‘The Force Awakens’ Rey Is the Hero We Deserve

Who have been the most memorable new film heroes of the last fifteen years? Comic staples like Iron Man and Batman probably leap to mind, but they arrived ready-made for cinema from franchises more than fifty years old. If you look to the newly created stories, there’s two modern adventure franchises that have blown up YA […]

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ International Trailer: A Quick Play-By-Play

The international trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out with new footage for the upcoming December 18 film. Here’s a quick play-by-play! We open with a wide shot of a tiny figure standing before the massive hull of a wrecked spaceship. A woman’s voice asking “Who are you?” and the reply from a […]

Star Wars Celebration: Gareth Edwards Talks Star Wars ‘Rogue One’ Anthology Film

On Thursday, the four day Star Wars Celebration convention kicked off with J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy unleashing the second teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII. You may have seen it. Tucked into the last day of scheduling was a panel with directors Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank to discuss the future of the Star Wars […]

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ News Round-Up

A lot of news has been released about the upcoming Star Wars film including its official title, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In an interview with the current CEO of Disney, Bob Iger reveals who chose the name: “It was a decision that was made by a few people involved in the process, Kathleen Kennedy who runs Lucasfilm […]

Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie Are Going To Be In ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie were cast in the new Star Wars movie (brought to you by J.J. Abrams of Star Trek Into Darkness) which means I’m 1000% more interested in this project than I ever was before.

Want to be in the new “Star Wars” movie?

Do you want to be the next Harrison Ford or Carrie Fisher? Are you beautiful, smart, and athletic? Yes? Then, here’s your chance! There’s an open casting call for two major roles in the next Star Wars film. All you have to do is submit here or attend an in-person meet and greet with the […]

“Star Wars: Episode VII” Gets an Official Release Date

By Hayley I. This is not a drill. Set your calendars, program your alarms, and wind up your time machines. We’ve got the actual release date for Star Wars: Episode VII — and boy, is it far, far away. So where will you be on Friday, December 18, 2015? Assuming we’re all still alive, survivors of […]

“William Shakespeare’s Star Wars” Official Video

I already wrote about this in last week’s Weekly Pop Culture Picks, but more needs to be said. Not only does William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope exist, but it now has a video. I somehow did not see it earlier and I can’t believe I missed it, because it is amazing. If you […]