I thought about writing an open letter to Bob Iger the CEO of Disney. According to rumors Iger rejected J.J. Abrams’s request to push Episode VII‘s release back to May of 2016 twice. Abrams first made the request when the production encountered story issues. He more recently made the request after Harrison Ford broke hisRead more
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In 562 days we will all be able to watch Episode 7 for the first time. Normally I wait until Saturday morning to see most movies, but I might not be able to make it until December 19, 2015. 562 days is a long time to wait and I don’t know if I canRead more
StarWars.com broke the Internet yesterday when they announced the cast for Episode VII. I thought that they would announce the cast on May 4th, Star Wars Day. But I was more than happy see the actors J.J. Abrams has assembled a few days earlier. The amazing cast photo above, which looks very similar to aRead more
I remember the smug look on his face, which was contrasted by the consternation on mine. The high school student before me had challenged me to Star Wars trivia, a challenge I confidently accepted. My confidence turned to anger, though, when he began asking me questions about the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Trivia turned evenRead more
We haven’t even made it to Christmas this year and I’m already looking forward to Christmas 2015. Last week Disney announced that Star Wars: Episode 7 will be released on December 18, 2015. Not only will we get to celebrate baby Jesus, but we’ll also get to celebrate our return to a galaxy far, farRead more
Which looks more authentic: Endor or Mustafar? Over the weekend at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm, announced that Episode VII would follow the original trilogy’s example and use more practical locations and effects. I thought that the prequels relied too heavily on green screen and CGI, so I’m happy to hearRead more