Director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm have just revealed the official character names of some of the new faces to be seen in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The vintage sports type trading card look first published in Entertainment Weekly introduces us to the new characters below. “BB-8” Oscar Isaac’s
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Is Indiana Jones making a come back to the big screen?
Hello there Disney Fans…. Anonymouse here with more rumors from cyber world. So the news is fluttering around everywhere that Disney will reboot the Indiana Jones franchise. What you say? Could this be true? Well, the word is that a very handsome, young, “Twilight” vampire might be playing the lead
Marvel and Lucasfilm Teaming For ‘Star Wars’ Comics
When Disney and Luasfilm merged in 2012, it was only a matter of time before we got an announcement that Marvel film, also under Disney’s banner, would begin publishing ‘Star Wars’ comics. Not only does it make great business sense, but it would bring the history of ‘Star Wars’ in
Star Wars Episode VII to Open December 18, 2015
Pre-production is in full-swing and a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated Star Wars Episode VII. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but
NYCC 2013: Star Wars panels, events and sneak peek at “Rebels”
It’s about that time of year where the geeks converge on New York to celebrate all that is good and holy in the universe of Star Wars – New York Comic Con 2013! Sorcerer Radio’s WDW Tiki Room will be reporting on the events and will be discussing it on-air
ABC To Layoff 2% of Workforce
For those of you who don’t know ABC television is owned by Walt Disney Co. Unfortunately yesterday they begun laying off about 175 people, or 2 percent of its workforce. They say it’s to adjust to changes in viewing habits. The layoffs were prompted by a company-wide review of possible
Highlights of Star Wars Celebration Europe and Bonus Footage
Star Wars Celebration — the second Star Wars Celebration Europe took place July 26-28, 2013 in Essen, Germany. It’s the ultimate fan experience focused on a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars Celebrations bring fans of all ages together, from all points of the globe, to celebrate the pop-culture phenomenon that is Star Wars. Whether it’s
Star Wars Celebration Convention Returns to US in 2015
Lucasfilm revealed during closing ceremonies of Star Wars Celebration Europe that the next official Star Wars Celebration will take place in Anaheim, California, from April 16-19, 2015. The timing couldn’t be better with the release of Star Wars: Episode VII. The event promises to be the biggest and best one yet!
New Animated Series ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Coming in 2014
I was sad to learn that ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’, which has been one of the best additions to the ‘Star Wars’ canon, was coming to an end. It had some of the best storytelling and character development that the ‘Star Wars’ universe had seen while also keeping it
New Animated Series ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Coming to Disney XD in 2014
If you’re like me you were bummed to hear that “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” was being cancelled after a tremendous five season run. The animation, stories and acting were top notch and I really hoped that this new series Lucasfilm hinted at would be on par with the quality
Top 5 Ways Princess Leia is a Disney Princess
Ever since Disney purchased LucasFilm and announced upcoming Star Wars films, Disney fans are beginning to consider Princess Leia as the newest Disney princess; and after Merida’s Coronation and 2013 Star Wars Weekends beginning this week, I got to thinking that Leia really does deserve to be one of those royal
Disney and EA Announce Multi-year Deal to Develop Star Wars Video Games
Today Disney and EA announced that they will be coming together to bring about new Star Wars games for hardcore gamers. So fear not Playstation and X-Box console lovers, you may just get your Star Wars first person shooter or squad based game sooner than later. It also looks like
LucasFilms Donates $1 million to Chinese Earthquake Victims
The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will donate $1 million in humanitarian aid for the areas affected by a recent deadly earthquake in southwestern China’s province of Sichuan. The president of LucasFilm, Kathleen Kennedy, made the announcement in China on Saturday where she made two appearances. She also used
Disney Plans New ‘Star Wars’ Film Every Year Starting in 2015
As of last October, we knew that a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy was happening, as was announced when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. At the time, all we knew was that the new series would start with ‘Star Wars Episode VII’, and that the film will be directed by J.J. Abrams, which
