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'Star Wars' X-Wing prop hits target selling for £1.9m at auction
The Red Leader X-wing — which is 22 inches long — was used by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) during the production of Star Wars.
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Sam Neill defends 'Jurassic Park III' and notorious talking raptor scene
Sam Neill has plenty of kind words for the 2001 sequel to 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World'.
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'Jumanji' child star Bradley Pierce reveals Robin Williams stood up to producers on his behalf
Bradley Pierce says Robin Williams defended he and Kirsten Dunst over working hours.
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'Frozen's Josh Gad lining up for 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' sequel with original director
Disney is in talks with director Joe Johnston to make a sequel to his family classic Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.
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Director Joe Johnston says Narnia: The Silver Chair will be his final film
67-year old filmmaker's credits include Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger.
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'Captain America' Director Joe Johnston Boards 'Narnia' Revival 'The Silver Chair'
Captain America: The First Avenger helmer Joe Johnston will journey to Narnia: The Silver Chair, a revival of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series. TriStar Pictures will partner with the Mark Gordon Company, the C.S. Lewis Company, and Entertainment One on the project with Mark Gordon, Lewis’ stepson Douglas Gresham, Vincent Sieber, and Melvin Adams producing the pic.
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The Rocketeer At 25: Revisiting An Underrated Comic Book Movie Classic
Johnston has notably returned to comic book fare in more recent years, directing 2011’s ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ for Marvel – and there can be little question in anyone’s mind that ‘The Rocketeer’ was his main calling card for that particular job. The films are of course very far removed in tone and content – but both are hugely faithful to the spirit of their source material, so much so that it’s almost as if the character literally leapt off the page and onto the screen.
