This week we have Ewan McGregor talking Star Wars again, Ben Affleck turned down directing The Force Awakens, the movie that has just won 8 Saturn awards. We also have the latest tweets from Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Pablo Hidalgo and more… Star Wars: The Force Awakens won 8 Saturn awards! The Saturn Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Force Awakens was honored with 8 Saturn Awards including Best SFX/VFX. Congrats to the entire FX team! — ILM Visual Effects (@ILMVFX) June 24, 2016 The movie won in the following categories: Ewan McGregor’s latest comment on Star Wars: — Parade Magazine (@ParadeMagazine) June 24, 2016 That title is a bit confusing. Here’s exactly what he said: I like the films that I made with George Lucas and I’m happy to be part of the legend of it all, but that’s it with me.
I don’t really understand the fanaticism about it. I’m asked by everybody all the time, “Would you do another one?” and I’ve said, “Yeah, I’d be happy to,” because I think there’s a film between Episode 3 and Episode 4, which is when Alec Guinness is in the desert. But I’ve been asked about it so much now that I’m being criticized for trying to persuade Disney to make this movie. I only responded to people asking me about it, and now it looks like I’m sort of looking for work, which is humiliating. I couldn’t care less if it happens, but when Star Wars people ask me if I would do it, the answer is yes, so that’s how I feel about it. Mark Hamill was at the premiere of The BFG movie with Daisy Ridley and Kathleen Kennedy. He didn’t miss the opportunity to troll the fans with the funny hash-tag #FamilyFilm. At #BFGmovie my Big Friendly Galpal Daisy Ridley introduced me to her equally lovely Mom! It’s a #FamilyFilm folks! — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 23, 2016
Mark spoiling Episode VIII again, this time with an image of two alien creatures in his trailer: Space twins hanging out in their trailer. — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 24, 2016 That was a quick damage control by Rian. John Boyega cast in yet another film. This time it’s Kathryn Bigelow’s new film about 1960s Detroit riots. John also joined the sequel to Pacific Rim. I’ve teamed up with Kathryn Bigelow for a movie based on the Detroit riots in 1967. Kathryn’s talent is undeniable and I’m really looking forward to collaborating with her on such an important story. A photo posted by BOYEGA (@jboyega_) on Jun 21, 2016 at 11:46am PDT Dasiy Ridley is giving us a hint with here sweaty forehead: #whatcoulditallmean #couldjustbeasweatyforehead #orcouldbeaSPOILER #amijabbasdaughter #onlytimewilltell #lalala #partialfaceselfiesaremyfave A photo posted by @daisyridley on Jun 22, 2016 at 12:56pm PDT I particularly liked the hash-tag #amijabbasdaughter!
Daisy on her way to work: Traffic got me like… I HOPE YOU’VE ALL VOTED! I’M HEADING FROM WORK NOW! A video posted by @daisyridley on Jun 23, 2016 at 11:33am PDT Voice actor and comedian Bill Hader who helped bring BB-8 to life with vocal sounds was pretty surprised he got credit for his job. — Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 23, 2016 New Droids Character Pack from the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens game: Play #LEGOStarWars: #TheForceAwakens on June 28th with @Playstation’s Droid Character Pack.https://t.co/GElAhCQ7sT — Star Wars Games (@StarWarsGames) June 23, 2016 Chewbacca and Daryl from the Walking Dead TV series are “Crossbow Brothers”: In a recent interview Ben Affleck hinted that he turned down the offer to direct The Force Awakens. It’s no secret that before J.J. Abrams was hired there have been many talks with multiple directors about the job. No surprise that Ben was one of them. J.J. Abrams pays tribute to actor Anton Yelchin, who was tragically killed in an accident:
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) June 19, 2016 New Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular fireworks show is now playing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Pablo Hidalgo found Rey’s connection with Forest Whitaker’s character in Rogue One! — Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) June 22, 2016 This is Pablo’s tweet that he has pinned to his Twitter profile for some time now. But still major outlets continue to write Lucasfilm wrong: Stay tuned for more next week.Genre entertainment was celebrated with its own version of the Oscars last night, as the 41st annual Saturn Awards took over California. We’re happy to report that horror won big at the ceremony, with shows like “Hannibal” and “The Walking Dead” being particular standouts. Read on for all the winners! From the Press Release: The 41st Annual Saturn Awards were held in Burbank, California. The guest list totaled over 500 and included many top film and television industry leaders as well as enthusiastic fans, leaders, and members of our illustrious organization.
Several special awards were presented throughout the evening to artists who work in the film and television field. Receiving the Dan Curtis Legacy Award was writer/producer Carlton Cuse who recently wrote the screenplay for the successful film, San Andreas. He is the creator and executive producer of The Strain and Bates Motel. Bob Cobert received The Life Career Award for his generous contribution to the Arts through his music composition. His body of work includes Dark Shadows, The Winds of War, The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror, and several game show themes including The $25,000 Pyramid and Tic Tac Dough. Noah Wyle was bestowed The Artists Showcase Award which recognizes his achievements in film, television, and live stage productions. The Breakthrough Performance Award was presented to Grant Gustin for his electrifying performance as Barry Allen / The Flash on the hit series of the same name. Television series Continuum was awarded The Special Recognition Award for bringing quality entertainment to television through its superlative acting, spirited direction, and compelling writing.
Guardians of the Galaxy (Walt Disney/Marvel) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.) Gone Girl (20th Century Fox) Best Actor in a Film: Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy (Walt Disney/Marvel) Best Actress in a Film: Rosemund Pike, Gone Girl (20th Century Fox) Best Supporting Actor in a Film: Richard Armitage, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.) Best Supporting Actress in a Film: Rene Russo, Nightcrawler (Open Road) Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film: James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy (Paramount) Christopher Nolan and Johnathan Nolan, Interstellar (Paramount) James Herbert and Laura Jennings, Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.) Ngila Dickson, Dracula Untold (Universal) David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, Guardians of the Galaxy (Walt Disney/Marvel) Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott Fisher, Interstellar (Paramount)