Update: Zach Snyder Not Developing New Star Wars Film

UPDATE: Snyder’s representatives released the following statement to The Hollywood Reporter, which pretty much kills the rumor mentioned below of a samurai-inspired Star Wars: “While he is super flattered because he is a huge fan, Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars. He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia.” 300 and Man of Steel director Zach Snyder publicly stated he had no interest in directing Star Wars: VII in an interview with the Los Angeles Times last November. But according to Vulture, the filmmaker is...  read more

White House Rejects Petition For Construction of a Death Star by 2016

As part of the White House’s “We the People” Petition program, the administration responded Friday to a petition on its website requesting the construction of a Death Star by 2016, according to The Huffington Post....  read more

Star Wars Holiday Special, Lucas' Dark Secret

      I have a four year old son that has seen the first Star Wars trilogy 5 times.  Yes, he is junkie and the "Force" is the smack. Yesterday on Santa's Lap, he went into a didactic analysis of how Lando Calrissian is both a good guy and a bad guy before asking the bug eyed, red nosed jolly old elf for Jabba's Barge AND a Sarlacc Pit. ...  read more

George Lucas not directing Red Tails

Episode VIIA SQUASHED HOPEIt is a dark time for movie blogs. Although they reported enthusiastically that George Lucas would be directing his first non-Star Wars film in over three decades, Lucasfilm has announced that he'll will merely serve as the executive producer for the project, restoring peace to the blogosphere......  read more