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Tag: Rian Johnson
Frank Oz Joins Knives Out
Yoda is about to trade his staff for a couple of knives. Slashfilm reports that Frank Oz has joined the cast of Rian Johnson’s thriller Knives Out. The part is said to be very small, but as the adage goes, there are no small parts, only small actors. This role will be different for Oz…
The Saga Ends
If you had told me ten years ago that Star Wars fans would be in an uproar over Disney’s handling of the legendary space opera franchise, I’d have chuckled at the very least. George Lucas’ final trilogy outing of his historic and groundbreaking creation was certainly met with some criticism by the fandom, and some…
Rian Johnson Announces Start of Knives Out Production
Rian Johnson is trading in lightsabers for knives. Johnson announced on his social media that production had officially begun on his new murder mystery film Knives Out, where James Bond Daniel Craig will play a Poirot-inspired detective. While I will admit to a bit of “phantom menacing” where Star Wars: The Last Jedi was concerned, I’ve…
Russia Hacked Star Wars!
Do you dislike The Last Jedi? Then dasvidaniya, comrade. Hyperbole out of the way (on my end, anyway), I’m referring to a recently released study by Morten Bay, a researcher from University of Southern California, entitled “Weaponizing the haters: The Last Jedi and the strategic politicization of pop culture through social media manipulation” [sic]. Dr.…
“Every Word of What You Just Said is Wrong”
Since I wrote down my own feelings about the movie, The Last Jedi has caused quite a stir. It has its ardent defenders (Ty Rothermal and Mike Kaye among them), but a sizeable chunk of the fandom is really not happy with it, or the direction in which the Star Wars franchise is headed, cinematically…