An open letter to J.J. Abrams about making Star Wars VII

There’s nothing coming out of the London based Star Wars camp, as of late, that has me even remotely interested in how this will all turn out. No one really knows how or what, J.J. Abrams, will do with this beloved franchise. All we have to go on are his previous films, which aren’t bad,

Has the Jedi mysticism in Star Wars been lost over the years

The years have not been kind to the Jedi, a once benevolent group of mystics whom occasionally had to do battle with the forces of evil to create balance in the universe. Remember when Star Wars was just about Luke Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Vader? It’s been a very long time since

Disney confirms there will be standalone Star Wars films

Today I learned via Collider.com , that Disney CEO Bob Igor has confirmed that there will be standalone Star Wars films that center around new and equally as important characters in the Star Wars mythos. In addition to this great news screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) and Simon Kinberg

Wow! J.J. Abrams is set to direct Star Wars Episode VII!

Wow! Wow! What? I know many of you are thinking wtf? J.J. Abrams told us he wanted nothing to do with the franchise after being approached countless times by Da Mouse to pick up where George Lucas, half-assedly left off. Well it’s apparently official. The news broke today on The Wrap , that J.J. Abrams