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"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" ("Star Wars: Episode IX") starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher, is available on Blu-ray:

"...a year after the events of 'The Last Jedi'...

"..the remnants of the 'Resistance' face the 'First Order' once again...

"...while reckoning with the past and their own inner turmoil.

"Meanwhile, the ancient conflict…

“…between the 'Jedi' and the 'Sith' reaches its climax...

"...as the surviving Resistance faces the 'First Order' once more…

“… and the journey of 'Rey', 'Finn' and 'Poe Dameron' continues.

“With the power and knowledge of generations behind them…

“…the final battle commences.

"...bringing the 'Skywalker' saga to a conclusive end..."

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The hype surrounding Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019 was through the roof. An early teaser trailer confirmed that Emperor Palpatine had somehow returned, and that alone was enough to have fans of this franchise losing their minds over how the Skywalker Saga might end.

Alas, the movie didn't receive a particularly warm response from fans or critics, with a disappointing 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It is, however, worth noting that Episode IX has a far more impressive 86% Audience Score.

Disney and Lucasfilm's strong marketing campaign ensured Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was a hit, leading to it grossing over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Now, some of the posters we didn't get to see half a decade ago have found their way online (via SFFGazette.com)

There are some phenomenal pieces of poster art here, though it seems Lucasfilm decided to head down a different...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... there was no paper. There were droids, spaceships with hyperdrives and moon-sized space stations equipped with planet destroying lasers, but no paper. Not even parchment.

If someone asked you to define the "Star Wars" aesthetic, how would you respond? The movies, live-action shows, and animated series all possess a specific look and feel, but can you boil it down to a sentence or two? Perhaps you could say it's a mixture of junk and sleek, but that's too general. There's something essential missing. And that essential element may be an ineffable quality. Maybe you just know "Star Wars" when you see it, and that's that!

Or maybe you could describe that singular aesthetic by what "Star Wars" doesn't have.

That's in part how "Andor" creator Tony Gilroy (who gives an enticing glimpse into the series' second season in the latest...

Für Warner Bros. plant J.J. Abrams aktuell einen nicht titellosen Mysteryfilm. Für eine der Hauptrollen soll Samuel L. Jackson verpflichtet werden.

Samuel L. Jackson soll in J.J. Abrams‘ nächstem Film mitspielen (Credit: Imago / Matrix)

Neben Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega und Emma Mackey soll auch Samuel L. Jackson eine Hauptrolle in dem noch titellosem Mysteryfilm übernehmen, den J.J. Abrams nach eigenem Drehbuch für Warner Bros. inszenieren wird. Erstmals seit „Star Wars: Der Aufstieg Skywalkers“ im Jahr 2019 nimmt Abrams damit wieder auf dem Regiestuhl Platz.

Wie US-Branchenmedien berichten, wird Abrams mit seiner Bad Robot auch als Produzent des Films, über dessen Handlung nichts bekannt ist, fungieren.

Die Dreharbeiten sollen im kommenden Jahr in Großbritannien beginnen.

Who’s joining Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega on J.J. Abrams‘ first film since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker“? THR has the scoop there, and it’s an intriguing twosome. Samuel L. Jackson is the latest addition to the cast sheet, which comes days after “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey also joined the project.

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JJ Abrams is recruiting quite the cast for his return to directing, with Samuel L Jackson added to his mystery movie.

There are a lot of reasons to look forward to JJ Abrams’ next project, which is being set up at Warner Bros.

Firstly, a report back in August said it has vibes of The Last Starfighter, a film which has long deserved a remake or revisit of some kind. Rights issues and other problems have long made that wish rather fanciful so a project that channels some of the 1984 film’s spirit, tone and ideas will be welcome instead.

Then there’s the return of Abrams, a filmmaker who hasn’t directed a film since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. The cold reception to that film has left many speculating that he may well be in director jail, although it hardly seems fair to blame the clear...

THR reports that Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’s new mystery feature. As expected, there are no details on who Jackson might play in the movie, only that it will be a “key role.“

The film will star Glen Powell (The Running Man), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Emma MacKay (Sex Education). Plot details are naturally being kept under wraps. It was previously speculated that the film would involve time travel, but sources have said that’s not the case. The project is expected to kick off production in the spring in the UK with Abrams directing from a script he wrote. He will also produce through his Bad Robot banner. This will mark Abrams’s first feature film since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was released in 2019.

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Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in J.J. Abrams’ forthcoming, untitled Warner Bros. movie, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

The film stars Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey. Details about both Jackson’s role and the project in general are being kept under wraps.

Not much is known about Abrams’ new film except that it is not a time travel movie (as had been previously speculated) and that Abrams both wrote the script and will be directing. The project will be produced by Abrams and his production company Bad Robot.

The untitled movie is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK. This project will mark Abrams’ first feature as a director since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and his first original feature since 2011’s Spielberg-indebted (and Spielberg-produced) “Super 8.”

Next up for the versatile Jackson, best known to...

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has confirmed.

The actor will join an ensemble that also includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey, as previously announced. Plot details remain under wraps, though we hear this is not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

Currently, Jackson can be seen starring opposite John David Washington in Netflix’s film The Piano Lesson, based on the August Wilson play, reprising his role after working with Washington on a stage adaptation. The film released in select theaters earlier this month and debuts on the streamer tomorrow. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the Western The Unholy Trinity opposite Pierce Brosnan, Renny Harlin’s actioner The Beast opposite Joel Kinnaman, action adventure pic Afterburn opposite Dave Bautista,...

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It has been nearly five years since a "Star Wars" movie graced the silver screen. That movie was "Star Wars: Episode IX -- The Rise of Skywalker" and it brought the sequel trilogy to a close on an uneven note. What just about everyone seems to agree on is that the second and third entries in that trilogy were divisive, leaving Lucasfilm on uncertain ground when it comes to the future of the franchise. The future is, slowly but surely, starting to come into focus, with several "Star Wars" feature projects currently in development. And while much remains mysterious, it does seem that Disney and Lucasfilm have learned at least one lesson from the recent past.

Previously, Disney had not one but two new "Star Wars" movies dated for 2026, which seemed like a mistake. We'll get into the why in a moment.

Emma MacKay is set to star alongside Glen Powell (The Running Man) and Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) in the new mystery box movie from J.J. Abrams. The actress is best known for starring in Netflix’s Sex Education, which wrapped up its four-season run last year.

Plot details are being kept under wraps (big surprise). It was previously speculated that the film would involve time travel, but sources have said that’s not the case. Damn you, mystery box! The project is expected to kick off production next year with Abrams directing from a script he wrote. He will also produce through his Bad Robot banner. This will mark Abrams’ first feature film since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was released in 2019.

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Since breaking onto the scene with Sex Education, MacKay has appeared in Death on the Nile, played...

Emma Mackey is getting put in a mystery box.

The “Sex Education” and “Barbie” breakout is joining Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in lead roles in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Warner Bros. feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Details of Abrams’ first film since “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” are being kept mysterious — all we really know about it is that it won’t involve time travel. It will be the box-office-dominating writer-director-producer’s first film not based on I.P. since 2011’s “Super 8.” Abrams’ company Bad Robot is producing.

Mackey is a rising star who made her debut in Netflix’s comedy series “Sex Education” in 2019. She earned a BAFTA nomination for her performance as entrepreneurial high school student Maeve Wiley in the hit series. She also appeared in “Barbie,” the biggest film of 2023, as Physicist Barbie, a role that played up her physical resemblance to Margot Robbie.

BAFTA winner Emma Mackey (Barbie) is set to star opposite new A-listers Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in J.J. Abrams’ still-untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has learned.

Mackey’s role is under wraps, as is the film’s plot, though we hear it’s not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

A 2023 recipient of BAFTA’s Rising Star Award, Mackey has most recently seen in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-winning Warner Bros phenom Barbie, prior to that taking on the lead as famed novelist and poet Emily Brontë in Frances O’Connor’s Warner Bros drama Emily. Breaking out with her role as Maeve Wiley on Netflix’s Sex Education, Mackey has also previously been seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile. Upcoming, she’ll star opposite Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps...

Disney originally had two Star Wars movies slated for release in 2026, but now it’s down to just one. The studio has pulled the December 18, 2026 project off the calendar, which was believed to be (but wasn’t certain) the one that would feature Daisy Ridley’s return as Rey. Ice Age 6, which was announced at D23 Brazil just last week, will take its place.

The other Star Wars movie still slated for release in 2026 is The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will be released in theaters on May 22, 2026. Honestly, I think it’s for the best. As much as Disney might want Star Wars to be another Marvel-like big-screen franchise, it just isn’t. Plus, given how long it takes Disney to develop these Star Wars projects, I doubt they could keep up that schedule.

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Disney has removed an untitled “Star Wars” film previously scheduled for Dec. 18, 2026 from its release calendar. “Ice Age 6” will move into its spot.

While it was never confirmed exactly what this project would be, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was previously announced as the director of an upcoming “Star Wars” film following Daisy Ridley’s Rey after the events of 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The film lost screenwriter Steven Knight earlier this year (after Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson previously departed the project). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said at last year’s Star Wars Celebration that Ridley’s new film would follow Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order.

It wouldn’t be the first time a potential entry in the beloved space opera franchise ended before it began: new installments from director Patty Jenkins, Marvel producer Kevin Feige, “The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson and “Game of Thrones...

Disney has pulled the untitled 2026 “Star Wars” movie from the release calendar, the company announced on Friday.

The film is being replaced by “Ice Age 6,” which will release on Dec. 18, 2026. Although unconfirmed, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was supposed to direct a film about rebuilding the new Jedi Order 15 years after the events of “The Rise of Skywalker,” which has Daisy Ridley attached to reprise her role as Rey.

A filmmaker and journalist, Obaid-Chinoy directed documentaries like “Saving Face” and recently helmed episodes of the Marvel series “Ms. Marvel.” Her feature will be set the furthest in the future in the “Star Wars” timeline that we’ve seen in live-action.

The last “Star Wars” live-action film was 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” directed by JJ Abrams. The film served as the final chapter in the Skywalker Saga that began with “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977.

Writer Steven Knight, whose “Maria...

As a "crazy old man" (in the words of Owen Lars) once put it, the truths that we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. If you're the type of "Star Wars" fan who engages with each and every corner of the franchise, you've likely been a bit overwhelmed by the sheer abundance of new titles set in a galaxy far, far away since 2019. On the other hand, if the movies are the only part of "Star Wars" you engage with, you've probably been tapping your foot impatiently in the five years since Sheev Palpatine somehow returned and was once again defeated, bringing the Skywalker Saga to a close. It's a far cry from what Disney promised when it announced plans to unveil a new "Star Wars" film every year back in 2015.

The absence of "Star Wars" on the big screen certainly isn't for lack of trying.

The Star Wars franchise is one of the biggest in the world, but Lucasfilm is clearly struggling to get the next stage of movies off the ground. It’s been nearly five years since the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but it still feels as though the studio doesn’t have a clear plan for what’s next. Sure, there’s been plenty of projects announced, but so many of them have been shelved or are in limbo. However, a report from THR states that when Star Wars does return, Rey (Daisy Ridley) will be playing a role in several movies and that she will be “key to the franchise’s next turn.“

Daisy Ridley was already set to return as Rey for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s (Ms. Marvel) movie, but it’s looking as though she may have a part to play in the recently announced trilogy...

When news broke on Thursday that Simon Kinberg — best known for being a writer, producer, director or all of the above on much of the “X-Men” franchise — had been hired by Lucasfilm to write and produce a new “Star Wars” trilogy, it came as a surprise to many executives at Lucasfilm and Disney. The project is considered internally to be in deep development and not nearly ready to be made public.

There was also some surprise within the wider industry that Lucasfilm had turned to Kinberg as the newest steward of “Star Wars” on the big screen. According to multiple industry sources with experience working in the franchise space, Kinberg is seen on one level as a sensible and safe choice. Starting with 2005’s “XXX: State of the Union” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” his films as a screenwriter have grossed more than $3.3 billion worldwide. Beyond the “X-Men” films, he’s also produced “Cinderella,...

Disney and Lucasfilm's handling of the Star Wars IP has been, well, lackluster to say the least. The franchise has lacked a direction since the divisive sequel trilogy ended in 2019 with Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.

The franchise has found mixed response with its series on Disney+. Andor and The Mandalorian have been largely viewed as a success, while The Acolyte was canceled after just one season.

Lucasfilm does have a few Star Wars projects in development right now, but the only concrete plans right now are for The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will be written by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni and released in May 2026.

Beyond that, there's an untitled New Jedi Order film which will follow Daisy Ridley's Rey coming from Sharmeen Obaid-Chionoy, an untitled Dawn of the Jedi movie from James Mangold, and an untitled New Republic film from Dave Filoni.

Lucasfilm confirms new Star Wars trilogy ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

It’s time to travel to a galaxy far, far away once again, as a new Star Wars trilogy has been confirmed to be in the works. Lucasfilm has signed a deal with filmmaker Simon Kinberg to develop three new films based on the iconic franchise.

The Star Wars series already features three trilogies: the originals, released between 1977 and 1983, the prequels, released between 1999 and 2005; and the recent sequels, released by Disney between 2015 and 2019.

Simon Kinberg to Create New Star Wars Trilogy

The project is still in the early stages of Development, and reports suggest that it will feature a fresh storyline after The Skywalker Saga concluded with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. However, a source quoted by Deadline has revealed that the new films could also continue the tale of Luke Skywalker, becoming episodes 10 to 12 of the overall franchise.

Exclusive: Count John Wick: Chapter 4 actor Scott Adkins in on Joe Carnahan’s movie Rip at Netflix.

Rip follows a team of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray when they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything for the team is called into question — including who they can rely on. The Artists Equity production cast includes Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Teyana Taylor, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Nestor Carbonell.

Adkins, we hear, will be playing the brother of Affleck’s character. Carnahan also wrote the movie.

Actors Equity is the the artist-led studio founded by Affleck and Damon. They’re producing for the studio in addition to Luciana Damon and Dani Bernfeld. Executive producers are Michael Joe and Kevin Halloran for Artists Equity.

Adkins starred recently in Lionsgate’s Dave Bautista action movie Killer’s Game,...

Simon Kinberg, the prominent producer, writer, and director best known for his work on the “X-Men” franchise, has signed a deal to develop a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films that he will write and produce, Deadline reports. Kinberg will produce with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy.

Deadline reports that the film will be a continuation of the “Skywalker Saga,” but adds that insiders dispute this, saying that it will be a new saga. (Several other trade reports also suggested this will be its own standalone trilogy.)

Kinberg has prior experience working in a galaxy far, far away; he co-created the popular 2014-2018 animated series “Star Wars Rebels” with Dave Filoni (now Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm) and Carrie Beck, and was a creative consultant on the franchise-reviving “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Kinberg also earned an Academy Award nomination for producing “The Martian,” produced “Deadpool,” “Deadpool 2,” and “Logan,” rebooted “The Twilight Zone,...

Lucasfilm is preparing to kick off a new Star Wars trilogy with a little help from an X-Men alum!

Five years after Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker premiered and closed out the Skywalker Saga, a new trilogy of movies is in the works.

Some details about what to expect have been revealed.

Keep reading to find out more…

According to reporting by Variety, the new movies are coming from Simon Kinberg, who will be writing and producing.

X-Men fans will know Simon for his work across the film universe. He wrote 2006′s X-Men: The Last Stand and worked on 2011′s X-Men: First Class, 2014′s X-Men: Days of Future Past, 2016′s X-Men: Apocalypse and 2019′s Dark Phoenix.

At the moment, it is not clear if the movies will continue the Skywalker Saga or if they will take place at a different point in the cinematic universe.

The...

Potentially big news for "Star Wars" fans today as Lucasfilm is developing not just one new movie in the franchise, but an entire trilogy. According to Deadline, mega-producer and writer/director Simon Kinberg has signed a deal with Lucasfilm to develop a new trilogy of films set in a galaxy far, far away.

Plot details remain under wraps, but the outlet states that this could potentially be another sequel trilogy that would pick up after the events of 2019's "Star Wars: Episode IX -- The Rise of Skywalker." The outlet also cautions that the notion of this being "Episode X," so to speak, has been disputed. It's also worth noting that Lucasfilm is already developing a new movie with Daisy Ridley returning as Rey that will focus on her training a new Jedi Order. Still, while it's hard to say precisely what is going on here, it's worth looking at...

The Force is strong with Simon Kinberg.

Lucasfilm has hired the prolific writer and producer to write and produce a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films. An early report insinuated are that this will actually be chapters 10 – 12 of the Skywalker Saga, continuing the path that most recently concluded with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019. But there are others that insist this is a standalone series, something akin to the trilogies that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and, separately, Rian Johnson, were working on for the company. It is being referred to as a “new saga.”

Kinberg is no stranger to “Star Wars.” Following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, Kinberg was part of a small brain trust that was working on new projects for the studio. He consulted on J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and co-created the animated series “Star Wars: Rebels” with Dave Filoni.

The Galaxy Far, Far Away is heading back to the big screen, but with a drastic change from what was previously reported.

Star Wars has been producing exclusively TV content through Disney+ since 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opening in theaters.

This hasn't been all bad, with three seasons of The Mandalorian becoming massive commerical successes. It also hasn't been all roses, with series like The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Acolyte disappointing many fans.

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“X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is preparing to visit a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is developing a new “Star Wars” trilogy with Kinberg set to write and produce the three films with studio chief Kathleen Kennedy. This will begin a new series with new characters after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac, concluded the original nine-chapter “Skywalker Saga” in 2019. Though plot details haven’t been revealed, Lucasfilm has disputed the notion, first suggested by Deadline in their initial report of the forthcoming trilogy, that Kinberg’s movies will continue the story that George Lucas began with 1977’s “A New Hope,” introducing Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

Disney currently has Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a continuation of the Disney+ series about the helmet-wearing bounty hunter (played by...

Ron Howard's 1988 fantasy film "Willow" was a striking hit when it was first released, mixing Tolkien-like wizard magic with traditional "Star Wars"-like story beats. The title character (Warwick Davis) was an innocent Nelwyn sorcerer who finds an abandoned human infant in his remote village. This infant was born with a mystical birthmark, implying that she would bring about the downfall of the evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh). The birthmark also explains why hellhounds seem to be on its tail. Willow decides to leave home and return the baby to her parents. Along the way, he'll fall into the company of a wisecracking criminal named Madmartigan (Val Kilmer), and several other co-adventurers besides.

The film was a notable hit, making over $137 million on a $36 million budget, although it wasn't a runaway success. It did, however, face still competition that year from films like "Big," "Rain Man," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?...

Another new “Star Wars” project has collided with some space debris.

Writer Steven Knight, whose “Maria” looks to be a major contender this awards season, is no longer writing the new “Star Wars” movie that would be centered around Rey (Daisy Ridley) and set after the events of 2019’s much maligned “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Still, we were assured that the film is still very much in development.

Knight joined the project in 2023, replacing screenwriters Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. The story is rumored to focus on Rey’s attempts at starting a new Jedi Academy. (Lindelof and Britt-Gibson’s supposedly featured Rey as a 60-year-old woman.) At the time that Lindelof and Britt-Gibson were replaced, filming was intended to begin in early 2024.

That did not happen. Instead, “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a feature-film version of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” began filming in 2024, for release in the...

Good things come to those who wait, and when it comes to the future story of Daisy Ridley’s Rey following Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, it’s going to be awhile as the latest scribe, Steven Knight, has exited, Deadline has confirmed. The search for a new screenwriter is underway, according to sources.

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Disney+ series Ms. Marvel) is still attached to direct.

When Deadline spoke with Ridley at SXSW she was still waiting on a script. The actress said she knew “bits and bobs” about the new story; that it’s likely Rey, the granddaughter of the Emperor, doesn’t have any children in the next series, which focuses on her starting a Jedi Academy.

In regards to delays for the project, nothing is expected to impact the two Star Wars release dates on hold. Currently, there are untitled pics set for...

Samuel L. Jackson Rose Become the Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Boom! Samuel L. Jackson‘s snatched the highest-grossing actor’s title of all time! With $14.628B from 69 movies, he’s stacking cash like there’s no tomorrow. Most of his blockbuster bucks come from his role as Nick Fury in the MCU. Starting with a sly cameo in Iron Man (2008), he became the ultimate glue that holds the Avengers together. If glue could talk, it’d drop iconic lines like Jackson!

Nick Fury: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

But wait! Let’s not put Jackson in a box labeled “just superhero.” Oh no! This man’s got a filmography that reads like a love letter to cinema. It features classics like Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. With 45 films grossing over $100M, he blew past legends like Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise. Talk about taking names and kicking ass!

There is another disturbance in the Force. Screenwriter Steven Knight has departed the “Star Wars” movie set to follow Daisy Ridley’s Rey after the events of 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”

In March 2023, Variety exclusively reported that Knight had signed onto the project, replacing original screenwriters Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. Lucasfilm is actively talking with potential writers to take on the story, which has been said to chronicle Rey’s efforts to start a new Jedi Academy, but the delay likely means production won’t start until well into 2025 at least.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is still attached to direct the film, which would be her feature debut; she previously directed episodes of the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” after twice winning the Oscar for best documentary short film. While discussing her latest documentary about designer Diane von Furstenberg, which premiered on Hulu in June, Obaid-Chinoy told Variety that...

Both Lucasfilm's Star Wars franchise and Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe film series have somewhat struggled to maintain their previous levels of success outside of their original stories. While the MCU began to hit a bit of a wall with certain titles after the Infinity Saga concluded, that galaxy so far, far away ended up doing the same towards the conclusion of its Skywalker Saga.

The arrival of the Disney Plus streaming service (and the subsequent shows produced for both franchises to stream on it) has run the risk of watering both franchises down a little bit, but the issues were noticeable on the big screen too, with both Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios taking some steps to course-correct.

From a low-performing prequel movie to multiple recent rumored cancellations, Star Wars has hit some speed bumps in its journey through space in recent years. Though it has plans in place...

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Keri Russell is a brilliant actress who has wowed everyone by using her acting chops for more than 30 years. Russell made her acting debut with a Disney series The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Since then she has been a part of many brilliant movies and shows including both indies and blockbusters. So, if you also love Russell’s performances here are the best movies and shows starring Keri Russell you should check out.

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Netflix has acquired the spec script and aims to fast track Out There, a new high concept sci-fi thriller described as in the vein of A Quiet Place and Cloverfield, Deadline reports today.

Out There will mark the veteran editor Stefan Grube.

Plot details remain under wraps at this time, but the sci-fi thriller “revolves around a fractured family who must face the most catastrophic day of their lives.” Which does fall in line with the comparisons to A Quiet Place and Cloverfield. Considering Grube’s work on the suspenseful 10 Cloverfield Lane, we can likely expect that same level of breathless tension here.

Grube’s credits also include Tully, The Front Runner, and Star Wars: Episode IX. As for the spec script that was picked up by Netflix, that hails from Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke and Ian Levy. The Van Dykes previously wrote Don’t Worry Darling, and Levy scripted Pay the Ghost.

Exclusive: Netflix has acquired the spec script Out There, a high-concept sci-fi thriller in the vein of A Quite Place and Cloverfield. Netflix intends to make this one for a price, and it will mark the directorial debut of Stefan Grube, the veteran film editor. Script is by Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke and Ian Levy. The Van Dykes’ credits include Don’t Worry Darling and Levy produced Pay the Ghost.

The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona will produce along with Josie Liang of Space Bandit. Nick Meyer of Sierra Pictures will serve as executive producer.

Grube hails from the world of post-production, having collaborated with directors Dan Trachtenberg, Jason Reitman and JJ Abrams. His editing credits include films such as 10 Cloverfield Lane, Tully, The Front Runner, and Star Wars: Episode IX. He has also crafted some of the better trailers of the past decade.

The logline is currently under wraps,...

Filmmaker Colin Trevorrow was the original choice to direct the third and final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Trevorrow’s original plans for Star Wars: Episode IX were scrapped after the director exited the project, leading to J.J. Abrams’ return with The Rise of the Skywalker, becoming one of the most divisive entries in the space opera saga.

Colin Trevorrow was the first choice to direct Star Wars Episode 9 (Credit: MTV | YouTube).

However, the concept art from Trevorrow’s abandoned third installment, tentatively titled Duel of the Fates, offers a look at what could’ve been. The concept art gives glimpses of Kylo Ren learning a new Force ability while John Boyega’s Finn goes on an incredible arc that would make fans scream, especially given his poor treatment in the final film.

Colin Trevorrow’s Scrapped Star Wars Episode 9 Gave Kylo Ren New Force Power and...

It's been a rocky (no pun intended) couple of years for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. First, Black Adam bombed, derailing his hopes to take charge of the Dceu alongside Seven Bucks Productions. He later returned to WWE but faced the wrath of fans when he tried to take Cody Rhodes' place in the WrestleMania main event.

The trades have also questioned whether Johnson is still a box office draw, with at least one making some wild claims about his alleged habit of peeing in water bottles on set.

Now, though, WWE's "Final Boss" has taken to social media to tease a mysterious project he's working on alongside Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams and The Incredible Hulk writer Zak Penn.

"Years in the making - we finally broke bread, we drank, we laughed, got a lil' drunk (maybe that was just me) we talked life stuff, love stuff,...

Two Sentence Horror Stories creator Vera Miao has set her next project, a horror film titled Rock Springs. She wrote the script and will direct this horror feature, which will star Kelly Marie Tran, Benedict Wong, and Jimmy O. Yang.

The film's plot revolves around a family consisting of a young girl, her mother, and her grandmother, who decide to move to Rock Springs, Wy after the passing of her father. But shortly after their arrival, they find their lives in danger when they discover the town's dark past and that something monstrous lurks in the woods behind their new house.

Tran is best known for starring as Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. She also voiced the lead role of Raya in the animated fantasy film Raya and the Last Dragon. In addition, she played as Jules Shaw in the...

Adam Driver’s Last 5 Films At The Worldwide Box Office ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Adam Driver is an American actor known for working with filmmakers who have a unique style of directing movies. His latest film, Megalopolis, has been playing in cinemas but has been a big disaster at the box office. It might end its theatrical run soon, but before that happens, let’s take a look at the actor’s last five films at the worldwide box office, including the 2024 flick by Francis Ford Coppola.

According to The Numbers, Driver has appeared as a leading actor in fourteen movies with a worldwide aggregate box office of $2.36 billion. The poised actor is best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars movies The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. He has achieved multiple accolades in his career, including nominations for two Academy Awards, several Primetime Emmy Awards,...

Karl Urban might have been content about his role in Chris Hemsworth and Taika Waititi’s best Thor film, but fans weren’t. Urban played Skurge/The Executioner in the 2017 Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok. Fans felt that the minor role in the film was below the abilities of the New Zealand actor. The comments from fans pre-dated his role as Billy Butcher in The Boys.

Karl Urban in a still from The Boys | Credits: Prime Video

Urban was no stranger to franchise roles by the time he had acted in the Marvel film. He played Éomer in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboots, and other one-off roles in the Bourne and Riddick film series.

Karl Urban’s Role As Executioner In Thor: Ragnarok Was A Waste Of His Talents Karl Urban as Skurge/The Executioner in Thor: Ragnarok | Credits: Marvel Studios

Karl Urban...

Is Warner Bros. marketing a completely different movie than what South Korean and Award-winning “Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho “Memories of Murder”) intended with his upcoming sci-fi film “Mickey 17,” or is it just a case of tailoring to radically different audiences and territories?

The U.S. trailer for “Mickey 17,” which stars Robert Pattinson (“The Batman,” “Tenet”), Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”), was yes, irreverent and elevated with notes of flippant comedy.

Continue reading ‘Mickey 17’: New South Korean Trailer Shows Off New Footage & Features A Different Tone at The Playlist.

Adam Driver. The man known for starring in several iconic movies like Ferrari, House of Gucci, and, Megalopolis, had some opinions to share about modern movies. Unfortunately, it seems just a little bit hypocritical.

Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in Megalopolis | Credits: American Zoetrope

Movies after 2020 have been dubbed as ‘modern movies’ as the world explored crazy subjects and ideas to make them into films. Francis Ford Coppola’s recently released Megalopolis is an example of just that.

Adam Driver’s Opinion About Modern Movies Is Not Exactly Right

Well, of course. It’s an opinion and Adam Driver is free to share his thoughts. However, it seems that these statements seem just enough contradictory with his career to make the people question him.

Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari in a still from Ferrari | Credits: Moto Pictures

Starring in the recently released Megalopolis, Adam Driver portrayed the role of Cesar,...

Goodness gracious! It's everyone's favorite protocol droid! And it looks like he's trying to get A Head in life.

For collectors and original trilogy fans alike, StarWars.com revealed the latest addition to the Star Wars: Galactic Archive Series with the C-3Po Premium Electronic Head. This model has multiple different modes and will arrive on October 16 at Disney Stores and later at the Disney Parks. At this time, there is no price for the model.

The metallic replica has a stunning gold finish for C-3Po. However, other options are available if you don't wish to have the classic look. The removable casing reveals the cords and parts below for the Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace look for you prequel trilogy lovers out there. The intricate details on the casing-less version of the model are incredible, down to recreating cables and bolts. Or maybe you prefer...

Star Wars is going through an interesting period of change right now. Earlier this year The Acolyte premiered on Disney+ and was subsequently canceled after its first season. In December we'll be watching Skeleton Crew, a new show about a bunch of children who go on a spacefaring adventure with Jude Law and face off against fun space pirates. And after that, things will seemingly be quiet on the television front for a while. There's a feeling that shows like The Acolyte and Skeleton Crew were some of the last to be greenlit a few years ago when Lucasfilm and Disney were in a fervor to produce new shows for Disney+, and after this, the board will be clear.

However, as television reorients, we'll be seeing a lot more Star Wars movies again. Star Wars hasn't been on the big screen since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, which capped off...

At last year's Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm revealed that Daisy Ridley would return as Rey for a movie taking us back to the sequel trilogy with a story set 15 years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Ms. Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be at the helm and, as noted, Ridley is reprising her role as Rey, now a Jedi Master looking to create a new Jedi Order while attempting to combat the dark forces that rise up to stop her. What those are remains to be seen.

This "New Jedi Order" movie is, for all intents and purposes, Episode X and an epilogue to the divisive sequel trilogy which may go some way in redeeming the questionable creative decisions made in those movies.

Damon Lindelof, Justin Britt-Gibson, and Steven Knight have all contributed to the screenplay and while Rey's return hasn't taken shape as quickly as we'd hoped,...

Bong Joon Ho fans have been anxiously awaiting a first look at some footage from the Award-winning Parasite director's next project for quite a while, and the first teaser trailer for Mickey 17 was released earlier this week.

Now, an international version has found its way online, and while a lot of the footage is the same (minus the Sinatra tune), there are quite a few new shots.

The (supposedly loose) adaptation of Edward Ashton’s best-selling novel, Mickey7, stars Robert Pattinson (The Batman) as the title character, who is repeatedly cloned to help with the colonization of a dangerous ice-planet.

Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo also star.

This trailer gives us a better idea of what to expect, as Mickey 17 joins forces with his latest clone, Mickey 18, in an attempt to stay alive when Mark Ruffalo's villain declares that all "multiples" - including the original - must be destroyed.

At long last, the official trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 has arrived, offering a delightfully bizarre first look at the 3x Academy Award-winning director's upcoming sci-fi film starring The Batman star Robert Pattinson in the lead role as a disposable employee who repeatedly killed and cloned, during an effort to colonize a mysterious new ice world.

As per the trailer, the seventeenth iteration wll take center stage in the film, and there's plenty of twists and turns heading our way as he finds himself face to face with a multiple...

In addition to Pattinson, the cast features Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Steven Yeun (Minari; The Walking Dead), Toni Collette (Hereditary; The Sixth Sense), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight; Avengers: Endgame), Holliday Grainger (The Borgias; Animals), Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening; My Revolution), Thomas Turgoose (This Is England...

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.”

The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).

Watch the first trailer below.

The film is produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bong Joon Ho and Dooho Choi. It is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The executive producers are Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd and Marianne Jenkins. The director of photography is Darius Khondji. The production designer is Fiona Crombie. It is edited by Yang Jinmo.