‘The 355’ Director Simon Kinberg Talks Female Spy Movies, ‘Star Wars,’ and His New ‘Running Man’

“We grew up in Atlanta and in the church. Like in the height of Southern Baptist megachurches.

LucasArts‘ cancelled Star Wars: 1313 game, showcasing a playable Boba Fett chasing down one of his bounties.The footage of Boba Fett Star Wars: 1313 was released by The Vault (via VGC), to celebrate its sixth anniversary.In the three minute video, Star Wars fans can get a taste of what playing Boba Fett would have been like. In typical Fett fashion, most of this gameplay revolves around chasing down a bounty target.This involves a dramatic rooftop chase in Coruscant that culminates in Boba Fett tackling the man he’s hunting down, seconds before he can fly away.It looked like it could have shaped up to have been an exciting game, but unfortunately for Star Wars fans it was never meant to be.

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney Plus has confirmed a summer 2022 launch across Europe, Africa and West Asia in 42 countries and 11 new territories. New countries for the service include South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.The countries that the streamer will launch in include Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine Territories, Poland, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City and Yemen.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 is not currently in development at DICE according to a new report.Following the news that three new games in the Star War franchise are in development at Respawn Entertainment, a new report has suggested that publisher EA may be done with the Star Wars license once these games have been completed.According to VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb; “But beyond the Bit Reactor game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s sequel, and the FPS project, EA is done with Star Wars.“He continued; “DICE, which is still putting out fires with Battlefield 2042, is focusing on the Battlefield franchise going forward. And EA is looking to once again emphasize its own properties.”Among the three games announced to be in development at Respawn is a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

In the early moments of Carey Williams’ “Emergency,” you might think that you’re in a one crazy night movie you’ve seen before. You know the kind: a long night of partying and various drunken confrontations between friends, concluded with a serene moral and emotional parting where everywhere grows up a little.

stories along with best-in-class gameplay across different genres and we are looking forward to bringing more amazing experiences to the galaxy far, far away.” “Building on the previous successes of our EA relationship, this new collaboration highlights the trust and mutual respect shared between the world-class teams at EA, Respawn and Lucasfilm Games,” said Sean Shoptaw, SVP, Walt Disney Games. “Fostered by the expertise and passion within each team, we will create thrilling original games for diverse audiences across the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy.” “Working with Lucasfilm Games on a new FPS in the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy is a dream come true for me, as this is a story I have always wanted to tell,” said Peter Hirschmann, game director at Respawn.

Amber Dowling “Euphoria” continues to reign over Variety’s Trending TV chart, hitting the top spot for the week of Jan. 17 – 23.

Lucasfilm in 2022 is a bit of a mystery. Sure, the company has a steady stream of “Star Wars” TV series coming out (as the studio tries to figure out where to take the film franchise), but what else is Kathleen Kennedy up to? Well, we know there’s a new “Willow” series.

Disney+ has seen some brilliant releases already in 2022 - from X-Men: First Class to the second season of The World According to Jeff Goldblum.

Thundercat has made his acting debut, making in a short cameo in the latest episode of Star Wars spin-off series The Book Of Boba Fett.The fourth episode of the Disney+ show, titled The Gathering Storm, premiered earlier this week, and saw the star bassist appear as a body-modification artist with a robot hand.It’s not clear yet whether Thundercat will appear in more episodes of the show, or if he has any other future acting gigs lined up, but you can see a section of his cameo from the new episode below.The first episode of The Book Of Boba Fett premiered on December 29 last year on Disney+.According to the official synopsis, the new show sees “Bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and mercenary Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.” Reviewing the Thundercat-featuring fourth episode of the show, NME said: “Picking up the strand left hanging at the end of The Mandalorian episode five, we now see how Boba fixes up Fennec and starts the partnership that eventually ends up saving Baby Yoda. Loading her up on the back of his Bantha, Boba drags her to a body mod chop shop on the edge of town and pays to have most of her organs replaced with droid gears.“After last week’s intro to the tech’d-up punk kids, it looks like Star Wars is really starting to lean into the body-mod idea for the first time (a staple of cyberpunk sci-fi for years).

Dakota Johnson is opening up about working with an actor who she says didn’t acknowledge her while on set.

Ever since the dismal theatrical performance of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Lucasfilm has pivoted from feature films to the small screen, allowing them to flesh out the “Star Wars” universe by developing multiple shows for Disney+. One of the new series on the horizon is “Ahsoka,” which may end up focusing on the former Jedi’s mission to find Grand Admiral Thrawn, as revealed in her first live-action appearance on “The Mandalorian.” Casting is heating up, with another major addition being announced.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSelected for Sundance’s 2022 World Dramatic Competition and winner of Ventana Sur’s $10,000 Paradiso WIP Award, “Mars One” returns Brazil’s Gabriel Martins to to the sense of 2019’s “In the Heart of the World”– of a society yearning for something better, to which it adds a yawning generational gulf.Tércia, for example, dreams of her daughter becoming a dutiful housewife like herself. So her world is rocked when Eunice moves out of the family home to live with her girlfriend.Father Wellington, a recovering alcoholic, plans his son’s future career as a national soccer star.

One of the most anticipated series of 2022 is nearing, as HBO Max is prepping the release of “Our Flag Means Death.” As seen in the first teaser for the comedy series, “Our Flag Means Death” stars Rhys Darby as a new pirate on the scene who comes across a very interesting cast of characters, including Blackbeard (played by Taika Waititi, who also directs the pilot).

A Scots man who believes he may have seen a UFO while bagging a munro has described it as "a special moment" for him.

Last week, there was a profile about Jonah Hill published, and in it, the actor talked about how Leonardo DiCaprio was trying to get him to watch “The Mandalorian” while filming “Don’t Look Up.” Hill admitted that Baby Yoda was cute but said, “I just didn’t give a fuck because I didn’t know anything that it was about.” Of course, media outlets loved talking about this story because it’s a bit ridiculous and kinda funny.

George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, stewards of the Star Wars universe and numerous other notable motion pictures, are being honored by the Producers Guild of America for their contributions to the film industry. The PGA said Friday that Lucas and Kennedy will receive the Milestone Award at the Producers Guild Awards in March, joining the ranks of previous honorees that include Louis B.

Sorry for Your Loss, Patti Cake$, Unicorn Store) is the star of the show that will get you through January. It's called , and it's downright terrifying. Athie plays Dan Turner, a video archivist hired to restore a series of tapes recovered from a New York City apartment building fire. But what starts off as a standard job soon becomes frightening, as the found footage dives into the supernatural—and has surprising connections to Dan's own past. Athie is magnificent in the role, bringing depth and subtle heartbreak to what will surely be a buzzy piece of Netflix fodder.

Who are you in just four words? That’s the question posed by legendary celebrity publicist and longtime columnist Rob Shuter, author of the book The 4 Word Answer. It may seem like a simple question, but it’s actually a complicated answer. And yet, Shuter believes that it takes a strong self of self to become successful.