Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie join ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

Lucasfilm has announced the newest additions to Star Wars: Episode VII, and they’re just the greatest. Welcome Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o and Game of Thrones breakout Gwendoline Christie to the cosmos, superfans. Nyong’o, who picked up the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for 12 Years a Slave, had been rumoured to be circling a part in the epic space drama […]

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‘Godzilla’ director Gareth Edwards hired for standalone ‘Star Wars’ flick due 2016

It’s a good month to be Gareth Edwards. The director has a massive hit on his hands with Godzilla, which has already grossed more than $200 million worldwide, and if that wasn’t enough, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced him as the helmer of their first standalone Star Wars flick. According to THR, his spin-off will […]

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‘Star Trek 3’ gets a new, non-J.J. Abrams director

After months of rumours and flirtatious glances, Paramount and Skydance have locked down Roberto Orci as director of Star Trek 3, Variety reports. Better known for his partnership with screenwriter Alex Kurtzman (the two penned both Star Trek reboots, Cowboys & Aliens, and the first two Transformers movies), this will mark Orci’s directorial debut. The […]

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Star Wars Episode VII official cast announced

Let the rumour mill finally grind to a halt: the cast of Star Wars Episode VII has officially been announced. Previously-suggested names like Adam Driver (Girls), John Boyega (Attack the Block) and Domhnall Gleeson (About Time) were all revealed to have joined the team, as did Driver’s Inside Llewyn Davis co-star Oscar Isaac, motion-capture legend Andy Serkis, regular legend […]

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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler’s ‘The Nest’ to open opposite ‘Star Wars’ December 2015

To those who are absolutely sickened with excitement by the prospect of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reuniting for a new film – aka, every human – here’s some slightly disappointing news: their picture The Nest won’t hit cinemas until December 2015. The Nest will in fact open opposite J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII, which is either […]

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Lupita Nyong’o in contention for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

It-girl Lupita Nyong’o received her official coronation earlier this month when the Academy awarded her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, she might be shot into the stratosphere with a leading role in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel. Latino Review first broke the news, suggesting Nyong’o might be […]

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Adam Driver expected to play major villain in ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

We may be nearing the first official casting announcement for Star Wars: Episode VII… and it’s a doozy. Girls star Adam Driver is in final negotiations to play the big bad villain in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel, THR reports. It’s believed he’s scored the role that both Michael Fassbender and Joel Kinnaman were previously in consideration for. Of course, […]

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Star Trek writers returning for third instalment

Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will pen the third instalment of the Star Trek franchise, following up their work on the first two entries. According to Variety, J.J. Abrams is in negotiations to come back as a producer on the as-yet undated sequel to Star Trek Into Darkness. His Star Wars Episode VII duties, however, […]

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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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