J.J. Abrams Comments (Sort Of) On Those STAR WARS VII Cumberbatch Rumors
The director of the upcoming Star Wars sequel is no stranger to playing games with the fans he’s supposedly making movie for. Of course, J.J. Abrams has cried wolf so many times people have started to refuse acknowledgement of his denials. Maybe that’s why in the latest comment about the persistent Benedict Cumberbatch as a Star Wars sequel trilogy villain rumor is so… not a comment. Speaking with L.A. Times writer Yvonne Villarreal, Abrams answered her question about Cumberbatch’s involvement like a politician on the campaign trail: JJ Abrams on #StarWars: “We’re working our asses off trying to get things in place w/ casting.” Benedict Cumberbatch? “I love that guy.” — Yvonne Villarreal (@villarrealy) September 20, 2013 Well, J.J., we all love that guy. Even more reason to admit he’s going to be a major player in your Star...
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Rumor: Disney & Abrams Are Targeting A December Release For STAR WARS VII
While we can debate the differences between the prequels and the original trilogy all day long (visual effects, suckage, etc.), there’s one thing all the Star Wars movies have in common: They were all released in May. Well, word on the blog is that Disney and J.J. Abrams are targeting a December 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII. Nothing is official yet, but this makes sense for a number of reasons: A summer 2015 release is ambitious, if not completely unrealistic given the production time frame. (Is there even a script yet?) This will give Abrams and company about seven more months to work on the picture. The summer of 2015 is also very, very crowded. Disney is probably content to have Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron be their big summer hit, so no need to overload the...
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J.J. Abrams And Bad Robot Release Their Most Ridiculous Mystery Trailer Yet
It’s been a while since I gave a rats ass about J.J. Abrams’ mystery projects. Usually the teases and misdirection leading up to his and his cohorts’ films add nothing, not even marketing value, to the movie. But here we are, years after Lost drove everyone insane without a pay off and months after Khan was hidden from Star Trek Into Darkness for absolutely no reason whatsoever, and Abrams is still at it. For me, the ultimate Abrams mystery is and forever will be why he ever let Felicity cut her hair. But here’s the trailer for whatever the hell his production company doing now, anyway. Try and enjoy it. I mean, they went through all this trouble to make you think they’re smarter than you are, so someone has...
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J.J. Abrams Isn’t Leaving STAR WARS: VII – Big 6 Morning Report
Because a little line of speculation buried deep in a blog post warrants a full denial, Lucasfilm is saying that, despite rumors to the contrary, J.J. Abrams is not dropping out of Star Wars: Episode VII. Although outright denials haven’t stopped Mr. Abrams for doing exactly what he said he wasn’t going to do (Kahn) in the past. Maybe Abrams’s big, unnecessary surprise for this movie will be his name not being on the credits as director when it’s released. (Badass Digest) Well that other franchise J.J. Abrams worked on is still kicking. Thor writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are now attached to Star Trek 3. (ScreenRant) Following in the footsteps of the Veronica Mars team and Zack Braff, Spike Lee has turned to kickstarter to fund his comedy about blood addiction. (Kickstarter) Pacific Rim may have life in it yet. The film was...
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J.J. Abrams on STAR WARS 7 – Big 6 Morning Report
J.J. Abrams told Produced By conference attendees that Star Wars 7 filming will start in early 2014 in London. As for his approach, Abrams had this to say: “It is so massive and so important to people … I think the key to moving forward on something like this is honoring but not revering what came before.” (THR) The Purge starring Ethan Hawke was the surprise winner at the weekend box office, taking in $36 million while the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson comedy The Internship flopped, coming in at No. 4 and only taking in $18 million. (Box Office Mojo) At the specialty box office, Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing broke the house record at the Film Society at Lincoln Center, where it opened on Friday. I’m sure his Evening with Joss Whedon talk there last week didn’t hurt things. The film expands throughout...
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BIG 6: Cronenberg’s METHOD, Big move from J.J. Abrams, more
A Dangerous Method: David Cronenberg’s Mild Manner and Outrageous Movies Indeed, the film — Cronenberg’s most thoughtful, based on a script by Christopher Hampton — might be closest to the ruminative figure he has been for decades, the man producer Jeremy Thomas calls “a professor.” “I was always an intellectual,” says the director, a science student at the University of Toronto who switched to English and won awards for his short stories and who cites Fellini and Bunuel among his favorite filmmakers. “I was cerebral, a little bit arrogant. But I feel a complete smooth continuum from there to here.” Read the full THR article J.J. Abrams’ New Mega-Company Could Allow Him to Overturn Hollywood’s Rules We’re told by insiders familiar with Abrams’ and Fogelman’s plans that FactoryMade is actually the second part of a plan that was hatched some years ago, when...
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