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May The 4th: Simon Kinberg On What The Star Wars Spinoff Films Will Keep From The Originals

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

There aren’t any specific plot or character details here. We’re talking about something a bit more nebulous, easier to promise and perhaps harder to deliver – but nonetheless, ultimately more important.

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Lucasfilm’s Quoteful JJ Abrams’ Announcement, Lawrence Kasdan And Simon Kinberg “Advising”

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Quotes from all and sundry. And all’s dog and sundry’s mother.

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Star Wars Spin-Offs Coming – Kasdan And Kinberg’s Star Wars Scripts Not Yet Set For Main Saga

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

There’s more to new Star Wars than the main saga, and Lucasfilm are planning for it already.

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Lucasfilm Hire Empire Strikes Back Scribe Lawrence Kasdan For New Star Wars – UPDATED

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Do we have another downbeat middle chapter coming our way?

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Bryan Singer Shares A Giant’s Face And Some X-Men Info

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Singer tweets about Jack the Giant Slayer and Days of Future Past.

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Jane Goldman: Hammer Working On Woman In Black Follow-Up, She’s On Board With X-Men First Class 2

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Jane Goldman is typically candid about a couple of upcoming projects.

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Game Of Thrones Director Brian Kirk Directing New Take On The Osterman Weekend

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

The Osterman Weekend is one of the Sam Peckinpah pictures it’s okay to remake (well, I think it’s okay to remake them all, but I know some people are sentimental about these things). One reason this would get the nod, …

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Is Jane Goldman Writing The New X-Men Movie? We Asked Her, And She Said…

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Out on February 10th is The Woman in Black, an adaptation of Susan Hill’s phenomenally successful ghost story by screenwriter Jane Goldman and director James Watkins. Before then (as soon as the embargo lapses) I’ll be bringing you a great …

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Matthew Vaughn Has Signed On To Direct The X-Men: First Class Sequel

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Fox are said to have just closed the deal for Matthew Vaughn to direct a sequel to X-Men: First Class. Deadline‘s report has it that Bryan Singer will return to produce, and Simon Kinberg is writing the screenplay, as previously …

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Tony Scott Going Under With Narco Sub

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

The thriller Narco Sub was written as a spec script by hot-and-trotting action specialist, David Guggenheim. It was snapped up by Fox over the Thanksgiving weekend, and they’ve already attached Tony Scott as director. Apparently producer Simon Kinberg specifically targeted …

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Matthew Vaughn Pitching X-Men Ideas To Fox, Has Charles Xavier’s Character Arc In Focus

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

Last we heard, Simon Kinberg was working on a script for the sequel to X-Men: First Class, though it’s probably worth mentioning that this was not formally announced and came from, ultimately, an anonymous source. More transparent, I suppose, is …

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What’s Going On With X-Men: First Class 2?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

Two recent reports indicate the imminent arrival of an X-Men: First Class sequel. In order to promote the film’s release onto DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this week, Jason Flemyng did a series of interviews. More than once he …

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