Do You Want To See Tron Rebooted? A Forcestrong Fan Article

Tron: Its Legacy

Forgive me for breaking the Star Wars mold, but surely I’m not the only one who is crying out for Tron to be re-booted. Growing up in the 80’s Tron shaped my love for all things sci-fi and geek related. Truth be told, I saw it before a New Hope (don't shoot me).

Tron shares many similarities with Star Wars and has a universe that can be expanded and explored indefinitely! Tron Legacy and Uprising, the latter I will discuss at a later date, are proof of this. It’s a crying shame that Disney hasn’t given the go ahead for a third film already. Sure, we’ve heard the odd rumbling, but nothing concrete.

Tron has been in sleep mode for far too long and deserves to be at the forefront of all things sci-fi and geek. We love the characters and the world in which they live in. The Users, programmes, ISOs, disc wars, Lightcycles, Recognisers… all of it!! I train to Daft Punks soundtrack to Legacy and often keep dreaming of a world that I hope to see again. Sincerely, I hope so because I for one would be very sad if all the rumblings were false dawns and Tron has reached the end of line.

Written by Melvyn Wan-Kenobi

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'Star Wars: Rebels' POP Figures Are Coming! Sneak Peek!

The Funko Pop series of epic vinyl figures has covered just about every major character from all seven Star Wars films, with new collectibles already announced for this December’s upcoming anthology prequel, Rogue One (see them here). But Star Wars isn’t just movies these days, and Jedi fanatics have been wondering just when Funko would get around to making figures based on the ragtag crew of the rebel ship The Ghost.

Announcing the full line of

Star Wars Rebels Pops!

Funko announced (official announcement here) that they’re releasing the first full series of figures from Disney XD’s Star Wars: Rebels animated series. Now you’ll be able to proudly prop up Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Zeb, Hera Syndulla, Chopper, Sabine, and Ahsoka Tano (some available now here) right up next to Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest. 

New Clips And Images From Rebels Season 3

There's a lot of fan excitement going into Season 3 about the introduction of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the beloved Expanded Universe/Legends character who will finally be making his debut into official Star Wars canon via Rebels. Above you'll see a new images of Thrawn alongside his fellow Imperials (Grand Moff Tarkin included). Few new pics below:

Kanan in his new mask (now that he's been blinded by Darth Maul)

Ezra continuing to display increasingly impressive abilities - even
 as there is concern as to how much that Sith holocron he's opened up is an
indicator that he is going down the wrong path.

When the Disney XD animated series returns on tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, it heralds the return of the villain who first picked up the pieces of the shattered galactic Empire and served as antagonist in the ongoing stories of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo. Thrawn was the central foe in author Timothy Zahn’s trilogy of Star Wars novels in the early 1990s, which became a new hope of sorts for fans who suddenly found the story didn’t end with Return of the Jedi.

“It was a huge deal. You couldn’t believe it,” says Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni, who was just a kid when the first book in the Thrawn trilogy came out in 1991. “I would go the bookstore and you’d see all the Star Trek books, tons of Star Trek books, and nothing Star Wars. Then all of a sudden this standee appeared! We waited for that book and we devoured it because we were so hungry for the continuation of the saga.”

Have you read the original Thrawn trilogy? Sound off on our Forcestrong Group. 

Disney Confirms New Star Wars Movie For 2020

Disney confirmed a third Star Wars film in the standalone series that will begin this December with "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." CEO Bob Iger told an investor gathering today that his company has largely “figured out the odds for making good films” as he talked up long-term planning for franchises including Star Wars.

Meanwhile he just heard a pitch from the director of the Star Wars movie due in 2019, and has hired a writer who’s developing another stand-alone Star Wars film for 2020.

So if you're counting, that means those who were born on the same 1977 day as "Star Wars" hit theaters will be 43 when this movie comes out. Since the series' popularity seems to just keep going, someday those same people will be able to take their great-great grand kids to watch a galaxy far, far away unfold on the big screen. (Although by then will we even see movies in theaters? They'll probably just beam them directly to our brain.)

So mark your calendars, you've got "Rogue One" this December, Episode VIII in December of 2017, a as-yet-untitled young Han Solo film in 2018, then Episode IX in 2019, and now this movie in 2020. The films are alternating release years between the remaining two of the original series and the three standalone movies.

Who do you think the movie will be about? A continuation of the new trilogy? Expanding on the background of an already well loved character? You tell us, Forcestrong!

We Are Giving Away A Glow-In-The-Dark Yoda POP In October!

So, a few weeks after the Funko Pop figures came out last year I was at my local Walgreen store. You can probably guess the story from here. I picked up two of these Glow-In-The-Dark Yoda figures. Long story short (or short story short), I'm giving away the extra one to one lucky Forcestrong Member!

All you have to do is like our page here, mark that you are going to our event here, and then share the same event on your timeline (as public so I can verify it). If you do those 3 things you will be entered into our drawing for the POP figure. 

You can also get additional entries by inviting your friends to the event, for every 20 friends that you invite I will give you an additional number which will give you an additional chance to win. Full details are on the event page. Make sure you comment the number of invites on the event so I can add your additional entries and verify the invites.

If you have any questions you can message me on Facebook or email me at forcestrong@outlook.com.  Good luck and share with your friends.

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Will Episode VIII Be Mark Hamill's Last? Possible Spoilers!

Spoiler Alert*

We didn't see or hear a whole heck of a lot of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens... Never fear though because they're totally going to make up for that in Star Wars Episode VIII and Episode IX, right? We know from numerous sources that Luke Skywalker will be a fairly major part of the next part of the Star Wars saga, Episode VIII, but now, comments from The Master Jedi himself have cast some doubt on whether or not he'll be in Episode IX at all.

While interviewing Ray Davies at a special event in London over the weekend (via Den of Geek), Hamill told the crowd that "I finish Episode VIII, and then I’m out of work", hinting that Luke Skywalker will not be a part of Episode 9.

You heard it from the horse's mouth... What do you think? Will Episode VIII be Luke's last? Sound off on our Facebook Group.

The Force Awakens made it clear that these new chapters won't shy away from big deaths if it serves the story, and there's no question that Luke's death would hit hard. Of course, that's just one implication of what may yet turn out to be a throwaway comment by Hamill - for all we know he just hasn't got round to signing a new contract yet - so we'll just put this one under wait and see.

Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, and Benicio del Toro, Star Wars: Episode 8 opens in cinemas on December 15, 2017.

Director Of Rogue One Corrects The Record - What's Different?

In May, reports emerged about reshoots for Disney's first-ever Star Wars spinoff movie, Rogue One, leading some to believe the film was in some way in trouble. Now, director Gareth Edwards has responded, saying the reshoots--which are commonplace in film--were planned from the start.

"I mean, it was always part of the plan to do reshoots. We always knew we were coming back somewhere to do stuff," he told Entertainment Weekly. "We just didn't know what it would be until we started sculpting the film in the edit."

Reports suggested the reshoots were done to "lighten the mood." Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who is a producer on Rogue One, said the movie's tone and story is not changing.

"There's nothing about the story that's changing, with a few things that we're picking up in additional photography," she explained. "I think that's the most important thing, to reassure fans that it's the movie we intended to make."

Edwards added that he thinks concerns over Rogue One's reshoots were "blown out of proportion a little bit." He's also now increasingly skeptical of the internet.

Shouldn't we all be skeptical of the internet... I always am. Hopefully that puts the rumors to rest. Read the full article from Gamespot here.

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Rogue One is going rogue...

The next movie in the Star Wars canon is going rogue from the classic series in a lot of ways — and not just because it’s called, well, Rogue One. The Disney-backed spinoff is leaving the story of the Skywalker family behind, for starters, instead focusing on a brand-new rebel fighter. It’s depicting events that occur in between the chronology of the original six episodes.

But one of the biggest breaks with tradition, according to Entertainment Weekly, will definitely be the movie’s style. Even the iconicStar Wars opening script crawl, which has been a standard across the trilogies, is still very much up for debate in the new spinoff — and may not make it in.

“The crawl and some of those elements live so specifically within the ‘saga’ films that we are having a lot of discussion about what will define the [stand-alone] Star Wars Stories separate and apart from the saga films,” said Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. “So we’re right in the middle of talking about that.”

I think it should have the crawl. I mean the TV shows, comics, and everything has it. What do you think? Sound off on our Facebook Group. Read full article on Time here.

Star Wars: Battlefront 'Bespin' And More Game Upgrades

Now we can finally carbon freeze our fellow gamers in the lastest round of DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront. Bespin is a beautiful location full of grass, fountains, sculptures and stunning buildings that are in stark contrast to the rampaging AT-AT Walkers and orbital strikes raining down overhead. It is is a very important addition to Star Wars: Battlefront because it brings back the iconic carbon-freezing chamber where Luke and Darth Vader famously fought each and Han Solo was frozen before delivering on of the most iconic lines in the films. This time the graphics capture it better than ever with steam pouring from vents and eerie lighting shining from bellow. Structurally the five new maps in Bespin offer up wide open spaces, which favor snipers down to claustrophobic choke points that become a storm of grenades and laser fire.

There is a decent assortment of new weapons and Star Cards that aren’t game changers but do certainly add something to the game. Getting to play Lando is a lot of fun but he does take a bit more finesse than other characters as he is more a support character where the newly included bounty hunter Dengar is just a damage machine and feels a bit overpowered and it is surprisingly funny. The new game mode Sabotage is fun but not terrible dissimilar to any other capture the point mode, this time you are trying to blow up generators and defend extraction points. You can now play fighter squadron around, above and bellow Cloud City in one of it’s cloud cars and Emperor Palpatine now has his shock troopers replaced with the iconic Imperial Guard. The level cap is now at 70 and there have been a huge number of balance changes. It is is a strong piece of DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront but I betting the Death Star content coming this fall will be the biggest crowd pleaser this year. I give Bespin 8 out of 10.

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Star Wars Battlefront Single Player mode update: PS4 and Xbox One leak brings a new hope
STAR WARS Battlefront fans have been teased with a new single player mode feature on Xbox One, PS4 and PC for quite sometime and it appears it may have finally surfaced.

While EA have confirmed that a single player mode is definitely on the cards for Battlefront 2, fans have been waiting to find out more on what might arrive for the original title later this year.

When developers DICE revealed their summer content plans for Star War Battlefront, they confirmed that a new single player experience would be part of that.

“We also have a couple of surprises in store that we know our fans have been looking for, especially those who have been clamoring for ways to have more options to enjoy Star Wars Battlefront offline. More to come soon,” an official developer message revealed.

Fans have now found further evidence of what that offline mode might be like.

-From Express

New Millennium Falcon And Episode 8 Photos

Click pic to see Gallery from TMZ

Movie honchos have been tight-lipped about everything "Star Wars: Episode 8" ... but now fans of the series can get a better idea of what to expect from the movie's greatest ship.

In pics taken over the London set of the upcoming movie it's clear to see the Millennium Falcon in all its glory. We're unsure exactly what the scene entails ... but the pics are the biggest sneak peek Star Wars fans have gotten from the film yet.

Here's to hoping the Falcon stays in one piece.

The above story is from TMZ. Click pic at the top to see entire gallery.

First up is a shot of a Resistance X-Wing, complete with a crew member cleaning the window (“Good. Bad. I’m the guy with the microfiber sham,” Johnson deadpans on his Tumblr). I’ve done a bunch of squinting at this image and I’ve come to the conclusion that the pilot sitting in the cockpit is no one we have seen in a Star Wars movie before. The graininess of the image makes me wonder if we’re looking at Noah Segan, who has seemingly joined the cast, but that’s just a wild guess. Ignore it. I’m just saying words.

Our best look at the film’s sets so far have come from director Rian Johnson, who occasionally shares behind-the-scenes images on his social media. Now, he’s shared two new images and announced that filming had officially reached the halfway point. (so I guess we're halfway to finding out the title of Ep. 8)

Johnson revealed the news and the photographs on his Tumblr page.

The second photo features a First Order Operative standing at some kind of console while a crew member, armed with another microfiber sham, gives everything a good wipe. Much like the set designs on The Force Awakens, this looks like it was torn straight out of the original trilogy.

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Is The Iconic 'Star Wars Crawl' From R2-D2?

I've said this for years. Looks like R2-D2 is the main character of Star Wars and also the narrator...

Star Wars has got a lot of iconic moments and visuals, but maybe nothing screams Star Wars more than the opening title crawl. From the second you see “a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away” and the music cues up, you know that this is a Star Wars film. These words come from an anonymous narrator, who I didn’t know about until today, but apparently he exists. The identity of this narrator has been a mystery since 1977, but now we finally have a face to match the words with, thanks to none other than the former master of all things Star Wars, George Lucas.

As it turns out, R2-D2 may be the main character of Star Wars after all. Not only that, but he could actually be the story's narrator, recounting the entire saga a hundred years after Star Wars: Episode VI.

According to Chris Taylor, author of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, the theory of R2-D2 being the narrator comes from creator George Lucas himself. Lucas shared the idea -- calling it "his ultimate framing device" -- with animation director Rob Coleman on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

The entire story of Star Wars is actually being recounted to the keeper of the Journal of the Whills—remember that?—a hundred years after the events of Return of the Jedi by none other than R2-D2.

The theory makes sense, according to Taylor, because R2-D2 is prominent in every movie, never gets his memory wiped like C-3PO, and is determined to get to Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV because he knows Obi-Wan's true history.

Perhaps most importantly is that if R2-D2 is telling the story, that may be why he appears to always be the hero, Taylor writes. I've always thought that the droids were the main characters, now it seems like it's been confirmed. What do you think?

Do You Want To See 'EU/Legends' Movies In The Future?

Lots of strong feelings come up for some fans when you talk about the EU, now Legends. I've always liked the Expanded view that it added to the Star Wars Universe, but do some take it too far?

A group of Star Wars fans has paid almost $5,000 for a San Francisco billboard, using it to petition Lucasfilm for the return of the franchise's Expanded Universe.

According to JoBlo, a group of fans called GiveUsLegends raised $4,784 via crowdfunding to pay for a billboard in San Francisco at the corner of Steiner and Lombar asking for the return of the EU to canon. It reads, “Dear Lucasfilm, Please continue The Original Expanded Universe, the epic story that existed from 1976-2014. Thank you. www.giveuslegends.net.” Check it out below.

I'm sure you've seen the arguments and discussions on our Forcestrong Facebook Group and other online forums. So, do you want to continue the EU story lines? Would you like Legends movies?

Forcestrong Reacts To 'The Original Trilogy' Coming Back To The Big Screen

The original trilogy is heading back to theaters this summer. Entertainment Weekly reports that Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi will play back to back in select Alamo Drafthouse theaters in 20 cities this August.

BUT IT'S THE REMASTERED VERSION...

That little detail set off some Forcestrong members... Are these just chronic complainers or do they have a point? Some real fan reactions below:

A few fans said, 

"(For the curious, the editions being screened are not the original theater releases, but the 1997 "Special Edition" versions.)... They can fuck off then!".

"These are the 97 remakes. If it was origional theatrical versions I would be in. One thing I wish Disney would do is get rid of these remakes from 97.". Others reminded us, "Article says it is the 1997 rerelease version. I will probably skip this as I watched all 7 episodes back to back on the big screen in Dec when The Force Awakens was released." and "whatever happened to making all of the films 3D and re-releasing them? I went and saw Episode I but then they never did the other ones".

Not all reactions were negative. These were some of the happier fan responses, 

" GO Alamo drafthouse!!!! I knew they would do something like this!!!!"

"Gotta laugh at all the haters saying "fuck them its the terrible 97 reissues"... Most of them were brought up on the reissues as they're too young for the original releases. These are the same people who hate the prequels and Force Awakens claiming them to be shit. Well I say to you as someone who watched RotJ on its original release in 83 as a 5 year old you're all whiney ass crybaby fucknuts. Star Wars is/has and always will be fucking awesome...all 7 films and the reissues...don't agree tough shit get to bed its way past your bedtime child".

Admitted more responses were of the negative tone than positive but I'm personally excited about it. Sound off on our Forcestrong Facebook Group and let us know how you feel about this. Will you be watching them?

MTV Awards Spoilers! How Did 'The Force Awakens' Do?

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart hosted the show, opening it "Mad Max" style by riding through Warner Bros. Studios strapped to the front of a tricked-out truck. Later, they performed a rap song about the year's films that repeated the refrain "Leo got (expletive) by a bear" in reference to "The Revenant."

Star Wars: The Force Awakens was named movie of the year at the 25th MTV Movie Awards on Saturday. The audience at Warner Bros. Studios waved what looked like red and blue lightsabers as star Daisy Ridley and director J.J. Abrams accepted the final golden popcorn trophy at Saturday night's ceremony.

The film was nominated for 11 awards going into the Los Angeles ceremony, but only won three including prizes for its stars Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver. Ridley beat her Star Wars co-star John Boyega to win the breakthrough performance award, while Driver was voted best villain for his role in the franchise.

Following on from his Oscar win in February, Leonardo DiCaprio won best male performance for his role in The Revenant.

Will Smith and Melissa McCarthy each received special honors, and their heartfelt speeches were respites of sincerity in an expletive-laden show that featured more F-bombs than awards.

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The Future Looks Bright For Star Wars Fans! What Comes Next?

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" smashed box-office records, taking only 12 days to gross $1 billion and only 20 to become the highest-grossing domestic film. The film has successfully rebooted the "Star Wars" franchise and set high expectations for the Disney-produced films to follow, which will consist of six films total through 2020.

In addition to Episodes VII-XI, three stand-alone spin-off films make up the Anthology series. "Rogue One," the first, will hit theaters December 16, 2016, and has a new trailer. A Han Solo origin film and Boba Fett film will round out the series for now.

Disney is continuing to invest in strong female leads. Many were pleased that Star Wars: The Force Awakens starred a fierce heroine, Daisy Ridley, as its lightsaber-wielding Jedi disciple warrior. The trailer for Rogue One confirms that the spinoff, too, will have a female lead, with Oscar nominee (and fellow Brit) Felicity Jones playing Jyn Erso, a rebellious fighter forced to complete a dangerous mission.

Aside from Jones, the cast includes Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Jiang Wen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen, and Alan Tudyk as a motion-capture character.

But Disney might not stop making Star Wars movies in 2020, a new report indicates, as the company is apparently planning at least five more standalone pictures on top of the ones that are currently in development.

“There are some really cool things being discussed. It is very exciting to see how it is being put together,” J.J. Abrams told The Sun, which also reports that Disney is working on projects focusing on new and legacy characters. Movies for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu are among the ideas Disney execs are toying with.

I'm probably most excited about Rogue One and the other anthology movies. Sound off on our Forcestrong Facebook Group (30,000+ Members) and let us know what you're most excited to see.

Homemade Full-size 'Chicken Walker' (AT-ST) Replica

Do you think your backyard tree house or fort is impressive? Then check this out!

Built in his backyard, this AT-ST is constructed of wood, plastic, and sheet metal. On the inside it is decked out with joysticks, display panels, and other knobs and buttons for your imagination to go wild with. It even features solar panels on the roof to power two ventilation fans to keep you cool while daydreaming of blowing up Rebel scum on Hoth.

Check out the videos below:

Full story from Hackaday.

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Daisy Talks Episode VIII Filming & More

Daisy Ridley sat down Monday for a Facebook live chat about the home release of Episode VII, of course the topic of Episode VIII inevitably came up. Ridley was asked to compare her experiences working on the two films. The actress said they are two different animals--for a number of reasons. She also mentions she's not sure just yet if she'll even be in Episode IX.

“They’re honestly two very different things,” Ridley said. “[The Force Awakens] was like the beginning of the whole thing, and it was terrifying and incredibly rewarding. I felt like I pushed myself beyond boundaries I thought I had. Now I feel more together and present. Now I look at things and think, how are people going to react to that?”

This response made Ridley sound a little like her alter ego, Rey, who has gone from a desert loner searching for home to a Jedi adept ready to accept her role in the Force. Ridley added that she now feels a “responsibility” to both the character and her fans.

“Carrie [Fisher] calls herself the custodian of Leia, and now I feel like the custodian of Rey,” Ridley said. “I know what people liked in [The Force Awakens] and now I feel like I’m carrying that responsibility, which is nicer cause I feel like I’m more part of it. I couldn’t say I’m enjoying either one more. It’s all this incredible journey. And then if I am in 9, all three will be one amazing journey that involves thousands of people. I think of Episodes VII, VIII, and IX as part of one experience, not three different ones.”

Overall, Ridley said she couldn't say which movie, Episode VII or Episode VIII, she's enjoyed making more. Instead, she sees the overall new trilogy--spanning Episodes VII through IX, as an "incredible journey." Also, interestingly, she said she's not completely sure that she will be in Episode IX.

I for one can't wait for the next chapter of this 'journey'! I'm very happy about the choice for Rey and I'm excited to see how Finn, Poe, and the rest of the gang come into their own.

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Sources:  EW, Gamespot

Forcestrong Week-In-Review: Do You Miss The Old Battlefront? Kylo's childhood, Evil R2, And More.

Do you wish they would have stuck to the original two Battlefront games?
I don't play the new BF as much as I thought I would... 

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GOTG Vol. 2: Top 5 Things That We Are Exited About

After a surprising kickoff as the fourth highest grossing Marvel movie ever, Guardians of the Galaxy is gearing up for its second installment. Personally, I CAN'T WAIT!

Filming is underway in Atlanta and with all Marvel movies lips are tight. We do have 5 things we are REALLY excited about for the sequel:

1.  The director, James Gunn's, pitch for the sequel actually made Chris Pratt cry.

"I will say that [James Gunn's] pitch and his idea legitimately put tears in my eyes," said Pratt. "It is so good... I cannot wait to get started on it, and I cannot wait for people to see what he's going to pull off with this second movie. It's so, so big and so good."

2.  Gamora will get more merchandise this time. She was not equally represented last time in the merchandising department. 

"I had a big conversation about [Gamora merchandising] yesterday with one of my producers at Marvel about trying to make sure, especially that Gamora is represented more in stuff and all the 'Guardians' toys, but especially all the clothing and bed sheets and all that stuff," he explained in December 2015. "I think it's really important -- that often times it's something Marvel is concerned with, as I am. It's frustrating and stuff and so it bums me out."

3.  Nebula will be back for a second round, this time she could change her views.

"I think what I'm really excited about it delving into the sisterly relationship between Gamora and Nebula," said Gillan. "I think that we're going to see a little bit more of that, and it's going to be a bit more fleshed out."

4.  Yet another Stan Lee cameo ;)

"I love Stan Lee. He's a great man. He's one of my favorite people in the world. I still get giddy like a school girl whenever I'm around him, and he's also nice to me, so why would I not want him in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2?'" 

5.  NEW CHARACTERS!

"We have a new cast member playing a new member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and she was the most awesome and easiest person I've ever had to cast, and blew me the fuck away. Really. She's amazing and I can't wait to share her with the world." 

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John Williams Teams With Boston Pops Orchestra In May!

A galaxy far, far away will be brought a little closer... TO BOSTON THIS MAY! John Williams will take the baton on May 12th and 13th for two of the Pop's Film Nights.

Clips will be shone of some of the film classics that Williams has scored. Films to be featured will include:  Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and the Harry Potter series. I'm not kidding when I say that I wish I lived closer to Boston :)

Some of the rest of their 2016 lineup is just as exciting. Check it out below.

WWLP Reports:

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, a baritone crooner on the side, also will perform during the spring season, which kicks off May 6 and runs through June 18. So will the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, guitarist Tom Scholz of the band Boston, and Broadway star Sutton Foster.

“We couldn’t be happier with the terrific lineup of guest artists joining us for the 2016 Boston Pops season,” Lockhart told The Associated Press. “I can’t remember a more diverse season with such great potential, both to please our loyal audiences and reach out and entice music lovers of all ages.”

Williams, the Pops’ conductor laureate, was the force behind the music for all seven “Star Wars” films. He’ll take the baton on May 12-13 for the Pops’ Film Night appearances, which will screen clips from those movies as well as other film classics Williams wrote music for: “Jaws,” the “Indiana Jones” movies and the “Harry Potter” series.

On June 4, Lockhart — now in his 21st season as conductor of the group nicknamed “America’s Orchestra” — will take the stage for a performance of Williams’ entire score from the 1981 blockbuster film “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

The Pops also will pay tribute to rock legends David Bowie and Eagles frontman Glenn Frey, who both died last month, in “Beatles to Led Zeppelin” concerts on May 10-11 featuring Scholz and devoted to classic rock.

For the first time, the orchestra is teaming up with the University of Connecticut’s popular puppet arts program — whose graduates have created marionettes for “The Lion King” and “The Muppets” — for a May 21 concert dubbed “Puppets with the Pops.”

MacFarlane kicks off the spring season with a May 6 presentation of American classics from the 1940s and ’50s. Wilson closes it out June 17-18 with a 50th anniversary performance of hits from 1966’s “Pet Sounds,” widely considered one of the Beach Boys’ best albums.

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TMNT 'Out Of The Shadows' Posters Revealed. What Do They Remind You Of?

You've probably seen the trailers and TV spots but Paramount just released the first four posters for TMNT Out Of The Shadows movie!  They picture each of the four turtles looking down upon New York City.  Check Below

Seems like a bit of a nod to The Dark Knight... ??  Let us know what you think.

Directed by franchise newcomer David Green and starring Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Johnny Knoxville, Tyler Perry, Will Arnett and more, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" is scheduled for release on June 3, 2016.

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The Force Breaks More Records In The New Year! Surpasses Some BIG Ones.

Building towards the inevitable overtaking of Avatar, Star Wars TFA breaks new records today. Some big names like Titanic and Jurassic World have already fallen!

NBC reports:

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million over the New Year's weekend and topping the box office for a third week, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In addition to setting a new high mark in New Year's box office history, the record-busting film blew past the domestic grosses of both "Jurassic World" ($652.3 million) and "Titanic" ($658.7 million) to become the second-highest earner of all time with $740.3 million in just 19 days of release. 

The top domestic film is "Avatar" with a $760.5 million lifetime domestic gross, but "Star Wars" is barreling in to surpass it soon. For context, it took "Avatar" 72 days to reach $700 million. "Star Wars" did that in 16 days.

Well, how many times have you seen it? When will it overtake Avatar?

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