Star Wars: Episode IX begins filming this week, but perhaps the most notable figure from the casting announcement won't be with them. Carrie Fisher passed away in December 2016, but the film is bringing her back one last time to the role of General Leia Organa through unreleased footage from The Force Awakens. That makes [...]
On Friday, Lucasfilm announced the official cast list for Star Wars: Episode IX, which begins filming on August 1. The most notable news was, understandably, the revelation that Carrie Fisher will reprise her role as General Leia Organa in the film posthumously via the use of unreleased footage shot for The Force Awakens. It is [...]
Today, Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: Episode IX starts filming next week, and they also announced the official cast list - which includes Carrie Fisher's return as Leia Organa, through unreleased footage shot for The Force Awakens! “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher,” director and co-writer J.J. Abrams said in a statement. “Finding a truly satisfying [...]
Lucasfilm today announced that Star Wars: Episode IX will begin filming next week at Pinewood Studios, on Wednesday, August 1, 2018! The movie is being directed by J.J. Abrams, who directed The Force Awakens, and was written by Abrams and Chris Terrio. John Williams will once again compose the score, as he has done for [...]
It looks like a familiar face will return in Star Wars: Episode IX, as Greg Grunberg seemingly confirmed that he'll be in the final film of the sequel trilogy. Grunberg, who played Resistance pilot Snap Wexley in The Force Awakens, in an interview with Yahoo! recently was asked whether he'll be in Episode IX: "You [...]
Hello, what have we here? Big news tonight, as The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Billy Dee Williams will indeed be returning to a galaxy far, far away, as he is set to reprise his iconic role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX! Those who have been following along won't be too [...]
With filming set to start this month for Star Wars: Episode IX, we should be getting casting news soon. In fact, it's already starting to trickle out. There are indications that Billy Dee Williams may be reprising his role as Lando Calrissian, and today Variety has an exclusive report about a potential newcomer to the [...]
The Star Wars sequel trilogy has brought back many familiar faces, from Luke Skywalker to Han Solo to Leia Organa to Admiral Ackbar to the beloved droids (R2-D2 and C-3PO) and many others. But one major figure from the original trilogy has been conspicuously absent: Lando Calrissian. The scoundrel returned to the big screen in [...]
It's a busy time for Star Wars right now, as Solo hits theaters in May, The Last Jedi will see a home release in a month, and Rebels is wrapping up in a matter of weeks. But J.J. Abrams and his team are already hard at work for Episode IX, and the director revealed that [...]
One of the most influential figures in Star Wars history will finish what he started: John Williams confirmed to Variety recently that he told J.J. Abrams he will score Star Wars: Episode IX. "I would very much like to complete that," Williams said. Not only would it be the completion of yet another highly-anticipated film, [...]
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