One man now controls the two biggest sci-fi franchises in the worldGet ready for the damn world to explode. J.J. Abrams, the man who is currently revitalizing the Star Trek franchise, has been tapped to direct the next Star Wars movie (at the moment dubbed Star Wars 7). That's right. The two biggest science fiction franchises, that nerds around the world love to compare, are now in the hands of one man. The deal isn't 100 percent confirmed yet, but Deadline, THR and The Wrap all have their ears to the ground and are pretty much guaranteeing it. You'll remember that Abrams denied that he was taking the position in the past, but we're guessing after every other director in the industry turned it down as well they came back at him with a stronger offer. I can't say I'm really upset with this. If the man has proven anything it's that he knows how to handle a beloved and cherished franchise without pissing off the fan base. What do you guys think? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
6:00 PM on 05.22.2013 Francis Ford Coppola doing an Italian-American film againIt's been a while since the name Francis Ford Coppola has inspired visions of greatness, but I think deep down everyone wants to believe that the creator of The Godfather has still got it. With each new project, there is...
8:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Seth MacFarlane officially not hosting the 2014 OscarsFeminism can breathe a collective sigh of relief, comedian, actor and director Seth MacFarlane will officially not be hosting the 2014 Oscars. But, it's not because the Academy has redacted their (probable) love of rape jokes...
4:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Check out new photos for Wong Kar Wai's The GrandmasterWong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster has had a long and bumpy road to production, but it's finally coming to US theaters this summer. While opinions have been relatively lackluster about the film since it's international debut at t...
9:00 AM on 05.17.2013 Christopher Nolan offered the next Bond filmA while back Christopher Nolan discussed that he was interested in doing a Bond film, which basically got everyone excited even though we all agreed it was probably a long shot. However, with Sam Mendes stepping down after br...
11:30 AM on 05.16.2013 NYC: Spend an evening with Joss Whedon - 5/29Get on this, geeks! On Wednesday, May 29th, Joss Whedon will be at The Film Society of Lincoln Center for a special preview screening of Much Ado About Nothing followed by a discussion. Tix are $20 and on sale now. The film will open in New York on June 7th. For tickets and more information, visit FilmLinc.com. After the cut is the official press release.
4:30 PM on 05.10.2013 NYC: A free evening with Linklater, Hawke & Delpy - 5/16Before Midnight will easily be in my top five films of 2013. Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy have made a worthy sequel to both Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, and I think Midnight will stand on its own as a ...
6:30 PM on 05.07.2013 Tribeca Interview: The directors of V/H/S/2It's odd how things work. The day after I wrote a very negative review about a found footage movie I didn't like, I wound up interviewing four of the directors responsible for V/H/S/2, a found footage movie that I did like. G...
8:30 AM on 05.06.2013 Steven Soderbergh talks about the state of cinemaYou may have heard that Steven Soderbergh made the keynote address at the San Francisco International Film Festival in which he talked about the movie business and the state of cinema. Video, audio, and a transcript of the s...
9:00 PM on 05.01.2013 Tribeca Interview: Danny Mulheron (Fresh Meat)Director Danny Mulheron has a really huge personality, and talking to him last week I could sense a lot of that in the movie Fresh Meat. Both he and actress Kate Elliott were in town for the Tribeca Film Festival, and the fes...
8:00 AM on 04.30.2013 Director Richard Raaphorst reveals new horror projectsAt the end of our interview with Richard Raaphorst, the director of Frankenstein's Army, he mentioned two new biological horror projects that he's developing, both of which are conceptually great. One of them Raaphorst descri...
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