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Disney Shifts ‘Star Wars’ and Sets New Release Dates for ‘Aladdin’ and More!!

Disney recently reset the release date for Star Wars: Episode IX following the addition of J.J. Abrams as the film’s new writer and director. This move will obviously shake up the release date calendar for other major studio efforts, but it also complicates things for Disney itself. We’ll let the others studios duke it out for bragging rights and box office sales in their own time, but … Continue reading Disney Shifts ‘Star Wars’ and Sets New Release Dates for ‘Aladdin’ and More!!

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’: J.J. Abrams to Write and Direct Trilogy Capper!!

Huge, huge news on the Star Wars front today — there has been a ton of speculation about who might take over the final film in the new trilogy since Colin Trevorrow was reported leaving the project. Many thought that Rian Johnson, director of the upcoming The Last Jedi, might also take over Episode IX (though Deadline reports he didn’t want the job), or that … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’: J.J. Abrams to Write and Direct Trilogy Capper!!

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Colin Trevorrow Out as Director of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’!!

Creative differences often break up the band, but occasionally, it also breaks up a film. Disney and Lucasfilm released a statement today regarding their decision to part ways with director Colin Trevorrow for Star Wars: Episode IX: Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come … Continue reading Colin Trevorrow Out as Director of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’!!

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Is Getting a New Writer!!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is looking more and more like an anomaly in the new Kathleen Kennedy Lucasfilm era. Rian Johnson signed on to write and direct that film while Star Wars: The Force Awakens was in production, and with The Last Jedi’s release now only a few months away, Johnson remains the only credited writer on the film—and not for nothing, but there … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Is Getting a New Writer!!

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Gets a Release Date to Own Summer 2019!!!

Disney just announced a slew of release dates for their upcoming films, and included in the list is the Star Wars: Episode IX release date. While Disney had dated all of their Star Wars films through the upcoming, untitled Han Solo film, which is slated to drop on May 25, 2018, everything beyond that was unknown. Would Disney stick to the summer or return to … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Gets a Release Date to Own Summer 2019!!!

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Carrie Fisher Will Not Appear as General Leia in ‘Episode IX’!!!

Carrie Fisher will make her final bow as General Leia Organa in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy revealed the news during an interview with ABC while at the ongoing Star Wars Celebration Orlando. The cherished actress and wit-smith passed away at the age of 60 last December, leaving questions about what role her iconic Star Wars character would play in the … Continue reading Carrie Fisher Will Not Appear as General Leia in ‘Episode IX’!!!

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Will Be Shot on 65mm Film!!

When this new Star Wars trilogy concludes with Star Wars: Episode IX, it’ll do so in grand fashion. Despite the fact that most blockbusters nowadays are shot on digital, director J.J. Abrams made the decision to shoot Star Wars: The Force Awakens on 35mm film. It was a bold choice, and one that reinforced the idea that digital is not ubiquitous—filmmakers should be able to … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Will Be Shot on 65mm Film!!

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Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow Reteaming for ‘Powerhouse’!!

A powerhouse duo is reuniting for a family adventure film called, appropriately enough, Powerhouse. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg worked closely with director Colin Trevorrow on Jurassic World as a producer, helping Trevorrow hone the story for the fourth Jurassic Park installment, and now the two are teaming up once more, but this time to support a different filmmaker. Per THR, Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is teaming up with Trevorrow to produce the family action-adventure Powerhouse, based on an … Continue reading Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow Reteaming for ‘Powerhouse’!!

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