Back in December last year we reported on a Seven Samurai-style movie outline written by George Lucas that could possibly be one of the proposed standalone Star Wars films. Things are now getting a little bit more interesting. /Film are currently reporting a rumour they’ve heard regarding Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars film, which goes into…
OK, today was a bit of a surprise. I’ve been on hiatus for a number of reasons, two of which being a wedding (mine) and an illness (also mine, which I’m currently suffering through). However, something happened that was so monumental that I couldn’t not post about it. Jason over at Making Star Wars has…
A couple of days ago, Kevin Smith visited the set of Episode VII, and he was suitably blown away. You can hear on Smith’s Hollywood Babble-On (NSFW) podcast the sequence of events that led him to the set of Episode VII at around the 1:18 mark, including a particularly amusing email exchange with J.J. Abrams: The best information…
Jason at Making Star Wars has just posted some really great details regarding John Boyega’s character in Episode VII. As he says, this is all informed speculation, but it does fit with what we know. Firstly, Boyega and Daisy Ridley are playing “Thomas” and “Rachel” respectively, the two characters involved in the open auditions back…
Apparently Harrison Ford has injured his ankle while filming a scene on the set of the Millennium Falcon. The culprit? A door on the ship. Here’s the official statement: Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care. Shooting…
At the moment, we’re pretty much in the dark when it comes to the stand-alone feature films. We’ve got two directors (Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank), two writers (Gary Whitta and Simon Kinberg) and three rumoured codenames (Boba Fett, Solo and Red Five). However, a bigger picture is emerging. Three out of four of the upcoming…
I’m liking J.J. Abrams more and more. In response to the TMZ leaks, Abrams tweeted the following message as a handwritten note: I wish people would stop leaking photos from Episode VII. And making ridiculous claims that the Millennium Falcon is in the movie. That note happens to be resting on a certain table from…
OK, this is kind of insane. Now we have 22 more leaked photos from that wretched hive of scum and villainy, TMZ, this time from a workshop. There are mild spoilers here insofar as no plot points are revealed but people may still wish to avoid looking. Edit: Interestingly, there is text attached to some…
Over at Star Wars Union there’s a report from a German Hasbro presentation for retailers outlining Lucasfilm’s plans for Star Wars into 2020: Fall 2014: Rebels 2015: Episode VII 2016: Boba Fett 2017: Episode VIII 2018: Solo 2019: Episode IX 2020: Red Five Very interesting indeed. The Boba Fett and Solo spinoffs are not particularly surprising,…
Ryan Leston has posted to Yahoo’s Scum and Villainy blog with the following bit of info regarding set construction for Episode VII: “A full-scale 1:1 Millennium Falcon has been built as well as the interiors of the ship for filming,” [the source] explained. “The Falcon is done—inside and out. The sets were built off-site, ready to…
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