J.J. Abrams Learned A Lesson From ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy: Planning ‘Is The Most Critical Thing’

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has surpassed more than 20million players worldwide across all available platforms.As spotted by GamesRadar+, on the day that Respawn Entertainment announced that the next-generation update for Jedi: Fallen Order was available to download (June 11), another Tweet in the reply confirmed that the action-adventure game has passed over the overwhelming player count.It said: “One more thing: As of today, more than 20million players worldwide have played Star Wars Jedi:

Knives Out sequel.The actress, who will star opposite Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the fourth instalment of The Matrix, is now on board for Knives Out 2, Deadline reports.She joins Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline and Edward Norton in the forthcoming sequel, which is again being helmed by Rian Johnson.The news follows a report in April that Netflix bought the Knives Out franchise for $450million (£327million).Johnson’s

LEGO Star Wars holiday special announced for November, now is the perfect time to strike with an excellent gift. Luckily, there is  swag for every type of fan.You can surprise Dad this Father's Day with  collectibles, gifts, clothing and accessories.

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. just twinned with her momma Serena Williams!

The CW has rounded out the cast for its original made-for-TV movie The Waltons’ Homecoming.

“Save the Rebellion! Save the Dream!” That’s right. “Star Wars” fans are in luck.

Thor: Love and Thunder star Taika Waititi has an extremely packed schedule right now! With the wrap of Thor shooting in Australia, the star recently teased that the much-anticipated film will be a "brighter" and "bolder" film than Thor: Ragnarok. Apart from Thor, Taika is also set to work on the new Star Wars film.

Kate Aurthur editorSixteen years after “Revenge of the Sith” completed George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, with Ewan McGregor playing Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, the actor has returned to the franchise for the highly anticipated Obi-Wan series on Disney Plus. When McGregor and Pedro Pascal, the star of “The Mandalorian,” talked for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, they compared notes about “Star Wars.”For one thing, McGregor noted, the prequels relied heavily on CGI.

Emilia Clarke starred in the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story as Qi’ra and she just learned the fate of her character, years after the movie was released.

LEGO Star Wars holiday special announced for November, now is the perfect time to strike with an excellent gift. Luckily, there is  swag for every type of fan.You can surprise Dad this Father's Day with  collectibles, gifts, clothing and accessories.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi.The actress, who played Rose Tico in Rian Johnson’s 2017 film in the Skywalker trilogy, spoke about Rose Tico, BB-8 and Finn’s trip to Canto Bright, a casino-cum-racetrack city, to track down the Master Codebreaker.“I love that scene,” Tran told Collider. “I mean, I’m [biased] so I guess I can say that.“I remember how I felt that day.

Star Wars.The actor, best known for his role as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street, was sharing an apartment with Hamill when casting was taking place for 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.Speaking in a new interview, Englund, who auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the film, said he told Hamill he should get in contact with the casting agents because he would be perfect for the now iconic role.“Mark Hamill was my roommate and I said to him, ‘You know, George Lucas is doing

Star Wars film – but it’s no longer going to be attached to the sci-fi franchise.Back in 2013, when Snyder was gearing up to release Man Of Steel, news broke that he was developing a Star Wars movie inspired by Akira Kurosawa.According to Vulture, Snyder’s film was going to be separate from the new trilogy of Star Wars movies, Episodes VII, VIII and IX, but set within the Star Wars galaxy.The report stated that it would be a “Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven

Tiger Woods, 45, has opened up about his recovery process following a near death experience in a February car crash. The golf pro has been in rehab after suffering a devastating leg injury, and undergoing surgery. “This has been an entirely different animal,” Tiger told Golf Digest on May 27. “I understand more of the rehab processes because of my past injuries, but this was more painful than anything I have ever experienced.”

Fatherhood has really changed Simon Cowell.

Years and years ago, Zack Snyder was reportedly interested in tackling a “Star Wars” film for Lucasfilm. The film was said to be Kurosawa-inspired and would take place in the galaxy far, far away.

Say what you will about the “Star Wars” Sequel Trilogy, it’s hard to deny the three most recent Skywalker Saga films suffered from the lack of planning. No matter if you think Rian Johnson destroyed everything you loved about the galaxy far, far away in ‘The Last Jedi,’ or if you think JJ Abrams botched the ending in ‘Rise of Skywalker,’ the fact that Lucasfilm clearly didn’t have a story already mapped out led to some truly baffling creative choices.

Rangers Of The New Republic, a Star Wars spin-off series from the world of The Manalorian, has been put on hold.Originally announced during Disney’s investor day last December, the show is no longer in active development according to a report published about The Mandalorian‘s Dave Filoni’s new job title.The Variety report discussed the several spin-offs that Filoni and Jon Favreau are executive producing for Disney+, including The Book Of Boba Fett, which is currently shooting and premiering in