As Obi-Wan Kenobi taught us, many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on a certain point of view. And so, naturally, those who didn't like The Last Jedi and hope that J.J. Abrams will retcon it found 'evidences' in the teaser trailer for The Rise of Skywalker to support their claims. Except the [...]
One of the common themes we have heard from J.J. Abrams about directing The Rise of Skywalker is the pressure he has felt to make sure he ties together the entire Skywalker saga into a satisfying conclusion. Because of that, it should come as no surprise that Abrams consulted with several of the most important [...]
We've already talked significantly about the trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, and we'll talk plenty more about it to come, but I wanted to go back and highlight some of the things we learned about the film from the panel. The panel was hosted by Stephen Colbert and featured director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm President [...]
Kelly Marie Tran is awesome. Unfortunately, she has also been on the receiving end of the worst part of Star Wars fandom, as a toxic minority of fans resort to hate and abuse when they don't get their way. It happened to Jake Lloyd, it happened to Ahmad Best, it happened to Daisy Ridley, it [...]
Before he wrote the script for The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams and his team met with George Lucas to discuss the story. He revealed that in an interview with IGN at Star Wars Celebration on Friday. When asked why it was important to bring Palpatine back for this one, Abrams responded: “Well I can't [...]
Recently there has been a lot of talk about whether J.J. Abrams in Episode IX will have a different answer about Rey's parentage than Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi, fueled in part by Johnson saying that he would be ok with whatever direction Abrams takes it. Recent comments by Abrams suggest that he's [...]
J.J. Abrams doesn't exactly speak publicly all that much, so we haven't heard a lot from the director of Star Wars: Episode IX. But that will change in just a few days, when Abrams will appear on the Episode IX panel at Celebration. Even before that, however, Abrams did an interview with Fast Company, talking [...]
At CinemaCon recently, MTV caught up with Rian Johnson and asked him about several things Star Wars related, including his approach to upcoming Star Wars projects. Firstly, he was asked about approaching J.J. Abrams's Episode IX and how much he's involved with it. "No, I've had a couple conversations with him," Johnson said, "but I've [...]
We've known for a while that it will be happening, but Star Wars officially announced today the date of the Episode IX panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago next month! This panel, which is the most heavily-anticipated panel in a year with plenty of thrilling Star Wars topics to talk about, will take place on [...]
Matt Smith may not be in Star Wars: Episode IX after all. Back in August, Variety reported that Smith had joined the cast of the 2019 blockbuster in a "key role." Smith, who is best known for his portrayal as the Eleventh Doctor on Doctor Who, looked to be the latest in a significant line [...]
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