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A new synopsis for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ teases Rey’s turn to the dark side

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With the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi just a little more than a month away, many fans are beginning to speculate about what we can expect from the latest chapter in the Skywalker saga and whether or not Rey and Luke will veer off into the dark side of the force.

A new synopsis and poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was recently uncovered on Disney’s official Japanese website for the film earlier this week and it leads us to believe that Daisy Ridley’s character will be caught between the light and the dark following the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

“The light? The darkness? Rey and Kylo, two people who seem to move between the two; a new shocking development is hinted to await them in Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” a rough translation of the synopsis reads. “Although the world was shocked to see that the hand offered to Rey belonged to that of Kylo Ren, what awaits Rey and Kylo is the question of ‘The light? Or the darkness?’, as together they are tossed and moved by the powerful force.”

The lengthy synopsis continues, “Rey, who, even though in the previous film The Force Awakens awakened the Force, carries a sense of being lost and unsure; will she be taken away by the darkness…. Kylo, who killed Han Solo, despite the fact that he was his real father; will the hopeful small amount of light that still remains in his heart be able to undo the darkness?”

If this synopsis is any indication, then perhaps the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi revealed a little more than we originally thought. I suppose we’ll find out for ourselves when the film opens in theaters on December 15, 2017. Until then, keep those fan theories coming in.

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Denis Villeneuve says he is too busy with his ‘Dune’ adaptation to direct ‘James Bond 25’

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced this past summer that the world’s most favorite MI6 agent, James Bond, would be returning to the big screen in 2019 with Daniel Craig reprising his role one last time before officially calling it quits.

However, there has been plenty of speculation as to who will direct Craig in his final outing. Yann Demange, David Mackenzie, and Denis Villeneuve are said to be the top three frontrunners for the gig, but the latter doesn’t think the timing is quite right for him.

“The thing is, I don’t know about that,” Villeneuve said when asked if he is going to direct James Bond 25. “Daniel Craig is a very inspiring actor, and I had some contact, and the thing is that I’m busy right now doing Dune. But, I will say to have the privilege to work with him, would be a dream. I would love to work with Daniel and a Bond movie, for me, would be a treat. It’s a matter of timing I guess.”

Dune is, of course, a novel that Hollywood has had a tough time bringing to the big screen in the past, with the exception of David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation, so it would only make sense that Villeneuve, one of the busiest directors working today, would be devoting all of his time to making sure he gets his own adaptation done correctly.

As for Bond 25, which is being written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, it should be safe to say that we can cross Villeneuve off the list of frontrunners and expect either Demange or Mackenzie to take the directing gig. Either way, MGM will have to make a decision soon, as the film is scheduled to open in theaters on November 8, 2019.

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‘Justice League’ social media reactions call it a flawed, surprisingly fun superhero adventure

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The first reactions to Justice League have hit social media and they, largely, have rather positive things to say about the upcoming next installment in the DC Extended Universe starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher, though they do acknowledge that this surprisingly fun superhero adventure has some major flaws.

Justice League takes place just after the events of last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and follows Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince as they work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against a newly awakened threat. Zack Snyder directed the majority of the film, while Joss Whedon oversaw reshoots and post-production.

With an all-star cast that also includes Amy Adams, J.K. Simmons, Amber Heard, Jesse Eisenberg, Robin Wright, Diane Lane, Kiersey Clemons, Jeremy Irons, and Ciaran Hinds, Justice League will open in theaters nationwide on November 17, 2017.

Check out some of the long-awaited first reactions to Justice League below:

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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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