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Year 2016 saw various films making a mark as far as visual effects were concerned. Be it Arrival, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Captain America: Civil War, The BFG, Passengers, Star Trek Beyond, Deadpool etc.
Category: Star Wars
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Might Visit This Strange New World
With the exception of revisiting key locations like Tatooine and Coruscant, each Star Wars movie has introduced multiple new worlds to the franchise. The different environments is part of what makes the franchise so appealing; in a galaxy far, far away, you can bring in colorful and unusual places to make this fictional universe feel more alien, but also more exciting.
‘It’s pretty weird’: Angus MacInnes on coming back…
Angus achieved cult status when he was blown away by Darth Vader during a galactic dog fight in the original film 40 years ago. Veteran actor Angus MacInnes has told how he came back from the dead to appear in Star Wars movie Rogue One.
7 weird details we learned from Rogue One’s tie-in Star Wars guide
Rogue One: A Star Wars story has been in cinemas for nearly a month now, but we're still only just finding out the many secrets that helped create the Star Wars spin-off. Now, helping in our quest is the newly-arrived Star Wars Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide , which delves deep into the background and lore of the movie, its characters and the Star Wars universe in general.
New gibbon species is named after Star Wars’ Luke Skywalker
A new species of gibbon identified in remote forests in China has been named after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker. An adult female Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon , a new species identified in China A new species of gibbon identified in remote forests in China has been named after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.
Animation, sequels and superheroes propel box office record
This undated image released by Disney shows the character Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from the animated movie "Finding Dory." This movie about a forgetful fish, "Captain America: Civil War," and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," 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 _ surpassing last year's $11.1 billion record.
They loved her and she knows: Mardi Gras krewe honors Fisher
Members of the Krewe of Chewbacchus, a Mardi Gras Krewe, dressed as Princess Leia, use their smart phones at the start of a parade in honor of actress Carrie Fisher, who played Leia in the "Star Wars" movie series, in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016, at the age of 60. less Members of the Krewe of Chewbacchus, a Mardi Gras Krewe, dressed as Princess Leia, use their smart phones at the start of a parade in honor of actress Carrie Fisher, who played Leia in the "Star Wars" movie ... more Addy Longlois, 7, dressed as Princess Leia, walks in a parade in honor of actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movie series, in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.