Jonathan Betuel

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The Last Starfighter 2 sizzle reel teases the potential sequel

Together with original screenwriter Jonathan Betuel, Gary Whitta has been working on a sequel to The Last Starfighter for a number of years, and it would seem that the project is now very close to the finish line. The original...

Posted 5 years ago

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The Last Starfighter sequel is still in the works

Posted 5 years ago

There have been rumblings over the years about a potential sequel or reboot to THE LAST STARFIGHTER, and Gary Whitta (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) revealed two years ago that he was working on a sequel to the film...

Exclusive: Sci-Fi cult classic The Last Starfighter teaser with redone VFX

Posted 8 years ago

A short bit ago we debuted a really awesome side-by-side VFX reel that redid the effects from JAWS IV: THE REVENGE. Now, the VFX crew at CKVfx have redone some of the effects from the sci-fi cult classic The Last...

Awfully Good: Theodore Rex

Posted 8 years ago

Jason Theodore Rex (1995) Director: Jonathan Betuel Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, George Newbern, Richard Roundtree A no-nonsense cop is forced to partner with a rookie dinosaur detective to stop another ice age. The story of how THEODORE REX came to exist...

Rogue One’s Gary Whitta working on a reboot of The Last Starfighter

Posted 8 years ago

Do you remember THE LAST STARFIGHTER? Well, here's a quick refresher: The 1984 sci-fi film found Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) becoming embarrassingly good at an arcade game called Starfighter. Once he becomes the highest-scoring player, Rogan is approached by the...

The Last Starfighter is being rebooted as a TV series with a cool gimmick

Posted 11 years ago

There are some movies that define childhood. For kids growing up in the 1980s, it could be a John Hughes film, THE GOONIES, or any number of other memorable films. For me, one movie that always brings back memories of...

Cool Videos: This modernized trailer for The Last Starfighter is awesome

Posted 11 years ago

THE LAST STARFIGHTER will always rank as one of the special movies from my childhood. With a scope limited by the special effects at the time, THE LAST STARFIGHTER looks incredibly dated 30 years since it was originally released and...

Exclusive Cool Video: Movie CliffsNotes – The Last Starfighter!

Posted 12 years ago

It's the 30th Anniversary of the 1984 low rent sci-fi flick THE LAST STARFIGHTER, starring Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart, and we thought it would be cool to take another look with some good ol' Movie CliffsNotes! Chock full...