On October 30 2012, George Lucas announced the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney and shocked the world. It wasn’t the dollar value of the purchase (a shade over $4 billion) or Lucas’ sudden retirement from
Part V: The Release Abrams: I don’t think you can’t overstate the power of Star Wars. The narrative of that movie is brilliant: the propulsion of it, the unexpected nature of it, the way it makes
Part II: Casting Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker): I got a call from George in the summer of 2012. He asked to see us and I thought something was up. My wife casually said, “What if he
Part IV: The Shoot Kennedy: Our first shot was Daisy’s speeder travelling across the desert. That was at 5:38 in the morning. With the wind blowing and the sand kicking up, the guys in their Stormtrooper
Part III: The Characters Abrams: I was nervous about whether people would step back into these roles without really being the character. Would it feel like an impersonation of what had come before? Fisher: I am Princess
Television: the final frontier? Star Trek, science-fiction’s ultimate franchise, is boldly going where several network TV executives have gone before and making a long-awaited return to the small screen. Anew series has been officially confirmed
By Empire | Updated On02 05 2020 Now that The Mandalorian is available to watch in the UK on Disney+, we can start to dig into the various callbacks, easter eggs and in-jokes that the show makes to the wider Star
It’s Star Wars day and despite a global pandemic that leaves all of us frozen, like Han, in the carbonite of our own homes, none of us should miss the opportunity celebrate George Lucas’ space
I’ll never forget the sound of it. Sat in the Leicester Square IMAX, the air was electric, the room buzzing with excited chatter. The lights went down at last, the projector fired up, and as the silvery Lucasfilm logo illuminated the screen, the audience positively erupted.
Cinema’s most unstoppable period is nearly upon us: blockbuster season. Or, it would be if it wasn’t for Coronavirus. As the Covid-19 global pandemic continues, major studios are pushing back their biggest releases as cinema