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Rumor: Will Rogue One’s First Teaser Get Attached to Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

With a week to go before the release of the film, it’s unsurprising that all the media’s focus on that Star Wars franchise boils down to The Force Awakens. But what if some major news … Read More

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Steven Spielberg Discusses his Recommendation of JJ Abrams for The Force Awakens.

As part of the news coming out of the upcoming 60 minutes feature on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Deadline brings us new comments from Steven Spielberg on JJ Abrams taking over the director’s chair from … Read More

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Is Ewan McGregor in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

If you have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you’ve no doubt been tripping on the vision sequence. It appears Ewan McGregor might actually be Obi-Wan. One line is Alec Guinness and the other is Ewan McGregor apparently:
https://twitter.com/JATactor/status/678299352335409152
If I had to wage … Read More

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UPDATE 2! Star Wars: The Force Awakens Has $120.5 Million Friday, $68.7 Million Saturday, & $48.8 Million Sunday!

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens just keeps finding new records to break as the movie overcomes the single-day record set by Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (in … Read More

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Listen to John William’s film accurate score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens for free!

John Williams score from Star Wars: The Force Awakens is available to listen to right now for free here on this Disney Studio Awards website.  Unlike the music from the soundtrack, these are the … Read More

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A Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character Was Supposed To Die!

GQ recently interviewed Poe Dameron himself, Oscar Isaac, where he reveales that Poe was originally meant to die in the early scripts of The Force Awakens. Check out the quotes:
“He opens the whole movie!” said Abrams.
“Sounds great!” thought … Read More

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Join us for “SiriusXM Awakens the Force!” live on Wednesday!

SiriusXM Rush 93 has asked us back to discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens! We hope you will join us Wednesday at 3:00 pm PST/6:00 pm EST on Sirius 93 where we will discuss after the awakening on our new live … Read More

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Jason Ward’s Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

Beware spoilers.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is not a perfect movie but Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a perfect Star Wars movie. I realize that statement is contradictory, but it really sums up my feeling on this film. Scholars of genre … Read More

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Daisy Ridley praises Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII script!

Variety spoke to Daisy Ridley about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. With the movie being released, Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII came up. They asked Ridley if she had read Johnson’s script to which she replied:
I have. It’s very good; … Read More

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The Cinematography of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dan Mindel, the Director of Photography for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, recently did an in depth interview with the Global Cinematography Institute on his experiences and approach to shooting the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise.   Mindel, … Read More

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UPDATE! New Footage Shown in Chinese Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Plus 4 New Character Posters!

Exclusive Chinese trailer for Star Wars The Force Awakens with Chinese teen idol Lu Han’s intro and new footage!   There are a few new cuts of scenes we’ve already … Read More

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New BBC Documentary on The Force Awakens

BBC has a really great documentary on what makes Star Wars one of the most loved and successful franchises of all time. The documentary is 27 minutes long and has interviews with John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, J.J. Abrams and finally Domhnall … Read More

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray Available for Pre-Order

Amazon has already put up its pre-order page for the 2D Blu-ray of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There are no other details at this time, such as Blu-ray extras or a release date (though last I checked, rumors were … Read More

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J.J.Abrams on The Force Awakens Deleted Scenes. Kristian Harloff Interviews Harrison Ford!

Collider spoke with director JJ Abrams about his favorite Star Wars movie, who shot first, The Force Awakens first cut, deleted scenes and more.     The good news first. JJ said: “I’m sure, that quite … Read More

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Featurette on filming in Abu Dhabi.

There is a new video on filming in Abu Dhabi for Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

Real creatures, real sets, blah blah blah. Real desert. When did they use a fake one? Still seeing the footage of the sets and creatures … Read More