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The Last Jedi will be directed by Rian Johnson (Looper), while J.J. Abrams (who directed The Force Awakens) is serving as an executive producer.

After directing The Force Awakens, Abrams will be staying on as an Executive Producer and creative consultant for the franchise, while the reins will be handed over to writer / director Rian Johnson (who landed the gig back in June 2014).

Not exact matches

Abrams always called directing «The Force Awakens» a once in a lifetime job, and because of that, then head of Paramount Brad Grey was gracious enough to let Abrams jump over to Disney / Lucasfilm to make the movie.

After overseeing the reboot of the Star Trek film franchise, he took the reins to steer movie goers back to that galaxy far, far away, directing and executive producing Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Synopsis: A young man (Joe Seo) is forced to take a night job at a spa when his family suffers financial woes, introducing him to an underground world of gay sex that sparks his sexual awakening in this drama directed by Andrew Ahn.

The Ryan Coogler - directed film becomes only the fourth film ever to cross $ 100 million mark its second weekend along with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, and The Avengers.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 18th and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C - 3PO), Kenny Baker (R2 - D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong» o (12 Years a Slave), Ken Leung (Lost), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

J.J. directed the first instalment of the new trilogy before Rian Johnson took over for the upcoming second instalment and eighth mainline movie, and Domhnall has said he's pleased J.J. is making a return as he did a «brilliant job» on «The Force Awakens».

Abrams also directed Episode VII: Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015, but handed Episode VIII: The Next Jedi (2017) over to Rian Johnson.

In U.S / Canada, the Russo brothers - directed pic earned $ 22.5 M for the 3 - day from 408 Imax screens (or 9 % of Infinity War «s weekend) which is the best Marvel debut for the large format exhibitor and their third biggest of all - time stateside after Force Awakens ($ 30M) and The Last Jedi ($ 24.7 M).

Of course, we don't know any new details on the sequel yet, mostly because we don't really know what happens in The Force Awakens, but Johnson is definitely writing and directing.

Pacific Rim: Uprising is set for release on February 23rd 2018, with Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil) directing a cast that includes John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Adria Arjona (True Detective), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath), Karan Brar (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Nick Tarabay (Spartacus), Zhang Jin (Ip Man 3), Mackenyu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown).

Pacific Rim: Maelstrom is set for release on February 23rd 2018, with Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil) directing a cast that also includes John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Adria Arjona (True Detective), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath), Karan Brar (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Nick Tarabay (Spartacus) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown).

When: December 11th Why: It's not very often that you see a film's release date moved to a more competitive time of year, but Warner Bros.» decision to push «In the Heart of the Sea» from last March to December (one week before the release of «The Force Awakens») speaks volumes of the studio's confidence in the Ron Howard - directed historical epic.

This is exactly what Abrams did with Star Trek Into Darkness, which was clearly the lesser of his two trips on the Enterprise, and while he isn't using new actors in the same roles as was the case there, it is easy, and arguably encouraged, to draw a direct line from nearly every character in The Force Awakens to a counterpart in A New Hope.

Written and directed by filmmaker Rian Johnson (of Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper), Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second entry in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following J.J. Abrams» Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Following the news of the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting this coming Friday in select IMAX cinemas in the US, some plot rumours have surfaced about the spin - off movie, set for release in 2016 and to be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla).

Gareth Edwards, director of last year's Godzilla, will be directing a Star Wars spinoff film set for release on December 16, 2016, a little under a year after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The film, «A Most Violent Year,» directed by J.C. Chandor of «All Is Lost,» stars Oscar Isaac of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» as Abel Morales, who owns a heating - oil company.

Enter 2049 and whilst nearly all had concerns that it was just going to sully the original, I went in with no such concerns and came out feeling that it had taken the themes of the original and improved on them in almost every single way — and anyone who can get such a superb performance out of Harrison Ford after his utterly cringe - worthy «trad - dad» turn in the awful The Force Awakens needs to win every directing award going!

I know we're all uber - excited about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and I don't mean to diminish that enthusiasm in any way — BUT, I might be the teensiest bit more excited about the Gareth Edwards directed anthology, newly dubbed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

The 4 - day for Black Panther should be around $ 242.4 M. Ticket sales for the Ryan Coogler - directed movie were -34 % on Presidents Day Monday for $ 40M - $ 40.1 M. With those figures, Black Panther could very well own the all - time Monday domestic record as well, beating Force Awakens» $ 40.1 M. Another big winner for Disney, which now owns eight of the top 10 slots on the all - time domestic openers chart.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong» o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.

X-Men: Apocalypse is set for release on May 19th, 2016 and will be directed by Bryan Singer with James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Evan Peters (Quicksilver) and Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) set to star alongside Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan (Mud) as Cyclops and Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) as Storm.

The follow - up to Guillermo del Toro's 2013 action sci - fi is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil) and will star John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as the son of Idris Elba's Stacker Pentecost alongside Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad) and Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000).

From Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens we get multi-builds, piles of bouncing Lego bricks that can be directed to different locations, offering multiple solutions to some of the game's puzzles.

The highly - anticipated sequel to The Force Awakens, being directed by Rian Johnson, was originally scheduled by Lucasfilm / Disney for May 26th, 2017.

Black Panther will of course also hit the big screen next year, with Ryan Coogler (Creed) directing Captain America: Civil War star Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa alongside Lupita Nyong» o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Nakia, Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four) as Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) as Okoye, Winston Duke (Person of Interest) as M'Baku, Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Zuri, Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) as W'Kabi, Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) as Ramonda, Florence Kasumba (Captain America: Civil War) as Ayo, Martin Freeman (Captain America: Civil War) as Everett Ross, Andy Serkis (Captain America: Civil War) as Ulysses Klaue, Letitia Wright (Ready Player One) as Shuri and Nabiyah Be as Nightshade.

It has been directed by accomplished actor Andy Serkis (star of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens», «Rise of the Planet of the Apes» and «Lord of the Rings») in his directorial debut, and written by the Academy Award nominated William Nicholson («Gladiator», «Les Miserables»).

The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote or co-wrote original trilogy Star Wars movies The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as 2015 franchise reboot The Force Awakens, along with his son Jonathan Kasdan, whose previous credits include writing and directing the rom - com The First Time.

The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson, immediately follows the events of 2015's smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong» o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, continuing the beloved original trilogy about Luke, Leia, Han & Chewie that ended in 1983, is directed by J.J. Abrams, of the films Mission: Impossible 3, Star Trek, Super 8 and Star Trek Into Darkness.

Disney has debuted a Japanese trailer for Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams.

Its trilogy predecessor, «The Force Awakens,» went on to gross more than $ 2 billion worldwide — the only film not directed by James Cameron to do so.

The days of direct sequels are still with us — Star Wars: The Last Jedi begins practically at the next moment after The Force Awakens concludes — but the major studios in Hollywood have concluded that there are other, possibly more profitable methods of bringing properties they own back to life.

Serkis will portray Baloo in «Jungle Book: Origins,» which he is also directing, and the buzz - worthy Supreme Leader Snoke in «Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.»

Star Wars: The Force Awakens was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy A...

Written by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens writer Lawrence Kasdan along with his son Jon Kasdan, the Han Solo film is directed by The LEGO Movie's Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

The 34 - year - old actress plays alien Maz Kanata and had a significant role in the J.J. Abrams - directed «The Force Awakens», but Nyong» o doesn't know what the future holds for her character.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 17th in the UK and December 18th in the States and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C - 3PO), Kenny Baker (R2 - D2), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong» o (12 Years a Slave), Ken Leung (Lost), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

A new actor has stepped into the role of the sardonic but loveable droid R2 - D2 for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the next installment of the main saga and the direct sequel to 2015's The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams will return to write and direct Star Wars: Episode: IX, following the departure of Colin Trevorrow.

Pacific Rim: Maelstrom is set for release on February 23rd 2018 with Steven DeKnight (Daredevil) directing a cast that includes John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Adria Arjona (True Detective), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown).

Abrams directed 2015's «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» and is the director of «Star Wars: Episode IX,» which opens on Dec. 20, 2019.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 18th and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C - 3PO), Kenny Baker (R2 - D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong» o (12 Years a Slave), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Greg Grunberg (Heroes), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

Written and directed by Rian Johnson («Looper»), this installment picks up literally where 2015's «The Force Awakens» left off.

The Last Jedi has been written and directed by Rian Johnson, while The Force Awakens's director J.J. Abrams took on the role of executive producer, along with Jason McGatlin and Tom Karnowski.

The official novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the highly anticipated blockbuster film directed by J. J. Abrams, hitting cinemas in December 2015.