Two THR writers discuss the Catch-22 female filmmakers face when it comes to blockbusters. When director Gareth Edwards' Rogue One opens Dec. 16, the Star Wars universe will introduce its second female lead in as many movies. Daisy Ridley’s Rey has emerged as an audience favorite, and Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso seems poised to do the same. For a universe that for decades seemed to be populated with just a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNvdoRnNv8 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the space saga's first anthology film that focuses on the events leading up to the 1977 classic, has unveiled its final trailer ahead of its December 16th release. While many of the film's key details and surprises were unveiled in prior teasers – the return of Darth Vader and the film's eclectic group of Rebellion fighters – the final preview unveils the massive […]
OK, not exactly, but the popular film is getting Emilia Clarke. StarWars.com just announced that the 30-year-old actress is joining the upcoming untitled Han Solo standalone movie. She'll hit the big screen alongside Alden Ehrenreich, who is playing Han Solo, and Donald Glover, who is set to star as Lando Calrissian. Though the website hasn't announced exactly what character she'll play, Clarke—who's known for playing the Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen on […]
There are certain basic ideas that we have come to expect from the Star Warsfranchise -- things that rear their heads in every entry in the long running saga. However, that will soon change when the first standalone Star Wars movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, hit theaters later this year. Rogue One won't just take the action away from the Skywalker clan to tell a different story; according […]
The first trailer for December's 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' debuted exclusively on Thursday night's broadcast of the Summer Olympics, while a new trailer for Tom Hanks' 'Inferno' and a teaser Amy Adams' 'Arrival' premiered during the games earlier this week. There's an unofficial sport taking place during the Summer Olympics in Rio — promoting Hollywood movies in a bid for the gold. Studios are spending many millions to […]
Star Wars Celebration, which took place in London over the weekend (15-17 July 2016), saw its fair share of interesting anecdotes told by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and other crew and cast members who are now part of the expanding franchise. One guest who had much to talk about was director Gareth Edwards, who most recently helmed upcoming prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. During the event, he took […]
While the teaser doesn't give much away (or anything, really), the sound of screeching TIE fighters and blaster fire is enough to get Star Wars fans going. Speaking at Disney's annual shareholder meeting earlier in the year, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, "It’s our first original standalone Star Wars story. It’s about a band of rebels who are plotting to steal the plans for the Death Star." Explaining to the […]
When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters later this year, Star Wars fanatics need to absorb as much of it as physically possible and cling to the "Force" that it emits, because it’s going to be the only Star Wars they get for a full year. While Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII was due to come out five months after the release of Rogue One, Disney just […]
The new Star Wars movie made enough money to fund a Death Star because basically any human with access to a movie theater went to go watch it. Or so it seemed like it. In truth, there are still a lot of people who don’t understand why Star Wars is so special. Why does Star Wars stand out, apart, and above every movie franchise ever made? Why is Star Warsso […]
