September 20th, 20180197Disney CEO Bob Iger has given a wide-ranging interview to The Hollywood Reporter's editorial director Matthew Belloni. Several topics of interest were covered, including the streaming service set for next year, the handling of John Lasseter, Roseanne, and James Gunn, the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, and the future of the company in...
August 24th, 20180230Deadline is reporting that Dominic Monaghan is reuniting with JJ Abrams for Star Wars Episode IX. The two previously worked together on the TV series Lost. There is no word on who he will be playing, but the actor has also confirmed his involvement via his official Twitter account. From Deadline: Dominic Monaghan is joining the...
August 1st, 20180229Today filming officially begins for Star Wars: Episode IX, and director JJ Abrams has just sent out his first tweet recognizing George Lucas and Rian Johnson, and remembering the legacy of Carrie Fisher. Check it out below: Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we...
July 6th, 20181308According to a report from Variety, Keri Russell (Felicity, The Americans) is joining the cast of Star Wars Episode IX. Russell has worked with J.J. Abrams previously on both Felicity and Mission Impossible, so they have a history, and The Americans just recently wrapped its run on FX. From Variety: Sources tell Variety...
February 22nd, 20180184In an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, J. J. Abrams confirmed that the script for Star Wars Episode IX is complete and filming is scheduled to begin at the end of July. He talked about taking on Star Wars, working with his co-writer Chris Terrio, and his Broadway show, The Play that Goes Wrong. Check out this whole...
February 14th, 20180148The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Blade Runner 2049 Art Director Paul Inglis will be joining the production team for Star Wars Episode IX. He has previously worked on Prometheus, Skyfall, Children of Men, Jason Bourne, and HBO's Game of Thrones. J. J. Abrams is directing Episode IX, and he is also co-writing the script with...
September 12th, 2017262As announced earlier today, J. J. Abrams is assuming writing and directing duties for the final chapter in the sequel trilogy, Star Wars Episode IX. Now we have an official release date -- December 20, 2019. Via the official Star Wars Twitter account: Star Wars: Episode IX is scheduled for release on December 20, 2019....
September 12th, 20175131Breaking News from StarWars.com! J.J. ABRAMS TO WRITE AND DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE IX THE ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER WILL RETURN TO HELM THE FINAL FILM IN THE SEQUEL TRILOGY. J.J. Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director...
July 27th, 20170102 Calling all Star Wars fans: J.J. Abrams and Mark Hamill will guest star on the season finale of NIGHTCAP on Pop on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 8p.m. ET/PT. We know how passionate the Star Wars community is, so we wanted to make sure fans know where they can tune in to watch; NIGHTCAP finale airs on Pop next Wednesday, Aug. 2 at...
March 31st, 2017093A couple of days ago, I stopped into our local financial institution to do a bit of banking, and since there were no other customers waiting in line, I took a little extra time to chat with the friendly teller. The course of our discussion took us down the path of musing about change and how open to it people are. About 35 years my...
