While attention is, understandably, mostly on J.J. Abrams's newest film Star Trek Into Darkness, I'm suddenly more interested in his next film, 2015's Star Wars: Episode VI, which could actually be quite good.
J.J. Abrams always says he's never been a Trekkie, but, according to a new report, it was Abrams' inability to fully control the Star Trek franchise — and wipe out merchandise connected with the original 1960s series — that may have been an impetus to switch franchises in favor of Star Wars.
Who would win a fight, Darth Vader or Doctor Who? Nerds almost saw a dream grudge match go down over the weekend when there was a flare up at a science-fiction convention in Norwich, England, when members of two rival gangs fan clubs nearly came to blows.
Because, you know, "May the 4th Be With You." And while you may or may not encounter rabid fans actually honoring this punny fake holiday, you may actually want to make a point of bringing it up in conversation because, you know, the Star Wars news is out there. Here's how to argue your way through the attack of the nerds.
Disney is bringing the franchise to a theater near you — again and again and again and again.
In the coming months, in a galaxy not so far away, a media corps will boldly go where many will go: they will ask J.J. Abrams about Star Wars.
Another day, another old Star Wars actor semi-confirming that the original trio is indeed coming back for the next installment.
We now know, straight from the top, that the original leads of Star Wars are "negotiating" to come back for Disney's rebranding. Except, well, George Lucas isn't on top anymore.
The women behind Princess Leia's somewhat bizarre comments — by way of an interview with a Palm Beach lifestyle magazine — may be a signal that the original cast is coming back in force for Episode VII.
It's a good thing Obama isn't running for office again: the president, who has been known to be Spock-like and nerd-courting, just lost the support of both Star Wars and Star Trek fans. Well, except maybe J.J. Abrams.
May no Yankee ever complain about being hated ever again. Because, after a lengthy legal war, the Yankees are officially recognized by the courts as Baseball's Evil Empire. They had it copyrighted.
All the original lead actors are rumored to be returning — not just Harrison Ford, but his twins! Here's what we already know, by way of plot lines that have already been nurtured in the expanded universe of Star Wars.
Old Han Solo and friends doesn't exactly sound like the J.J. Abrams franchise reboot fans had been waiting for. It's not as bad as Shia LaBeouf as Young Han Solo in a separate planned spinoff, but still — if this news is real, things could get weird.
Beyond the Yoda talk, one of Disney's new spin-off projects will apparently be a Han Solo origin story. There will be a Boba Fett adventure movie, too, but — what? A new Han Solo movie? Relax, there's hope. (A new hope, if you will.)
Ready are you? Yoda might get his own movie, according to Harry Knowles at Ain't It Cool News, and the reaction is good, bad, and grammatically incorrect.
If this new Hollywood Reporter profile is to be believed, it all had to do with the "furious negotiation" of one woman.
Today in showbiz news: Discussing the J.J. Abrams/Star Wars news, Joaquin Phoenix and Paul Thomas Anderson are teaming up again, and a first look at the Coen Brothers' new film.
One of the choices was obvious, and the other was, well, Ben Affleck, but Disney and Lucusfilm executives have apparently chosen King of the Nerds J.J. Abrams to direct Star Wars: Episode VII.
Over on the official Star Wars blog, the Galactic Empire Public Relations team reports members of the Empire are laughing at the "obvious cowardice" the White House displayed by not agreeing to start construction on a Death Star by 2016.
We knew Man of Steel director Zack Snyder was definitely not directing Star Wars: Episode VII, but he is apparently working on his own Star Wars project.
Last night the White House decided to respond to two of the biggest, most talked about petitions on its We, The People petition site. So, don't shoot the messenger, but here's the bad news: no states will be allowed to secede; and the U.S. has no plans to start working on a Death Star.
We already know that Star Wars is coming back to the big screen, but the franchise might also be coming to ABC, a subsidiary of the new LucasFilm owners at Disney.
We now know for sure that he's been approached, and that he's out — but that the search is on.
Today we learned that J.J. Abrams will officially not helm Disney's new, possibly ill-advised seventh episode of the Star Wars franchise. Here we break down the odds on the existing short list, because it's actually quite a long list.
That said, The Guardian points out that the number of official Jedi Knights has actually decreased in the last decade.
A certain subset of nerds can possibly breathe a sigh of relief. While we Star Wars geeks may still be balking at the general idea of three impending sequels, at least Lucasfilms (now owned by Disney) has hired an old pro to write two of the movies.
Disney bought a majority share of LucasFilm today, announcing plans for a new Star Wars movie as soon as 2015. One of our commenters thinks he already knows what they'll call it.
Sending a tremor of panic down the spines of hard core Star Wars fans, Disney announced a cash and stock acquisition of LucasFilm for $4.05 billion on Tuesday and announced the planned release of another Star Wars movie in 2015.
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Remember back in 2008, when Iran Photoshopped an extra missile into a photograph of its missile test? Turns out, bad habits die hard.
John Stamos might have a series again, George Lucas corrects the fanboys, and the gay return of Ethan Embry.
George Lucas, Star Wars creator and Indiana Jones visionary, is the subject of a New York Times Magazine profile out this weekend and argues that naïveté can actually be a good thing for movies about race.
Bob Anderson, who died on Sunday in a British hospital at 89, is known for bringing to life one of the most iconic Hollywood images -- the Star Wars lightsaber battle -- but we were never really suppose to know about him in the first place.
Astronomers have a well-worn strategy for making headlines
At least that's what they're calling the first planet to be observed orbiting two stars
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Fears that George Lucas altered the original trilogy rattle Star Wars fans
From dazzling web graphics to passionate top 10 lists, Ford junkies are going all out
The limits to the filmmaker's 'Star Wars' empire show up in court
Lucasfilm chalks the loss up to an "anomaly" in British law
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