RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Series: Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Two More Star Wars Prequels Vets and Others Join Cast
RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
The Hobbit actor SLAMS Lord of the Rings prequels ‘We were world’s highest paid EXTRAS’
Between 2012 and 2014 Peter Jackson followed up his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy by adapting JRR Tolkien’s prequel, The Hobbit. The narrative saw Bilbo Baggins travelling with a group of dwarfs and Gandalf the Grey, to reclaim their homeland from Smaug the dragon. With 13 actors playing the dwarfs it was always going […]
Last Jedi's Mark Hamill SLAMS The Force Awakens as less original than Star Wars prequels
Episodes I-III may be derided as poor films by Star Wars and movie fans alike, but Luke Skywalker himself thinks differently. In a new interview, Hamill highlighted how George Lucas was more original and enjoyed his use of CGI. Speaking with Metro, the actors said: “What I thought was great about the prequels was the […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Prequels: HBO’s CEO Calls The Choices “An Embarrassment of Riches”
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are heading straight into the already-controversial series Confederate after GOT wraps its eighth and final season (which will presumably air sometime in 2019), but that’s not the last we’ll see of George R.R. Martin’s world of ice and fire on the small screen. HBO has multiple prequel […]
‘Life is Strange’ prequel’s second episode arrives next week
Life Is Strange was one of our favorite games of 2015 and its prequel of sorts turned out to be pretty great, even though it was made by a different studio. Titled Before the Storm, the game’s first episode came out in August of this year. On October 19th, you’ll be able to jump back […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 May Not Arrive Until 2019, But What About Those Prequels
When it comes to Game of Thrones prequels, “everything is on the table” at the moment. When asked if one could be a limited series, that was HBO programming president Casey Bloys‘ response – if a great idea would work as a limited series, they’ll make a limited series. Of course, HBO is hoping to make […]
George R.R. Martin Talks About Those Game of Thrones Spin-Offs, Says They’re All Prequels
First of all, A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin wants us to know that there aren’t four Game of Thrones spin-offs in the works at HBO. There are five. Second of all, he wants us to know that they aren’t “spin-offs,” as they will not involve any character introduced in the […]
Alien Covenant: Ridley Scott on digitally de-ageing Sigourney Weaver in future prequels
The 79-year-old director is about to release his second Alien prequel, following up on 2012’s Prometheus. It turns out Scott is planning at least two more films to lead up to the events of his original Alien from 1979. The filmmaker made the reveal during an interview with Empire, confirming the third prequel is already […]
How Another Star Wars Side Story Could Help Make the Prequels Better
Hello, apocalypteers! Reality is a nightmare, so let’s head immediately into the sweet embrace of pop culture. This week, I explain the many reasons why video games movies don’t work, the difference between Iron Fist and Rogue One’s Chirrut Imwe, what the hell the Super Friends cartoon is in the Arrowverse, and more. Take shelter! […]