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Well, they’ve said it, and now they’re proving it. Disney and Lucasfilm really do want to recapture the magic of that original Star Wars trilogy. Although it’s not been officially announced, it’s almost become commonly accepted knowledge that for the new trilogy, Disney/Lucasfilm want the old cast to return. And it looks like the old gang of Luke, Han and …

Back in 2009, an unknown director debuted a little-known, moderately budgeted sci-fi movie with no big name stars at Comic-Con. District 9 received one of the most incredible receptions in the convention’s history and Neil Blomkamp’s life would never be the same again. Now 3 years later Blomkamp is back in the place that catapaulted him into fame, and he …

X-Men: First Class was a movie that really should not have worked. Rebooting the history of an established franchise was already a tricky endeavour, but even more so for director Matthew Vaughn who faced a studio mandated release date before any work had even begun, leaving him with a mere 4 months to produce a film. And yet, under all …

Where the hell did Michael Fassbender come from? Just a few years ago, he was a complete nobody and now he is an acting powerhouse able to elevate pretty much every film he plays in. Now X-Men: First Class’ already amazing script and cast may not have needed that elevation, but he did it anyway (what a swell guy, hey?) …