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‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson is developing an entirely new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy

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On what continues to be an eventful Thursday afternoon, Lucasfilm just announced that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is creating a brand new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he will be writing and directing, that will take place in a whole new part of the galaxy far, far away that we have never seen before.

“We all loved working with Rian on The Last Jedi,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said. “He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy.”

In a joint statement issued by Johnson and his longtime collaborator Ram Bergman, who produced The Last Jedi and team-up with Johnson once again for the first installment in the new trilogy, the duo expressed their love and immense amount of enthusiasm for the Star Wars franchise.

“We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi,” Johnson and Bergman said. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”

While Star Wars fans will undoubtedly, and rightfully, stay cautiously optimistic about Lucasfilm’s plans for a new trilogy until after they see how The Last Jedi turns out on December 15, this is a big move on the studio’s behalf and only goes to show how confident they are in Johnson as a filmmaker and someone that can truly help evolve this long-running franchise.

A release date for the first film in the new Star Wars trilogy has not been announced.

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The first ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ trailer teases an action-packed dinosaur rescue mission

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Life finds a way! Following a plethora of teasers and behind the scenes footage this past week, Universal debuted the first trailer for their highly anticipated sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Cast and crew preached during production that this installment of the Jurassic franchise would feature more suspense, dinosaurs and practical effects than any of its predecessors—and they really were not kidding.

In the new trailer, we are first greeted by Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) in a desolate bar as they become reacquainted. It is revealed that Isla Sorna and all the prehistoric creatures that inhabit the once thriving island are in peril as volcanic activity threatens their extinction once again. Claire urges Owen to accompany her on a mission to evacuate the island of the dinosaurs. (What could go wrong?)

This is the only true dialogue we get from the trailer that reveals any sort of plot details. What follows is a showcase of colossal-sized action and suspense; explosions echo across the island landscape, characters new and old navigate through scenes of destruction, and, of course, plenty of dinosaur action.

As promised, we are shown an incredible amount of dinosaur footage with species we are familiar with as well as some new to the franchise. The infamous Velociraptor, Blue, makes her return as she reunites with Owen. Many new dinosaur antagonists make their on-screen debut, including Baryonyx, which director J.A. Bayona first teased a while back. The most notable and cheer-worthy moment from the trailer comes when Pratt and crew come face to face with another new species known as Carnotaurus. Just as the beast takes a lunge at our heroes, the Tyrannosaurus from the previous films towers in and snaps the creatures neck, letting out a victorious roar. Oh, and did we mention we get our first look at Jeff Goldblum reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm?

And, if you’re one of the many who were worried about the trailer revealing perhaps a little too much, have no fear. Executive producer Colin Trevorrow took to Twitter to assure fans that everything in the Fallen Kingdom trailer “is from the first 57 minutes” of the film. All that action in just the first half of the film? As a massive fan of the Jurassic franchise, I am thrilled to see what Bayona has in store for this installment.

If this trailer is any indication of what’s to come we are in for perhaps the grittiest Jurassic film yet. At the very least, with Fallen Kingdom, we’re assured visually breathtaking sequences of both CGI and practical effects as they appear to be a dramatic upgrade from Jurassic World, while it also appears Bayona is bringing some of his horror roots back to his latest project.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom also stars Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, and James Cromwell, and will open in theaters on June 22, 2018.

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Sony is shifting the release date for ‘All the Money in the World’ to Christmas Day

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As director Ridley Scott continues to add the finishing touches to All the Money in the World following costly last-minute reshoots to remove and replace disgraced actor Kevin Spacey, who was accused of sexual misconduct by 15 accusers last month, five of which who said they were teenagers at the time, with Christopher Plummer in the role of billionaire J. Paul Getty, TriStar Pictures is shifting the release date for the upcoming drama by just a few days.

According to a press release issued by the studio on Thursday morning, All the Money in the World will now open nationwide on December 25 as opposed to the original December 22 release date that was featured in the film’s most recent trailer that debuted last week.

All the Money in the World, which was written by David Scarpa and is based on the book of the same name by John Pearson, tells the true story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.

With an all-star cast that also includes Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Plummer, Romain Duris, and Timothy Hutton, it should be interesting to see how well All the Money in the World fares at the box office—recent tracking shows the film debuting to a rather disappointing $6 million over the four-day holiday weekend.

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The first ‘Lean on Pete’ trailer showcases Charlie Plummer’s outstanding breakout performance

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A24 has released the first trailer for Andrew Haigh’s upcoming drama Lean on Pete starring Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, and Steve Buscemi. The film premiered to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival in August before making the rounds at Telluride and Toronto the following month.

Based on the beloved novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin, Lean on Pete is described as a deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the unique prism of one boy’s connection to a very special racehorse named Pete.

“A searching, violently unsentimental coming-of-age drama about all the things we have to offer one another, Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete isn’t the kind of heartwarming indie that its opening moments might lead you to expect,” David Ehrlich wrote in his review of the film for IndieWire. Jessica Kiang of ThePlaylist writes that Lean on Pete is “particularly refreshing” for those of who would typically shudder at the term “horse movie.”

Lean on Pete is scheduled to be released on March 30, 2018. You can check out a new poster for the film as well below.

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