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James Cameron Has Ideas For Sixth And Seventh Avatar Films

James Cameron has already made plans for the sixth and seventh 'Avatar' films.The 69-year-old director has the future of the epic sci-franchise mapped out until the release of 'Avatar 5' in 2031 and revealed that...

Jodie Foster Turned Down Chance To Play Princess Leia In Star Wars

Jodie Foster turned down the chance to play Princess Leia in 'Star Wars'.The 61-year-old actress was in her early teens when she was approached about the opportunity to play the iconic character in George Lucas'...

Charlie Hunnam Recalls 'Very Awkward' Meeting With George Lucas Over Star Wars Role

Charlie Hunnam knew he wouldn't be Anakin Skywalker after a "very awkward" meeting with 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas.The 43-year-old actor was in line to play Darth Vader's alter ego in 2002's 'Attack of the...

'I Would Love To Get To Do More': Hayden Christensen Eyes Future Star Wars Projects

Hayden Christensen "would love" to feature in more 'Star Wars' projects.The 42-year-old actor played Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the prequel trilogy and explained how returning to the part in Disney+ shows 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'Ahsoka'...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals Secret Behind End Of His Feud With Sylvester Stallone

Arnold Schwarzenegger has thanked a late Hollywood lawyer for healing his rift with Sylvester Stallone. The ‘Terminator’ actor, 76, and the ‘Rocky’ star, 77, spent years at the height of their fame in the 1980s...

Liam Neeson Scolded By George Lucas For Making Lightsaber Noises

Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor were scolded by 'Star Wars' boss George Lucas for making lightsaber noises during a fight scene.The actors both appeared in Lucas' prequel movie 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom...

Rebel Moon Director Zack Snyder Embraces Star Wars Comparisons

Zack Snyder welcomes the comparisons between 'Rebel Moon' and 'Star Wars'.The 57-year-old filmmaker has helmed the upcoming Netflix sci-fi epic 'Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire' (with a sequel set to follow...

Robert De Niro Celebrates 80th Birthday At Star-studded Dinner

Robert De Niro celebrated his 80th birthday by gathering his celebrity friends for a lavish dinner party.The 'Casino' star reached the milestone on Thursday (17.08.23) he hosted a bash at swanky Italian restaurant...

Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex Believes Strong Women Are Branded ‘Difficult’ As Codeword For ‘B****’

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex believes strong women are branded “difficult” as it is a codeword for “b****”.The former ‘Suits’ actress, 41, added on the latest episode of her ‘Archetypes’ podcast the “b-word” is used to...

David Koepp Slams Alien Inclusion In Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

David Koepp thinks it was a mistake to include aliens in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'.The 59-year-old screenwriter penned the script for the 2008 movie – which marked the return of...

Hayden Christensen Happy To Be Embraced By Star Wars Fans

Hayden Christensen is grateful to finally be embraced by 'Star Wars' fans.The 41-year-old actor portrayed Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the prequel trilogy of the sci-fi franchise and is pleased that the movies have grown to...

Jim Carrey: Nothing Will Top The Original Star Wars Films

Jim Carrey believes that no-one can "do better" than the original 'Star Wars' films.The 60-year-old actor acknowledges that while George Lucas's space franchise - which began with an original trilogy back in 1977 and...

Hayden Christensen: It's A Great Honour To Play Darth Vader

Hayden Christensen says it’s “a great honour” to return to the 'Star Wars' franchise. The 40-year-old actor - who portrayed Anakin Skywalker, the younger version of Darth Vader in the 00s prequels in the George...

George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy Honoured At Pga Awards

George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy were honoured with the Milestone Award at the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards on Saturday (19.03.22).Director Steven Spielberg handed over the accolade to the Lucasfilm bosses, who he has...

Ana Matronic Got Her Love Of Robots From Star Wars

Ana Matronic became obsessed with robots after watching 'Star Wars' because C-3PO reminded her of her dad.The Scissor Sisters member shared how her lifelong love of sci-fi began when she was barely three years old.The...

Star Wars Cast And Crew Thought Darth Vader Was Scottish After David Prowse Mix-up

The cast and crew of 'Star Wars' thought Darth Vader would be Scottish after a mix-up with David Prowse's Bristolian accent.The late actor physically portrayed the iconic villain during the original 'Star Wars' trilogy –...

Freddy Krueger Star Robert Englund: I Got Mark Hamill The Role As Luke Skywalker

'A Nightmare On Elm Street' star Robert Englund was responsible for Mark Hamill playing Luke Skywalker in 'Star Wars'.When casting took place for the first film in George Lucas' sci-fi saga, 1977's 'Star Wars: Episode...

Ewan Mcgregor: Star Wars Prequels Are 'Not Shakespeare'

Ewan McGregor admits the scripts on the 'Star Wars' prequel series are "not Shakespeare".The 50-year-old star played the role of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy of the iconic sci-fi series but he...

Mark Hamill Set To Star In The Machine

Mark Hamill has been cast in 'The Machine'.The 69-year-old actor has signed up to star opposite comedian Bert Kreischer in the film inspired by his own life story.The movie - which has been described as...

Mark Hamill Reveals George Lucas' 'Icebreaker' Plan

Mark Hamill claims George Lucas wanted a Daffy Duck cartoon shown before every 'Star Wars' screening to help break the ice with the audience.The 69-year-old actor - who plays Luke Skywalker in the iconic sci-fi...

George Lucas: I Wouldn't Have Finished Star Wars If It Wasn't For Disney

George Lucas has said he would still be working on the latest ‘Star Wars’ trilogy if he hadn’t handed the franchise over to Disney.The 76-year-old filmmaker and his Lucasfilm banner created the hugely popular sci-fi...

Mark Hamill Leads Tributes To David Prowse

Mark Hamill has paid tribute to David Prowse, admitting he was "much more than Darth Vader". The former bodybuilder, who played the Dark Lord of the Sith in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy after being...

Ewan Mcgregor Inspired By Sir Alec Guinness' Obi-wan Kenobi

Ewan McGregor's reprisal of Obi-Wan Kenobi has been inspired by the late Sir Alec Guinness.The 49-year-old star is playing the Jedi Master once again in an upcoming 'Star Wars' spin-off project for Disney+ and, since...

The Mandalorian Season Two To Premiere In October

'The Mandalorian's second season is set to premiere on Disney+ on October 30.The first series of the space opera - which is a spin-off from the 'Star Wars' film franchise - proved to be a...

George Lucas 'Very Complimentary' About The Mandalorian

George Lucas has been ''very complimentary'' about 'The Mandalorian', according to executive producer Dave Filoni.The 'Star Wars' creator was pictured visiting the set of the Disney+ spin-off during the first series and Filoni has revealed...

Ahmed Best Would Return To Star Wars As Jar Jar Binks

Ahmed Best would play be prepared to play Jar Jar Binks again in a 'Star Wars' project.The 46-year-old actor voiced the character in George Lucas' three 'Star Wars' prequels and, despite experiencing a huge backlash...

Dune Works As Standalone Story

'Dune' will be a satisfying standalone movie, despite being the first of a two-parter.Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel is set to be released in December and will cover the first half of...

Kathleen Kennedy: George Lucas Became Antsy Without Star Wars

George Lucas directed the 'Star Wars' prequels because he became ''antsy'', according to Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy.The 75-year-old director returned to the franchise after almost 20 years to helm the prequel trilogy, which began with...

Josh Trank Quit Boba Fett Film Before He Was Fired

Josh Trank admits that he quit his planned 'Star Wars' film before he was fired.In 2014, the 36-year-old filmmaker had been lined up to helm a standalone movie based on the character of Boba Fett...

Ron Howard To Direct Thirteen Lives

Ron Howard is to direct 'Thirteen Lives', a drama based on Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.According to Deadline, the 66-year-old filmmaker will helm the movie, which tells the story of the boys football team...

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