10. The Movie Looks Great We learned this fact (yes, it's a fact!) when the excellent new trailer played at the end of the panel. And then played a second time. So many highlights, but it's hard to to…
1. The Desert Planet Isn't Tatooine Its been known for quite some time that a significant portion of The Force Awakens takes place on a desert planet (its right there in the first teaser from last Nov…
5. BB-8 is Very Real Remember the ball droid from the first trailer? Remarkably, that droid is as real as R2-D2 was in the original trilogy. How do we know? Because it actually took the stage at Star …
4. Fans Love Practical Sets When host Anthony Breznican (from EW) asked about the movie's use of practical sets and effects, the crowd burst in to applause before Abrams even had a chance to answer. A…
6. Who is Rey? Abrams confirmed that the movie's three main characters are Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron. The respective actors each came on stage and had a chance to describe their characters a bit. Dai…
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April 29th, Pinewood Studios, UK - Writer/Director/Producer J.J Abrams (top center right) at the cast read-through of Star Wars Episode VII at Pinewood Studios with (clockwise from right) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Producer Bryan Burk, Lucasfilm President and Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Writer Lawrence Kasdan.
3. Force for Change Abrams announced that Star Wars: Force for Change -- a charity program set up during production -- has already raised over $6 million for UNICEF (the United Nation's Children Fund)…
2. Abrams' Apprehension J.J. Abrams described in detail how he grew up as a huge fan of Star Wars: "It had such heart ... and such hope." But he wasn't initially ready to sign on for the seq…
9. They're fans, too. Most of the people on stage were eager to tell stories about how much they loved Star Wars as well. Boyega recounted how he brought a toy version of Han Solo in a stormtrooper ou…
7. Who is Finn? John Boyega's description of his character was the vaguest of the bunch: he indicated that he finds himself in danger, and the way he reacts to it pulls him in to the story. Not much t…
This is the second of a poll series whose purpose is to anticipate the inclusions in the next American Film Institute's Top 25, 50 or 100 lists. As you may know, many lists date back to the late 1990s…
Please, take a look at The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker, both as a trilogy in its own right and as a piece of the whole 9-part series, and tell us... what are your overall t…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is one of the most hyped films of all time. Now The Force Awakens finally got released into theatres and a majority of people already seen it. My question to you is. Did…
It is no secret that Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) borrows heavily from the original Star Wars trilogy, especially from the first film. Even the director/writer admitted it, and on…
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As of December 2016, there are at least three new 'Star Wars' movies and a TV series in development at Disney's Lucas Film. Two in-development projects are additional chapters from the original 'Stars…
The 2016 MTV Movie Awards took place on Sunday April 10th. Which winner do you think was most deserving in taking home the "bucket of gilded popcorn" in its category? Discuss Here
Slight SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). George Lucas' Star Wars Saga is well known for its rich world of characters, planets, spaceships, creatures and quotes. Which of these quotes …
Members of the poll board community chose an early role by their favorite actor. Which of these actors/actresses has the best early role? Discuss this poll here
The current announced line-up of 'Star Wars' movies will explore previously unmined material in the Star Wars galaxies via two new movie series. The only avenue to revisit or delve further into existi…
Hard to believe that this decade is coming to an end; it seems like yesterday that we were saying hello to 2010, and here we are, saying goodbye to 2019. Yes, the 2010s are over, but not over yet are …
Disney's new streaming media service, Disney+ launched November 12, 2019 with the debut of The Mandalorian (2019) starring Pedro Pascal. It was the first of many "Star Wars" franchise live-a…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Star Wars fans suggested titles for what became Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Which of these title suggestions* would you most like to …
The latest episode of the Star Wars franchise has become a box office leviathan. It looks like it's on its way to perhaps surpassing $2.8 billion dollar box office total held by Avatar (2009). How …
