Category: Star Wars

Fans freak out over Star Wars’ ‘hidden message’

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit cinemas in December, and in an interview on Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill said he liked that the title was “straightforward” and “minimalist.” And according to some eagle-eyed fans, it also has a double meaning, linking to the title of the last film, The Force Awakens.

Woody Harrelson Confirms Role in a oeYoung Han Soloa Movie

During an interview at the Sundance Film Festival, the 55-year-old actor confirmed to Variety that will, indeed, be reuniting with his Hunger Games producer Allison Shearmur for in the upcoming Han Solo spin-off. This time, Harrelson, who played a mentor to Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games character, Katniss Everdeen, will play Han Solo’s mentor in the currently untitled project.

Best-sellers

2.”The Undoing Project,” by Michael Lewis A history of the birth of behavioral economics from psychologists Daniel Kahneman and the late Amos Tversky. 3.”Hillbilly Elegy,” by J.D. Vance The investment banker’s account of growing up poor in Appalachia.

Lucasfilm Has No Plans to Digitally Recreate Carrie Fisher

Over the last week, rumors have surfaced that Lucasfilm was in talks with the estate of Carrie Fisher to possibly digitally recreate the late actress for Star Wars: Episode IX . In a rare case, Lucasfilm has put those rumors to rest with the following official statement : We don’t normally respond to fan or press speculation, but there is a rumor circulating that we would like to address.

Princess Leia as a Disney princess is just one possibility for the character’s future

On the same day that scores of celebrity mourners were gathering at the neighboring L.A. homes of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher after their deaths last month, fans and filmmakers were weighing the fate of Fisher’s most iconic character, Princess Leia. Cody Christensen, a fan from Cedar City, Utah, has his wish: The father of five daughters has launched a Change.org petition to “Make Leia an official Disney princess.”

Another record movie year in North America

A forgetful fish, infighting superheroes and some intergalactic rebels led the North American box office in 2016. With an estimated US$11.2 billion in earnings to date it has become the highest grossing year of all time, slightly surpassing last year’s US$11.1 billion record.

Animation, Sequels and Superheroes Propel Box Office Record

A forgetful fish, infighting superheroes and some intergalactic rebels led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time – slightly surpassing last year’s $11.1 billion record. Those top three films, “Finding Dory,” ”Captain America: Civil War,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” all had the common thread of being under the Walt Disney Studios banner, which had its own records to celebrate.

Remembering Carrie Fisher for her iconic character, grace and honesty

In this Nov. 13, 1978 file photo, Harrison Ford talks with Carrie Fisher during a break in the filming of the CBS-TV special “The Star Wars Holiday” in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Fisher died at the age of 60. In this Nov. 13, 1978 file photo, Harrison Ford talks with Carrie Fisher during a break in the filming of the CBS-TV special “The Star Wars Holiday” in Los Angeles.

5 Ways Carrie Fisher Helped the LGBTQ Community

Once, when a Star Wars fan called Princess Leia actress Carrie Fisher her role model, Fisher replied, “I’m so sorry.” Despite her fame and literary accomplishments, Fisher remained plain-spoken and self-effacing-she considered herself a terrible actress and told her young daughter that her family’s history of mental illness and substance abuse provided all the material she’d need to become a professional comedian.

Appreciation: Fisher’s greatest moments came off-screen

The former ‘Star Wars’ actress, daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, best-selling author and activist died at age 60. The former ‘Star Wars’ actress, daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, best-selling author and activist died at age 60. Singer Eddie Fisher and wife Debbie Reynolds cuddle their two youngsters, 4-month-old Todd, left, and 19-month-old Carrie. Carrie played Princess Leia in “Star Wars” films and later wrote books about her fight against drug and alcohol addiction.

Carrie Fisher: A Princess of Hope

From her first big screen scene as Princess Leia a grainy holographic plea for help to her presumably final bow a stirring message of hope delivered nearly 40 years later with a CGI-aided grin Carrie Fisher provided a vision of beauty, brains and bravery wrapped in cinnamon-bun curls. As the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she arrived in the world as Hollywood royalty.

Mark Hamill leads tributes to Carrie Fisher

Mark Hamill has led tributes to Carrie Fisher after she passed away on Tuesday at the age of 60. The ‘Star Wars: The Force Awaken’ actress’ daughter Billie Lourd confirmed her mother had passed away after suffering a heart attack and Carrie’s co-star has taken to Twitter to mourn the loss of his friend. Uploading an old black and white picture of himself with Carrie, Mark – who played Luke Skywalker – simply wrote: “No words #Devastated ” And tributes have continued to flood in from Carrie’s friends, co-stars and other celebrities who looked up to her.

Carrie Fisher’s celebrity friends wish her a fast recovery

Friends and colleagues of Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher shared their hopes for a swift recovery for the “Star Wars” star on Saturday, a day after she was taken to a Los Angeles intensive care unit. Fisher, 60, suffered heart problems during a flight on Friday from London, where she had been shooting the third season of the British television comedy “Catastrophe.”

Harrison Ford Reacts to Carrie Fisher Heart Attack: – I’m…

Han Solo actor is latest “Star Wars” co-star to release a statement supporting the actress and screenwriter during this difficult time The Han Solo actor, who last appeared by her side on the big screen in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” released a statement on the situation Saturday, joining Mark Hamill and a number of other Hollywood stars voicing their support for the iconic actress and screenwriter. “I’m shocked and saddened to hear the news about my dear friend,” Ford said in a statement released to the media.

Actress and author Carrie Fisher.

Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, stars react to Carrie Fisher’s health crisis The ‘Star Wars’ actress suffered a heart attack onboard an LAX-bound plane on Friday. Check out this story on AlamogordoNews.com: http://usat.ly/2hh4fHk Carrie Fisher, photographed in December 2015, was being treated in an intensive care unit after a serious medical emergency on a flight, her brother Todd Fisher, told the Associated Press..

Star Wars goes rogue

Disclaimer: I will try to get through this entire review without spoilers, but be forewarned that the Star Wars universe is particularly difficult to describe sans spoilers after decades of releasing the most popular movies of all time. Now that that’s out of the way, I can tell you that “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is the first in a series of planned standalone spin-off films that also includes one about the young Han Solo that will now come every two years, opposite the main Star Wars franchise films currently scheduled for 2017 and 2019.