The Star Wars franchise thrives on faces both familiar and fresh, even if those faces are covered in a few inches of latex. For every ultra-famous James Earl Jones or Alec Guinness we see aboard the Death Star or yelling at sandpeople, there are just as many unfamiliar actors.
Read MoreHugh Jackman's Wolverine may have bitten the bullet in 2017's Logan, but death hasn't discouraged Ryan Reynolds from his ultimate wish: a Deadpool/Wolverine team-up film. Reynolds revealed that he still wants the two famous X-Men universe characters to join forces in a movie somewhere down the line.
Read MoreNow that it's been out and we've all had time to digest it, it's starting to become obvious that The Force Awakens took a lot of inspiration from previously existing Star Wars works. After the original movies ended, the franchise continued in a series of novels, comic books, and even video games...
Read MoreMarvel Studios does not want to screw up its Black Widow movie. According to a new report from Variety writer Justin Kroll, the makers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have met with more than 65 candidates to direct a Black Widow solo movie — and they still haven't hired somebody.
Read MoreIt was pretty clear that as soon as Disney announced they were making a new Star Wars sequel, they were going to keep everything about it super secret—especially when they hired J.J. Abrams to direct it, since he's a director famous for not letting any details about his projects get leaked out...
Read MoreStar Wars: The Force Awakens is dominating pop culture, as just about everyone from your grandmother to the Pope is debating the events of Episode VII. But Grandma's Facebook rants would look very, very different if the original ideas for the film had made it into the finished product.
Read MoreStar Wars exists in two distinct galaxies: the one on screen that is "long ago and in a galaxy far far away" and the one off screen, here on planet Earth, which is overrun by chat rooms and conspiracy theorists. Let's take a moment to navigate the latter, focusing on the falsehoods surrounding...
Read MoreIf Captain Marvel is to best the big bads that try to take her down, she'll have to do it in some pretty unconventional places. New footage from the set of Captain Marvel shows lead actress Brie Larson preparing for a fight sequence in which she goes head to head with a mysterious man atop a train.
Read MoreThere's no doubt that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been a hit with audiences and critics alike. While there's been plenty of justified criticism over how the movie revisits (or maybe even rehashes…or rips off) elements from A New Hope, the movie as a whole is still a great time.
Read MoreWhen Disney purchased Lucasfilm for a whopping $4 billion in 2012, it put Star Wars under the same corporate roof as Marvel Comics, opening up all sorts of possibilities for synergy—including a new line of Marvel-published Star Wars titles that has filled in untold corners of the saga while...
Read MoreWhen we learned that J.J. Abrams was going to take over directing duties Star Wars: The Force Awakens, sci-fi geeks everywhere either shuddered with either terror or delight…or sometimes a mix of both. Would he just be making another Star Trek reboot, or would he seamlessly continue the story?
Read MoreWith every new generation of Star Wars films, the look and design of the iconic lightsabers becomes a fun aspect of the films for fans to really get into, from Luke's unique green saber in the original trilogy to Darth Maul's awesome double saber and Kylo Ren's unusual cross piece.
Read MoreStar Wars: The Force Awakens has finally been released, and we now know that no amount of nerd anticipation or trailer dissection could have prepared us for all of the stuff that actually happens. Director J.J. Abrams and his crew did an excellent job of throwing the audience for a loop...
Read MoreYou've never seen Robin Hood quite like this before. Lionsgate has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Robin Hood, the impending action-adventure film that tells the tale of its titular heroic outlaw from a revisionist perspective. The film stars Targon Egerton, Jamie Foxx, and Ben Mendelsohn.
Read MoreWhile The Force Awakens gives us a full complement of Star Wars characters we've loved since the 1970s, it also introduces us to a ton of new characters, and you can bet that every single one of them is going to get an action figure. In addition to being reintroduced to the main cast...
Read MoreIf you're reading this, then you've probably already seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven't—what the heck are you doing? Turn back right now. Go home. Do not pass go. Click on the little 'x' in your browser and just go away.
Read MoreStar Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is officially here, and people are talking. Mostly good things, since director J.J. "King of the Nerds" Abrams tends to turn out a crowd (and fan) pleaser. Yes, Abrams totally rocks it, and he's set up some huge mysteries that we still want solved.
Read MoreAccording to critics, celebrities, and the lucky fans who managed to squeeze their way into the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the latest installment had very few flaws. It's being hailed as a glorious reboot for the new generation and even the harshest critics are thanking...
Read MoreThe 2015 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new Star Wars movie in years, should inspire geeks of all stripes to go back and scour the previous Star Wars episodes in a hunt for easter eggs. And because we're nothing if not cinematic masochists, this hunt includes the most reviled film of the series, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Read MoreA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, things were pretty horrifying. Sure, Star Wars is superficially about funky aliens, space-lasers, and unlikely heroes. But underneath the awesome science fiction of George Lucas' universe is some pretty horrific stuff. Take out the lightsabers...
Read MoreJ.J. Abrams is reuniting with director Julius Avery for a superhero thriller film entitled The Heavy. Avery and Abrams previously collaborated on Overlord, the upcoming World War II zombie horror film (that definitely isn't secretly the fourth Cloverfield movie).
Read MoreSolo: A Star Wars Story is slated to make a statement at the box office later this month. Early tracking projections forecast that the Alden Ehrenreich-starring film will score a $170 million-plus domestic opening when it officially debuts on Friday, May 25.
Read MoreHarrison Ford is known for playing all kinds of amazing roles throughout his illustrious career, including Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, Jack Ryan in Patriot Games, President James Marshall in Air Force One, and Norman Spencer in What Lies Beneath.
Read MoreLoose lips sink ships, and Tom Holland just inadvertently scuttled a big one. The crowned spoiler-revealing prince of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man actor Tom Holland ruined part of the ending of Avengers: Infinity War for a theater full of people who had yet to see the superhero flick.
Read MoreIn the marketing for Deadpool 2, no fourth wall can go unbroken and nothing can be left sacred — not even the Canadian songstress who gifted the world "My Heart Will Go On." The latest bit of Deadpool 2 promotion comes in a most unexpected form: a music video for Celine Dion's new single "Ashes."
Read MoreDC Entertainment's upcoming on-demand streaming service, DC Universe, is filling out its programming slate by dredging up a classic comics character. James Wan, the director behind Aquaman and myriad horror properties, is working to develop a series based on Swamp Thing, DC has announced.
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