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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Gets A Tiny Teaser, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern Join Cast!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII is now filming.

Disney revealed the news today, noting new cast members, and showing off a quick teaser that features Rey and Luke together once again (right where we left them). It certainly had me reminiscing about The Force Awakens, and had me wondering if I should be headed to one last IMAX showing before the film leaves theatres.

The company also revealed that Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and newcomer Kelly Marie Tran have joined the project.

As a huge fan of Johnson’s Brick and Looper, I could not be more excited for Star Wars: Episode VIII. Hell, after simply watching The Force Awakens, I could not be more excited for Episode VIII. Take a look at the teaser and full announcement below, and let us know who you’d like to see the new talent portray!

Star Wars: Episode VIII hits theatres on December 15th, 2017 (because of that delay, remember)!

Rey took her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will continue her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode VIII, which began principal photography at Pinewood Studios in London on February 15, 2016.

Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is written and directed by Rian Johnson and continues the storylines introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, welcomes back cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis.  New cast members will include Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and talented newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.

Star Wars: Episode VIII is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski. Joining the production crew will be some of the industry’s top talent, including Steve Yedlin (Director of Photography), Bob Ducsay (Editor), Rick Heinrichs (Production Designer), Peter Swords King (Hair and Make-Up Designer), and Mary Vernieu (US Casting Director). They will be joining returning crew members Pippa Anderson (Co-Producer, VP Post Production), Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Chris Corbould (SFX Supervisor), Rob Inch (Stunt Coordinator), Ben Morris (VFX Supervisor), and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director). 

Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled for release December 15, 2017. 

BB-8 Gets An Adorable ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Poster!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Following the film’s latest TV spot (which I still haven’t watched) from just yesterday, Disney has officially debuted a new character poster for its upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This time, it features everyone’s new favourite character in the entire franchise, the adorable ball droid BB-8.

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Yep. Cute as hell.

I swear that each and every time I see a picture of the little guy, it makes it even harder to not buy the incredible Sphero BB-8 toy.

In any case, can you believe that we’re just nine days away from the release? How freaking excited are you? Sound out below!

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Gets Another New TV Spot!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I stopped watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens marketing a long time ago (ha ha), but if you’re interested, Disney has just released the 4000th TV spot for the upcoming film.

Yes, they’ve been doing a phenomenal job marketing the film (and selling me stuff), but I’ll be happy to head into the film in just a couple of weeks knowing nearly nothing about it.

In any case, the new spot is subtitled ‘Secret’, and is embedded below for your viewing pleasure. Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theatres on December 18th!

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Gets Six Gorgeous Empire Covers!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Can you believe it’s almost here?

Yep. We’re officially less than one month away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens beyond-anticipated release date, and to mark the occasion, the latest issue of Empire Magazine is being distributed with six different The Force Awakens themed covers.

The images feature various heroes and villains from the upcoming feature, including Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, Han Solo & Chewbacca, Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma, Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron, John Boyega’s Finn, and Daisy Ridley’s Rey.

Nope, no Luke Skywalker. What is going on with that guy anyways?

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theatres on December 18th!

The Gorgeous ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ IMAX Poster Puts BB-8 & Rey Front And Center!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Just hours before we get another new look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens on ABC tonight, Disney has debuted the official, officially gorgeous IMAX poster for the film online.

It’s a simple image, featuring Rey, our new favourite droid BB-8, and a massive Jakku sun (that I imagine would look stunning on that giant IMAX screen), and it’s yet another piece of The Force Awakens art that I would absolutely love to have on my wall.

Take a look at the poster below, and be sure to let us know what you’re most excited to see in the film! Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theatres on December 14th!

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Freaking beautiful, isn’t it?

Source: StarWars.com

A New Look At ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is Headed To ABC This Thursday!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: When the ‘final’ trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted back in October, fans everywhere (me included), expected Lucasfilm and Disney to go dark, and, well, to stop releasing new footage for the film.

Since then, we’ve seen a few TV spots and a spoilery new international trailer (which I still haven’t seen), and today Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes took to Twitter to let us know that Disney is still not done with us yet.

How there will be any new footage left when the movie actually releases I have no idea.

I’ve stopped watching the marketing for the film, as I’d like to be as surprised as possible when The Force Awakens finally hits on December 17th. That said, I’ve heard nothing but good things about the footage released thus far, and it’s beyond tempting to take a look.

Are you down for yet another look at the film? Would you prefer to be left in the dark at this point? Be sure to let us know!

Japanese ‘The Force Awakens’ Trailer Offers New Insight

by Natalie Kipper

[POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING: If you want to avoid being spoiled with additional plot information on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, hit the back button on your browser now.]

Star Wars fans got a treat today as a brand-new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was uploaded to Youtube’s Japanese channel for Walt Disney Studios. Let’s take a look.

https://youtu.be/SdAUiyeJMFQ

Wow! What mostly sets this one apart from previous trailers is the way it is laid out. More scenery and locales are depicted with slightly less action shown.

One line that stood out was a variation from what was shown in earlier teasers. Before, Han Solo said “It’s true,” seemingly referencing “the Dark Side, the Jedi, all of it. They are real.” But in this trailer, he says “The Force … It’s true. All of it.” The first trailer had no mention of the Force. Curious.

Did anything jump out as significant to you? Post your theories and reactions in the comment section!

Fall Into ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ With The First Official Trailer

by Cameron Shooshtari

Wes Anderson fans rejoice, the imaginative director’s latest project ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ will be upon us soon and from the trailer we can already see that this movie is filled to the brim with many talented actors. Just how many actors? Well, reddit user FennekFox goes into just how much talent is in the film:

“Overall a ridiculously impressive cast. You know how many Oscar nominations and wins this crowd has? I didn’t either, so I looked into it:
 
16 nominations among the cast spread out over 11 actors, albeit Owen Wilson’s and Jeff Goldblum’s nominations are not for acting.
 
3 wins for F. Murray Abraham, Adrien Brody and Tilda Swinton.
 
Wes Anderson himself has 3 nominations.
 
Also lots of more talent behind the scenes: Alexandre Desplat, who writes the music, has 5 nominations (from the last 7 years!). Milena Canonero, who’s obviously done a great job once again with the costume design, has 3 wins and 5 nominations. And set decorator Anna Pinnock has 3 nominations.
 
In total I found 32 nominations and 6 wins. But there may be more. The trailer looks fantastic, so perhaps some of these nominees can turn into winners. Ralph Fiennes performance looks awesome, I hope it’s him.
 
And before you ask: no I don’t have too much time on my hands! Knowing this was important to my well-being.”

The movie is described as a chronicle of the adventures of Gustave M. (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

I’m not particularly worried about the balance of screen time the actors will receive. Anderson has an excellent track record of remembering to rely on the actual plot to move the story and not by relying on star power alone.

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ will be in theaters on March 7, 2014.

Disney & Skrillex Together In ‘Wreck It Ralph’! Check Out His Newest Song!

by Shane O'Hare

So I guess my boy Skrill has finally made it. The EDM and bass junkie producer, Skrillex, has teamed up with Disney to produce a track for the game “Heroes Duty” which the protagonist Ralph ends up in. Take a quick listen below.


 

Now not only will the electronic producer be lending his musical talent to the film, he is also sharing his likeness. That’s right, Skrillex will in fact make a cameo appearance in Wreck It Ralph during a party scene. The Film’s producer, Clark Spencer, said in a recent interview with Rolling Stones that they recreated Skrillex’s likeness and inserted him as a DJ in the film. There is also a rumor going around he lent his voice to the flick as well.

It appears Disney kind of has a thing for EDM artists. With Daft Punk being in Tron, now Skrillex in Wreck It Ralph, what will they do next? Can we see LCD Soundsystem in the Fantasia remake?

Watch The Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Masterpiece: “The Master”

by Matt Landsman

It’s trailer day apparently between this and Skyfall. You might be surprised to be seeing a trailer for a cinematic and profound film (and dare I say pretentious) movie such as The Master appearing on Geekscape. But here at Geekscape, we honor all types of geeks, from video games to film fanboys.  As a film fanboy, I think this movie looks stellar. You might remember Paul Thomas Anderson as the guy who did a little movie called There Will Be Blood in 2007. Oh… and Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, Boogie Nights and Hard Eight.

Can we just give him some Oscar nominations now?