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Fans have been understandably curious about the character Felicity Jones will play in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, since she is set to be the lead in the standalone film. However, it looks like new details have surfaced about Alan Tudyk’s character in the film! Read More »
The upcoming standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been shrouded in mystery since it was announced last year, with only a few details known about the movie. So it was exciting to find that Ben Mendelsohn is finally talking about what to expect in Rogue One! Read More »
Ever since appearing in the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom, filmmakers have been dying to work with actor Ben Mendelsohn. You might recognize the actor from movies like The Place Beyond the Pines, The Dark Knight Rises, Black Sea and the Netflix original series Bloodline, but he's set to star in upcoming movies like Lost River, Slow West, and much more. A new rumor this week has us possibly adding a new project to his resume: the 2016 Star Wars spin off movie starring Felicity Jones and directed by Gareth Edwards, Rogue One! Continue reading to find out more about this casting rumor! Read More »
In a shareholders call this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed some huge news concerning the next two chapters of the Star Wars universe. We learned that the first spin-off, standalone movie project in the Lucasfilm franchise officially has a name and a star! Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones will star in director Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One. Iger also announced that Star Wars: Episode VIII, the sequel to J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens, would officially be written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, Brick) and would hit theaters on May 26, 2017. You can check out more on this story HERE, but find out more about Rogue One below! Read More »
Details surrounding the first Star Wars spin-off movie, which hits theaters one year after J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, have been pretty sparse, with only rumors about the plot details, characters and casting popping up every once in a while. We do know that Godzilla filmmaker Gareth Edwards is set to direct the stand-alone film and that Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones could be the female lead, but that's about it. This week, though, we might've found out another star showing up in the film, and what character he's portraying. According to new rumors, Taron Egerton of Kingsman: The Secret Service could be playing a young Han Solo in the 2016 movie! Read More »
It looks like Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones is the latest star to join the Disney and Lucasfilm Star Wars universe. After rumors of other actresses, including Kate Mara, Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany allegedly trying out for a leading role in the 2016 Gareth Edwards stand-alone, spin-off film project, reports this week are pouring in saying Jones has been hired. Other casting speculation is surrounding Aaron Paul (again) and Edgar Ramirez, too. Read More »
Last month, screenwriter Gary Whitta quit as writer of the highly anticipated Gareth Edwards-directed Star Wars spin-off, stand-alone film set to hit theaters after J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens in 2016. This week, we learned that acclaimed writer and director Chris Weitz has officially been hired by Disney as the new writer for the sci-fi project. Let's examine Weitz's past film work and see what we can expect from this secretive movie project below! Read More »
Though we still have no idea what director Gareth Edwards' 2016 standalone Star Wars film is based on, this week we learned of four high profile actresses that have reportedly auditioned for roles in the spin-off movie! Early rumors and reports speculated that we could see a Han Solo storyline after this year's The Force Awakens, but now our focus is on the actresses that allegedly met with producers for the film. These starlets include 2015 Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones, Kate Mara, Rooney Mara and Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany. Find out more on these actresses and this news below! (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
Gareth Edwards' 2014 reboot of the classic monster movie Godzilla was such a big hit, it was given a sequel before it even hit theaters. This week we learned that the release date set for Godzilla 2 is June 8, 2018, which works out well for the busy director, since he's currently working on 2016's Star Wars spinoff film! Read More »
