by TheFran | Jan 11, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] One of the selling points of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was that there would be no sequel. This was a one and done movie that wasn’t trying to build a new franchise within the Star Wars brand. And while the fates of the heroic group of Rebel operatives has...
by TheFran | Jan 11, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Sideshow Collectibles recently sent me their badass 1/6th scale collectible action figure for Darth Vader from Star Wars: Rogue One to review, so I happily obliged! I’m not going to turn down the opportunity to review an incredible Darth Vader action...
by TheFran | Jan 10, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] La La Land is on a roll. Just days after scooping up a record seven awards at the Golden Globes, Damien Chazelle‘s musical romance has picked up an impressive eleven BAFTA Awards nominations, leading this year’s pack of contenders. Not far behind...
by TheFran | Jan 9, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone...
by TheFran | Jan 7, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] As expected, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a success at the box office. Variety reports the film has grossed $801 million globally, making it the 7th highest grossing film in the current global box office. The film comes out in China next week, so that number...
by TheFran | Jan 6, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Here’s a crazy piece of Star Wars lore that even the most dedicated fans probably missed: Rogue One heroine Jyn Erso may have lived in the same apartment complex as Padme Amidala on Coruscant. How do we know? The Inverse points us to a tweet from...
by TheFran | Jan 6, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Last month on the Empire Podcast, director Gareth Edwards teased that he had a brief cameo in one of the final scenes of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It has taken fans a couple of weeks to find it, but now the Gareth Edwards Rogue One cameo has been fully...
by TheFran | Jan 6, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] With the recent passing of Carrie Fisher, Lucasfilm is forced into a situation where they have to figure out what they are going to do with General Organa in the Star Wars franchise. She’s already completed shooting her scenes for Episode VIII, and...
by TheFran | Jan 6, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Last night, ABC News aired a segment on Dateline that detailed the process of how Industrial Light & Magic created digital CGI versions of Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia and Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin. There have been a lot of...
by TheFran | Jan 5, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] In the 18 days that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was in theaters in 2016, the movie rounded up enough box office dollars to be the second highest grossing movie of the year. That’s most impressive, even if it’s not entirely unexpected from a Star...
by TheFran | Jan 5, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] One of the craziest things that came out of Rogue One: A Star Wars story was how Peter Cushing was brought back to life in CGI form as Grand Moff Tarkin. He played a much bigger part of the story than we expected him to, and I loved that.Tonight on Nightline,...
by TheFran | Jan 4, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Disney XD have released a mid-season trailer Star Wars Rebels Season 3, which teases an epic confrontation between two major characters from the Star Wars prequels. Hit the jump to watch the Star Wars Rebels Season 3 mid-season trailer. Star Wars Rebels Season...
by TheFran | Jan 4, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] There is extensive preparation for any blockbuster movie. When you have a multi-million dollar project that will be employing thousands of people for months, you have to know what you’re doing. That’s why there’s a whole period of time called...
by TheFran | Jan 3, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Director Rachel Talalay would love to make a Star Wars movie. Fans pay tribute to Carrie Fisher with lightsaber vigils across the United States. Mark Hamill writes a touching tribute to Carrie Fisher. Have we been calling Kylo...
by TheFran | Jan 3, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] With occasional exceptions for an Avatar or a Lord of the Rings, December has not traditionally been a boom time for blockbusters. More often, summer is when the big-budget spectacles come out in full force. But you may have noticed that the past two winters...
by TheFran | Jan 2, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] The Rebel extremist from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Saw Gerrera will be coming to Star Wars Rebels! As you can see from the above photo, he doesn’t bear much resemblance to Forest Whitaker, but the crazy is still there! The two-part episode will begin...
by TheFran | Jan 2, 2017 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] Over the last decade of /Film, we’ve tried to feature the latest geek collectibles, prints, books and toys alongside our regular coverage of movie and television news. Sometimes it has taken the form of a standalone “Cool Stuff” post, other...
by TheFran | Dec 31, 2016 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] We all know about the drastic reshoots that were done for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. A lot of the footage that was replaced can be seen in the trailers that were released for the film. A lot of that footage was part of the final act of the film. There was...
by TheFran | Dec 30, 2016 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] There is a mighty fine replica of Jyn Erso’s Stormtrooper doll from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story floating around Etsy right now! For just $45 you can order one that’s made from the following…This is an 11″ tall polymer clay figurine...
by TheFran | Dec 30, 2016 | Movies & Series |
[ad_1] That epic scene featuring Darth Vader at the end of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was jaw-droppingly awesome! Thanks to Mr. Sunday Movies and John Stratman, you can now relive that insane climatic conclusion in 16-bit glory! This is a lot of fun to watch, and it...