Disney takes over the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise

Disney, obsessed with owning everything you love, has taken over the Indiana Jones franchise. According to Variety, Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Pictures have “reached a distribution and marketing agreement” for the series. That agreement? Disney can distribute and market future films, and retain the ownership rights they secured back when they acquired Lucasfilm. Paramount hold onto the distribution […]

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Star Wars Episode 7 creatives asked for – and were denied – an extension

LucasFilm’s Kathleen Kennedy sought to delay the release of Star Wars Episode VII, but was denied by Disney. This is according to a new report by THR, who suggest the creative team are scrambling to meet the 2015 deadline. Screenwriter Michael Arndt recently exited the project, with director J.J. Abrams and The Empire Strikes Back […]

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John Williams confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII

An essential component of the Star Wars franchise’s success will indeed return for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming instalment of the series. John Williams is officially confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII, ending speculation that Abrams would hire his regular collaborator and composer Michael Giacchino instead. The news was first broken by producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars […]

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Star Wars spin-offs will likely feature young Han Solo and Boba Fett

The big Star Wars news-of-the-week was Disney’s announcement of several spin-off films in addition to the new trilogy. According to EW, first off the rank: a young Han Solo film. Reported to be set before A New Hope, it’s unknown how early they’ll take the Han Solo character. Every possible configuration of this idea sounds like […]

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Disney CEO confirms standalone Star Wars spin-offs on top of new trilogy

It was recently revealed that J.J. Abrams would helm Star Wars Episode 7, the first instalment of the next Star Wars trilogy, for new Lucasfilm owners Disney. Considering Disney paid $4 billion for the pleasure, they’re not going to trust just those three films to make back their bank. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this morning that the studio […]

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The 10 things we want in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars

The 10 things we want in J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars. By Simon Miraudo. J.J. is graduating from Star Trek to Star Wars. It was recently announced that the Bad Robot impresario would helm Episode 7 for Disney and Lucasfilm, ending months of speculation as to who future generations could blame for the disintegration of the […]

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J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars Episode 7

We go away for the long weekend, and a massive movie development breaks. Damn this endless cycle of Star Wars news! Disney has confirmed J.J. Abrams will direct their upcoming Star Wars sequel. In a joint statement, Disney, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, and Abrams announced how excited they were to work on this film, because, you know, Star […]

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Michael Arndt “in line” to write Star Wars Episode 7

Disney is working speedily to get this new Star Wars trilogy in cinemas by 2015. According to Deadline, Oscar winning screenwriter Michael Arndt has penned a treatment for the next three instalments of the Star Wars saga, and is “in line” to work on the full script for Episode 7. Arndt was recruited by LucasFilm to work on […]

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Disney purchases Lucasfilm for $4 billion; new Star Wars trilogy launching in 2015

Well, we didn’t expect to wake up to this news. George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm Ltd to Disney for an estimated $4.05 billion, giving the Mouse-House rights to both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchise. According to Deadline, Disney won’t exactly sit on the properties. They’re already plotting a new Star Wars trilogy, with Episode 7 set to hit cinemas in 2015. […]

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