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For the first time in five years, there’s a Star Wars movie in theaters. It’s not a new one, though. This year, Disney and Lucasfilm used May the 4th to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first Star Wars prequel. (Yes, The Phantom Menace is older today than the first Star Wars was when The Phantom Menace opened in theaters. 1999 itself is now a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.) To call The Phantom Menace’s legacy complicated is an understatement. It arrived in theaters with more hype and anticipation that maybe any other movie in history. I...
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Every movie George Lucas makes is extremely personal. That’s obvious in films like American Graffiti, which is set in Lucas’ hometown of Modesto, California and follows a group of teenagers who love cruising in their cars just like he did as a teen. But even his Star Wars movies are personal as well. Lucas saw himself in Luke Skywalker, the farm boy from a remote little town in the middle of nowhere (i.e. Modesto) who yearns of leaving his home for a big life full of adventure. But the parallels don’t stop there. Believe it or not, the much-maligned Star Wars prequels also contain tons of elem...
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Ahmed Best says he was frozen out of Hollywood amid the hate he got for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks in ‘Star Wars: Episode I’. The actor made history in 1999 playing the clumsy Gungan alien – but was hammered with abuse from fans, critics and commentators, with many arguing the character was based on stereotypes of black people, especially Jamaicans. Ahmed – who is now a teacher and co-founder of anti-oppression organisation the AfroRithm Futures Group – told People about the fallout he suffered from the role: “Everybody came for me. I’m the first person to do this kind of work, but I was a...
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Tom Selleck missed out on playing Indiana Jones when his ‘Magnum, P.I.’ show took off. The 79-year-old actor read for the lead role of Dr Henry Walton ‘Indiana’ Jones in Steven Spielberg’s 1981 blockbuster when he was waiting to hear if his detective show pilot was going to be picked up. He said in his new autobiography ‘You Never Know: A Memoir’ about the twists and turns of his years in showbiz: “It is really the story of an accidental career. “I’d never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire. “(Acting) is a lot about failing, endless failures. If you’re going to get in the acti...
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George Lucas is set to receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The 79-year-old filmmaker will be awarded the prestigious accolade during the closing ceremony of the film festival on May 25. Lucas - who is best-known for creating the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' franchises - said in a statement: "The Festival de Cannes has always held a special place in my heart. "I was surprised and elated when my first film, 'THX-1138', was selected to be shown in a new programme for first-time directors called the Directors’ Fortnight. Since then, I have returned to the festival on ma...
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Taylor Swift has made it onto Forbes' World Billionaires list. The 34-year-old pop superstar became the first person in history to reach a net worth of $1bn solely through their music or performances and now she has joined the likes of SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the annual ranking for the very first time as her 'Eras' tour continues to break box office records around the world. Forbes said: "Celebrities are getting richer, too. Taylor Swift ($1.1 billion) joins the 2024 ranks—the first musician to do it based solely on songwriting and performing—after the record-breaking first leg of her 'Era...
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The developers of 'STAR WARS™ Battlefront Classic Collection' have thanked fans for their "support" amid launch issues. The collection of the first two entries from the original gaming franchise - which is based on the hit film series created by George Lucas - had been ported to modern platforms and released on Thursday (14.03.24) to a number of issues online including errors and crashes but developers Aspyr have now insisted that they will "continue their efforts" until the problem are solved. In a statement, Aspyr said: "We’d like to thank the Battlefront community for their overwhelming sup...
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Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace is about to turn 25 years old, and it’s headed back to theaters for this major milestone. In news that will come as a huge shock to people who were big Star Wars fans in the 1990s and like to think they are not old yet, The Phantom Menace opened in theaters just about 25 years ago, on May 19, 1999. At the time, it was the first new Star Wars movie in 16 years, and the first movie directed by George Lucas since the very first Star Wars back in 1977. It was an enormous pop culture moment of a kind that we almost never get any more these days in any conte...
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James Cameron has already made plans for the sixth and seventh 'Avatar' films. The 69-year-old director has the future of the epic sci-franchise mapped out until the release of 'Avatar 5' in 2031 and revealed that he has ideas beyond that – even though he is likely to have stepped away from directorial duties by then. James told People magazine at the Saturn Awards on Sunday (04.02.24): "We're fully written through movie five, and I've got ideas for six and seven, although I'll probably be handing the baton on at that point. "I mean, mortality catches up. But I mean, we're enjoying what we're ...
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Jodie Foster turned down the chance to play Princess Leia in 'Star Wars'. The 61-year-old actress was in her early teens when she was approached about the opportunity to play the iconic character in George Lucas' 1977 classic 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' but she was unable to sign up due to a scheduling conflict and the part eventually went to Carrie Fisher, who was 19 years old when she played Princess Leia. Jodie opened up about the missed opportunity during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' after the host asked her: "You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and w...
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