Lucasfilm is betting it all on Rey. In a recent article, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that their Lucasfilm sources have told them the studio considers the hero of the sequel trilogy, played by Daisy Ridley, the “most valuable cinematic asset” they have. THR also says there have been rumors ...
Read MoreRey ain’t going away. Yesterday, Virginia wrote about a new Star Wars trilogy being written and produced by Simon Kinberg of some of the X-Men movies. There was no information on the three films Kinberg is stewarding in that piece, aside from that they won’t be attached to the Skywalker Saga, ...
Read MoreAccording to an exclusive report from Variety, Simon Kinberg is working on a Star Wars trilogy for Lucasfilm that he will write and produce, the latest in an ever-growing list of announced films. That would be normal for a big Hollywood studio, but Lucasfilm is unique in that we rarely see the proje...
Read MoreApple TV+ spies a hit. Deadline reports that the burgeoning streaming service has picked up the rights to an untitled spy film starring Idris Elba. The plot is unknown, but the movie will be “an action spy/romance” set in Africa and is written by Travon Free, an Emmy winner for his work on The D...
Read MoreJust as the X-Men franchise’s end comes at Fox – which, it must be emphasized, is still a label under Disney – so too is Dark Phoenix writer/director Simon Kinberg’s time on the Fox lot. Deadline reports that the filmmaker’s production company, Kinberg Genre, has left the studio af...
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