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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Tops Avatar to Become Highest Grossing Domestic Release of All Time
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has topped Avatar to become the highest grossing US domestic release of all time. According to Box Office Mojo, the domestic total gross for The Force Awakens now stands at $750,230,824. Avatar sits just below that with $749,766,139 (although it does have a domestic lifetime gross of $760,507,625, which includes… Read More >
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens behind-the-scenes photos released
Good news for all you Star Wars fans out there (so probably most of you): some wonderful new behind-the-scenes photographs from The Force Awakens have surfaced on Dan Mindel’s Instagram account, who was Director of Photography on the film. So what do we have in terms of content? While the really good stuff will probably be saved… Read More >
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J.J. Abrams says Episode VIII script is so good he wishes he’d written it
J.J. Abrams’ longtime friend Greg Grunberg, who plays Snap Wexley in The Force Awakens, has revealed to The Washington Post that J.J. Abrams has read the script for the next Star Wars movie, and his reaction to it was such that he has “never hear[d] him express regret like that”. According to Grunberg: “He read… Read More >
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Lawrence Kasdan: “Star Wars is its own genre”
Legendary screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, has stated his opinion that “Star Wars is its own genre”. He made the comment in a recent interview with Wired, where he goes on to say “It’s not really science fiction. It’s really something on its own, fantasy and myth and science fiction and Flash Gordon and Akira Kurosawa all… Read More >
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Rumor: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Coming Next Week and Runtime Revealed
Be on the lookout for a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer this upcoming Monday. Read More >
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The Raid actors to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Martial arts stars from The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2 are set to appear in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Twitch Film has learned. The Raid lead Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman will all appear in The Force Awakens, however it is currently unknown in what capacity. They’ll likely… Read More >
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Warwick Davis is returning to the Star Wars universe in Episode VII
Warwick Davis, who played the Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi, is set to return to the Star Wars universe with an appearance in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII. It’s not yet clear how big his part, or what his role will be, but as you can see in the video, he is… Read More >
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Star Wars: Episode VII new behind the scenes video
“Star Wars: Episode VII director J.J. Abrams has posted a second behind the scenes video, this time from the film’s set at Pinewood Studios in London”… Read More >
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Star Wars: Episode VII adds two fresh faces to cast
Young American actress Crystal Clarke and British actor Pip Andersen have been picked from the open casting call across the US and UK to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII. A production update on starwars.com reads “The Star Wars universe has always been about discovering and nurturing young talent and in casting Episode VII we… Read More >
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Harrison Ford broke his leg on Star Wars VII set
BBC News has confirmed that Harrison Ford broke his leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. His surgery was a success however, according to his U.S. publicist Ina Treciokas, and “He will begin rehab shortly… He’s doing well and looks forward to returning to work.” Fortunately his injury, which reportedly occurred while shooting… Read More >
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