{"id":10470,"date":"2017-01-27T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-stars-wars-viii-got-a-title-oscar-nominations-announced-sundance-film-festival-buzz-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-01-27T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T07:30:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-stars-wars-viii-got-a-title-oscar-nominations-announced-sundance-film-festival-buzz-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-stars-wars-viii-got-a-title-oscar-nominations-announced-sundance-film-festival-buzz-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: 'Stars Wars VIII' Got a Title, Oscar Nominations Announced, Sundance Film Festival Buzz and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Star Wars: <\/strong>The title of the next Star Wars <\/em>movie is The Last Jedi<\/em><\/a>. Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson reacted to the title<\/a>. Woody Harrelson admitted he’s playing Garrish Shrike in the Han Solo Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscars: <\/strong>La La Land <\/em>led the Academy Award nominations with a record-tying 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Cinematic Universe: <\/strong>Black Panther <\/em>began filming<\/a>. Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> began filming, too<\/a>. Sean Gunn hints that Rocket Racoon is in Avengers: Infinity War<\/em><\/a>. Scott Derrickson isn’t ruling anything out for Doctor Strange 2<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

DC Extended Universe: <\/strong>The Flash <\/em>is being completely rewritten<\/a>.<\/p>\n

X-Men<\/em>:<\/strong> Fox is moving ahead with a new X-Men <\/em>TV series slightly related to the movies<\/a>. And Bryan Singer will direct the pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reboots:<\/strong> James Cameron is planning a “reboot and conclusion” of the Terminator <\/em>series<\/a>. Jacob Tremblay joined The Predator<\/em><\/a>. Tim Story will direct a new version of Shaft<\/em><\/a>. Every Which Way But Loose <\/em>is being remade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequels: <\/strong>Michael Dougherty was confirmed as the director of Godzilla: King of Monsters<\/em><\/a>. Danielle Pineda will be a female lead in Jurassic World 2<\/em><\/a>. Universal is making Sing 2<\/em><\/a>. Lara Vandervoort and Hannah Anderson joined Saw: Legacy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dystopian sci-fi movies: <\/strong>Michael Bay is producing Little America<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video Game Movies: <\/strong>Naomie Harris joined Rampage<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biographies: <\/strong>Daisy Ridley will play real life spy Virginia Hall<\/a>. Alex Gibney is making a documentary about Roger Ailes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>With Split<\/em>, M. Night Shayalan had his first number one in over a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RIP: <\/strong>Mary Tyler Moore passed away at age 80<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> The Belko Experiment<\/em><\/a>, Imperial Dreams<\/em><\/a>, Lowriders<\/em><\/a>, Brimstone<\/em><\/a>, My Cousin Rachel<\/em><\/a>, The Assignment<\/em><\/a>, 1 Night<\/a><\/em>, the TV series Legion<\/em><\/a> and the video game The Avengers<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Clips:<\/strong> Wilson<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Pics: <\/strong>Baby Driver<\/a> <\/em>and The Aquaman <\/em>table read cast photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Posters: <\/strong>All of this week’s best new posters<\/a> and new animated Beauty and the Beast<\/em> character posters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Production Videos:<\/strong> James Gunn shows the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>score being recorded<\/a> and The Lego Batman Movie <\/em>gets a fake behind the scenes documentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dream Casting: <\/strong>James Marsden as the Green Lantern<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Easter Eggs: <\/strong>La La Land<\/em>‘s movie references<\/a> <\/em>and Shrek <\/em>movie references<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Comparisons: <\/strong>La La Land <\/em>and New York, New York<\/em><\/a> and Lethal Weapon 3 <\/em>and Star Trek Beyond<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reworked Movies: <\/strong>R-rated Frozen<\/em><\/a>, retro Power Rangers<\/em><\/a>, Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Wolverine<\/em><\/a> and 8-Bit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fake Movies: <\/strong>Spider-Verse <\/em>trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscar Montages: <\/strong>The worst Oscar nominees<\/a>, the 2017 Best Picture nominees<\/a> and the 2017 Best Production Design nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pranks: <\/strong>Chris Evans surprises and challenges comic shop fans<\/a> and The Ring<\/em>‘s Samara scares electronics store customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Sundance Reviews: <\/span><\/strong>Erik shared his thoughts on An Inconvenient Sequel<\/em>, The Big Sick <\/em>and more<\/a>. And his thoughts on Patti Cake$<\/em>, Brigsby Bear <\/em>and the breakout roles<\/a>. And his thoughts on two innovative virtual reality experiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sundance Buzz: <\/strong>We highlighted the notable debuts of the fest<\/a> and more buzz from the fest<\/a> and the major deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sundance Interview: <\/strong>Laia Costa on her breakout role in Newness<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Star Wars <\/em>Movie Guide:<\/strong> We listed the possibilities of what the title The Last Jedi <\/em>could mean<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guides: <\/strong>We itemized everything you want to know about the ending of Split<\/em><\/a>. And we suggested ways to get The Flash <\/em>back on course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Geek Movie Guide: <\/strong>We curated a geeky movie marathon tied to the Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/best-week-39stars-wars-viii39-got-title-oscar-nominations-announced-sundance-film-festival-buzz-more\/22047?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Star Wars: <\/strong>The title of the next Star Wars <\/em>movie is The Last Jedi<\/em><\/a>. Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson reacted to the title<\/a>. Woody Harrelson admitted he’s playing Garrish Shrike in the Han Solo Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscars: <\/strong>La La Land <\/em>led the Academy Award nominations with a record-tying 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Cinematic Universe: <\/strong>Black Panther <\/em>began filming<\/a>. Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> began filming, too<\/a>. Sean Gunn hints that Rocket Racoon is in Avengers: Infinity War<\/em><\/a>. Scott Derrickson isn’t ruling anything out for Doctor Strange 2<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

DC Extended Universe: <\/strong>The Flash <\/em>is being completely rewritten<\/a>.<\/p>\n

X-Men<\/em>:<\/strong> Fox is moving ahead with a new X-Men <\/em>TV series slightly related to the movies<\/a>. And Bryan Singer will direct the pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reboots:<\/strong> James Cameron is planning a “reboot and conclusion” of the Terminator <\/em>series<\/a>. Jacob Tremblay joined The Predator<\/em><\/a>. Tim Story will direct a new version of Shaft<\/em><\/a>. Every Which Way But Loose <\/em>is being remade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequels: <\/strong>Michael Dougherty was confirmed as the director of Godzilla: King of Monsters<\/em><\/a>. Danielle Pineda will be a female lead in Jurassic World 2<\/em><\/a>. Universal is making Sing 2<\/em><\/a>. Lara Vandervoort and Hannah Anderson joined Saw: Legacy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dystopian sci-fi movies: <\/strong>Michael Bay is producing Little America<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video Game Movies: <\/strong>Naomie Harris joined Rampage<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biographies: <\/strong>Daisy Ridley will play real life spy Virginia Hall<\/a>. Alex Gibney is making a documentary about Roger Ailes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>With Split<\/em>, M. Night Shayalan had his first number one in over a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RIP: <\/strong>Mary Tyler Moore passed away at age 80<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> The Belko Experiment<\/em><\/a>, Imperial Dreams<\/em><\/a>, Lowriders<\/em><\/a>, Brimstone<\/em><\/a>, My Cousin Rachel<\/em><\/a>, The Assignment<\/em><\/a>, 1 Night<\/a><\/em>, the TV series Legion<\/em><\/a> and the video game The Avengers<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Clips:<\/strong> Wilson<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Pics: <\/strong>Baby Driver<\/a> <\/em>and The Aquaman <\/em>table read cast photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Posters: <\/strong>All of this week’s best new posters<\/a> and new animated Beauty and the Beast<\/em> character posters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Production Videos:<\/strong> James Gunn shows the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>score being recorded<\/a> and The Lego Batman Movie <\/em>gets a fake behind the scenes documentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dream Casting: <\/strong>James Marsden as the Green Lantern<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Easter Eggs: <\/strong>La La Land<\/em>‘s movie references<\/a> <\/em>and Shrek <\/em>movie references<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Comparisons: <\/strong>La La Land <\/em>and New York, New York<\/em><\/a> and Lethal Weapon 3 <\/em>and Star Trek Beyond<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reworked Movies: <\/strong>R-rated Frozen<\/em><\/a>, retro Power Rangers<\/em><\/a>, Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Wolverine<\/em><\/a> and 8-Bit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fake Movies: <\/strong>Spider-Verse <\/em>trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscar Montages: <\/strong>The worst Oscar nominees<\/a>, the 2017 Best Picture nominees<\/a> and the 2017 Best Production Design nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pranks: <\/strong>Chris Evans surprises and challenges comic shop fans<\/a> and The Ring<\/em>‘s Samara scares electronics store customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Sundance Reviews: <\/span><\/strong>Erik shared his thoughts on An Inconvenient Sequel<\/em>, The Big Sick <\/em>and more<\/a>. And his thoughts on Patti Cake$<\/em>, Brigsby Bear <\/em>and the breakout roles<\/a>. And his thoughts on two innovative virtual reality experiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sundance Buzz: <\/strong>We highlighted the notable debuts of the fest<\/a> and more buzz from the fest<\/a> and the major deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sundance Interview: <\/strong>Laia Costa on her breakout role in Newness<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Star Wars <\/em>Movie Guide:<\/strong> We listed the possibilities of what the title The Last Jedi <\/em>could mean<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guides: <\/strong>We itemized everything you want to know about the ending of Split<\/em><\/a>. And we suggested ways to get The Flash <\/em>back on course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Geek Movie Guide: <\/strong>We curated a geeky movie marathon tied to the Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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