Tag: prequels

  • Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s mother, Lisa, recently spoke with Scripps News about her son’s mental health. She discusses how Lloyd, who played Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, is doing now, the tragic loss of his sister, Madison, and how he feels about Star Wars these days. “He just couldn’t handle it,” Lisa said of Jake’s sister’s passing.…

  • The Phantom Menace Returns to Theaters

    The Phantom Menace Returns to Theaters

    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, will be back in theaters on the weekend of May the 4th to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary. The release is listed as being “for a limited time,” so if you want to see this movie on the big…

  • Dexter Prequels and Spinoffs are Coming

    Dexter Prequels and Spinoffs are Coming

    Hollywood will never meet a dead horse it refuses to beat. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Showtime is going to turn Dexter into a “universe,” with two prequels, a spin-off, and God knows what else in the works. (It’s doing the same for Billions, but I’ve never seen that, so go for it, Showtime.)…

  • Die Hard Prequel Series Targets the Real John McClane

    Die Hard Prequel Series Targets the Real John McClane

    We had to know this would happen eventually. The scourge of Hollywood remakes/reboots/reimaginings/recastings comes for every beloved story and character sooner or later, and the beady eyes of this Legionesque demon are now set on John McClane. Writer Ben Trebilcook and producer/director Brian Trainor have put together a proof of concept trailer for a proposed…

  • Star Wars Celebration: Tales of the Jedi

    Star Wars Celebration: Tales of the Jedi

    Star Wars Celebration has finally brought us an explanation for the mysterious project entitled Tales of the Jedi. Tales of the Jedi used to be a series of comic books in the EU, but chatter arose surrounding the title when Lucasfilm gifted some of their employees record players inscribed with it and several already-announced shows. The anthology series…

  • The Influence of Music in Star Wars Trailers

    The Influence of Music in Star Wars Trailers

    It’s no secret that Disney Star Wars excels with their decision-making when it comes to music in trailers. Thought you were going to raise your pitchforks at me with the first half of that sentence, eh? The Force Awakens When the very first trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens premiered in 2015,…