JJ Abrams Talks Lessons Learned From ‘Star Wars’ Sequels & Why Having A Plan Is “The Most Critical Thing”

For more of the latest news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.The court heard how O'Donnell, who was pregnant at the time, had a long history of drug and alcohol misuse.Her lawyers at the time argued that O'Donnell was the victim of domestic violence.Last February, Anthony Hannay, also went on the run - but was eventually found hiding in the attic of a house in Worcester.Whilst on the run, Hannay appeared to be taunting officers by posting comments on the Facebook appeals West Mercia Police was making in their bid to find him.Someone using his name goaded them, with comments like: "Catch me if you can" and "Just cooking my steak so come after".

Liverpool tickets to the Carabao Cup final later this month.Abigail Rudkin took to Twitter to innocently ask if anyone knew of any spare tickets going for the showpiece final between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley on February 27.However, the 21-year-old revealed she was left disgusted and feeling repulsed by one particular response to her request.The football fan expressed her disbelief at the vulgar reply which she described as an "unsolicited sexual advance".In response to her post regarding ticket availability, Abigail initially received a message from a user claiming they had "spares for the final".The student questioned the legitimacy of the offer, asking: "Do you have proof?"To which the Twitter user replied: "Lol. Yes I can send it," before adding, "If you meet me at my hotel we can have 30 mins of fun and I'll give you the ticket."Understandably horrified, Abigail revealed she was left "feeling sick" at the inappropriate proposal.Who do you think will lift the Carabao Cup later this month: Liverpool or Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section."I couldn't believe it.

For more of the latest news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Clifford Rollox, 31, from Islington, north London, and Dutch national, Claude Isaac Castor, 31, from Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, were found guilty of perverting the course of justice after being hired locally to clean up the flat where the killers had stayed.They were seen removing a large suitcase on Christmas Day, but police were on the scene before they could finish the job and evidence recovered included a ripped up flight ticket stub including Hemissi’s name.Karaer’s cousin, Ahmet Karaer, suspected of helping to finance, plan and organise the murder, is wanted by police, having disappeared after being deported from Egypt where he was arrested for drug smuggling.Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said she will sentence those found guilty next Friday.Senior Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor, Louise Attrill, said the murder was part of a “a tit-for-tat rivalry between two very significant organised crime groups”.

@nicu_musings TikTok page with the caption: "May I never ever ever see this in a heart."He describes it as a "blood clot jumping in the heart" and notes it would be "cool if not so terrifying".The clip was watched thousands of times after it was uploaded on Friday (February 11) and many shocked viewers asked if and how the clot could be removed, to which Dr Michael replied: "Anticoagulation [medicine] and prayers."One viewer shared: "I had a PE (pulmonary embolism) that went to my heart and right lung."I should not have survived. It's truly a miracle that I'm alive."Someone else said: "I don't like this at all.

EXCLUSIVE: Cory Thompson has joined Stride as a hybrid lit/talent manager.

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Maze Runner franchise filmmaker Wes Ball is attached to direct Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Valiant Comic’s Harbinger, which remains in development at the studio.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation involving multiple bidders, Topic Studios has acquired the rights to Tom Lin’s debut novel The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, winner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, for TV series development. Topic Studios will produce alongside Theresa Kang-Lowe via her Blue Marble Pictures.

Dario Argento’s Berlin Film Festival Special Gala entry Dark Glasses plays out almost like a parody of his earlier work. Co-written with Franco Ferrini, it’s a lurid giallo about a killer slaughtering women in contemporary Rome. It lacks the suspense and style of Argento’s work in the 70s and 80s, while repeating various themes. 

Rumors are swirling around about John Mayer and Kiernan Shipka and it’s all because of these new photos, which you can see in our gallery here.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi.The actress, who played Rose Tico in Rian Johnson’s 2017 film in the Skywalker trilogy, spoke about Rose Tico, BB-8 and Finn’s trip to Canto Bright, a casino-cum-racetrack city, to track down the Master Codebreaker.“I love that scene,” Tran told Collider. “I mean, I’m [biased] so I guess I can say that.“I remember how I felt that day.

Star Wars.The actor, best known for his role as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street, was sharing an apartment with Hamill when casting was taking place for 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.Speaking in a new interview, Englund, who auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the film, said he told Hamill he should get in contact with the casting agents because he would be perfect for the now iconic role.“Mark Hamill was my roommate and I said to him, ‘You know, George Lucas is doing another movie and you might be right for this’,” the actor told the Inside Of You podcast.“So my once upon a time in Hollywood story is that Freddy Krueger told Luke Skywalker to call his agent and he got the part.

Star Wars film – but it’s no longer going to be attached to the sci-fi franchise.Back in 2013, when Snyder was gearing up to release Man Of Steel, news broke that he was developing a Star Wars movie inspired by Akira Kurosawa.According to Vulture, Snyder’s film was going to be separate from the new trilogy of Star Wars movies, Episodes VII, VIII and IX, but set within the Star Wars galaxy.The report stated that it would be a “Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, with the ronin and katana being replaced by the Force-wielding knights and their iconic lightsabers.”Often listed among the greatest films of all time, Seven Samurai is known to be a personal favourite of George Lucas’.

J.J. Abrams admits the latest “Star Wars” trilogy could have benefited from more thoughtful planning.

Years and years ago, Zack Snyder was reportedly interested in tackling a “Star Wars” film for Lucasfilm. The film was said to be Kurosawa-inspired and would take place in the galaxy far, far away.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav, a week after announcing a $43 billion deal to merge with WarnerMedia in a spinoff from AT&T, sees validation in today’s news that Amazon is swallowing MGM.

Rangers Of The New Republic, a Star Wars spin-off series from the world of The Manalorian, has been put on hold.Originally announced during Disney’s investor day last December, the show is no longer in active development according to a report published about The Mandalorian‘s Dave Filoni’s new job title.The Variety report discussed the several spin-offs that Filoni and Jon Favreau are executive producing for Disney+, including The Book Of Boba Fett, which is currently shooting and premiering in December, and Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson, and based on the character Filoni created in The Clone Wars.The publication then added that “a third announced spinoff, ‘Rangers of the New Republic’, is not currently in active development.”It’s not

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

When Knives Out released in 2019, no one predicted the success that the Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas and Chris Evans whodunnit would be engulfed with at the global box office as well as a deserved Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Rian Johnson. Now, however, it doesn't come as much a surprise that Knives Out 2 is currently in the works.The star-studded Knives Out 2 ensemble, who will join Craig aka Detective Benoit Blanc in the sequel, includes Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe and Leslie Odom Jr.

Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” sequel, coming to Netflix, has yet another major star attached to the cast. Shocking, I know.

A quarter-century on, the Tom Cruise-fronted franchise has perfected a recognizable house style. But that was not the approach when the series began.

A new animated Batman series are coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network!