{"id":4828,"date":"2015-09-04T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-new-star-wars-toys-our-summer-movie-recap-and-more\/4828\/"},"modified":"2015-09-04T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T06:00:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-new-star-wars-toys-our-summer-movie-recap-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-new-star-wars-toys-our-summer-movie-recap-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: New 'Star Wars' Toys, Our Summer Movie Recap 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 <\/em>Updates: <\/strong><\/span>Benicio Del Toro pretty much confirmed he’s the villain in Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>. Three actresses were shortlisted for Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>. Great new Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>toys were unveiled for Force Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Vincent Cassel will play a villain in Bourne 5<\/em><\/a>. Steve Carell is replacing Bruce Willis in Woody Allen’s next film<\/a>. Nicholas Hoult will play J.D. Salinger in a biopic<\/a>. Cate Blanchett will play Lucille Ball in a biopic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Daniel Craig might be done with James Bond after Spectre<\/em><\/a>. Michael Shannon clarified his Batman v Superman <\/em>“flipper hands” comment<\/a>. Straight Outta Compton <\/em>could get dueling sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Steven Spielberg made everyone think Jaws <\/em>and Back to the Future <\/em>were getting reboots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Video News:<\/strong> Amazon Prime video rentals can now be watched offline<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/em><\/strong>War Room <\/em>was a surprising box office success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscar Talk: <\/strong>The Oscars will have two hosts next year<\/a>. Beasts of No Nation <\/em>was worth almost dying for<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> Goosebumps<\/em><\/a>, Pay the Ghost<\/em><\/a>, Concussion<\/em><\/a>, Knock Knock<\/em><\/a>, The Danish Girl<\/em><\/a>, The Fifth Wave<\/em><\/a>, Miss You Already<\/em><\/a>, A Christmas Horror Story<\/em><\/a>, The Night Before<\/a> <\/em>and The Gamechangers<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fan-made trailer for the never-made Superman Lives!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The best Star Wars <\/em>goodies for Force Friday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>An Avengers: Age of Ultron <\/em>gag reel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Video proof that the Star Wars <\/em>Ring Theory is true<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Christina Applegate portrays Meryl Streep in a fake Lifetime Movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What Steven Spielberg thinks of superhero movies<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>How to make a homemade Ghostbusters <\/em>ghost trap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How the first two Terminator <\/em>movies defined action movies<\/a>. And see the Termiantor and tons more iconic movie characters mashed into one great nightclub scene<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Sesame Street <\/em>parodies Clash of the Titans<\/em><\/a>. And Sesame Street <\/em>parodies When Harry Met Sally<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>The science of The Matrix <\/em>human batteries<\/a>. And the science of Star Wars <\/em>laser blasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See:<\/strong> This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. Plus three new posters for Dragon Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Monthly Movie Guide:<\/strong> Here’s our calendar for all the important release dates for this month<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Summer Movie Recap: <\/strong>We presented our awards to the best of summer 2015<\/a>. <\/p>\n

R.I.P.: <\/strong>We remembered Wes Craven<\/a>. And we remembered all the reel-important people we lost last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Geek Movie Guide: <\/strong>Everything movie geeks need to know about this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>The best documentaries about horror movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>Why it’s okay that the Hulk isn’t in Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting DVD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting Netflix Watch Instantly this month<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting HBO Now this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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

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

Star Wars <\/em>Updates: <\/strong><\/span>Benicio Del Toro pretty much confirmed he’s the villain in Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>. Three actresses were shortlisted for Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>. Great new Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>toys were unveiled for Force Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Vincent Cassel will play a villain in Bourne 5<\/em><\/a>. Steve Carell is replacing Bruce Willis in Woody Allen’s next film<\/a>. Nicholas Hoult will play J.D. Salinger in a biopic<\/a>. Cate Blanchett will play Lucille Ball in a biopic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Daniel Craig might be done with James Bond after Spectre<\/em><\/a>. Michael Shannon clarified his Batman v Superman <\/em>“flipper hands” comment<\/a>. Straight Outta Compton <\/em>could get dueling sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Steven Spielberg made everyone think Jaws <\/em>and Back to the Future <\/em>were getting reboots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Video News:<\/strong> Amazon Prime video rentals can now be watched offline<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/em><\/strong>War Room <\/em>was a surprising box office success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oscar Talk: <\/strong>The Oscars will have two hosts next year<\/a>. Beasts of No Nation <\/em>was worth almost dying for<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> Goosebumps<\/em><\/a>, Pay the Ghost<\/em><\/a>, Concussion<\/em><\/a>, Knock Knock<\/em><\/a>, The Danish Girl<\/em><\/a>, The Fifth Wave<\/em><\/a>, Miss You Already<\/em><\/a>, A Christmas Horror Story<\/em><\/a>, The Night Before<\/a> <\/em>and The Gamechangers<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fan-made trailer for the never-made Superman Lives!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The best Star Wars <\/em>goodies for Force Friday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>An Avengers: Age of Ultron <\/em>gag reel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Video proof that the Star Wars <\/em>Ring Theory is true<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Christina Applegate portrays Meryl Streep in a fake Lifetime Movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What Steven Spielberg thinks of superhero movies<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>How to make a homemade Ghostbusters <\/em>ghost trap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How the first two Terminator <\/em>movies defined action movies<\/a>. And see the Termiantor and tons more iconic movie characters mashed into one great nightclub scene<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Sesame Street <\/em>parodies Clash of the Titans<\/em><\/a>. And Sesame Street <\/em>parodies When Harry Met Sally<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>The science of The Matrix <\/em>human batteries<\/a>. And the science of Star Wars <\/em>laser blasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See:<\/strong> This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. Plus three new posters for Dragon Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Monthly Movie Guide:<\/strong> Here’s our calendar for all the important release dates for this month<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Summer Movie Recap: <\/strong>We presented our awards to the best of summer 2015<\/a>. <\/p>\n

R.I.P.: <\/strong>We remembered Wes Craven<\/a>. And we remembered all the reel-important people we lost last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Geek Movie Guide: <\/strong>Everything movie geeks need to know about this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>The best documentaries about horror movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>Why it’s okay that the Hulk isn’t in Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting DVD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting Netflix Watch Instantly this month<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting HBO Now this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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