Monthly Archives: December 2015

Obi-Wan and Yoda are secretly in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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There were more old friends in Star Wars: The Force Awakens than we may have realized.

Those who saw the film this weekend (and those who haven’t may want to stop here) know that midway through the movie Daisy Ridley’s lonely scavenger Rey has a vision, a dream-like flashback sequence after she discovers Luke Skywalker’s long-lost lightsaber in the basement of Maz Kanata’s castle.

As Rey touches it, she is hit with an impressionistic wave of images and sounds that depict a cloaked Luke Skywalker in mourning, reaching out for support (or to comfort) R2-D2 beside a fire. She sees bodies scattered in a rainstorm at the feet of Kylo Ren and the masked and menacing Knights of Ren. She sees herself as a young girl, being left in the coarse hands of junk dealer Unkar Plutt on the desert world of Jakku. Continue reading →

Star Wars Sets New Box Office Record, Might Become Highest Grossing Film Ever

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As expected, Star Wars: The Force Awakens blasted its way past its box office competition at hyperspeed, holding the top spot with an opening weekend gross of $247,966,675.

The film vaporized a multitude of records set by previous box office juggernauts, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Jurassic World, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Though it appears Jurassic World will hold on to its “Largest Saturday” title, The Force Awakenscrushed records for ticket sales in December on a single day and December opening weekend sales. The Force Awakens also easily snatched the title of fastest film to earn $100 million — what took Jurassic World two days, Star Wars did in just one.

The reason The Force Awakens did not surpass Jurassic World for the largest opening weekend worldwide is because the former did not open in China.

It is likely that the latest Star Wars installment will unseat Avatar as the largest all-time grossing film. Continue reading →

First Photos from KINDERGARTEN COP 2

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Earlier this year, we learned that Dolph Lundgren was shooting Kindergarten Cop 2. We were surprised to learn that this is actually happening, and now we have some official photos from the film featuring a frustrated Lundgren yelling at kids and other awkward interactions that the actor has with them. Continue reading →

INFINITY WAR, Spider-Man, and Cap’s Suit in CIVIL WAR

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Joe and Anthony Russo are currently working on Captain America: Civil War, and when they are done with that they are going to jump right into developing Avengers: Infinity War. The MCU is a locomotive of awesomeness and there’s no stopping it now. We just get to ride along on Marvel’s adventure, and it’s exciting to think about the things that will eventually happen.

The two directors recently did an interview with Weeping Angel in China, and they talked a great deal about Civil War, and Captain America’s relationship with Winter Soldier and Black Widow. They talk about the challenges of making the film, their approach in bringing Spider-Man to life in the Marvel universe, Cap’s costume, and how the stakes have been raised for the Avengers in Infinity War. Continue reading →

Unused Storylines For THE FORCE AWAKENS

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens went through various stages of story development. There are a lot of different ways the story could have gone. Thanks to screenwriter Michael Arndt, we now have some information on a different direction the film could have gone. The writer was working on the film long before J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over.

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Arndt revealed his original vision for the story and why it didn’t work. Here’s what he had to say (spoilers ahead): Continue reading →

10 Facts About The Lightsabers

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There are millions of fictional weapons that have been created over the years. But let’s face it — we all know that lightsabers are the greatest. So, here are a few facts about the lightsaber you probably didn’t even know about. But just a quick note: like it says in the video at the end, some of the info is part of “Star Wars Legends,” and not part of the Star Wars main continuity. But it’s still fun to talk about and geek out over.
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Frank Miller Wants to Write a Superman Comic Where Batman Is the Villain

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It doesn’t seem like Frank Miller is going to be finished with writing stories for Batman and Superman anytime soon. A few weeks ago he revealed that he was planning to write Dark Knight IV. We now have another story idea for these two characters that he’d like to tell. The news came from Bleeding Cool, who offered the following information on what Miller said: Continue reading →

David Hasselhoff Is Back as Knight Rider in Trailer for KNIGHT RIDER HEROES

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A Knight Rider film is in production starring David Hasselhoff. There is a trailer for Knight Rider Heroes. There’s really not that much information on the project, other than this vague tagline:

The Foundation for Law and Government has a new mission…You sure you’re ready for this?

There’s an official website as well where you can sign up for updates. Hasselhoff reprises his role as Michael Knight, and it looks like he’s enlisted the help of someone to accompany him on his newest adventure. Continue reading →

Ben Affleck Discusses How His Batman Is Different From Christian Bale’s

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From what we’ve seen of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice so far, we know that it is going to be very different from anything that Christopher Nolan has done with Batman. It looks like Zack Snyder wanted to take his version of Batman in a completely different direction, and fans seem to really love the direction he has taken.

In the latest issue with  Studio Ciné Live (via batman-news), there’s an interview with Ben Affleck, in which he discusses how his Batman is different from Christian Bale’s version of the hero. He also compares Jesse Eisenberg to Oscar-winner Heath Ledger. Continue reading →