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George Lucas Hasn't Spoken to Jj Abrams About Star Wars: Episode VII
2 hours ago | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" franchise, it was announced that George Lucas helped come up with the stories for a new trilogy and will be a consultant throughout development. Since then, Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) has been hired to write the script for "Star Wars: Episode VII" and Jj Abrams (Star Trek) was brought on to direct. But in a new interview with Access Hollywood, Lucas revealed that he has yet to have one conversation with Abrams. "I have not spoken to Jj. He's been busy with Star Trek, and I.m sure that he'll let me know when he's got some questions," he said. "So, you know, that's all going well. [Producer] Kathy [Kennedy] tells me it's working out great." "Star Wars: Episode VII" is set to begin shooting in the UK next year and will then hit theaters in 2015. »
What Does George Lucas’ ‘Creative Consultant’ Job Mean for ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′?
5 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Following the announcement that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm, and intended to make a new batch of Star Wars movies, one question immediately came to the forefront of the discussion: what role would creator George Lucas play in the series going forward? In the original acquisition announcement, it was asserted that Lucas would serve as a “creative consultant” on future Star Wars movies (but not direct) with Amblin Entertainment co-founder, Kathleen Kennedy taking the role of Lucasfilm president (and unofficial franchise overseer).
As a result, when it was revealed that Star Trek series director J.J. Abrams was making the jump to a galaxy far, far way, fans began to wonder exactly how much influence ...
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- Ben Kendrick
9 Super-Surprising Screenwriter Credits on Movies
8 hours ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Generally, screenwriting is reserved for a thankless group of nerds who spend most of their waking hours making "Star Wars" references and lamenting their low position on the Hollywood totem pole.
But once in a while, the ladies and gentlemen behind the scripts end up becoming household name ... or move on from other successful careers to take a stab at screenwriting. And whether it's to make a buck, help out a buddy or take on a new challenge, these scribes sometimes end up scoring some pretty unexpected gigs.
So, upon the revelation that titan of twist M. Night Shyamalan was allegedly though perhaps wasn't after all involved in writing "She's All That" (1999), a movie about how beautiful women become even more beautiful when they take off their glasses and wear their hair down, we've assembled a list of some other well-known writers whose names are attached to some surprising projects. »
- Adam D'Arpino
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′: Is Felicity Jones Playing Felicia Hardy?
9 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Felicity Jones has been acting since she was a teenager (when she appeared in the TV movie The Treasure Seekers), but the actress has gained more indie cred over the past few years, after her roles in films like Julie Taymor’s The Tempest - with the Prospero character gender-swapped so that Helen Mirren could play the role – and the Sundance flick Like Crazy, which paired Jones opposite Star Trek‘s Anton Yelchin.
She has since joined her fellow English actor (okay, he was born in America) Andrew Garfield in the cast for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. However, Jones’ role in the superhero movie sequel has been kept under-wraps… until (possibly) now.
Jones and her Like Crazy writer-director Drake ...
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- Sandy Schaefer
'Star Wars: Episode VII': George Lucas hasn't talked to Jj Abrams
9 hours ago | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
We don't know just how involved retired "Star Wars" creator George Lucas will be with the upcoming Episode VII, directed by Jj Abrams and written by Michael Arndt, but Lucas himself has revealed he hasn't yet spoken with Abrams about the project.
Lucas attended the Daytime Emmys over the weekend to accept an Emmy for (the now canceled) "Star Wars: Clone Wars" in the category of Outstanding Special Class Animated Program. Access Hollywood asked him about the new "Star Wars" movie -- for which he's expected to act as "creative consultant" -- after the win.
You can check out the full interview above, but here's the key quote: "I have not spoken to J.J. He's been busy with 'Star Trek,' and I'm sure that he'll let me know when he's got some questions. So, you know, that's all going well. [Lucasfilm President] Kathy [Kennedy] tells me it's working out great. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Star Wars VII - George Lucas Has Not Talked to J.J. Abrams Yet
9 hours ago | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
In case you're wondering if George Lucas has talked to J.J. Abrams yet about Star Wars: Episode VII, that answer would be 'no.' Access Hollywood caught up with the filmmaker at the Daytime Emmy Awards where Lucas won an award for The Clone Wars, and when asked if he had spoken to Abrams this was his reply:
"I have not spoken to J.J. He’s been busy with Star Trek, and I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions. So, you know, that’s all going well. Kathy tells me it’s working out great."
Lucas is playing a consultant role with Disney on these Star Wars films, and they will only go to him when they need him. Apparently as of right now, they're doing ok without him. I'm sure at some point they will run what they are working on by him. »
- Joey Paur
'Star Wars: Episode VII': Is George Lucas Involved in the J.J. Abrams Reboot?
9 hours ago | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Audiences clamoring for information about "Star Wars: Episode VII" can take comfort in the fact that not even the creator the franchise knows what's happening with the film. It's either good news or bad news, depending on how much you liked the "Star Wars" prequels, but George Lucas has revealed that he has yet to talk to J.J. Abrams about "Episode VII" since Abrams took the helm of the upcoming reboot.
"I have not spoken to J.J. He's been busy with 'Star Trek,' and I'm sure that he'll let me know when he's got some questions," Lucas said during an interview with Access Hollywood.
Despite his lack of knowledge about the project, Lucas said that he's heard from producer Kathleen Kennedy that progress on "Episode VII" is "going well" so far, and that everything is "working out great."
Lucas has let slip in the past his desire »
- Katie Roberts
Prometheus 2 has a new, less Damon Lindelof-y writer.
9 hours ago | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
While Ridley Scott's Alien not-quite-prequel Prometheus was a box office success, many fans walked away disappointed with what they considered to be plot holes and unrealistic elements. Most of the blame was laid at the feet of screenwriter Damon Lindelof, as fans expected him to maintain the high standards of tight plotting and unflinching realism he brought to Cowboys & Aliens. So now Lindelof has taken his ball and gone home, protesting that he's too busy working on the Star Trek franchise and Brad Bird's Tomorrowland—and anyway, it was all Scott's fault. Also, the finale of »
J.J. Abrams Hasn't Spoken with George Lucas About Star Wars: Episode VII
9 hours ago | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
George Lucas won the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program 2013 Daytime Emmy for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which, remarkably is only his second Emmy throughout his entire career. The creator of the Star Wars universe was quick to let everyone know that it was only his third major award, after also winning a post-retirement NAACP award for his work on Red Tails in 2012.
Access Hollywood caught up with Lucas on the red carpet, who had just been handed his award by Carrie Fisher. Talk very quickly turned to Star Wars: Episode VII, where the retiree revealed how relieved he is not to have to worry about the sequel.
"I think its great. I don't have to worry about these guys any more. (Laughs)"
He then revealed that director J.J. Abrams has been too busy to speak with him about the hugely anticipate project.
I have not spoken to J.J. »
- MovieWeb
Director Dean Parisot Circling Houdini Film
10 hours ago | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
If you don’t recognize the name Dean Parisot, it’s no surprise. But you’ve probably seen at least one of his films. Parisot is the man behind the Star Trek satire Galaxy Quest, and most recently has helmed Red 2, with Bruce Willis and John Malkovich. Now Parisot is in talks to take on Summit Entertainment’s Houdini, about the supposed secret life of the famous magician.
Houdini will be based on the book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero, by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. The book has been severely criticized for historical inaccuracy due to the controversial assertion that Houdini was a spy for U.S. and British authorities, sending back reports from his travels in Germany and Russia during the early 1900s. It seems that Kalush and Sloman play up this idea in the book based largely upon scant evidence. »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
George Lucas Yet To Speak With J.J. Abrams
10 hours ago | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
No cause for alarm, but George Lucas recently intimated that J.J. Abrams and he have yet to talk about the franchise. This seems curious since Abrams is taking over his baby for Episode VII, but as Lucas himself says, he’s been busy with a little thing called Star Trek.
This is likely much ado about nothing, but here’s the quote anyhow:
“I have not spoken to J.J. He’s been busy with Star Trek, and I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions. So, you know, that’s all going well. Kathy tells me it’s working out great.”
Star Wars: Episode VII is still trundling toward a 2015 release, with Abrams directing from a script by Michael Arndt. »
- Andy Greene
George Lucas hasn't discussed 'Star Wars Episode 7' with Jj Abrams
10 hours ago | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
George Lucas has revealed that he has not spoken with Jj Abrams about Star Wars Episode 7.
The directors have not yet discussed the continuation of the franchise.
"I have not spoken to Jj," the Star Wars creator told Access Hollywood. "He's been busy with Star Trek, and I'm sure that he'll let me know when he's got some questions.
"So, you know, that's all going well. [Kathleen Kennedy] tells me it's working out great."
Lucas recently claimed that the director "understands" Star Wars.
Abrams's Star Trek Into Darkness opened last month.
Star Wars Episode 7 is being written by Michael Arndt, and will likely go into production in early 2014.
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford are expected to reprise their roles from the original trilogy for Episode 7.
Gallery - 'Star Wars': behind-the-scenes pictures: »
George Lucas And Jj Abrams Haven’t Spoken About Star Wars Yet!
11 hours ago | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The biggest film of 2015 Will be Star Wars Episode VII, and I hope that it is the biggest film to feature at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, which Thn are attending for the first time ever this year. I’m a big Star Wars nut and was probably the most excited out of the entire website crew when news broke that Jj Abrams was to direct, all of the way back in January.
Well, by now, nearly five months on, you’ think that Abrams would have had time to speak with series creator George Lucas, right? No. Apparently not. Access Hollywood has the scoop with a quote from the big man himself.
“I have not spoken to J.J. He’s been busy with Star Trek, and I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions. So, you know, that’s all going well. »
- Paul Heath
Lucas Hasn't Talked To Abrams About SW7
11 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
George Lucas tells Access Hollywood that he and filmmaker J.J. Abrams have yet to sit down together to discuss Abrams' work on the next "Star Wars" film.
"I have not spoken to J.J. He’s been busy with Star Trek, and I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions. So, you know, that’s all going well. Kathy tells me it’s working out great."
Lucas adds that he doesn't mind the hands off approach: "I think it’s great. I don’t have to worry about these guys any more."
Source: Access Hollywood »
- Garth Franklin
George Lucas Says He Hasn't Spoken With J.J. Abrams About Star Wars
15 hours ago | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
When it was first announced that more "Star Wars" movies were coming, and that George Lucas wouldn't be involved with the film, fans were quite ecstatic if not suspicious. Could Lucas really pass off the franchise to someone else without being involved? It certainly seems that way. In an interview with Access Hollywood (via /Film ) Lucas says he hasn't spoken with J.J. about the movie and doesn't appear to know much about the progress of the film. "I have not spoken to J.J. He.s been busy with Star Trek, and I.m sure that he.ll let me know when he.s got some questions. So, you know, that.s all going well. Kathy tells me it.s working out great." Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Michael Arndt and is »
Third and fourth Amazing Spider-Man films announced by Sony Pictures
18 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Hollywood studio spins a larger web with the films scheduled for release in the summers of 2016 and 2018
Hollywood studio Sony Pictures has revealed plans to expand its Amazing Spider-Man saga to four films following the success of last year's debut instalment.
The Amazing Spider-Man, itself a reboot of the studio's hugely profitable Spider-Man trilogy, took more than $750m (£479m) at the global box office and garnered favourable reviews from critics. Sony swiftly announced a sequel, The Amazing-Spider Man 2, which is due to hit cinemas in May 2014. Now the studio says it will release third and fourth movies on 10 June, 2016, and 4 May, 2018, respectively.
"Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise," said Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake, "so we're thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years."
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sees the return of »
- Ben Child
Greatest TV Pilots: Battlestar Galactica’s “33” sets the tone for a bleak, relentless journey
17 June 2013 8:04 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Battlestar Galactica (2003), “33”
Written by Ronald D. Moore
Directed by Michael Rymer
Aired January 14th, 2005 on Sci-Fi
Remakes and reboots have become reliable staples of the Hollywood blockbuster genre for decades, but TV has had far less success recycling older series, with recent attempt like Knight Rider and Charlie’s Angels among the more notable failures. When word came out that Star Trek Deep Space 9 alum Ronald D. Moore was reimagining the Star Wars-inspired ‘70s sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica, reactions were mixed from both fans and detractors of the original. Moore’s first outing was a miniseries telling the backstory of the series, showing the Twelve Colonies’ fall to the Cylon attack and the coming together of the ragtag fleet, led by President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama, but when BSG was picked up to be a continuing series, Moore took a very different approach.
“33” picks up an unspecified »
- Kate Kulzick
'As Soon As They Start Hating On You, You Must Be Huge'
17 June 2013 6:11 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
As NBC's "The Voice" continues to dominate the ratings, other reality series have started to take note -- and not just the singing competition's direct rivals over at "American Idol."
In The Hollywood Reporter's Reality TV Emmy Roundtable -- featuring reality personalities Randy Jackson, Gordon Ramsay, Tom Bergeron, Phil Keoghan, Heidi Klum and Padma Lakshmi -- the subject of "The Voice's" success inevitably arose.
"American Idol" has the most to fear from "The Voice," but Jackson admitted, "I don't think about ratings that much because I think when you're in your 12th season and you're still on the air, and you're getting 11, 12, 13 million people an episode, wow."
The recently departed "Idol" judge did concede that "there's a target on your back because there's a show ["The Voice"] in its fourth season that's getting that, so you go, 'Wait a minute, really?' But we have a saying in the music business: »
- Laura Prudom
The Great ‘Doctor Who’ Hoax, ‘Guardians’ casting, ‘Continuum’ and ‘Amazing Spider-Man 3 & 4′
17 June 2013 4:44 PM, PDT | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »
While only a few of us (or is it just me?) dread The Amazing Spider-Man 2 set for release on May 2, 2014, Sony is moving forward on a third and fourth film, scheduling June 10, 2016 and May 4, 2018 for those films. Sony Pictures’ Chairman of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, Jeff Blake, said in a press release, “Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise, so we’re thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years.” Yeah, sure. Whatever.
The Canadian based Sci-fi series Continuum, which is near completion of its second season up north, and just starting here on the SyFy Channel, has been picked up for a third season there. It’s a fairly good bet that Syfy will probably air season three sometime in 2014.
Not surprisingly, the recent story about the finding of lost Doctor Who episodes has »
- spaced-odyssey
International Riddick Trailer Home to Lots of Monstrous Action
17 June 2013 11:34 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Excited for the upcoming R-rated Riddick flick? Then you're about to get even more excited as this international trailer for Riddick does nothing less than kick a whole lot of ass. It's home to new footage too! Check it out!
Riddick stars Vin Diesel and is based on a script by David Twohy, who wrote both Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black, where he first created the character of Riddick.
Joining Diesel are a returning Karl Urban (Star Trek) as Vaako; Jordi Molla as Santana, the arrogant captain of the mercenary ship; Matt Nable (Killer Elite) as Boss Johns, a man looking for answers; Katee Sackhoff (TV's "Battlestar Galactica") as the Nordic mercenary Dahl; and Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall) as bounty hunter Moss. Rounding out the cast are Dave Bautista (The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption), Conrad Pla (Immortals), Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), Nolan Funk (Aliens in America), and two-time Grammy Award-nominated singer Keri Hilson. »
- Uncle Creepy
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