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Search for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII lead still on! John Boyega and more now contest for the role

By Kervyn Cloete
March 14, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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Do you guys realize that outside of Adam Driver being cast as the villain , we now still only know about as much as we did when JJ Abrams was first announced as the director of Star Wars: Episode VII ? That was more than a year ago. And this state of ignorance is probably not going to change any time soon, …

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Looks like STAR WARS: EPISODE VII has found its villain in Adam Driver!

By Kervyn Cloete
February 27, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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When it comes to confirmed stories, Star Wars: Episode VII can be found on the tail end of a scale from 1 to Loch Ness Monster. Director/co-writer JJ Abrams is being even more secretive than normal (and that’s saying a lot) but we may just have got our very first bit of verifiable casting news, as it looks like a …

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Massive STAR WARS rumours! Luke, Leia and Han now set to be the leads; Michael Fassbender, Hugo Weaving and more eyed for roles; Expanded Universe getting chopped

By Kervyn Cloete
January 13, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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There’s very little we’ve been able to confirm about Star Wars: Episode VII, but two things have been sort of clear: the original trilogy leads of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) would be involved in some small, supporting way and that this new trilogy would be led by the next generation of youngsters, …

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Is Lawrence Kasdan writing a young Boba Fett spinoff movie?

By Kervyn Cloete
January 6, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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Much has been said about 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII, and most of it was about the fact that director/co-writer JJ Abrams and the folks at Lucasfilm weren’t actually saying anything. But while the clues to the content of Episode VII has been as tenuous as you can get, apparently the first new standalone spinoff movie, being penned by Empire Strikes Back writer Lawrence Kasdan and due …

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Rumour: Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker no longer in Star Wars: Episode VII?

By Kervyn Cloete
November 20, 2013
in :  Uncategorised
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Here’s what we know for sure so far about the plot of Star Wars: Episode VII:…………………………….. That’s right, nothing. The only thing we’ve had to go on, were some educated guesses based on the people involved. But one of those guesses, which always seemed more educated than most, may no longer be true, if a certain badass motherf@#$er is to be …

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Extras! Colin Farrell & Paul Patton could go to war(craft), Tyrion Lannister sings about Simon, Bryan Singer keeps creatures at bay, Man of steel uncle, Grant Gustin talks about being young and flashy, and Cate Blanchett goes to dinner?! Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
September 23, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: September 23, 2013

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Harrison Ford is ready to crack the whip again (just a little more gently now) in INDIANA JONES 5

By Kervyn Cloete
August 8, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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As soon as the credits rolled on the fourth Indiana Jones film, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, two things happened: the internet erupted into people shouting about nuked fridges, CGI gophers and Shia Lebeouf thinking he’s a monkey; and other people – including the film’s creators – began counting down to when the next movie will happen. We’ve heard …

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STAR WARS: EPISODE VII casting breakdown reveals some character details

By Kervyn Cloete
June 20, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Ever since Lucasfilm announced the production of a new Star Wars trilogy, we’ve been bombarded by dodgy rumour after suspect hearsay. It means that we’ve had to sift through a lot of Bantha poodoo, but it looks like we may have finally got our first solid bit of news for Star Wars: Episode VII as BleedingCool have managed to track down what appears …

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