Why An ‘Original Theatrical Cut’ Release of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy is Probably Not Happening

Why An ‘Original Theatrical Cut’ Release of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy is Probably Not Happening
Devin Faraci — Badass Digest

Comicbook.com is reporting that Disney plans to release the original Star Wars trilogy in their original, untouched form, on Blu-ray. The report claims that Disney has been hampered by getting the orginal negatives into good shape. There’s one problem with this report:

Disney doesn’t own Star WarsThe Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi. Fox does. They also own the distribution rights to the Prequels.

The rights to Empire and Jedi and the Prequels will revert to Lucasfilm (and thus Disney) in 2020, but Fox will retain the rights to Star Wars forever. In perpetuity. And they’ll never…

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Robin Williams Daughter, Zelda, Leaves Social Media After Being Harassed

Robin Williams Daughter, Zelda, Leaves Social Media After Being Harassed
Doug Gross — CNN

Zelda Williams abandoned her Twitter and Instagram accounts Tuesday after saying at least two people were sending her Photoshopped images of her father’s dead body and other disturbing messages—some blaming her for father’s death.

“I’m sorry. I should’ve risen above,” she wrote in her final tweet. “Deleting this from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever. Time will tell. Goodbye.”

The episode proves that, with the anonymity of the Internet, some people will be horrible no matter the situation.

Ahh the depravity of humans. She’s grieving the loss of her father, good grief. There…

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RUMORS AND SPOILERS: ‘Star Wars VII’ Villains and Flashback Sequence

RUMORS AND SPOILERS: ‘Star Wars VII’ Villains and Flashback Sequence
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

WARNING! DANGER! SPOILERS AHEAD!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Latino Review is reporting that the villains in the movie, will be “The Inquisitors.” If you’re not up on your expanded universe lore, read more here, but it’s interesting to note they are also the baddies in forthcoming, animated “Star Wars Rebels” (set five years before the original movie trilogy). Anyway, the main thing you need to know is that they are defenders of the Sith Order, and have been kicking around a long time. How long?

Well, as you might recall, the plot revolves around a band of young newcomers, along with Han Solo…

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Statement from Robin Williams Wife

Statement from Robin Williams Wife
The Playlist

Robin spent so much of his life helping others. Whether he was entertaining millions on stage, film or television, our troops on the frontlines, or comforting a sick child — Robin wanted us to laugh and to feel less afraid. Since his passing, all of us who loved Robin have found some solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration for him from the millions of people whose lives he touched. His greatest legacy, besides his three children, is the joy and happiness he offered to others, particularly to those fighting personal battles.

Robin’s sobriety was intact and he was…

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‘Godzilla 2’ Sets 2018 Release Date

‘Godzilla 2’ Sets 2018 Release Date
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

“Godzilla 2: Maybe We’ll See More Godzilla This Time” will be released on June 18, 2018, at which time the film will square off against Untitled Pixar Animation Movie. Gareth Edwards’ take on the classic giant radioactive reptile template stomped its way to gross over $500 million worldwide, which isn’t bad for a monster movie with more Aaron Taylor-Johnson therein than monsters.

I hope it’s better than the first which wasn’t terrible, but in the end turned out to be fairly forgettable.

Star Lord’s Father is Not the Same as in the Comic Books

Star Lord’s Father is Not the Same as in the Comic Books
Tor.com

Minor spoilers ahead for Guardians of the Galaxy, in case you haven’t seen it yet BUT WHY.

Even though we don’t find out who Peter Quill’s father is—only that Star-Lord actually does have some alien blood in him—in Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn recently revealed that he’s been thinking about this particular character since even before they shot the movie.

However, now that he’s settling in to write the sequel, he can tell us who Star-Lord’s dad definitely isn’t.

Gunn told Empire that Peter Quill’s father is “definitely not the character who it is in the comics, I’ll say that much.”…

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Lucy — Review

1.5 of 5 stars
Lucy

Scarlett Johansson is arguably the most popular woman alive. Morgan Freeman is one of the most popular men, thanks to his mature masculine voice. These two performers gave Lucy the promise of offering a compelling sci-fi action flick that had nothing to do with super-heroes, a reboot, or a franchise continuation. That’s why TJ and I at MovieByte wanted to see Lucy: a movie that dreams big but crashes even bigger.

The woman in over her head

Lucy (played by Scarlett Johansson) is your average American living and studying in downtown Taipei, Taiwan. One not-so average day, she’s tricked into…

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Intellectual: The Thing That I am Not

Intellectual: The Thing That I am Not

Lucy over-promised with it’s trailers, and under-delivered in the theater. That’s the sad truth of it if you want Joe and TJ’s opinion. The ideas were good, but they were only half fleshed out and the film was a bit of a mess, really and that’s really a bummer. Also this week, TJ and Joe spend some time reflecting on the sad news of Robin Williams tragic death. He made many great films over the years that are worth remembering. And then a bit of other film news: everyone involved with ‘Galaxy Quest’ wants there to be a sequel, ‘Turtles’ beats ‘Guardians’ at the box office, and the ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ extended directors cut will come to Blu-ray in 2015 sometime.

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Leaked ‘Star Wars VII’ Set Photos Inside the Millennium Falcon

Leaked ‘Star Wars VII’ Set Photos Inside the Millennium Falcon
B. Alan Orange — MovieWeb

More set photos have leaked from Star Wars: Episode VII, which is continuing to shoot in London at Shepperton’s Pinewood Studios under the direction of J.J. Abrams. This time, we’re taken inside the iconic Millennium Falcon, which looks no different than it first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Get your first look from inside the Cockpit, where Han Solo and Chewbacca will pilot this legendary spacecraft that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. We also get to see what is either the hallway inside the ship itself, or the hallway of another spacecraft.

These are…

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‘Mortdecai’ Trailer — Johnny Depp as a Suave and Sophisticated Idiot

‘Mortdecai’ Trailer — Johnny Depp as a Suave and Sophisticated Idiot

We all know that the insane idiot is a role Johnny Depp is well suited for. But what about the suave and sophisticated idiot. Well if this trailer is any indication, he’s again, the right fit for the role. I will caution that though the role seems to suite him well, you may not quite want to take your kiddos to see this one as you would, say, a Pirates of the Caribbean film (though, truthfully, I don’t let my kids see those just yet). This one looks to be a bit darker and more on the crass side of the humor spectrum. It almost seems a bit like a cross between Johnny English slapstick almost…

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