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The ‘Star Wars Episode 7′ Rumor Mill Begins Churning the Sweetest Fanboy Butter In the Universe

By Ian | November 6, 2012 @ 1:10 pm

Three years away from the release of Star Wars: Episode VII and only days after the Endor-shattering announcement of the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, the first nearly, somewhat, kinda confirmed rumor from the studio has been fed out to the community and what's it say? According to Collider, Disney is considering Matthew Vaughn to direct the newest Star Wars film coming in 2015. Vaughn is coming off a string of hits including Layer Cake, Kick Ass, and X-Men First Class (notice how I left Stardust out of there) and has just recently in the past few weeks dropped out of the director's chair for the X-Men sequel, leading many to jump to the conclusion that this was done in order to free himself up for Episode VII.

He seems like a good choice for the job as he really hasn't embarrassed himself in the industry yet and even though I personally didn't care for First Class, there was at least a look and feel to it and Layer Cake kicks major ass, so...rumor or not, it's not a bad name to be thrown around.

But wait--There's more! Read More » »

If You Thought ‘Star Wars’ Was the Only Lucas Property Disney Could Ruin, Think Again

By Ian | November 6, 2012 @ 8:46 am

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Last week's $4 billion buy out of Lucasfilm by Disney sent shivers up and down the spine of every fanboy and every cute girl pretending she's a geeky chick in order to fit in with a new crowd. The one thought one everyone's mind was, 'More Star Wars? Yespleasethankyou.' But I bet no one thought what they should've been thinking: 'More More American Graffitt? Yespleaseth--Wait, what?'

Star Wars may be the diamond in the bejeweled necklace George Lucas has squeezed around his ever expanding neckline, but let's not forget about the rubies, topaz, white gold and cubic zirconia that's also on there. Surprisingly, THX-1138, Lucas's film film as a director is not one that he owns or co-owns the rights to himself, but there are a handful of other films that he's had his Jar-Jar Binks-loving fingers into for years now and with Disney now owner of Lucasfilm and everything under its roof, they are the ones with control of these properties now.

So will Disney choose to retool and tinker with Lucas's other work more than the man himself already has (really? Hayden Christensen's ghost appears at the end of Jedi now? Ugh)? Take a look at all the films they now have that option with.

The Plot Thickens! A Possible ‘Star Wars Episode 7′ Plotline May Very Well Already Exist

By Ian | November 5, 2012 @ 11:30 am

There is perhaps no extended universe with more depth, expanded mythology and plotlines than that of Star Wars (and yes, I am including the Star Trek books Shatner co-authored in order to bring Kirk back to life for some reason). So now that Disney has its mouse paws gripped firmly around the galaxy far, far away, it's not that strange a guess to assume that they may look into the countless novels, series and comic books to search out an appropriate plotline to serve for the proposed sequel trilogy which will begin with Episode 7 in 2015.

There are many considerations and directions Disney could take for this new installment. They could go the direct sequel route, with events taking place in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor and the destruction of the second Death Star. If that were the case it would require re-casting the roles of Luke, Leia and Han Solo. Is that entirely a bad thing? I could kind of care less about who plays the others, but come on, Harrison Ford is Han Solo. Would you ever want to see someone else playing that role? Read More » »

The 5 Best and 5 Worst Things to Expect from a Disney-made ‘Star Wars’ Movie

By Ian | November 1, 2012 @ 11:24 am

Will Disney save or destroy Star Wars?

So by now you all know the news that George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 billion, giving them control of the Star Wars franchise with the House of Mouse already planning on Star Wars: Episode VII to be released sometime in 2015. Anyone on social media can see that the move has garnered mixed reactions from fanboys, with some applauding new films in the Star Wars universe from different directors and writers than Lucas, with others just see it has selling the franchise out. If nothing else, it will be nice to have Princess Leia join all the other Disney princesses (Sorry Ariel, but I think I may be bumping you down to #2).

While 2015 seems a little far away, in film production terms it's actually not that long of a time, which means that we'll probably start seeing confirmed news about the direction of the story, crew and cast hiring, production design, etc. in the very near future. Until then we can only speculate. But if there's one thing you can count on fanboys to do, it's to speculate. And that's just what we're about to do.

We took a look at the Disney buyout of Star Wars from every angle, weighed the pros and cons and have come up with the five best things we can expect from this, as well as the five worst. Read More » »

‘I’ve got a baaaad feeling about this.’ Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Promises More ‘Star Wars’ Movies

By Ian | October 30, 2012 @ 2:06 pm

See ya later, George Lucas!

Actually, this may be the best piece of news I've heard all day, but I just couldn't think of applicable quote to use to segue into this. TMZ is reporting that at a pricetag of $4 billion, Disney is buying Lucasfilm and not only that, but putting Star Wars: Episode 7 into development with a tentative release date of 2015. And if that doesn't put a rock hard lightsaber in your pocket, Lucas is apparently only going to be offered a 'creative consultant' position on the film, which means, you guessed it, George Lucas will not be writing nor directing the next Star Wars film.

The only person more excited than this is Mark Hamill who is possibly looking at his first major film role in such a long time, that the Star Wars films were actually good last time he worked. And before you say, 'Hey, won't Disney just churn out some kiddie crap.' Remember, George Lucas already did that. And it doesn't work. So don't expect a Mickey Mouse/Chewbacca crossover anytime soon. Read More » »

The Only Movie Re-Releases To Actually Care About

By Gregory Wakeman | September 12, 2012 @ 7:10 am

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It seems like originality is well and truly dead in cinema. Either we're watching a superhero movie that revolves around a character we've spent 60 years reading about or a not so subtle rehash of a bona-fide classic or a sequel or the fifth installment of a franchise we stopped caring about after the third movie.

But don't worry, 3D is here to save the day and revamp our favourite movies to the point that they come out of the screen and we can practically get slapped by our favourite characters.

Over the next few weeks, months and years there are plenty of classic cinematic treats for us to get very excited over. Whether you're a nerd, child or adult, it doesn't matter there's a whole hoard of films to choose from. Here are some movie re-releases that are set to be on our screens, again.

Indiana Jones, Han Solo, And Manliness

By Jack Tomas | May 21, 2012 @ 11:22 pm

Indiana Jones and Han Solo. Two characters, one actor, and the heroes of an entire generation of men. Harrison Ford's portrayal of the Nazi melting archaeologist and arrogant but lovable smuggler influenced Gen-Xers and Gen-Yers in very deep ways. As boys, we were looking around for someone to teach us how to be men. Some of us had wonderful fathers, grandfathers, and uncles that filled these roles. The rest of us had absent dads and looked around for someone to show us how to swing the dong, (metaphorically). Star Wars and The Indiana Jones films were HUGE when I was a kid. I look around at the men of my generation who are adults now, many with sons of their own, and I see traces of Dr. Jones and Han. Just like the film left on the toilet bowl after a bachelor party.

So, with that in mind I conducted a wildly unscientific survey of my good male friends on the Facebook. I asked if they agreed that Han and Indi were the defining male archetypes of our generation and which one influenced their idea of masculinity more and why? I got some pretty interesting answers. For example, several friends mentioned that Mad Martigan from Willow or older heroes like Clint Eastwood were a bigger influence. Still, most agreed on my Han/Indi premise. Like all archetypes, none of us can ever really achieve Indi or Han level coolness. The best we can do is aspire to do our best. It's like living up to the constitution, the Bible, or the teachings of Bill and Ted. Anyway, here is the comparison between Dr. Jones, Han Solo, and masculinity.