J.J. Abrams Isn’t Leaving STAR WARS: VII – Big 6 Morning Report

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• 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 No. 1 internationally over the weekend bringing in $35.3 million. (Deadline)
• Facebook says Kirk Cameron‘s movie trailer was blocked as spam because of an automated system that protects users from “bad actors.” (The Wrap)
• Depsite having the obvious ‘stache for it, Borat (a.k.a. Sacha Baron Cohen) has dropped out of the Freddy Mercury biopic. (Deadline)

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