With the "Star Wars Episode 7" casting rumors flying around, the latest entry into the foray -- acclaimed character actor Gary Oldman -- has created a positive stir amongst the Star Wars community, with some fans calling Oldman's possible casting the "best news yet!"
By now, much of "Star Wars" history has been a matter of public record, and has entered into the pop culture lexicon. But how did a small-time sci-fi flick become a global phenomenon?
Since the announcement of the next installment of Star Wars was made, speculation has come up about everything from casting to storyline. Alongside this speculation came fan artwork that gave a visual representation of the speculation... and some of it turned out to be pretty amazing! Here, then, are our top 10 fan art pictures.
Now that JJ Abrams has started to open up about the development of Star Wars Episode VII, more actors have begun to come forward to talk about their casting talks with the director. The latest actor to confirm his talks for a possible role in the much-anticipated film? Former Disney star turned serious actor Zac Efron, who admits it would be "cool" to get a role.
A few days ago, we reported that JJ Abrams would be taking a less secretive approach to the disclosure of important news regarding the much-anticipated Episode VII of Star Wars. With this in mind, then, here are some of the things we'd like to see JJ Abrams confirm for Episode 7.
JJ Abrams' tight lipped approach to "Star Trek: Into Darkness" was legendary, but he's just admitted that he needs to take a very different approach to "Star Wars Episode 7" and open up a little bit about the process, the script, and so forth!
The rumors have been going on for a while, but now Carrie Fisher has confirmed what many of us in the "Star Wars" fanbase knew to be true: the Original Fab Three -- Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford -- will return to the roles that catapulted them into the pop culture landscape in "Star Wars: Episode VII"!
J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the script for Star Wars Episode 7 has been completed, which means that the rumors about casting and shooting are going into overdrive. Today's rumors suggest that the movie will being shooting on May 4th (a day that is sacred in the Star Wars universe), and that Dame Judi Dench will be playing Mon Motha.
Well this will certainly throw a monkey wrench in many a young boy's fantasy of Leia in a metal bikini...rumors are now circulating around Hollywood that Penny Marshall is planning to come out of the closet as a lesbian, and her lover is reportedly none other than Carrie Fisher, better known as Princess Leia!
With the upcoming release of "Star Wars Episode 7" in 2015, the rumors surrounding the casting -- and the characters -- have gone into overdrive. The latest casting rumor? Yoda will appear in "Episode 7" as a Force Ghost.
In what is good news for fans of the original trilogy, new reports have confirmed that Episode 7 screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has written significant parts for the original cast -- Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford.
The latest spate of "Star Wars" merchandise, as was reported yesterday, was 50 Cent's "Star Wars"-inspired SMS Audio headphones. But, of course, this isn't the first time "Star Wars" has been merchandised out (in fact, some reports indicate that George Lucas makes -- or, rather, made -- more money on licensing the "Star Wars" franchise than anything else). With that in mind, then, we decided to take a look at some of the best "Star Wars" products in the galaxy -- and beyond -- that have come out over the past 35 years.
Yesterday, it was revealed that 50 Cent teamed up with Lucasfilm to create a "Star Wars"-themed line of SMS Audio headphones. Today, in continuing with the theme of "Star Wars" in hip-hop, it's been revealed that rapper Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Mace Windu in the prequels...a role that Samuel L. Jackson went on to make famous.
50 Cent has always been a marketing genius, and he continues to demonstrate his business acumen with his latest venture: he's teamed up with George Lucas to create a "Star Wars"-inspired line of SMS Headphones!
More casting news has emerged from the "Star Wars Episode 7" annals: Kaley Cuoco, star of "The Big Bang Theory," has auditioned for a coveted role in the film...sort of.
Some more news from the "Star Wars Episode 7" front: Lawrence Kasdan, the genius behind "Empire Strikes Back" who has also been tapped to pen Episode 7 with J.J. Abrams, is also now rumored to be penning the stand-alone movie about infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett.
With Episode 7 rumors running rampant, here's our list of the top 10 Expanded Universe (EU to Star Wars insiders) villains we'd like to see in the new film.
It seems that every actor in the world, literally, wants to have a role in the upcoming "Star Wars Episode VII" film slated for release in 2015. The latest actor on the audition block? Dominic Monaghan, last seen on American television screens on the hit ABC show, "Lost."
Fun "Star Wars" fact of the day: Ewoks were originally supposed to be Wookiees, and vice versa (hence the similarity of their names). Nevertheless, today, we look back on two not-quite-canon films that, unlike the "Star Wars Holiday Special," George Lucas actually claims as part and parcel of the "Star Wars" franchise.
2013 was the year that every possible "Star Wars Episode VII" rumor came out. Some of the rumors were great, some were exciting...and some were just plain stupid. Here are the dumbest "Star Wars VII" rumors of 2013.
What most people seem to forget about "Star Wars" -- especially those who only know about it through the re-releases or, worse yet, the prequels -- is that it was a movie initially intended FOR CHILDREN. It's the reason it didn't veer into the dark territory of "Star Trek" or the dystopia of any of Kubrick's films (although, given what Anakin Skywalker would turn out to be as a teenager, a little gravitas would not have hurt the franchise).
