J.J. Abrams

Star Wars: Disney unleashes its real-life lightsaber, and I need to own one

Posted 5 years ago

Happy Star Wars Day, everybody! Disney is kicking this year's celebration off right with the reveal of an official video for its real-life lightsaber replicas featuring blades that extend and retract, just like in the movies! Developed by Walt Disney...

Lou: Jurnee Smollett, Allison Janney star in Netflix & Bad Robot thriller

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Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey, Lovecraft Country) and Allison Janney (Lost, Mom) have signed on to star in the Netflix thriller Lou, which J.J. Abrams is producing through his company Bad Robot. Underworld: Blood Wars director Anna Foerster is at...

Superman: Michael B. Jordan responds to rumors he’ll play the Man of Steel

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Michael B. Jordan is addressing the rumors that he'll be playing Superman in the previously announced DC movie reboot. The new project, produced by J.J. Abrams, was announced back in February, and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is penning the script. While...

The Rise of Skywalker wanted Judi Dench to play Millennium Falcon creator

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The path to getting Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on the big-screen wasn't easy, with co-writer Chris Terrio saying that he'd "never rewritten a film as much as this one," adding that there was a "new script every morning,"...

Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight Fight Training Rocks!

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Poe can fight! You guys have to check out the stunt/fight training Oscar Isaac is going through for his upcoming Marvel and Disney+ series, Moon Knight! We were treated to the following clip via an Instagram post from Isaac and writer/director Elvira Lind's...

Kathleen Kennedy to remain Lucasfilm President despite replacement rumors

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Despite rumors to the contrary, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has revealed that current Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, will not be going anywhere anytime soon. The topic was addressed during the company's shareholder meeting and the idea of her being replaced...

Duster: Josh Holloway to star in J.J. Abrams HBO Max series

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J.J. Abrams closed a multi-million dollar deal with WarnerMedia in 2019 to write, direct, and produce a variety of content for the studio, and one of those projects will see Abrams reunite with Josh Holloway, who starred as James "Sawyer"...

Felicity & My So-Called Life are bringing teen angst to Hulu next week

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Time to get all in your '90s feels. Hulu is welcoming some signature young adult shows from the era to their platform and you might want to prepare for your nostalgic binge. Hulu announced that Felicity and My So-Called Life...

New Star Trek movie to be penned by Kalinda Vazquez

Posted 5 years ago

I love Star Trek – every series, every movie, it all has a place in my heart – so I'm always eager to gobble up any piece of Star Trek news that comes across my desk. While the long-running franchise...

Rian Johnson didn’t know Rise of Skywalker plans while making The Last Jedi

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If you were a major studio planning a sequel trilogy to one of the biggest franchises of all-time, you would think that you would have things mapped out from film to film. Marvel has found great success by connecting their...

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