You’ll have to wait until 2018 for a second Godzilla movie, with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures deciding to wait for Gareth Edwards to finish up his untitled Star Wars spin-off before getting to work. According to The Wrap, Godzilla 2 will land June 8, 2018. That mysterious Star Wars spin-off is due December 2016. At […]
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Lupita Nyong’o to produce and star in ‘Americanah’
June 9, 2014 
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Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave actress and now Star Wars cast-member Lupita Nyong’o is set to produce and play the lead in the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah. According to The Hollywood Reporter, rights to the book were picked up by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B, who were also responsible for bringing 12 […]
Continue readingPlay it Again – American Graffiti
April 24, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas April 24, 2013 As a teenager, summer days seemed endless, the nights were full of possibility, and the future was unwritten. Before George Lucas introduced the world to Star Wars, he captured those fleeting moments that signal the end of childhood and the beginning of adult life in American Graffiti; a homage […]
Continue readingThe top 10 movie moments of all time
March 8, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 8, 2013 For the 100th episode of The (Pod) Casting Couch, I was asked to compile my ten favourite movie moments of all time. As someone who has devoted a lifetime to the pictures, that’s quite an ask. However, as an obsessive, list-making loser, it was also a dream come true. […]
Continue readingStar Wars spin-offs will likely feature young Han Solo and Boba Fett
February 8, 2013 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingThe 10 things we want in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars
February 1, 2013 1 Comment
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 […]
Continue readingZack Snyder may or may not be making a Star Wars movie
January 16, 2013 0 Comments
According to an inside source at Vulture, Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) is planning to make a Star Wars film. According to Zack Snyder’s publicist, he is not. The internet went bonkers yesterday when word started to travel that Zack Snyder was planning to make a Star Wars film loosely based on the classic Kurosawa epic […]
Continue readingThe game is the game – Wreck-It Ralph review
December 11, 2012 0 Comments
Wreck-It Ralph – Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Jack McBrayer. Directed by Rich Moore. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Star Wars purists panicked when Disney announced they had been handed the keys to their beloved space saga, and were planning a seventh instalment for release in 2015. Though cries of […]
Continue readingMichael Arndt “in line” to write Star Wars Episode 7
November 9, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingHarrison Ford might reprise Han Solo in Star Wars Episode 7
November 7, 2012 0 Comments
Harrison Ford is open to the idea of putting the famous vest back on and playing Han Solo in Disney’s upcoming Star Wars sequel, Entertainment Weekly report. According to an unnamed – but supposedly reliable – source, Harrison Ford would consider doing his Han Solo thing again. Of course, this would be pending script and director announcements. […]
Continue readingGeorge Lucas warned Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher about Star Wars Episode 7
November 2, 2012 2 Comments
Of course Luke Skywalker knew there were going to be more Star Wars films. In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mark Hamill speaks of George Lucas revealing the news to him months ago. It seems back in August, Lucas spontaneously asked Hamill and Carrie Fisher to lunch one day and revealed Episodes VII, VIII, […]
Continue readingDisney purchases Lucasfilm for $4 billion; new Star Wars trilogy launching in 2015
October 31, 2012 2 Comments
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. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – THX 1138
September 25, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – THX 1138. Starring Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, and Donald Pleasence. Directed by George Lucas. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it […]
Continue readingThe top 10 film scores
September 14, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 film scores. By Simon Miraudo. Beasts of the Southern Wild features one of the year’s best – and, this is important, most hummable – musical scores, co-composed by director Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer. Aural accompaniment can greatly enhance one’s experience of watching a film (or perhaps distract to its detriment), and […]
Continue readingThe top 10 cinematic planets
March 9, 2012 5 Comments
The top 10 cinematic planets. By Simon Miraudo. This week sees the release of John Carter, formerly titled John Carter of Mars before Disney grew concerned that girls wouldn’t want to see a movie set on a planet that wasn’t Earth. To that we say: hooey! Some of the finest (admittedly, sci-fi) films have been […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
March 2, 2012 19 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; nothing in the English language […]
Continue readingState of the art – Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D review
September 13, 2011 3 Comments
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D – Directed by Werner Herzog. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D is not just about the 32,000-year-old paintings recently discovered in the cavernous abyss of France’s mountain region. No, that spectacular find is just the tip of the glacial Palaeolithic iceberg. Werner Herzog’s documentary is more […]
Continue readingPrepare for the Akira Kurosawa remake onslaught
August 25, 2011 0 Comments
The rights to 69 titles from legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s back catalogue have been purchased by production company Splendent Media, indicating an impending onslaught of remakes and reboots of his classic features. According to Variety, Splendent Media now have the ability to do what they please with these titles, which are comprised of 26 […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Irvin Kershner
November 30, 2010 3 Comments
Irvin Kershner, famed director of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 87 in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer. Though Kershner’s directing career was modest in numbers, by most accounts he was known for his versatility behind the camera. Originally a lecturer at USC it was here that […]
Continue readingStar Wars set for 3D conversion
September 30, 2010 0 Comments
It’s exactly what we’ve been waiting for. Prepare to see Greedo shoot first … in 3D! George Lucas is gearing up for a 3D conversion of the entire Star Wars saga. The films will be rereleased from 2012 onwards, beginning with Episode One: The Phantom Menace. The subsequent episodes will arrive in cinemas one year […]
Continue readingTrending Cinema Star Wars Spectacular!
June 3, 2010 0 Comments
In case you didn’t already know (and based on our listener numbers, that is most certainly the case), I co-host the film podcast TRENDING CINEMA with American movie lover extraordinaire Jon Tilton. Last week we celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back by devoting an entire episode to the Star Wars saga, discussing […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 28 – May 5
May 5, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown. It’s a regular feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. (And before you say it, in a world where Hey Hey, It’s Saturday […]
Continue readingLet’s go HEAD TO HEAD! Special STAR WARS DAY edition!
May 4, 2010 0 Comments
We’re not big on bragging here at Quickflix, except when it comes to our HEAD TO HEAD feature, which is, without question, the best thing to ever happen to the internet. Want to learn more about how to join in on the festivities? Scroll past the Jedi cats* and find out! With our HEAD TO […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
April 27, 2010 1 Comment
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Nathan Mifsud stacked up his midi-chlorians in favour of George Lucas‘ Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. […]
Continue readingArrested Development meets Star Wars
April 6, 2010 0 Comments
We don’t know who made it – we can merely be thankful it exists. Thanks to THR for this. Discuss: Hey, remember that Arrested Development movie? Are we going to place bets on whether it’s actually going to happen?
Continue readingDavid Lynch discusses turning down Return of the Jedi
December 11, 2009 2 Comments
source: cinemablend.com Did you know that David Lynch was offered the opportunity to direct Return of the Jedi? Yes, that Return of the Jedi. In the following interview, he discusses meeting with George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch and being shown a series of Wookies and Ewoks, which he says gave him “a headache”. If you […]
Continue readingQuickflix’s Top 10 movie trilogies are…
July 17, 2009 5 Comments
We asked for your opinion, and boy did we get it. Our readers let us know what their favourite movie trilogy was, and now we’d like to debut our official Top 10. Kick it! There were plenty of votes, some obvious (see below), some unexpected (is the Final Destination trilogy really that good?). Check out […]
Continue readingThe 10 greatest space adventures!
May 4, 2009 4 Comments
Space: the final frontier. And it will be for a looooong time. Because let’s face it – human kind will never be able to explore the infinite depths of the universe (let alone all those other universes, such as the man-car universe, and the universe where you can only practice law whilst juggling … naked). […]
Continue readingLando Calrissian for Prez!
November 4, 2008 0 Comments
source: funnyordie.com Of course! The best candidate for president was in front of our eyes all along! Although I disagree with his stance on the feeding of Sarlacc, I definitely approve of his pro-cape agenda. Check out the campaign video by clicking on the image. Four more years! Four more years!
Continue readingFanboys Trailer Looks Cool – You Know It To Be True
November 4, 2008 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The brand new trailer for Kyle Newman‘s troubled Fanboys has landed. Set in 1999, the film tells the story of four friends who attempt to break into Skywalker Ranch and see The Phantom Menace before anyone else. The film has been in the editing room for the last year, as producers Harvey and […]
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