Star Wars
Ben Burtt on Revolutionizing Sci-Fi Sound With ‘Star Wars’ and Creating Darth Vader’s Breathing
Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, the voice of R2-D2, Chewbacca and, for a younger generation, that of Pixar’s WALL-E. “I guess I altered the DNA of a […]
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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Trailer Reveals a Coming of Age Story in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Skeleton Crew is finally coming together. Lucasflim showed off the first trailer for Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew as part of its presentation at D23 Friday, where audiences got a look at the coming-of-age series. Skeleton Crew centers on a group of kids lost in a galaxy far, far away — as they try […]
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Justin Simien Recalls Feeling “Grief” Over Scrapped ‘Star Wars: Lando’ Series
Justin Simien is opening up about the grief he felt after Disney’s decision to scrap his Star Wars: Lando series. The filmmaker recently told Collider that the project was shelved despite reaching a significant stage in the development process. “It was pretty developed,” Simien recalled. “Yeah, there was a Bible, there was concept art, there […]
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Locarno’s Director on His Love of Celluloid, Building a Community Around “the Pleasure of Cinema”
The Locarno International Film Festival likes to call itself the “world capital of auteur cinema,” and while the Swiss event cannot claim the star power or industry heft of Cannes, Venice or Toronto, when it comes to the celebration of pure cinema, Locarno has few peers. For the 77th Locarno fest, which runs Aug. 7-17, […]
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Mark Hamill Explains Why His New Film ‘Wild Robot’ Brings Back First ‘Star Wars’ Feelings
An upcoming film from DreamWorks Animation starring actor Mark Hamill has him reminiscing about another movie — from a galaxy far, far away. The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to […]
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‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Review: Telugu-Language Sci-Fi Epic Is Fitfully Entertaining Overkill
A group of warriors attempt to protect a sacred unborn child in this dystopian extravaganza directed by Nag Ashwin.
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Shawn Levy’s Star Wars Movie Taps ‘Adam Project’ Writer Jonathan Tropper
Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie is picking up some momentum. Lucasfilm has hired screenwriter Jonathan Tropper to pen the script for the feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The movie first came to light in November 2022, but has been on the backburner while Levy completed work on this month’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Tropper is […]
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Ben Burtt, the Man Behind the Voices of R2-D2, E.T., and Wall-E, to be Honored at Locarno
Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be honored at this year’s Locarno Film Festival with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of cinema. A 12-time Oscar nominee, and four-time winner — he received special […]
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Box Office: How ‘Inside Out 2’ Became 2024’s First Must-See Movie, Even Beating ‘Barbie’ in Its Second Weekend
For years, Pixar’s films have appealed to families and general audiences alike, a potent combination in terms of box office potential. With Inside Out 2, that duality hit the next level, which helps explain why the PG-rated sequel enjoyed one of the biggest second weekends of all time, taking its place alongside a squadron of […]
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Dave Filoni Weighs the Possibility of an R-Rated ‘Star Wars’: “It Has to Be Really Well Done”
Dave Filoni isn’t ruling anything out when it comes to Star Wars. Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer said this week that an R-rated installment of the George Lucas-originated franchise could be “interesting.” “Sure, I mean, I don’t know. It think it’s interesting,” Filoni said of the possibility of an R-rated installment during an interview on the […]
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Dave Filoni on How ‘Ahsoka’ Brought Anakin Back
It was a moment Star Wars fans had been waiting for: the reunion of Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) and her former master, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Who better to direct that episode of Ahsoka than Dave Filoni, who created the title character (alongside George Lucas) for the animated series The Clone Wars? For Filoni, who […]
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‘Spaceballs’ Sequel in Works From Josh Gad, Mel Brooks at Amazon MGM
The Schwartz is with Amazon MGM Studios, where a sequel to the 1980s parody film Spaceballs is in early development, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Josh Gad and Mel Brooks are producing the project that has Gad attached to star. Josh Greenbaum is helming the comedy from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan […]
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