At some point in the near-future, we’re due to hit a pandemic-induced entertainment drought, when production shutdowns will slow new releases to a trickle. We’re clearly not there yet, however. Though blockbuster movies keep getting pushed back further and further, streaming services are still moving full steam ahead — this …
Read More »'Alien' Ship, 'Top Gun' Helmet Highlight Movie Props Auction
The miniature of the Nostromo spaceship used in Alien, one of Tom Cruise’s fighter pilot helmets from Top Gun and a Darth Vader costume from Star Wars’ 1977 promotional tour are among the highlights in an upcoming auction of movie props. The Prop Store’s August 26th and 27th virtual auction …
Read More »'Star Wars': Billy Dee Williams to Reprise Lando Calrissian Role in 'Episode IX'
Billy Dee Williams is set to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, the Hollywood Reporter writes. After debuting the role of the smooth-talking space pirate and Han Solo buddy in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, Williams returned to portray Calrissian in 1983’s Return …
Read More »How Rian Johnson Turned 'The Last Jedi' Into His Own 'Star Wars' Movie
Very, very early on in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, filmgoers find themselves looking at a familiar sight. (Spoilers, come on, you know the drill by now.) A villain — in this case, General Hux, modeling the latest interstellar Nazi-officer menswear collection — is standing on the bridge of a …
Read More »'The Last Jedi's New Hope: Meet 'Star Wars' Breakout Kelly Marie Tran
Kelly Marie Tran grew up dreaming of Hogwarts, not Dagobah. In fact, when she got the script for Star Wars: The Last Jedi back in 2015, she had never seen a Star Wars movie – not even The Force Awakens, which hadn’t yet come out. She still landed the most …
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