J.J. Abrams

The UnPopular Opinion: Star Trek Into Darkness

Posted 10 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Mark Hamill confirms alternate Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening scene

Posted 10 years ago

Back when STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS was still in development, BMD claimed that they had details on the opening sequence of the film, which would have followed Luke Skywalker's severed hand holding a lightsaber as it floated through space...

Cool Videos: Celebrate May the 4th with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cantina song

Posted 10 years ago

When it came time to writing a cantina song for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, John Williams bowed out (been there, done that) and left the writing duties up to J.J. Abrams. As it happens, Abrams had just seen Lin-Manuel...

Easter Egg Countdown: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Video)

Posted 10 years ago

In this new original series we pick some of our favorite flicks and countdown the numerous Easter Eggs found throughout each one. While we may not get all the eggs in our basket, this should serve up some interesting tidbits...

Cool Videos: J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock talk at Tribeca

Posted 10 years ago

There have been a lot of very cool conversations taking place at this year's Tribeca Film Festival as part of their Director's Series. Just yesterday, we got to share the full chat that took place between Joss Whedon and Mark...

Abrams reunites with Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley for supernatural thriller Kolma

Posted 10 years ago

When the ultrahit STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS broke box office records last year, lead actress Daisy Ridley rose from obscurity into the heights of the public eye. Of course, the thought on most people's minds was what she could possibly...

Star Wars fans again plead with Lucasfilm to continue the Expanded Universe

Posted 10 years ago

The STAR WARS Expanded Universe doesn't count anymore.  Following Disney's purchase of STAR WARS and Lucasfilm, it was announced that the EU, as it had been called, was not canon and, as a result of official STAR WARS lore. That...

Daisy Ridley and J.J. Abrams to reunite for fantasy thriller Kolma

Posted 10 years ago

Given that J.J. Abrams essentially launched Daisy Ridley's career in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, it seems fitting that the pair will soon be reuniting once again. The Wrap reports that Daisy Ridley is set to star in KOLMA, a...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Creepshow, Mad Max, Spirited Away

Posted 10 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

John Krasinski in talks to star in J.J. Abrams’ God Particle

Posted 10 years ago

A couple of weeks ago we learned that David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw had been cast in GOD PARTICLE, and now Variety is reporting that John Krasinski is in early negotiations to join them in the sci-fi thriller. The former...

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