Crafting characters and universes is, put mildly, incredibly difficult. More difficult than threading a needle into a camel’s eye (such a small target and the hairy buggers keep objecting) or making pigs fly when the catapult is broken, it is nevertheless an essential part of storycraft. It can be done in hundreds of ways, big […]
Star Wars Episode VII
The Episode Strikes Blanton – CCC Ep. 005
New The Force Awakens merchandise, C-3PO’s new look, The concept for Kilo Ren’s lightsaber! Riley Blanton Joins us in the Casino to talk about all this and more! So come on in, and take a seat in our V.I.P. Lounge here at Cloud City Casino. […]
Pictures: Mark Hamill on Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool
It looks like Mark Hamill took a respite from filming Star Wars Episode VII to visit several Beatles landmarks. The actor, who plays Luke Skywalker, visited the city while he is in the UK and Ireland filming for the new Star Wars film. Sporting a Jedi Knight beard, he was seen in the Cavern Club and […]
Arndt out, Kasdan in! – SWR #110
On this week’s podcast, there’s official, starwars.com-released news about Episode VII! And we’re here to talk about it! Kasdan, Abrams Take On Star Wars Episode VII Screenwriting Duties http://bit.ly/1aCwMNj Latest: Star Wars Episode VII: The Story Behind The Story So Far http://bit.ly/1aCx4DZ Riley’s thoughts in blog form: https://starwarsreport.com/kasdan Rumor: Harrison Ford Has Signed On For Multi-Film Deal, Including […]
Star Wars Episode VII: Construction begins at Pinewood?
Our friends at Jedi News have uncovered news from a very trusted source that a “filming location deal was signed a couple of months ago and studio space and facilities have been block booked for the next ten years at Pinewood Studios.” 10 years? That’s a long time. I’d even venture to speculate that this points to plans […]
Lucas Confirms: Hamill, Fisher, and Ford are (Almost) on Board for Episode VII
In a new feature from Businessweek, George Lucas more or less admits that Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are indeed reprising their roles for the new movies. In fact, the deal’s been done for a while now: