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Boba Fett has officially made his return to the new Star Wars canon. And he's being played by Jon Hamm. It may not be in a movie (yet) but the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy has returned in the new novel, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View. The book collects 40 shorts stories from all around the Star Wars universe, and one of those stories just so happens to be about Boba Fett. Now, a new excerpt from the book has been released, previewing Jon Hamm's performance.

USA Today revealed the clip, which comes from the story titled Added Muscle. This particular story was written by Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series). As it turns out, this story actually takes place during the famous scene that was added for the 1997 Star Wars special editions, which features Jabba the Hutt confronting Han Solo. In the background,...

As Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” heads out into the wintery night, thus begins the lengthy hiatus before the series’ final Season 8. But for fans who tune in mainly for the performances, these stars obviously aren’t going to disappear from sight.

Until the next batch of episodes arrives, many of the main “Game of Thrones” folks can be seen on screens elsewhere. Some will venture to more TV projects, others are hitched to massive franchises, while a few will pop up in a few hotly anticipated indie film titles. So if you can’t wait until 2018, here’s a quick overview of what some of the biggest names have on the horizon.

Peter Dinklage

Of all the “Game of Thrones” actors, Dinklage is the one who’s sticking closest to the HBO family, starring as actor Hervé Villechaize in the upcoming biopic “My Dinner with Hervé.” He’ll also...

Woody Harrelson, who portrays Han Solo’s mentor Beckett in Lucasfilm’s Han Solo spinoff movie, is sharing new details about the movie, more specifically the movie's tone. He says that we should expect this movie to be funnier than other Star Wars movies in the franchise.

Han Solo has long been one of the biggest personalities in the Star Wars universe thanks to his dry wit, so it really isn't too surprising that the standalone film about his younger years would be funny.

In an interview with Et, Harrelson gives high marks to the actor following Harrison Ford’s footsteps, revealing how Alden Ehrenreich could make Han Solo stand out when it’s compared to the movies that have come before:

“He’s a great actor and a great guy, [with a] great sense of humor. I think a lot of humor comes through what he’s doing. I think it...

Director Ron Howard recently shared a new photo from the set of Lucasfilm's untitled Han Solo movie. It offers us our first teasing glimpse at Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. In the photo, we see Howard in front of a monitor and it came with the caption, "lining up a shot today from my director's monitor." Glover is the person that we are seeing on the monitor screen. I also included another image that includes everyone's favorite Wookie. It'll be interesting when we start seeing actual detailed photos from this movie. I really hope it turns out good, because it seems like a lot of fans aren't excited about it happening.

There are no official story details that have been released for the film yet, but we know it will explore Han and Chewbacca's adventures "before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, including their early encounters with that...

There’s nothing like a solid build-up. For six straight seasons, Game of Thrones has been an exercise in building up tension. Sure, there have been plenty of big events that have helped release some of the strain between the main players — we had the Battle of Blackwater, The Red Wedding, the Purple Wedding, Battle of the Bastards, and countless other events. However, it’s all been building towards these last two seasons, which will see a clash between all the powers in the Seven Kingdoms — and the inevitable clash between the Seven Kingdoms and the enemy to the North.

The showrunners have been teasing for some time that these next two seasons will be a lot different from the others. While they’ve mostly been world-building, and now we’re at the point where the payoffs need to start rolling in. This brand new trailer for Season 7 looks like it has that very mindset going in, and we can’t be more thrilled based on what it’s shown.

Related: Jon Snow's True Name Revealed!

If you’re one of those folks who loves the mythology behind Game of Thrones, but felt that the action itself was lacking, this may be the season for you. Gone is the slow pacing of previous seasons, and what we’re left with seems to be a series of climaxes fitting of an epic tale like this. But while the payoffs seem to be rolling in, don’t feel like the emotional resonance will be lacking. This season also looks to be packing an emotional punch based on its thematic power alone.

“For centuries our families fought together against their common enemy,” Jon Snow says in the trailer. “Despite their differences, together. We need to do the same if we’re going to survive because the enemy is real. It’s always been real.”

This is it, folks. The end is fast approaching.

Winter is here.

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Lrm A deeper dive into the abyss that is the Han Solo chaos. https://t.co/ESpNCWlT0b about 14 minutes ago...

It’s been a whirlwind 24 hours for Star Wars fans, as it was abruptly announced that the popular directing duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie) are no longer at the helm of the as-yet untitled Han Solo movie – which is supposedly set to be the second Star Wars Anthology film. While the studio is apparently still insistent that the release date of May 2018 has not changed, the logistics of the situation is certainly cause for concern.

As it stands, the production seems to have been filming for between four and five months, and is reportedly less than a month away from finishing principal photography. Time for reshoots has been scheduled for later in the summer – as is the case for most big budget movies – but the directors have just been “let go.” It’s the timing of this drastic change that rings the loudest alarm bells for those that have been patiently waiting for a look at the early years of the beloved rogue, simply because Lord and Miller have clearly already done the larger share of the work. If, as they said in their statement, their “vision and process weren’t aligned with [their] partners” on the film, what effect has that incompatibility had on the months of footage already in the can?

If the creative conflict is indeed evident in the footage it is, perhaps, a positive move to have the filmmakers exit, stage left. With a few weeks of principal photography left, the entire reshoot schedule, and all of the post-production phase to work on, the replacement director – whoever it’s eventually revealed to be – still has a fighting chance of delivering a decent movie. But who might that replacement be?

We’ve already heard reports that Ron Howard is on the shortlist, but The Hollywood Reporter is now suggesting that two more names have cropped up – both of whom have a prior association with Lucasfilm and the Star Wars brand. Firstly, there’s Lawrence Kasdan, who’s rumoured to be the person with whom Lord and Miller found most of their creative differences on the Han Solo movie set.

Kasdan has four Academy Award nominations to his name, thanks to his work as both writer, producer and director of an impressive list of movies. Most significantly, with regard to Star Wars, however, Kasdan co-wrote the scripts for The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens – which means he’s been instrumental in crafting the character of Han Solo for decades. He also co-wrote the script for the Han Solo spinoff with his son, Jon. Kasdan is the obvious choice to take the reins, then – but the legality of such a move is in question, given that the Director’s Guild of America apparently has rules prohibiting a person already working on a film from stepping into the director’s seat.

Secondly, there’s Joe Johnston, who’s also an accomplished director in his own right. Apart from having helmed such effects-heavy fare as Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, The Rocketeer, Jumanji and Jurassic Park III, he also delivered Captain America: The First Avenger – arguably one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He’s also well-versed in the minutiae of Star Wars, having worked on A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, The Ewok Adevnture, Ewoks: The Battle For Endor, and Star Wars: Droids as – variously – visual effects operative, actor, production designer and writer.

If the goal is to bring in an experienced hand to steer the beleaguered Han Solo film over the finish line, while ensuring the movie remains true to the iconic character made famous by Harrison Ford, then Lucasfilm would do well to lock in Joe Johnston. At this point in the proceedings, however, the next developments are as unpredictable as the departure of Lord and Miller in the first place.

For those of you wondering what actor Alden Ehrenreich would look like as a young Han Solo in the new Han Solo Star Wars movie that's currently in production, today's your lucky day! Some photos from the set of the film have surfaced giving us that first look and Ehrenreich looks great in the role! It certainly seems like he's gotten himself into a bit of trouble because he's looking a bit beat up.

The photos also feature some of the set pieces and vehicles that include a car that has been made to look like a land speeder. There's some cool stuff to see, which you can check out by clicking on the link in the TMZ embed below.

There are no official story details that have been released for the film yet, but we know it will explore Han and Chewbacca's adventures "before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope,...

The upcoming Han Solo Anthology movie is currently shrouded in secrecy. Though certain things are starting to leak out, like the return of a familiar location, we still don’t know a whole lot of concrete facts about the film. In fact, it hasn’t even been given a proper title yet – which really needs to be rectified soon.

One of the few things that has been officially confirmed, however, is the role that Woody Harrelson will play in the movie. From what we understand, he’ll take on the part of Beckett, the mentor to Alden Ehrenreich’s youthful Han Solo. We haven’t been given much more than that, but in a new interview with The Independent, the Zombieland and Hunger Games star dropped a few new hints about his character’s personality.

Though he was understandably tightlipped, his words do give us some meat to chew on.

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A small announcement from the land of Lucasfilm a few moments ago gave us a couple of dates for our five year diary. StarWars.com have just revealed that Colin Trevorrow’s Episode IX of the Star Wars saga will enter cinemas on May 24, 2019. This follows their recent announcement that the as-yet-untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story film would be coming a year and a day earlier, on the 25th of May, 2018.

When The Force Awakens was in cinemas both Rogue One and Star Wars: Episode VIII (now titled The Last Jedi) had set release dates. Rogue One for the December of 2016 and Episode VIII for the follow May. The post-production process of The Last Jedi necessitated a new release date, and Rian Johnson’s film was pushed back to its current scheduled release date of December 15, 2017. It seems that Lucasfilm haven’t abandoned the May release dates after all.

Wait, Rey's parents were in The Force Awakens? That's what a new Star Wars theory proposes, and it's not a half bad idea. Has this mystery finally been solved? Perhaps we won't know until The Last Jedi. But as far as fan theories go? This is a pretty good one. Perhaps the best we've heard yet. And it's helped along by some new evidence in the Star Wars 8 trailer.

So, who were Rey's parents, and where were they in The Force Awakens? How about this? They were two of the many dead bodies surrounding Kylo Ren and his Knights in the infamous Forceback (or flashback) scene. We'll do you one better. Perhaps Rey's dad is the shadowy figure seen killed by Kylo Ren. In the flashback, it looks as though this mystery man in the big hat is about to bring his weapon down on Rey when Kylo pierces him...

Almost a week has passed since Orlando’s Star Wars Celebration, and the crackle of excitement (the Force?) can still be felt reverberating around the four corners of the Internet. While some felt the heart-wrenching and bittersweet tribute to Carrie Fisher stole the show, the one thing that continues to fuel heated debate online is, of course, the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Our first look at Rian Johnson’s galactic sequel was a long time coming, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t believe the wait was ultimately worth it. After teeing up Rey’s Jedi training, the blistering (and decidedly menacing) promo rolls out one action shot after another. From the picturesque Ahch-To – known in real life as the Irish isle of Skellig Michael – to shots of the Resistance fleet doing battle in space, it’s no wonder Star Wars...

Lucasfilm has released a new Force For Change campaign video from Omaze that features Star Wars legend, Warwick Davis. In the video, he amusingly takes us on a tour of the Han Solo movie set, and along the way teases an alien creature that's hanging around with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. At one point the directors hilariously try to edit Davis out in the video because he's a spoiler. I love how much fun these Star Wars crews have had with these Force For Change Omaze videos! 

If you donate to the campaign you will be entered for a chance to visit the Han Solo set for real and also appear in the movie!

No official story details have been released for the film, but we know it will explore Han and Chewbacca's adventures "before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, including their early encounters with...

Author: Jon Lyus

The ironclad security surrounding the new Star Wars films is well known. It is expected (and not unreasonably so) that larger plot elements be revealed in the cinema, rather than online months before. The smaller hints however can give fans a flavour of what to expect. We have a couple of these for you today with a snippet of info about the forthcoming Han Solo Star Wars Story, as well as locations for future saga films.

In the interview with NBC‘s Jimmy Fallon, primarily to talk about his new film Wilson, Woody Harrelson told us the name of his character in the film, and confirmed where he fits into the main story.

“I play a guy named Beckett, who is kind of a criminal and I am a mentor to Han.”

It’s not much but he confirmed the ‘mentor to Han’ element to his character,...

A lot of fans seem to be excited to see what Phil Lord and Chris Miller will be doing with Lucasfilm's Han Solo movie. The film started production about a month ago, and Woody Harrelson is so excited about what the directors are doing with it that he says it will be the best Star Wars movie ever made.

When talking to Collider about the film, the actor expressed his thoughts on the film and the directors:

"They’re great. You know, any movie’s only as good as the director or in this case directors, and so I have a suspicion, because if you look at the whole, all the movies, the backlog of every one of these movies, there’s a lot of great stuff, but one might not be not as good with the writing in this or the acting in that or the directing in that,...

With 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Gareth Edwards earned himself a place in history as the first filmmaker to deliver a Star Wars movie that exists outside of the main saga of that franchise, and succeeds as essentially a standalone story. This is a double-edged sword, however, as he’s now forever burdened with facing questions about further chapters in the franchise – in particular, new Anthology chapters.

Such a situation recently arose at the Empire Film Awards, where Edwards was questioned about the upcoming Untitled Han Solo Anthology Film, and his thoughts about the directors of that movie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Here’s what he had to share:

“They’re amazing filmmakers. I’m very excited about what they do. It’ll be a completely different film to what we did. I think they’ve got the hardest task, I think, out of all the films...

It looks like Lucasfilm's Han Solo: A Star Wars Story is about to get another great actor. Michael K. Williams, who has starred in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and The Night Of is in talks to join the film in a key role. 

There are no other details on who he'd play, and it's hard to guess or speculate who his character could be. But judging by the films and TV shows that he's been in, it's safe to assume that he's going to play a shady character who resides in the underworld of the Star Wars universe. 

If cast in the film, he'll join Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Woody Harrelson, and Emilia Clarke. The film is currently shooting and is being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller from a script written by Jon and Lawrence Kasdan. 

No story details have been released for the film,...

You come at Han Solo, you better not miss.

The Wire star Michael K. Williams is in talks for the upcoming Star Wars stand-alone.

Filming is already underway on the Lucasfilm production, which will see Alden Ehrenreich as the young nerf herder and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Woody Harrelson and Emilia Clarke are also set to star.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller are behind the camera, directing from a script by father-son duo Jon and Lawrence Kasdan. Kathleen Kennedy and Allison Shearmur are producing.

The untitled project, which is set to take place before the events of A New...

Georgia’s 6th District is currently undergoing a special election to name a new representative, after previous incumbent Tom Price resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services last month. And while “mean-spirited” is just sort of how we do things in American politics these days, an ad attacking Democratic candiate Jon Ossoff has hit a bold new vector for Dark Side politics: Ossoff’s past history cosplaying as Han Solo.

Produced by the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican Super Pac (and reported by The Daily Kos), the ad seeks to make the 30-year-old Ossoff look childish by focusing on video from his time at Georgetown, from 2005 to 2009. Said stint apparently included some amateur theatrics with his fraternity, including a parody song making fun of “Georgetown Girls,” and a video in which he proudly declared himself “Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon,” made a ...

J.J. Abrams has gotten a look at the script for the Han Solo spinoff, which just entered production, and he sounds pretty excited about it. Speaking with Fox News, here’s what he shared:

“I can tell you it is an amazing script and the cast is obviously extraordinary. I think it is a thrill to be a part of something that meant so much to me as a kid and to be part of allowing it to mean so much for kids now. It is fun to see it live on in various forms and ways even five years ago I would have never imagined it would have continued and knowing what is coming up is even more exciting,”

Now, it’s tempting to think, “well, he would say that, wouldn’t he?” But then the script is written by Jon and Lawrence Kasdan, the latter having penned The Empire Strikes Back...

If April’s Star Wars Celebration belongs to The Last Jedi – a first-look teaser/trailer is expected, along with a few other trinkets – then it looks as though Disney will shift the focus over to Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Han Solo anthology film in time for D23 in July.

Sources close to Star Wars News Net claim the Mouse House will officially unveil the title of its second standalone movie at Disney’s D23 expo. Anaheim will play host to the annual showcase over the weekend of July 14th, and though a mid-summer announcement is a lot sooner than many would expect, it’s important to remember that Lord and Miller’s Han Solo origin story is, at the of writing, penciled in for May 2018. That leaves only five months between the Alden Ehrenreich-fronted spinoff and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which means, providing everything goes according to plan,...

Principal photography has begun at Pinewood Studios in London on the untitled stand-alone Star Wars prequel starring Alden Ehrenreich in the lead role.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the force behind 22 Jump Street and 2014 hit The Lego Movie, are directing from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasadan.

The film will explore the adventures of beloved characters Han Solo and Chewbacca before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and will include early encounters with Lando Calrissian.

Disney has scheduled a May 25, 2018, release for Lucasfilm’s untitled feature.

They include Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke from Game Of Thrones, Atlanta creator and star Donald Glover as Calrissian, Westworld star Thandie Newton, and Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.

Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy produces alongside Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel. Lawrence Kasdan and Jason McGatlin serve as executive producers.

“Watching such inspired people from all over the world, with such unique...

A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.

We have a good feeling about this.

Shooting has begun on the untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie, and here’s the proof: The first cast photo from the eagerly awaited film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie) and starring Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the young scoundrel (that’s Lord and Miller with their hands on the Millennium Falcon’s controls in the front; Ehrenreich is in the leather jacket).

Filling out the cast: Woody Harrelson, Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, Atlanta auteur Donald Glover...

Donald Glover seems to be a real golden boy right now. The star has certainly had quite the ascent into stardom since his days as a TV writer. From there, he went on to star in the comedy series Community — which gained a rabid, loyal fanbase over the course of its run — and between his increasingly dramatic roles and side gig as rapper Childish Gambino, he seems to be doing well for himself. Not too long ago, it was officially announced that he would be taking on the role of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars Han Solo spinoff movie. But now, it sounds like that won’t be the only Disney flick he’ll be commandeering in the near future.

Thanks to a recent tweet from Jon Favreau, director of Disney’s upcoming “live-action” Lion King movie, we now know that Glover will be providing the voice for Simba in the movie.

With Jon Favreau set to direct Disney's highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of The Lion King, the focus has now turned to casting. Jon Favreau himself has taken to social media to announced that Donald Glover has been cast as Simba, with James Earl Jones portraying his iconic father. It remains to be seen if the filmmaker will continue to make more casting announcements through social media, but it certainly seems possible. The studio hasn't announced when production will begin at this point yet.

Jon Favreau made these casting announcements on Twitter this afternoon, revealing who will play two of the most important roles. James Earl Jones will essentially be reprising his role from the original animated classic, where he also provided the voice for Mufasa. In the original animated movie, the young Simba was voiced by Home Improvement star Johnathan Taylor Thomas, while the adult Simba was voiced by Matthew Broderick.

Sticking to his usual M.O. for big movie announcements, Jon Favreau appears to have just told Twitter that he’s casting Donald Glover as Simba in his live-action remake of The Lion King. Disney has yet to confirm the information, but Favreau tweeted this out earlier this afternoon:

I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017

It’s always possible that this is just directorial wishful thinking—Glover’s a busy guy, what with Han Solo, Atlanta, and his musical career as Childish Gambino—but it certainly looks like he’ll be belting out “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” somewhere down the line. Details about the live-action Lion King are extremely sparse; Favreau will reportedly film it back-to-back with his second Jungle Book film, but there’s no release date on the books.

Update: Favreau ...

After bringing The Jungle Book into the live-action realm with great success, both in terms of reviews and box office haul, Jon Favreau will be teaming up with Disney once again to put his mark on another classic and next up is The Lion King, which the director plans to shoot back to back with The Jungle Book 2. Before that happens, however, he needs to find a cast to bring the story to life and it seems that that process has now begun.

Taking to Twitter earlier today, Favreau revealed that Community star Donald Glover, who also holds roles in Spider-Man: Homecoming and the Han Solo spinoff, will star in The Lion King as Simba. Though a bit unexpected, this casting does make sense when you think about it, as Disney owns both Marvel and Star Wars, so they’re obviously on good terms with Glover and are fans of his work.

The second Star Wars standalone movie just began principal photography, but Donald Glover has yet to begin filming. Actually, as of a few days ago, the actor had yet to even read Jon and Lawrence Kasdan‘s screenplay for the Han Solo origin story. But the Golden Globe-winning actor has been spotted out having a lunch […]

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Author: Jon Lyus

The Star Wars universe is in a fine state at the moment. The huge $billion+ box office haul for Gareth Edwards’ initial Star Wars anthology film Rogue One is a huge win for LucasFilm, and paves a smoother path for the non-Skywalker saga films to come. The next film to go before the cameras is the young Han Solo spin off movie, directed by Lego movie mavericks Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and written by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan.

The first image from the set was tweeted today with Chris Miller revealing the working title for the film – Red Cup. The tweeted picture was accompanied by three choice words – “Han, First, Shot” which is not only factually correct but plays to the crowd in a very knowing way. This is a further distancing of George Lucas’ 1997 Special Edition (and subsequent releases) tampering of the original films. Fans...

Author: Jon Lyus

This is one comic book film that doesn’t revolve around super serums, gamma rays or the stolid ambitions of a billionaire with a grudge. Instead we’ve got a misanthropic man who finds out he has a teenage daughter he never knew existed. The only powers he possesses include an almost total lack of tact, and a willingness to say whatever is on his mind, blind to the feelings of others. This is Wilson.

Based on the 2010 Daniel Clowes graphic novel, director Craig Johnson has enlisted Woody Harrelson (soon to be mentor to the iconic sci-fi character Han Solo in the new Star Wars spin off movie) as the emotional sledgehammer that is the title character. Laura Dern, shortly to be seen in season 3 of Twin Peaks (and another soon-to-be Star Wars actor) plays Wilson’s estranged wife and mother to his daughter.

Woody Harrelson Laura Dern...

Author: Jon Lyus

The holiday period was a tough one for fans of the Star Wars universe. The enormous success of Rogue One, the first Star Wars spin off story, was tempered by the sudden loss of Carrie Fisher. Both events will have an impact on the future of the Star Wars film, with the loss of Fisher as an actress and a writer sure to be felt across the industry for years to come. Reports came in last week that the Lucasfilm story group were meeting to discuss the future of the series, and today we heard a little more about Star Wars Episode VIII.

We know that Rian Johnson is picking up the story right after the cliffhanger of The Force Awakens, a first for the cinematic serial. In an interview with USA Today the director talks about the question that also led J. J. Abrams to the...

Author: Jon Lyus

Warner Bros. are hoping for a huge box office haul for the first spin off from their recent success with The Lego movie. Will Arnett’s laconic take on the miserable superhero was one of the highlights of Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s film, and while the duo are currently busying the Star Wars spin off based around Han Solo Chris McKay takes his place in the director’s chair for The Lego Batman Movie.

Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, and Ralph Fiennes are all signed up to lend their voices to the new film, and you can expect a number of cameos from well-known voices. Galifianakis is the Lego universe’s Joker, Cera is said to be voicing Robin, Rosario Dawson is Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl), and Fiennes is lending his ‘woud-that-t-were-so-simple’ elocution to the role of Alfred Pennyworth.

Mariah Carey (of course) will voice Mayor McCaskill,...

Author: Jon Lyus

We present our interviews from the red carpet of the launch event of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story held this evening at London’s Tate Modern.

The eagerly awaited Star Wars prequel is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen and Riz Ahmed. It is produced by Kathleen Kennedy from an original idea by John Knoll.

The film has garnered exceptional early buzz and looks set to propel the Star Wars universe to even greater heights. The second Star Wars spin off movie is due out in 2018 and will focus on the early adventures of Han Solo. The next installment of the Skywalker saga will be out in cinemas in a year’s time as Rian Johnson serves up the as-yet-untitled Episode VIII.

Related: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars...

Sometimes a good meal is the perfect setting for love stories. Shot on location in some of the top restaurants in Chicago (Longman & Eagle and Publican) and Paris (Bistrot Paul Bert and Au Bon Accueil), the new film “Open Tables” explores true love over the course of delicious main courses.

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The film follows couple Sam and Kate (Keith Kupferer and Kate Duffy), who host a group of friends for dinner in the hopes that sparks will fly between Kate’s younger sister Cassie (Caroline Neff) and their friend Ryan (writer/director Jack C. Newell). They’re joined by seemingly perfect couple Jon (Desmin Borges) and Dana (Colleen Doyle) and soon the conversation opens up about love, loss and regret. The film also co-stars David Pasquesi (“Veep”) and Joel Murray (“Mad Men”). Watch an...

Disney has announced tonight that Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has joined their upcoming Han Solo spinoff in an undisclosed role. She’ll star alongside Donald Glover, who’ll be playing a young Lando Calrissian, and Alden Ehrenreich, who will slip into the iconic part of the titular smuggler himself.

Aside from those casting bits, the project is still very much shrouded in secrecy. Some plot rumors have pointed to the film revealing how Lando initially lost the Millennium Falcon to Han, while Dp Bradford Young has teased the spinoff as being “funny, dramatic and unexpected.” Other than that, however, we’ve really got no idea as to what we can expect here or how the movie will fit into the larger Star Wars universe.

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Well, genre fans, November 15th is a rather quiet week on the home entertainment front, as there are only a few releases coming our way this Tuesday. Scream Factory has put together a stellar Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers, and Synapse Films is releasing their Collector's Edition steelbook of Dario Argento's Phenomena.

The sixth season of Game of Thrones makes its way home this week, too, and Star Wars fans can finally enjoy The Force Awakens in 3D from the comfort of their couches with a brand new set that arrives on Tuesday.

Dead Ringers: Collector’s Edition (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)

Claire Niveau (Genevieve Bujold) is in love with handsome Beverly. Or does she love Elliot? It’s uncertain because brothers Beverly and Elliot Mantle are identical twins sharing the same medical practice, apartment and women: including unsuspecting Claire.

In portrayals that...

We know that Han Solo didn't meet Princess Leia until Star Wars: A New Hope, so some assumed that the notorious Space Pirate was living the swinging single life up until that point. Some even speculated that Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, which takes place a decade before A New Hope, wouldn't have time to introduce a love interest. As it turns out, that may not be the case. It is being reported today that the movie is narrowing in on a female lead, and it may be a character that is already part of the newly established canon.

According to Mashable's Jeff Sneider, the search for Han Solo's female lead is down to 4 actresses. None of which are named. Though it is said that none of them are white. Last night it was revealed that a Young Lando Calrissian is also being cast for the movie, which follows Disney,...

Writer and director's Phil Lord and Chris Miller took the stage at Star Wars Celebration to talk about their standalone Star Wars film that will focus on a younger version of Han Solo. In the process, Alden Ehrenreich was officially introduced to the fans as the actor who will be stepping into the boots of the characters.

The script for the film was written by Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jon and the story will focus on a version of the character who is in his early 20s. The movie is said to start shooting in the U.K. early next year at the end of January or early February. When talking about the character Lord said:

“I sort of relate to him. He doesn’t want to do anything he is told. He is very sarcastic and at the end of the day he is unreasonably optimistic. He is a grouchy,...

We all want Lucasfilm's Han Solo movie to be awesome, and the company seems to be doing everything in its power to make that come true. They hired Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct it, they brought on Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, The Force Awakens) and his son Jon to write it, and cast Alden Ehrenreich to star. Well, if this new rumor has any truth to it, an early draft of the script is the best screenplay of any of the Star Wars movies.

io9 points us to a report from StarWarsNewsNet in which they received a tip from one of their readers about Star Wars concept artist Iain McCaig talking about the new movie at a conference in New Zealand. McCaig apparently said that Lawrence Kasdan wrote an early draft of the Han Solo screenplay before he was hired to co-write The Force Awakens, and...

It looks like May will be a somewhat busy month in regards to horror and sci-fi VOD/Digital HD releases, as we have thirteen different titles arriving before Memorial Day. Dark Sky Films is kicking things off with Adrián García Bogliano’s Scherzo Diabolico, and for those of you wanting to check out the latest from Kane Hodder, The Haunting of Alice D arrives on all digital platforms the very same day.

Scream Factory is unleashing their latest film, Bite, on VOD on May 6th, and Regression, the mystery thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson, is getting released on May 10th courtesy of Starz Digital. Also, one of my favorite films from the 2015 Los Angeles Film Fest, Crush the Skull, is being released on May 17th courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures.

Other notable VOD titles for May 2016 include The Offering, What We Become, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, and The Ones Below.

You may not know his name yet, but if the latest Star Wars rumor turns out to be true, you will soon. Deadline is reporting that Disney and Lucasfilm have finally narrowed down the casting search for their Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo spinoff. Yes, after plowing through every name, big and small, in the Hollywood handbook, it sounds like they might have found their man.

And that man is Alden Ehrenreich. Who is he? The actor recently stole scenes in the Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! He is said to have emerged as the front runner for this sci-fi adventure. Though, it is said that the official casting has been shrouded in secrecy. And it isn't known when Disney and LucasFilm will make this news official. Disney held its CinemaCon presentation yesterday, where they showed off the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The studio remained...

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One of the many Star Wars movies currently in the works is a prequel film that focuses on a younger Han Solo. The film is being directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (the Jump Street movies, The Lego Movie), and is currently scheduled for release on May 25th 2018.

Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has been nattering about the movie, that he's working on with his son, Jon. Specifically, about when the Solo origins film will be set. The answer? A decade or so before Star Wars: A New Hope, it seems.

"It will not be here’s where he was born and this is how he was raised. I think what it will be is, what was he like 10 years earlier, maybe a little earlier, you’ll get a glimpse", Kasdan said.

"But Kurosawa once...

Lawrence Kasdan knows a thing or two about Star Wars. His first screenplay credit is for The Empire Strikes Back, and he's also written Return of the Jedi, the acclaimed video game Shadows of the Empire, and he co-wrote The Force Awakens with director J.J. Abrams. Kasdan's next project is a Han Solo standalone prequel movie he's co-writing with his son Jon that will be directed by 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

We know that Harrison Ford doesn't have anything to do with the Solo solo film (ha!), and Lucasfilm has apparently auditioned 2,500 people for the role in the 2018 movie. Casting is going to be incredibly important to this film because Ford's incarnation of Solo is such a beloved performance, so how does one even go about trying to figure out who can play a younger version of him? Vulture recently spoke with...

The Star Wars screenwriter behind The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, and the upcoming Han Solo film, Lawrence Kasdan, recently did an interview with the Los Angeles Times. During that interview he spoke about some of his latest projects in the franchise, which he is completely confident in. He know that people are going to flock to the theaters to see The Force Awakens when it opens, and it's expected to end up being one of the all-time highest grossing films. He's not concerned about the money, he explained:

"What does matter is, do we feel good about it and do we think we fulfilled those things we set out to do? I've seen it six or seven times, and I feel very good about that. When this movie starts, you just can't believe how dynamic and fun it is. I don't know anybody who...

Don't get cocky, kids! Lucasfilm and Disney are on a massive hunt to find the perfect actor to take on the role of a young Han Solo for the A Star Wars Story standalone film being developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

The studio put out one of the biggest casting searches ever for the part, and according to THR, 2,500 actors have auditioned for the project so far. They've either met with casting directors or have sent in audition tapes to try and nab one of the most coveted movie roles ever. 

Casting director Jeanne McCarthy is leading the charge on this mission to find the perfect young actor to put on the vest. She worked with Lord and Miller on casting the Jump Street movies. According to a casting agent in the industry:

"This has been the easiest movie to audition for. They are seeing everyone."

That's pretty...

As many of you already know, Lawrence Kasdan played a huge part in shaping the Star Wars universe. He co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back and The Return Of The Jedi and came back to help J.J. Abrams write Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He’s currently working on the Han Solo standalone movie with Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and it seems like that film might be the last time that he dives into the Star Wars universe.

During an interview with German paper Bild, Kasdan said this will be his last contribution to the saga, claiming that writing four Star Wars movies is "more than enough". Here are a few bits from the interview that were translated from German via The Super Naughts:

“This is my last film for this saga. […]

I did not even want to do this last one anymore, but my family loved the idea.

While George Lucas may be the father of the Star Wars universe, and Jj Abrams seemingly the prodigal son, you'd do well not to forget Lawrence Kasdan's influence on the beloved franchise. The veteran screenwriter co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back & The Return Of The Jedi, and more recently shared scripting duties with Abrams on the next installment in the saga: The Force Awakens. Four months ago, we found out Kasdan would also work on Phil Lord & Chris Miller's untitled Star Wars Anthology movie focusing on Han Solo. However, in an interview with German paper Bild (roughly translated by the good folks at The Supernaughts), Kasdan stated this will be his last contribution to the saga, claiming that writing four Star Wars movies is "more than enough". He also added that he wasn't keen on working on the spin-off, but his family loved the idea (he's co-writing the film with his son,...

Potential awards season contenders Truth from James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham’s I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams land world premiere slots, while Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right will close the festival.

London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.

The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.

Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.

Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...

Harrison Ford wasn't the only one who suffered an injury on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens. Speaking on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Thursday, director J.J. Abrams, 49, revealed he had broken his back while trying to lift a door that had fallen and injured the actor. Last year, Ford, 72, had broken his leg on the set in an incident involving the Millennium Falcon, his character Han Solo's spacecraft, which delayed production on the movie. This past March, the actor sustained moderate injuries after a small plane he was piloting crashed at a golf course. "I gotta say, the guy is like a real-life superhero," Abrams told host Jon...

There have been a lot of rumors going around about a possible stand-alone Han Solo movie. We now have confirmation that not only is it going to happen, but Christopher Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) will be directing. Writing the movie will Star Wars favorite Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, The Force Awakens) and his son, Jon Kasdan.

The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.

Christopher Miller and Phil Lord on directing the Anthology film:

This is the first film we’ve worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with. We promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience, and we pledge ourselves to be faithful stewards of these characters who mean so much to us. This is...

Only two months have passed since filmmaker Josh Trank announced that he would no longer be directing a Star Wars spinoff, but StarWars.com reports that Lego Movie directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord are now helming the picture. The feature, which has a planned May 28th, 2018 release date, will revolve around on how young Han Solo became a smuggler and thief.

"This is the first film we've worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with," the directors said in a joint statement. "We promise to take risks,...