Tag: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Jamie Christopher, Assistant Director for Marvel, Rian Johnson, Harry Potter Films, Dies at 52
Jamie Christopher, assistant director on Marvel films including “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the entire Harry Potter franchise, died Tuesday in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 52.During his nearly three-decade career, Christopher became a frequent collaborator with directors like James Gunn and Rian Johnson along with Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feige.“Jamie was a good…
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Cruella’s Mom Twist Feels Like a Response to The Last Jedi
We had all become so accustomed to the hero’s journey story that there was a collective freakout in 2017 when Rian Johnson decided to upend it with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars is one of the great American stories and a major part of its popularity rests on the revelation that Luke Skywalker…
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Avatar: The Way of Water Domestic Box Office Passes 620 Million
Director James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continues to make waves at the box office, as it claimed its seventh weekend in a row at the number one spot. The epic science-fiction sequel added 16.3 million this weekend, pushing its running domestic total past 620.5 million, which means that it has overtaken Star Wars:…
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Poker Face: Everything We Know About the Rian Johnson Series
One of the most recognized filmmakers working today, Rian Johnson is as popular as he is polarizing. Ranging from more minor indie hits like Brick (2005) to mid-budget high-concept science fiction films like Looper (2012) and all the way to the colossal budget spectacle of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Johnson’s work is adored…
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Halloween Ends: Jamie Lee Curtis Says Goodbye in Emotional Set Video
2022 was one of the best years the horror genre has seen in a very long time. This year saw the return of many beloved franchises, new slasher darlings, and major box office success stories. However, one of the most divisive films to come out of this genre in 2022 was Halloween Ends. This conclusion…
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Mark Hamill Has Changed His Mind ‘a Little’ About ‘The Last Jedi,” But Still Has Regrets
Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is almost as famous for Mark Hamill’s controversial press tour as it is for the film itself. Hamill famously objected to certain creative decisions in the film, namely the revelation that Luke Skywalker essentially quit the rebellion after a painful failure and had spent years living a hermit-like…
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Rian Johnson: ‘Glass Onion’ Was a ‘Scarier’ Sequel to Make Than ‘The Last Jedi’
Rian Johnson just might have mastered the art of the sequel.After helming controversial “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Johnson revisited his “Knives Out” whodunnit world with follow-up “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” streaming December 23 on Netflix. The film premiered at 2022 TIFF and marked another collaboration between Johnson and “The Last Jedi” production…