Easy guide to production
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Star Wars is the crown jewel in Lucasfilm's stable of films, which is why Disney spent over four billion dollars securing the production studio. But with it they also get another popular franchise with Indiana Jones. Earlier today Disney chairman Alan Horn … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) There are currently two major Star Wars films in production right now: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. LucasFilm and Disney have been keeping a tight lid on both films, so very little is known outside of speculation and tantalizing tidbits of … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) As we all know, Paramount is coming down hard on Axanar Productions, and their one million crowdfunding campaigns to make a professional-level Star Trek web series. But the legal action that the studio is taking may actually be more of a gamble than some realize, on … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) While Paramount is busy shutting down some fan films that raise over a million dollars to create the professional-level movies and shows not officially affiliated with Star Trek, the fan film community was wondering how Disney would handle the movement, now that … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Lucasfilm and Disney surprised fans by releasing a special announcement trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII, which just started production. Take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQMLE4FuIQ The first shots are from the island where Luke … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) For a film about space travel, none of the past Star Wars films has ever traveled to the final frontier to shoot space on film. If director Colin Trevorrow has his way, Star Wars: Episode IX will be the first to shoot in space. During the 'Power of Story: The … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the things that made the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens really exciting was that Episode VIII would be just a year and five months away (May 2017). A few days ago on Meet The Movie Press a rumor came out that the script was being rewritten, which … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) No one can take the place of Harrison Ford as Han Solo, in my heart. As much as I think Chris Pratt is perfect to take over for Ford as Indiana Jones, I think he's all kinds of wrong for Solo. However, there is no recasting going on for the next Indiana Jones, … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in theaters, everyone is now looking forward to... well, to see it again, really. That hasn't stopped some of us about wondering what is happening with the next Star Wars film, Rogue One. Potential SPOILER ALERT! A cast … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) It was a just a matter of time before Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Avatar's box office record, but the new Star Wars film managed to do it in just under three weeks. Disney issued a release (via Deadline) saying: "This afternoon [January 6, 2016], with early … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Fan films are a weird world where those who love franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek decide to make films of their own. What started off as backyard filmmaking on a shoe-string budget, because you learned how to rotoscope a lightsaber, is now taking on a vastly … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Han Solo is quite possibly the most beloved character from the Star Wars saga, so it's no wonder that when given the choice to write any Star Wars film he wanted, screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan instantly settled on the character. Josh Trank was originally slated … [Read more...]
The producers and directors, that is! By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) You would think that after spending $4 billion dollars to purchase Lucasfilm for its lucrative Star Wars franchise and commissioning a new trilogy in 2012, Disney would have figured out exactly how the trilogy would … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When Disney paid over $4 billion to purchase Lucasfilm and Star Wars in the fall of 2012, some financial analysts weren't sure whether they paid a good price for it. To be honest, I was stunned that anyone thought that but I'm not a financial analyst so you really … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) I went into Star Wars: The Force Awakens brimming with excitement, the noises from JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm had been clear - the problems with the prequel films were obvious and they would not be repeated. And the long awaited movie, which is the seventh episode of … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's not official just yet, but the rumors are flying fast and furious. If it ends up being true, it'll finally be canon ... AGAIN. But if it isn't, it SHOULD be. What am I walking about? It's simple... HAN. SHOT. FIRST. And we're hopefully, we're going to get to see … [Read more...]
