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J.J. Abrams Reportedly Turned Down $500 Million Deal With Apple Because Apple Can’t Share

Well, well, well, isn’t this Apple rumor just delicious. This week, it was announced that J.J. Abrams had, with his wife and business partner Katie McGrath, inked a multi-year agreement with WarnerMedia to develop exclusive content, games, and other media through their production company Bad Robot in a deal that is believed to be worth…

Tech News Catie Keck Sep 13

10 PG-13 Horror Movies That Don’t Suck

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is out this Friday, and like many Guillermo del Toro-affiliated projects, it contains monsters galore. But will the fact that it’s rated PG-13 affect its fright factor? We’ll have our review up soon, but in the meantime, here’s some solid evidence that you don’t always need an R…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Aug 7

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There Was More to Marvel’s SDCC Announcements Than the X-Men’s Futures

After spending years being kept out of the spotlight, Marvel’s mutants are finally set to return to center stage this year in writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz, R.B. Silva, and colorist Marte Garcia’s House of X and Powers of X, the first two pieces of the publisher’s grand plan to revitalize the X-Men…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 24

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker May Feel Like a Different Genre, According to Daisy Ridley

As the ending to not just the sequel trilogy, but a trilogy of trilogies, we all expect Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to be unique. However, in a new interview, star Daisy Ridley went a step further to describe just how different it would be. “Genre-wise, it’s different from the other two, which will…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 3

Check Out These Lush Storyboards From J.J. Abrams’ Canceled Superman Movie

Peter Ramsey directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but he was earlier involved in a much different superhero project. As a storyboard artist, Ramsey worked with JJ Abrams on his (wild) unmade Superman movie, Superman: Flyby. Recently, Ramsey took to Twitter to share some storyboards he made for the film, which was conceived and then abandoned…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 22

The Marvel Approach Won’t Work for Star Wars, According to Kathleen Kennedy

The similarities between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A New Hope are as plentiful as they are obvious, because even though the newest trilogy introduces a whole slew of new characters, the story being told about bringing balance to the Force is the same. Respecting the original Star Wars films was always an important…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore May 22

The Rise of Skywalker Concerns Me, a Very Casual Star Wars Fan

The Last Jedi sent a message to the Star Wars fandom that, at least from the filmmakers’ perspective, the Skywalkers’ story was ready to come to a close. It was a bold pivot from the nostalgic direction The Force Awakens appeared to be taking the franchise in, and unsurprisingly, it left many hardcore fans of the…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore May 15

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Got Some Famous Visitors This Weekend

Some of us, when we want to entertain friends, clean up our apartment, make some food, and hope they like board games. If you’re in charge of a massive entertainment conglomerate, it’s a little different. Yesterday, Chairman and CEO of Disney, Bob Iger himself, Tweeted that he recently gave a tour of Galaxy’s Edge, Disney’s…

io9 Julie Muncy May 12

The World of Star Wars Mourns the Loss of Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew is gone. It’s still tough to come to grips with that fact. But those who knew him have been sharing some wonderful, heartfelt sentiments about the man best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga. As soon as the sad news broke, the world began to mourn his loss. Among those…

Movies Germain Lussier May 3

J.J. Abrams Discusses How General Leia and Carrie Fisher Live on in The Rise of Skywalker

Carrie Fisher’s sudden death in 2016 surprised the entire world, but it hit the Star Wars fandom particularly hard given the actress’ connection to the franchise and the plans for General Leia Organa’s involvement in future films. After initial uncertainty whether Fisher would appear in Episode IX, it was eventually announced that Leia would, in…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Apr 13

Breaking Down the Secrets and Speculation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Spectacular First Trailer

It’s here: we finally have our first look at Star Wars: Episode IX, or rather, The Rise of Skywalker. It’s a teaser that is, unsurprisingly, full of mystery, one with more questions than it has answers. But that didn’t stop us combing over the footage for what few clues we could find. The trailer opens…

Movies James Whitbrook Apr 12

Episode IX’s Shoot Comes to a Close as J.J. Abrams Posts an Emotional Cast Photo

Star Wars: Episode IX is in the can and we’re all crying about it. Director J.J. Abrams commemorated the end of shooting the final film in the Skywalker saga (which began way back on August 1) with the following tweet and emotional photo showing cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Issac embracing on…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 15

The Your Name Remake Will Be Americanized, According to Its Screenwriter

Ever since that whole Ghost in the Shell live-action debacle, audiences have been wary of how the J.J. Abrams-produced Your Name remake would adapt its source material. Would the live-action film stay close to Makoto Shinkai’s original film, or would it do the thing that most American anime adaptations do and, well, make it American?…

Movies Beth Elderkin Dec 27

Jason Momoa Has Even More to Say About Henry Cavill’s Superman Future

Colin Trevorrow discusses his approach to Dinos roaming among us in the third Jurassic World movie. Nic Cage hypes up his next wild supernatural role. Stargirl recruits two more classic DC heroes. Plus, Jennifer Pierce suits up on Black Lightning, another Aquaman clip, and a first look at Playmobil: The Movie. Spoilers, go! The DCEU…

Television James Whitbrook Dec 14

Richard E. Grant’s Reaction to Getting Cast in Star Wars Is Very Relatable

Getting cast in Star Wars is a once in a lifetime experience. Which provides the opportunity for a once in a lifetime over-the-top reaction. Richard E. Grant (Logan, Game of Thrones) has been cast in an undisclosed role in J.J. Abrams’s Episode IX, among a bevy of other great genre actors, placing him at a…

Movies Julie Muncy Nov 3

This Adorable Animation Shows How John Boyega Got Cast in Star Wars

A good story of success and opportunity is a lot of fun. When that story is an immensely charming cartoon, it’s even better. Courtesy of BBC Two’s Black Hollywood, this short clip pairs John Boyega’s incredibly charming story about being cast in The Force Awakens with equally charming animation, making the story pop. See how…

Movies Julie Muncy Oct 28

Oscar Isaac Says Star Wars: Episode IX Is ‘Looser’ and More Improvisational Than Past Films

Improvisation is responsible for some important moments in Star Wars history—Han’s famous “I know”, for instance—but it’s not considered the norm. According to Oscar Isaac, that might be changing. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Isaac discussed the shooting of the new Star Wars, saying, “The way they’ve been shooting it right now is looser…

Movies Julie Muncy Oct 14

Report: There Might Be an Alias Reboot in the Works

Sydney Bristow is back from her time in deep cover. Maybe. Alias, the sci-fi superspy thriller that aired from 2001 to 2006 on ABC, is an important show, helping to propel both J.J. Abrams, its creator, and its star, Jennifer Garner, to fame well beyond the bounds of network television. The show followed the life…

io9 Julie Muncy Oct 13

Disney’s CEO Agrees That Maybe One Star Wars Movie a Year Is a Bit Too Much

The Star Wars movies under Disney’s purview have ranged from excellent expansions to the franchise to perfectly fine—opinions may vary of course, but there hasn’t really been a generally poorly-received one. There has been quite a lot of them though, with even more on the way. But Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger says that…

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 20

Star Wars: Episode IX Enlists Lord of the Rings Actor Dominic Monaghan

From the Shire to a galaxy far, far away. The Lord of the Rings actor Dominic Monaghan is heading to Star Wars: Episode IX—reuniting with director J.J. Abrams, who he worked with on the ABC series Lost. According to Deadline, Monaghan has been added to the cast in an undisclosed role. It’s his second major…

Movies Beth Elderkin Aug 24

J.J. Abrams Reportedly Turned Down $500 Million Deal With Apple Because Apple Can’t Share

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There Was More to Marvel’s SDCC Announcements Than the X-Men’s Futures

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker May Feel Like a Different Genre, According to Daisy Ridley

Check Out These Lush Storyboards From J.J. Abrams’ Canceled Superman Movie

The Marvel Approach Won’t Work for Star Wars, According to Kathleen Kennedy

The Rise of Skywalker Concerns Me, a Very Casual Star Wars Fan

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Got Some Famous Visitors This Weekend

The World of Star Wars Mourns the Loss of Peter Mayhew

J.J. Abrams Discusses How General Leia and Carrie Fisher Live on in The Rise of Skywalker

Breaking Down the Secrets and Speculation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Spectacular First Trailer

Episode IX’s Shoot Comes to a Close as J.J. Abrams Posts an Emotional Cast Photo

The Your Name Remake Will Be Americanized, According to Its Screenwriter

Jason Momoa Has Even More to Say About Henry Cavill’s Superman Future

Richard E. Grant’s Reaction to Getting Cast in Star Wars Is Very Relatable

This Adorable Animation Shows How John Boyega Got Cast in Star Wars

Oscar Isaac Says Star Wars: Episode IX Is ‘Looser’ and More Improvisational Than Past Films

Report: There Might Be an Alias Reboot in the Works

Disney’s CEO Agrees That Maybe One Star Wars Movie a Year Is a Bit Too Much

Star Wars: Episode IX Enlists Lord of the Rings Actor Dominic Monaghan

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