Production is officially underway for the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII and a new video has debuted from the Abu Dhabi where director J.J. Abrams (and one of the brand new, non-CGI aliens from the film) is ready to invite one lucky person to the set of the film! In the video below, Abrams reveals that Disney and […]
Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have announced the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII! Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new […]
Today, The Hollywood Reporter reporting that the 69-year-old actor Peter Mayhew will, play the famous Wookiee Chewbacca in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII in the December 18, 2015 release. Scripted by J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII will be set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi […]
The Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn was interviewed on April 2nd by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Stephen Galloway at Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television in Los Angeles and was asked about the status of Star Wars: Episode VII. As far as casting, Horn said “we have a lot of them, it’s just […]
Walt Disney Studios and IMAX have announced an expansion to their long-running relationship this morning, and have revealed they will premiere several upcoming films including Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tomorrowland, and Star Wars: Episode VII in IMAX. You can read the full press release below to get all the details. IMAX […]
Adam Driver (“Girls,” Inside Llewyn Davis) is in final talks to play the villain in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII! Variety has the news, claiming that Driver will play the film’s chief antagonist and that the role is similar to that of Darth Vader in the original trilogy. The trade reports that Michael […]
The next chapter in the Star Wars saga is just about ready to shoot as director J.J. Abrams (also co-writing alongside Lawrence Kasdan) reveals that the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII is complete. “We’re working really hard and we’ve got our script and we’re in deep prep,” Abrams tells The Wrap. “Full steam ahead, […]
Remember that behind-the-scenes photo from Star Wars: Episode VII last week? There was more to that photo than we originally thought. Lucasfilm opened up about the two people featured in the photo. No, not J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy, the other guys! These two gentlemen are Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples, “Star Wars” fans and members […]
Just in case you thought Abrams and Co. were twiddling their thumbs, the Bad Robot twitter just unveiled a behind-the-scenes image of Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy posing with a rather familiar-looking robot in their workshop where pre-production on Episode VII is well underway. It’s a fun teaser image that may or may not confirm […]
Just last week, a casting call for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII was revealed and with it came some details on two characters for the film named “Rachel” and “Thomas,” which are likely code names. The casting call for the film was set to be held in the UK and a few U.S. cities, […]