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  • NewsBen Bussey

    Star Wars: Rey’s Parents Are Not In The Force Awakens, Says JJ Abrams

    If there’s one key question ‘Star Wars’ fans have been left with after ‘The Force Awakens,’ it’s that of where our new Jedi-in-waiting, Daisy Ridley’s Rey, actually came from. Then since the premiere of the ‘Rogue One’ trailer, some have pondered whether Felicity Jones’  Lyra Erso could be Rey’s mother. ‘The Force Awakens’ director JJ Abrams has at last entered the Rey fray (sorry), to give some advice to those desperately searching for clues.

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens Obliterates Global Box Office Records

    Disney had hoped it would be the first film to break the $100 million mark at the US box office on its opening day - and according to figures at Box Office Mojo it did this by a considerable margin, earning a whopping $120.5 million (approx £81 million) on Friday 18 December alone. This comfortably trashes the existing US opening day record held by ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,’ which made $91 million (£61 million) on its first day. It’s scored the highest ever opening day box

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Han Solo To Get Star Wars Spin-Off Movie From Lego Movie Directors

    By Variety Disney had been promising a series of spinoffs to the powerful ‘Star Wars’ franchise it acquired when it bought LucasFilm.  Now the studio is preparing a new feature focusing on the life of young hero Han Solo, to be directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, the partners who gained acclaim by helming ‘The Lego Movie’ and the ‘21 Jump Street’ films, Walt Disney Studios announced on Tuesday. - 7 Actors who hated being in Star Wars - Spielberg wrote The Rock a lovely fan letter - St