Synopsis – The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans to the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Assembles a Diverse Team of Rebels!! Check It Out!!
With the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story impending, a lot of questions are about to be answered for Lucasfilm. Will casual moviegoers show up for a Star Wars movie that’s not part of the traditional chronology? Will Star Wars fans spark to a film without Jedi? These are all unknowns that have plagued Lucasfilm since the decision to move forward with what at first were called “anthology” films … Continue reading Lucasfilm Mulling a ‘Star Wars’ Future without “Episodes”; Josh Trank’s Boba Fett Spinoff Had a Teaser!!
The early box office tracking for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is in, and it is very good news for Lucasfilm. Before we get too deep, however, it’s important to note that tracking is A. Incredibly imprecise, B. Just a starting point, and C. Incredibly imprecise. In recent years box office tracking has become less reliable as films like Deadpool opened to $50 million higher than expected, but … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Box Office Tracking for Stellar $130 Million (or Higher) Opening Weekend!!
We’ve met Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso and her rebel squadron, the villain Orson Krennic (Ben Mendolsohn), and the return of Darth Vader. Now it’s time to meet some of the characters, planets, and ships spotted in the background in the trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As part of EW’s latest issue, a batch of 15 new photos have been released. Among them are Senators Jebel … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Images Reveal New Faces, Planets, and Ships. Check It Out!!
Disney has released a new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV spot. For those unfamiliar with Rogue One, the story takes place before the events of A New Hope and centers on a group of rebels who are sent to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. They are led by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) whose father (Mads Mikkelsen) was forced by the Empire to build the destructive space … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ TV Spot Fights to Save the Rebellion, Save the Dream!!! Check It Out!!
Following yesterday’s international trailer for Rogue One, two more international trailers have dropped for the film. For those unfamiliar with Rogue One, the story takes place before the events of A New Hope and centers on a group of rebels who are sent to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. They are led by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) whose father (Mads Mikkelsen) was forced by the Empire to … Continue reading Two More ‘Rogue One’ International Trailers Reveal New Footage from the ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn Check out the international trailer: Continue reading New ‘Rogue One’ International Trailer, Now with Slightly More Darth Vader!! Check It Out!!
The theatrical release date for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is just around the corner, the final trailer is behind us, and that means it’s TV spot and promo time. Today brings a quick TV spot that finds Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso speechifying and rallying her troops with the promise of a rebellion built on hope. What’s impessive about it is how the quick teaser manages to inspire … Continue reading New ‘Rogue One’ TV Spot Teases a Rebellion Built on Hope!! Check It Out!!
The crew of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have their eyes set on one thing: the Death Star. Following the final trailer for the first of the Star Wars anthology films, Lucasfilm released a batch of character posters on social media to praise the faces that will help the Rebellion defeat the Empire. Featured are leader of the troupe Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones); Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), “an intelligence … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Posters: Felicity Jones Only Has Eyes for the Death Star!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn Check out the final trailer: Continue reading ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’: Final Trailer Launches the Full Force of the Rebellion!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. My Take – Author Dan Brown’s novels have a similar format – earth shattering reveals, conspiracies, murder, code breaking, the culprit hiding in plain sight, hidden agendas, the lead running around … Continue reading Inferno (2016) Review!!!
With the summer movie season officially behind us, we’re inching ever-closer to the release of Lucasfilm’s first standalone Star Wars film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Gareth Edwards‘ prequel film follows the band of rebels, led by Felicity Jones‘ Jyn Erso, responsible for stealing the blueprints that helped Luke, Leia and Co. bring down the Death Star, and the official Star Wars twitter account has debuted two new international … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ International Posters Assemble the Rebels!! Check It Out!!
Keeping with the perspective that any Rogue One news is good news, let’s meet the newest addition to the Star Wars anthology film: evil R2-D2. Just kidding…kind of. During this week’s edition of The Star Wars Show web series, Lucasfilm revealed the first look and details of the droid C2-B5. He (or, rather, it) is essentially a black-painted R2-D2 because, as we learn in the … Continue reading New ‘Rogue One’ Droid Introduces the Dark Side’s R2-D2!! Check It Out!!!
Focus Features has opted to shift the release date strategy for its upcoming film A Monster Calls, and it could signal a shift in awards strategy for the movie as well. The Impossible helmer J.A. Bayona directs this Patrick Ness adaptation, which revolves around a young boy dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) increasingly dire illness who finds a companion in a monster that appears at his window. The trailers released thus far have … Continue reading ‘A Monster Calls’ Release Date Pushed into the Heart of Oscar Season!!
With the arrival of the first Star Wars anthology film later this year, we’re already seeing a major difference between marketing for The Force Awakens and Rogue One: Lucasfilm is not as shy about previewing the latter, and that seems to be a condition of the subject matter. As Rogue One takes place before Episode IV, revealing story points isn’t exactly spoiling anything. With each new week or so comes a new look … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’: New Image Finds Jyn Erso & Co. on the Jedha Moon!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn Check out the International trailer: Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ International Trailer Sheds More Light on Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Riz Ahmed, Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn Check out the trailer: Continue reading New Trailer for ‘Rogue One’ Stirs Up the Rebellion!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones). Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. Directed – Ron Howard Starring – Felicity Jones, Tom Hanks, Ben Foster Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Inferno’ Trailer Has Tom Hanks Rushing to Stop an Extinction Level Event!! Check It Out!!
Easily one of the most anticipated movies of the year is Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And since the Lucasfilm production is introducing new characters and worlds set in a familiar universe, it’s a good bet that the fandom is going to have lots and lots of details to obsess over for years to come. I have good news for the cosplay/guidebook-making section of … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’: 13 Hi-Res Images Reveal the Best Looks at Gareth Edwards’ Epic Yet!! Check Them Out!!
After the release of a fantastic behind-the-scenes clip for Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Star Wars Celebration carried on to other equally exciting things. However, we combed back through the extended sizzle reel to pull a bunch of new images highlighting the movie’s cast, its extensive amount of Imperial Troopers, creatures, and droids, and gorgeous new locations in order to share them with … Continue reading ‘Rogue One:’ 85 New Images Reveal Droids, Troopers, Locations, Creatures and More!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released new behind-the-scenes footage for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Much like the video released for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that highlighted the film’s return to practical effects and shined a spotlight on the newest characters in the universe, this clip alternates between finished footage and set videos showing director Gareth Edwards and his cast in action. It’s an intensely up close and personal look at the filmmaking process, … Continue reading New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Footage Revealed in Behind-the-Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom’s terminal illness. Directed – J.A. Bayona Starring – Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘A Monster Calls’ Trailer Summons a Comforting Creature!! Check It Out!!
The Rogue One bonanza continues with a new set of images from Gareth Edward’s upcoming “Star Wars Story”, which follows a team of Rebel resistance fighters united on a mission to steal the Death Star plans. Aside from an official image, a logline and a set-piece heavy, plot short first trailer, we’ve been pretty in the dark about Rogue One (unless you happened to catch those … Continue reading ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Releases Even More New Images!! Check Them Out!!
Earlier this week, we got character info on most of the cast of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (via Collider) along with confirmation that Darth Vader would be returning to the Star Wars series. Today, EW has released 16 images from the film, which provide a closeup on the new characters along with some brief bits of info. For example, one of the relationships … Continue reading Check Out 16 New Images from the ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’!!
Synopsis – When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones). Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. Directed – Ron Howard Starring – Felicity Jones, Tom Hanks, Ben Foster Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check Out The Exciting New Trailer of ‘Inferno’ Starring Tom Hanks!!
Earlier today, we learned some details on the new heroes and villains of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but there was one very noticeable face missing among those ranks — that of Forest Whitaker, the Oscar-winning actor who gave everyone the nerd chills with his “What will you become?” moment in the first Rogue One trailer. Despite his scene-stealing moments, Whitaker’s character has remained a … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: Forest Whitaker’s Character is a ‘Clone Wars’ Crossover!!
Things have been a bit crazy with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as of late. The announcement of major reshoots has opened up a myriad of questions about the state of Gareth Edwards‘ Star Wars film; Mads Mikkelsen and Christopher McQuarrie rushed to the defense of the director. And this morning we learned that the film will indeed involve an appearance of the one and only Darth Vader, which is both exciting and a … Continue reading ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Character Descriptions, Names Reveal New Details!!
It’s (almost) official! Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will indeed feature the return of the infamous Star Wars character, Darth Vader. That’s if Entertainment Weekly’s new cover story is to be believed, which it probably is considering they were granted exclusive access behind the scenes of the latest Lucasfilm feature. And while Vader’s return may be the biggest news of the day, there’s lots more to look … Continue reading Darth Vader Confirmed to Return in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’!!!
I’ve got a bad feeling about this. According to Page Six (which can be a bit gossipy, but they did get the Alden Ehrenreich/Han Solo story correct, so credit where credit is due), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is in a bit of trouble. The first cut was recently shown to Disney executives and “bosses at Disney are not fully satisfied with the first cut from director Gareth Edwards.” Those … Continue reading ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Might Be in Trouble!!
Synopsis – An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, though he winds up on the run from his employers across Munich’s high-speed Autobahn. Director – Eran Creevy Starring – Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Collide’ Trailer Finds Nicholas Hoult Driving Fast, Crashing Things to Save Felicity Jones!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones). Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. Directed – Ron Howard Starring – Felicity Jones, Tom Hanks, Ben Foster Check out the teaser trailer: Continue reading First Trailer for Ron Howard’s ‘Inferno’ Puts Tom Hanks Back in Action!!
Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen in Inferno, the third of Ron Howard’s adaptations of Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller novels. This is actually the fourth novel from Brown and it’s the latest story in the series’ chronology. Howard directed The Da Vinci Code to the tune of over $758 million globally in 2006, followed by the 2009 movie Angels & Demons, which … Continue reading First Official Poster and stills for ‘Inferno’ Reveals Tom Hanks’ returns as Langdon!!
With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners. … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!
Synopsis – Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Director – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check out the 1st teaser trailer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!!
Synopsis – A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom’s terminal illness. Director – J.A. Bayona Starring – Liam Neeson, Toby Kebbell, Felicity Jones Check out the teaser: Continue reading Check out the trailer of the fantasy film ‘A Monster Calls’ from the director of ‘The Orphanage’!!
Not quite as forceful, and for shorthand, we’ll still refer to this as “Star Wars: Rogue One” or just “Rogue One” since Rogue One: A Star Wars Story sounds like a bedtime book. Moving on, we also have some new and exciting additions to the cast. We previously reported that the cast included Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, and Forest Whitaker. Disney … Continue reading Disney unveils 1st look at the cast of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!!
Synopsis – When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. My Take – This film is based on a true story, depicting the interactions between Christian Longo, a man convicted for killing his wife & three children & Michael Finkel, a disgraced New York … Continue reading True Story (2015) Review!!
Synopsis – When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. Director – Rupert Goold Starring – James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones Check out the trailer : Continue reading Check out the trailer of James Franco & Jonah Hill’s thriller True Story (2015)!!
This year was kinda different, some good films tanked at the BO while some really bad ones did quite well, while some got critical acclaim while some won’t be even remembered, on the whole this is my top list of 2014: Top 15 of 2014 ( PS: At the time of this post I had not yet gone through films like Whiplash, Imitation Game and … Continue reading Best and Worst of 2014 – Hollywood!!
Synopsis – A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. My Take – Stephen Hawking, is without a doubt one of the most renowned man of our time. His great scientific endeavors are an accomplishment in itself, but doing so while suffering from a debilitating motor-neuron disease (ALS), which has progressed over the years, while doctors had predicted would … Continue reading The Theory of Everything (2014) Review!!
Synopsis – When atrocities threaten New York, Spider-Man must protect both its citizens and his loved ones before the city befalls into tragedy. My Take – The rebooted 2012 version was unfairly shrugged off by the critics & a section audience, but hats off to the genius Marc Webb, and gives fans what they have longed for an exciting, mesmerizing and pulse- pounding adventure one … Continue reading Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Review!!
