movement start coming and studios’ strategies to make writers desperate to accept any deal become even more intense. This time, high-profile writers have been targeted by Warner Bros. Television Group – overall deals with writers-turned-producers like J.J. Abrams…
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“Each Episode is Like Its Own Movie”: Dp Benji Bakshi on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
In December of 1964, principal photography finished on the pilot of Star Trek, featuring captain Christopher Pike (played by The Searchers’ Jeffrey Hunter) as the commander of the Enterprise. When the show’s first episode finally aired almost two years later, Pike was nowhere to be found. The initial pilot had been scrapped and re-shot, with…
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Timothy Olyphant Knew He Lost ‘Star Trek’ Role to Chris Pine When J.J. Abrams Told Him ‘I Found a Guy, Younger, Who’s Really Good’
Timothy Olyphant is currently revisiting his beloved role as Raylan Givens in “Justified: City Primeval,” but he recently took a trip down memory lane to reflect on an iconic character that he missed out on playing.In a new appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Olyphant revealed that he auditioned for the role of Captain…
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Timothy Olyphant Lost Captain Kirk Role in ‘Star Trek’ Trilogy, Says J.J. Abrams Told Him: ‘I Found a Guy, Younger, Who’s Really Good’
Timothy Olyphant appeared on the most recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and looked back at his failed audition for J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” revival (via Entertainment Weekly). The “Justified” star praised Abrams for a wonderful audition process, even though the director ultimately decided to go with a “younger” actor like Chris…