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Would Joe Johnston be up for directing Star Wars: Episode VII?

Posted 14 years ago

Probably by the end of next week, we will have an opinion on who should helm STAR WARS: EPISODE VII from every director in Hollywood. One director I haven’t heard anyone suggest is Joe Johnston, which is a surprise since...

The full triptych poster for Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great and Powerful is revealed

Posted 14 years ago

The final triptych poster for director Sam Raimi’s OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL has arrived, which bookends the last two posters released to the central image of the cast, making a rather vibrant and sweeping poster.  Obviously, the comparisons to...

New 60-second TV spot for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; plus hear the entire score by Howard Shore!

Posted 14 years ago

A new 60-second TV spot for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY has arrived, featuring a few new bits of footage, but nothing life altering.  Still, it’s a little more than your average spot, so that’s something.  I think at this...

Cool Videos: Here is what Star Wars could look like if directed by Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Kevin Smith, and more!

Posted 14 years ago

It may seem like every other story these days is about STAR WARS: EPISODE VII. Well, it is one of the biggest movie stories of all time and with the fervent league of fans of the franchise, you can imagine...

Listen to Neil Finn’s “Song of the Lonely Mountain” from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Posted 14 years ago

New Zealand native Neil Finn of the popular ’80’s band Crowded House is supplying the title track, ‘The Song of the Lonely Mountain,’ for Peter Jackson’s upcoming THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, and today you can listen to the track...

Directors J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau give their take on Star Wars VII

Posted 14 years ago

While at an event this past weekend, directors J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau were asked about their take on the STAR WARS: EPISDOE VII announcement, with both responding enthusiastically, but neither exactly begging to jump in the director’s seat.  Here’s...

Four new photos from Oz the Great and Powerful have arrived

Posted 14 years ago

I still don’t know what to think about OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. At all. The first trailer sufficiently wowed me, but I also (like most of you) loathed ALICE IN WONDERLAND beyond all possible description.  And as intriguing as...

Possible Star Wars director Colin Trevorrow talks his place in the future path of the franchise

Posted 14 years ago

In the midst of all the known names being bandied about for the gig of directing STAR WARS: EPISODE VII (and beyond, presumably), one intriguing name that has appeared is that of Colin Trevorrow (SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED). Now while Lucas...

UPDATE: Star Wars: Episode VII has found its writer in Toy Story 3’s Michael Arndt

Posted 14 years ago

UPDATE: According to StarWars.com, Michael Arndt is now officially the screenwriter for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII. Here is the full statement: As pre-production of Star Wars: Episode VII begins, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the...

Some cool Star Wars: Episode VII fan posters to offset the news that Steven Spielberg bows out of contention as director

Posted 14 years ago

Despite it being a long shot to begin with, it looks like Steven Spielberg will not be directing STAR WARS: EPISODE VII. When asked by Access Hollywood whether he would be interested in the job, Spielberg said “No! No! It’s...

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