Tag: Star Wars
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‘Rebel Moon’: Zack Snyder’s Latest Pic Adds Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher & More
Director Zack Snyder is moving towards his future at Netflix as the streaming giant is just about to begin filming “Rebel Moon,” his second original film that is loosely based on a sci-fi take of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece “Seven Samurai.” The project even initially started as a “Star Wars” pitch to Lucasfilm.With production about to…
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Mark Hamill Was Not Used At All For Luke Skywalker’s Recent ‘Boba Fett’ Appearance
If you’ve been keeping up with the “Star Wars” series on Disney+, “The Mandalorian” and now, “The Book of Boba Fett,” it’s obvious that Lucasfilm is unafraid to bring back Luke Skywalker for an episode or two. So far, both series have utilized Skywalker at least once each, and it would appear that there’s really…
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‘I’ve had letters from klansmen’: Jennifer Beals on Flashdance, The L Word and fighting to get diverse stories told
The actor, who broke through in 1983 playing a welder who dreamed of being a dancer, reflects on a life of activism, why gen Z give her hope and joining the Star Wars universeJennifer Beals is talking to me by Zoom from … “Do I have to say?” she asks. Not really, I tell her.…
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Roland Emmerich Slams Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ for ‘Ruining Our Industry’
Criticism of Marvel movies is nothing new, with a different filmmaker complaining about Hollywood’s increased reliance on franchises seemingly every day. But those criticisms usually come from the arthouse side of Hollywood, with filmmakers complaining that the prevalence of blockbusters makes it harder to fund small films. But it appears that even the biggest blockbuster…
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The Book of Boba Fett: has it wrecked the legacy of Star Wars’s coolest character?
There has been much to enjoy in the Mandalorian spinoff, very little of it anything to do with the title character. He should have kept the helmet on and remained a mysteryThere are many wonderful things about The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+’s new TV show about the bounty hunter who was first introduced in…
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Kenneth Wannberg, Composer and Music Editor Who Worked With John Williams on ‘Star Wars’ Series and 50 Other Films, Dies at 91
Kenneth Wannberg, composer and Emmy-winning music editor who worked on nearly half of all John Williams’ films dating back to the late 1960s, died Jan. 27 at his home in Florence, Oregon. He was 91.Wannberg was best known as Williams’ music editor, working closely with the composer on more than 50 of his films. He…
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The 15 Best Natalie Portman Movies Ranked
Natalie Portman is one of the finest Oscar-winning actresses working today, that rare case of a famous celebrity who continues to choose experimental film projects in addition to mainstream Hollywood fare. In between major franchises like “Star Wars” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Portman has helped spotlight many arthouse, independent, and genre projects that might…
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Roland Emmerich: Marvel Movies and ‘Star Wars’ Are ‘Ruining Our Industry a Little Bit’
Roland Emmerich, the blockbuster filmmaker behind “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow” and the upcoming “Moonfall,” credited “Star Wars” and superhero movies pumped out by Marvel and DC as “ruining” the film industry. Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” backed by Lionsgate and made on a reported budget in the $140 million range, is the increasingly-rare example of an…
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The Mandalorian Vs. Boba Fett, Round 6: Storytelling Edition
We’ve been breezing along through “The Book of Boba Fett,” and we finally have enough of a window into the series and its world to start making some bigger picture comparisons between it and that other “Star Wars” series that follows a helmeted space tank in the shape of a man, “The Mandalorian.” Today’s episode…
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The Book Of Boba Fett Delivers Expected Surprises In ‘From The Desert Comes A Stranger’
This will contain major spoilers for the sixth episode of “The Book of Boba Fett.””Star Wars” wunderkind Dave Filoni returns to direct the sixth installment of “The Book of Boba Fett” called “From the Desert Comes a Stranger.” It begins with Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant revisiting the role he originated in the second season of…