Will Star Wars: The Last Jedi Confirm Who Rey’s Parents are?

Warning: Could Contains spoilers!

When Rey (Daisy Ridley) delivers a lightsaber to Luke Skywalker at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (the rocky, remote planet was Ahch-To), speculation quickly rose about the orphan’s origins. Was Luke her father? Or Han Solo? Was she the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine? Or none of the above?

We were hoping our questions would soon be answered in The Last Jedi,...

Check out These New Images From Star Wars: The Last Jedi

We’ve shared the Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser and, like you, watched it a dozen or more times. Then we published this story about the secrets and Easter eggs hidden within the teaser, along with some intriguing theories, that gives you a deeper look at Rian Johnson’s upcoming film (including a potential new meaning to that title). 

Now, thanks to Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Pictures, we're sharing these new images from the film,...

The Secrets & Easter Eggs in the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser

So you’ve seen the Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser a few dozen times and think you’ve gleaned all there is to know from those glorious two minutes and thirteen seconds. Think again. With a weekend to watch and re-watch the teaser, the Internet has done its CSI: Teaser Breakdown routine and highlighted every conceivable secret and Easter egg hidden in every frame. We’ve gone ahead and gleaned what we think are the most interesting points from all that collective detective work...

The Fantastic First Teaser for Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Here

Ladies and gentlemen, your Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser is here. After what felt like an eternity, we have our first glimpse at the next chapter in the Star Wars saga, and from this two minute and change teaser, you have every right to be very excited about writer/director Rian Johnson’s film.

The teaser was revealed at today’s Last Jedi panel at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando,...

How Ghost in the Shell ’s VFX Supervisor Got Cyberpunk Right

A cult hit since its manga origins, Rupert Sanders’s live-action Ghost in the Shell has had to meet high fan expectations, particularly in regard to visuals. The film is as well known for its gritty, near-future post-cyberpunk aesthetic thanks to Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 animated film, and as Paramount Picture’s Scarlett Johansson-driven feature arrived in theaters, a legion fans were more curious about what the movie would would like than the cybernetic-focused science fiction plot. We chatted with VFX supervisor Axel Bonami about recreating the infamous future city...

The Amazing Year of Moonlight, Lemonade, and Black Panther Production Designer Hannah Beachler

Production designer Hannah Beachler has produced incredible artwork that led her to a former slave owning plantation in Louisiana where she stood among forty powerful women of color. They danced and cried and shared their stories. Oh, and they listened to Beyoncé sing Freedom a capella on a paper stage Beachler created.

Beyoncé’s triumphant visual album Lemonade splashed into the social conversation almost a year ago. Coming from one of the most influential black women in the world,...

Watch This Moving Carrie Fisher Tribute From the Star Wars Celebration

Get out your tissues. As the Star Wars celebration officially kicked off in Orlando, Lucasfilm finished the 40 Years of Star Wars panel with this lovely tribute to the late, great Carrie Fisher.

We’ve written recently about Fisher’s continued presence in the final two installments of the new trilogy, as filmmakers Rian Johnson, Colin Trevorrow, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Disney CEO Bob Iger have all weighed how to handle the icon’s passing in narrative terms...

Blade Runner 2049‘s Barkhad Abdi on his Deformed Character

Blade Runner 2049 star Barkhad Abdi recently shared new details about his character with The Hollywood Reporter, unveiling great new bits of information about the sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic 1982 film.

“He’s a scientist,” says Abdi, “and he’s totally deformed.”

Abdi claimed that he didn’t feel any pressure trying to live up to the original film, but that it was “a blessing.” He fully immersed himself in the role,...

Hot Off Baby Driver, Edgar Wright’s Grasshopper Jungle Nears Deal

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver was one of our favorite films at SXSW and one of our favorites of the year thus far. Beginning with one of the best set pieces in recent memory, Baby Driver is a super-powered, music-obsessed blast from start to finish. Beginning inside a Subaru that’s been turned into a supercar, we stay with Baby (Ansel Elgort) as he listens to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s “Bellbottoms,” while inside the bank only a few feet away,...

Check out the new Justice League Teaser Poster

It was only two weeks ago when we shared the trailer for Zack Snyder's Justice League, which gave main cast all get their moments to shine, showcase their individual personalities and superpowers, and create enough tension between them that they can create enough drama for when the villains aren't in the frame. There was also some much needed humor, like when the Flash asks Batman what his superpower, and the caped crusader replies, deadpan,...

The Predator Star Sterling K. Brown Predicts big Things for Sequel

Sterling K. Brown has some good news from the set of Shane Black‘s The Predator. The Emmy-winning actor whose performance as Christopher Darden in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson was a standout in a series filled with them told Entertainment Weekly that like Black’s previous efforts, Predator has a “wicked sense of humor.” While John McTiernan’s original Predator had some gallows humor (and peak Arnold Schwarzenegger),...

The Fate of the Furious Races Towards Monster Opening

Here’s an insane stat: The Fate and the Furious may make more in its opening weekend than the very first The Fate of the Furious made in its entire theatrical run back in 2001. The Los Angeles Times is estimating that The Fate and the Furious is tracking to make somewhere between $280 and $300 million worldwide this weekend, while some analysts believe it might even break $400 million,...

Here’s the First Official Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer

This past Wednesday we took a look at the cutting edge technology that director Michael Bay had employed for Transformers: The Last Knight. Using his own in-home editing suite in Miami, Bay explained why it was worth it for the Transformers franchise to embrace the latest technology, even if it meant paying a premium. Then we shared the trailer teaser for the film, which gave us a glimpse of the mash-up of medieval and sci-fi story elements that make Bay's latest film such a peculiar,...

Josh Brolin Cast as Cable in Deadpool 2

It was only a little more than two weeks ago when we post this story about how Michael Shannon seemed to achieved peak momentum towards the role of Cable in Deadpool 2. At the time, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Variety multiple had Shannon as the man Fox wanted to play Cable in Deadpool 2, after initial stories had mentioned Kyle Chandler (Bloodline) and David Harbour (Stranger Things) also in the running...

Jude Law Joins Fantastic Beasts 2 Cast

It’s been nearly 20 years since the magic of Harry Potter first wowed fans, and even now, the excitement keeps on flying in.

President and CCO of Warner Bros. Pictures Toby Emmerich announced today that two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law will take on the role of young Albus Dumbledore in the second installment of Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Law, known for The Talented Mr...

Atomic Blonde’s 2nd Trailer Reminds you Charlize Theron is the Bomb

We saw longtime stunt coordinator and John Wick director David Leitch’s Atomic Blonde at SXSW and were blown away. As we wrote at the time, Theron might actually be an even more perfect vessel for Leitch’s hyper stylized, ingenuously crafted action films than Wick’s Keanu Reeves. Your reminder is currently playing on HBO; Theron’s stunning performance in Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, where she managed to still the film from the titular hero...

Pixar’s at it Again With Dante’s Lunch Easter egg

The hidden Easter eggs tycoons are at it again.

Last week we shared Pixar’s new short, Dante’s Lunch, which exists within the world of the upcoming feature-length film, Coco. It introduces us to the vibrant colors and whimsical nature that Coco will surely expand upon. We also meet Dante, the dog that will also appear in the full-length film.

The short itself is a promo for Coco—a “little appetizer until the movie comes out,”...

Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Makes History as Marvel & Disney’s Most Watched in 24 Hours

We had a pretty good feeling about the new Thor: Ragnarok trailer when we shared it this past Monday. It came as no surprise that director Taika Waititi, the man behind What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt For the Wilderpeople, was going to deliver something different. The trailer was at turns funny and thrilling, ending with a battle of the Titans that we didn’t realize we were desperate for until we saw it—a gladiator battle between Thor and an armor wearing Hulk...

Talking to The Lost City of Z Writer/Director James Gray

Introducing his new film, The Lost City of Z, to a full house at the National Geographic Society auditorium, writer-director James Gray confessed to something he termed "a bit embarrassing": He originally hadn't considered the ecological aspects of the Amazon-set saga that was making its Washington debut in March as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital. That facet of the tale was revealed to him only when he reached the area of Brazil explored in the early 20th century by his protagonist,...

What to Expect From the Upcoming Star Wars Celebration

This weekend, countless Star Wars fans will be flocking to Orlando to celebrate the beloved franchise at the 12th Star Wars Celebration. It is an experience unlike any other, filled with costumes, exhibits, screenings, guests, panels, and so much more. Although we don’t know much about what might be revealed during this weekend, we can only imagine that there will be lots of amazing treats for galaxy lovers near and far.

It seems inevitable that this would be the weekend that Lucasfilm decides to premiere the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi...