‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Gets A CGI Demo Reel (Video)
In the run-up to the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” director J.J. Abrams discussed frequently how the new series of “Star Wars” films would use practical effects whenever possible. It was a...
View Article‘Star Wars': Adam Driver Compares ‘Episode VIII’ to ‘Empire Strikes Back’
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star Adam Driver is once again teasing the script for “Episode VIII,” this time comparing it to “The Empire Strikes Back.” “It’s great. It’s similar to how ‘The Empire...
View ArticleInside HBO’s ‘Westworld’ Trippy Premiere Party (Photos)
J.J. Abrams‘ new fantasy sci-fi series “Westworld” converted Hollywood Boulevard in to “Westworld-World” on Wednesday night with a sprawling premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater and party, four days...
View ArticleWatch Chewbacca Rip Off an Arm in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted...
Always let the Wookie win. In a newly-found deleted scene from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Unkar Plutt (Simon Pegg) confronts Rey (Daisy Ridley) for not selling him the droid BB-8, until her new...
View ArticleOscar Parties: 26 Sizzling Pics From Inside the Pre-Show Bashes (Photos)
Three nights before the Oscars, the bashes are in full swing. Zach Quinto and Sarah Paulson put the “wild” in the Oscar Wilde awards down in Santa Monica… As Jon Hamm and J.J. Abrams (who emceed and...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg, JJ Abrams Team for Female Syrian Refugee Drama (Exclusive)
Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams are teaming up to produce a film based on the harrowing real-life story of a Syrian refugee, TheWrap has learned. Paramount Pictures and Spielberg’s Amblin Partners...
View ArticleJJ Abrams’ D-Day Thriller ‘Overlord’ Enlists Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot jointly announced today that Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell will lead the cast of producer JJ Abrams’ D-Day movie “Overlord.” The supernatural thriller takes place...
View ArticleRuPaul Biopic Series in the Works at Bad Robot, World of Wonder
Warner Bros. TV is developing a RuPaul biopic series, TheWrap has learned. The series, which will tell the fictionalized version of RuPaul’s rise from club kid to drag queen, gay icon and global star,...
View ArticleParty Report: CAA Chief Kevin Huvane Leads $800,000 Night for High School...
Look out, Jeffrey Katzenberg. Your throne as Hollywood’s fundraiser-in-chief just got a nudge. Heavy industry turnout: Deborah Marcus of CIS LA, BET Founder Robert Johnson, Lauren Johnson, CAA’s...
View Article‘Moonlight’ Star André Holland Cast as Lead Stephen King Hulu Series ‘Castle...
“Moonlight” star André Holland has been cast as the lead in Hulu’s upcoming Stephen King multiverse project “Castle Rock,” TheWrap has learned. Holland will play a death row attorney named Henry who...
View ArticleWatch ‘Baby Driver’ Test Run: Edgar Wright Made Music Video 10 Years Ago to...
Can’t wait to see “Baby Driver,” the new Edgar Wright film? Get a feel for the hit action pic by watching the music video for “Mint Royale” by Blue Song. The video is conceptually simple. A getaway...
View ArticleParamount and Bad Robot to Develop Live-Action Version of Japanese Anime...
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot have acquired the rights to hit Japanese anime film “Your Name” and are developing a live-action version, the companies announced Wednesday. The film, created, written...
View Article‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ to Have Second-Highest Opening Ever, Early...
An early forecast for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” predicts the film will open to $215 million at the box office when it lands in theaters on Dec. 15. According to movie data and analysis website...
View ArticleJJ Abrams Reveals Why He Really Returned to Direct ‘Star Wars Episode IX’
While J.J. Abrams had no plans to be drawn back into the “Star Wars” franchise after 2015’s “The Force Awakens,” he ended up coming back to direct the upcoming “Episode IX” — for the simple reason that...
View ArticleJJ Abrams Sci-Fi Drama ‘Demimonde’ Grabs Straight-to-Series Order at HBO
Forget about “Westworld” (no, don’t actually) because HBO has given a straight-to-series order to J.J. Abrams’ new sci-fi drama, “Demimonde.” Abrams will write the script, making this the first TV...
View ArticleParamount to Release JJ Abrams’‘Overlord’ Despite Shuffling ‘Cloverfield...
Paramount Pictures still plans to release future installments in producer J.J. Abrams’ “Cloverfield” series despite offloading “The Cloverfield Paradox” to Netflix for digital release, individuals with...
View ArticleMark Hamill Hopes Luke Skywalker Lives on in a Nudist Colony Somewhere
Did Luke Skywalker really die at the end of “The Last Jedi”? If you’re firmly on the “yes” side of this debate, then you are standing opposite Mark Hamill, who hopes his beloved character is alive and...
View ArticleJordan Peele, JJ Abrams’ HBO Series Adds Yann Demange as Director, Executive...
Yann Demange will direct the premiere episode of HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” the network announced Monday. Demange also joins Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson as an executive producer on the...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Composer John Williams to Quit Franchise After Episode IX
John Williams says that “Star Wars: Episode IX” will be the last movie in the franchise he will score. “We know J.J. Abrams is preparing one [‘Star Wars’ movie] now that I will hopefully do next year...
View ArticleSJ Clarkson in Talks to Become ‘Star Trek’ Film Franchise’s First Female...
Veteran TV director S.J. Clarkson is in talks to direct “Star Trek 4,” becoming the first woman to take on a film in Paramount’s sci-fi franchise, an individual with knowledge of the project told...
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