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With The release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005 it looked like the Star Wars saga was officially over but Disney in October 2012 the studio offered a $4.05 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm. With that deal came the announcement that they would be starting production on a whole new trilogy of Star Wars films that would keep the epic story going for years and years to come.
So what do they have in store for the intergalactic Saga? What would the new movies be about? Would they bring back classic characters or introduce new ones? Would there be new stories set outside of the trilogy?
Well some facts to date include confirming J.J. Abrams as the director of Star Wars: Episode VII. The next episode of the sci-fi saga would be coming in two years with no commitment to a date yet. Screenwriter Michael has also been officially attached to the project.
The most recent news on the Star Wars Episode VII came from Harrison Ford (Han Solo) who stated "I think it's almost true. I'm looking forward to it. It's not in the bag yet, but I think it'll happen, and I'm delighted."
Actress Carrie Fisher had also confirmed she would be back as Princess Leia in Episode VII, but her publicist followed the news by saying that she was just joking and that no deal has been made yet.
Yoda comes to mind the minute you think Star Wars but nothing has been confirmed or even denied, but the good news is that Frank Oz, the voice behind the character, has said he would be happy to reprise his role.
Even the Twilight Saga's heartthrob Robert Pattinson has stated he would be absolutely thrilled to play any part whatsoever in the upcoming Star Wars film.
In the world of movies you can pick up a thread and revive whole stories once production companies find it of interest and we are glad they are willing to revisit the hit Saga.
Gulf Film Festival (GFF), is gearing up to give audiences in the UAE a taste of some of the best must-see films from the Gulf region as the first round of announcements of films from the prestigious The Official Gulf Competition - Features Category were announced today.
The 6-day event running from April 11th through to the 17th at Dubai Festival City has selected an incredible diverse range of films and this year's competition will see exceptionally talented filmmakers from the Gulf region compete for top honors in the feature category.
For the public, who can watch all the films for free, GFF 2013 presents a unique opportunity to watch the largest selection of the latest films highlighting the rapid growth of the region's film industry.
Iraqi director Karzan Kader brings his multi-award winning film Bekas to GFF following huge success at the Dubai International Film Festival where it scooped the People's Choice Award. This crowd-pleasing film follows two young orphaned brothers living in Kurdistan during Saddam Hussein's rule.
Also hailing from Iraq and setting his film in a village in Iraqi Kurdistan director Hassan-Ali weaves a dramatic, traditional love story titled Shirin set in contemporary times that follows the star-crossed couple from Iraq to France and back again in a bid to escape the age-old restrictions of family and tradition.
Possibly one of the most talked about films in the region Wadjda from Haifaa Al-Mansour has captured hearts at some of the most prestigious festivals in the world including the Venice Film Festival. Supported by Enjaaz, DIFF's post production fund, Wadjda picked up the Muhr Arab Feature: Best Film and Best Actress Award at Dubai International Film Festival in December. The first film shot in Saudi Arabia, by a Saudi female filmmaker tells the tale of a girl yearning for a green bicycle, although it is forbidden for girls to ride bicycles.
Leila Albayaty's, Iraqi-French singer-songwriter and filmmaker presents her musical road-movie Berlin Telegram that takes us on a journey to Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon and Cairo with Leila as our guide. Berlin Telegram is a story of crossing paths, re-learning to live, and opening you up to the world.
It's About To Rain is the critically acclaimed moving drama about an Algerian father and his two half-Italian sons, struggling to deal with life in contemporary Italy, which rejects them. Writer/director/producer Haider Rashid focuses on emotions rather than politics and delivers a subtly engrossing story.
Yemeni groundbreaking film-maker Khadija Al-Salami, presents The Scream a compelling film that explores women's issues and corruption in Yemen's 2011 uprising in a bid to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh told through accounts of four women.
Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Gulf Film Festival director said: "The festival in its sixth edition presents a panorama of the most important productions from the latest in Gulf cinema all of which demonstrate the significant filmmaking developments in the region. The festival is a unique opportunity for audiences to come and enjoy a diverse range of standout films from Gulf filmmakers that form a solid and impressive foundation for the future of Gulf cinema."
For more information please go to the Festival website on: www.gulffilmfest.com.
Acclaimed Egyptian star Amr Waked is beginning the shoots for his upcoming series "El Zoga El Thanya" (The Second Wife). The series will be shot entirely in a village that was created especially for the remake of Director Salah Abu Seif's film, starring the late Soad Hosny and Shokry Sarhan back in 1969.
The new series "El Zoga El Thanya" is also starring Basem Samra, Iten Amr and Ola Ghanem.
The adaptation is written by Yassin El Daw and directed by Khairy Beshara.
On another note, Amr Waked is anticipating the official release on his film "El Sheita Elli Fat" (Winter of Discontent) on March 20th.
Following the huge success of the new super hero "Kick Ass" four years ago based a comic book; the same crew that brought the ultra-violent comic book adaptation is back for a second round of clashes that is not clean of foul language.
MTV revealed a first look at "Kick-Ass 2" with a new (red band) trailer. The film is starring Anna Karenina's Aaron Taylor-Johnson who reprises his role as Kick Ass opposite Chloë Grace Moretz who comes back as mature 15 year old Hit-Girl, as well as the anti hero Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
The new restricted trailer shows Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl taking up the fighting evil in the city with Colonel Stars and Stripes, played by none other than Jim Carrey.
Carrey's comeback will recall to mind his most famous role in "The Mask" since he has been away from impersonating comic characters for years.
Kick Ass 2 releases in summer 2013.
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Premiers Butterfly’s Dream in Dubai
Written by Lamiaa ElKholy
Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, and the cast of his debut movie "The Butterfly's Dream" premiered the film last night in Dubai. The stars showed up for a Q & A session on the luminous cat walk stage at the Fashion Avenue zone in the Dubai Mall among a huge presence from the fans and media representatives. Then the stars walked the red carpet for a brief photocall before screening the film in two major screens at reel cinemas.
Butterfly's Dream screened dubbed in Arabic and impressed the audience with its massive production of Turkey in the 40s. The cinematography and the wide shots of nature make a spectacle of many scenes in the film. Film stars Kivanc Tatlitug, Belcim Bilgin, Mert Firat, Zeynap Farah Abdullah and Yilmaz Erdogan did an outstanding emotional performance that represents the harsh conditions in Zonguldak's mines and the health state of the wide spread deadly tuberculoses.
In addition to outstanding performances by its cast of actors, The Butterfly's Dream is a dazzling testament to filmmaking thanks to director Yilmaz Erdogan for its epic scope encompassing a powerful storyline, authentic costumes and stunning set pieces between Zonguldak and Istanbul.
The story takes place in 1941, Zonguldak, Turkey. Under the heavy burden of World War II, due to the Obligation Law, every male between the ages 15 - 65 within Zonguldak and the adjacent towns has been obligated to work in the mines. In the center of this turmoil, there are two poets, early in their twenties: Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu and Rüştü Onur. Their biggest dream is to be published in the Varlık literary magazine and become famous. Meanwhile, Behçet Necatigil, literature teacher of the Zonguldak Çelikel High School is the only person that is mentoring, understanding and befriending them. When they see Suzan, daughter of Zikri, the prominent rich businessman of the town, young poets became mesmerized by her beauty. They make a bet on her: Both will be writing a poem and have her read them. Depending on whose poem Suzan likes the most; the other would be stepping away.
The Butterfly's Dream will be released dubbed into Arabic for the region's screens in theaters March 14th.
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Lionsgate has released the new Hunger Games "Capitol couture" posters to tease the Sagas fans for the upcoming movie sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The first poster features Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) looking gorgeous in a feathered dress.
In the other portraits we see Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) dolled up in an equally fluffy pink number, and Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci) sporting a matching pink wig and a gold and black suit.
Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) dressed in a more casual suit, and Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) wearing a fetching black leather outfit and posing on vintage furniture.
Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin), Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) also look dashing sitting on their thrones.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, based on the popular novel by Suzanne Collins, is set for Australian release on November 21, 2013.
Egyptian star Mohamed Sobhy is returning back to the theatre with a new play after years of hiatus. The play is called "Khebetna" (Our Failure) and it deals with corruption in the country.
Sobhy says the play was set to launch before the revolution and now it needs to be modified to match the current "Failure" which is far more complicated than before.
The play is a musical comedy that discusses genetic engineering as a scientific means used to control Arab people. Sobhy says it is going to be innovative!
Amr Waked's acclaimed film "El Sheta Elli Fat" is set for release in cinemas on March 20th. The film has got a new poster featuring stars Amr Waked, Farah Yousef and Salah El Hefny.
The film depicts the 25th of January events through three characters a computer engineer, a TV host and state security agent.
The film screened in various International festivals including Venice, Cairo and Dubai.
After claiming Best Movie ath the past four ceremonies, formerly recurrent champion Twilight ends its run with only one nomination at this years MTV Movie Awrads!
Taylor Lautner got a nod for Best Shirtless Performance; an award he might lose to Magic Mike's Channing Tatum.
Twilight fans are furious the final episode got snubbed like this instead of honoring their favorite stars in various categories including Best Kiss that hotties Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart pinned down for four years in a row.
Instead Django Unchained and Ted , both lead nominations with seven categories. The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and Silver Linings Playbook are carefully weighed by teenagers on the Internet.
Silver Linings Playbook seems to have an advantage with the voting generation who now have a special affinity for starlet Jennifer Lawrence. The Award show will kick off April 14th.
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Check out the full list of nominees at MTV MAs 2013:
Movie Of The Year
Django Unchained
Silver Linings Playbook
Ted
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Best Male Performance
Ben Affleck, Argo
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
Channing Tatum, Magic Mike
Best Female Performance
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Mila Kunis, Ted
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emma Watson, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Best Scared-As-Shit Performance
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Alexandra Daddario, Texas Chainsaw 3D
Martin Freeman, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Jennifer Lawrence, House At The End Of The Street
Suraj Sharma, Life Of Pi
Breakthrough Performance
Ezra Miller, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Eddie Redmayne, Les Misérables
Suraj Sharma, Life Of Pi
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Best On-Screen Duo
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo, The Avengers
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane (as Ted), Ted
Best Shirtless Performance
Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig, Skyfall
Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2
Seth MacFarlane (as Ted), Ted
Channing Tatum, Magic Mike
Best Fight
Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy, The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace, Skyfall
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen, Django Unchained
Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane (as Ted), Ted
Best Kiss
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman, Moonrise Kingdom
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg, Ted
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
Emma Watson and Logan Lerman, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Best WTF Moment
Javier Bardem — "Oops... There Goes His Face" in Skyfall
Anna Camp — "Hack-Appella" in Pitch Perfect
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson — "Candieland Gets Smoked" in Django Unchained
Seth MacFarlane (as Ted) — "Ted Gets Saucy" in Ted
Denzel Washington — "Final Descent" in Flight
Best Villain
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Marion Cotillard, The Dark Knight Rises
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Tom Hardy, The Dark Knight Rises
Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
Best Musical Moment
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester
Dean and Hana Mae Lee, Pitch Perfect
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez, Magic Mike
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
The latest trailer for this summer's blockbuster-in-the-making Iron Man 3 was released yesterday.
Robert Dawney Jr. once again pulls up his red metal suit as Tony Stark to battle his adversary the terrorist villain Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley.
"I'm Tony Stark. I build neat stuff. I got a great girl. And occasionally, I save the world," Downey says in a voice-over that opens the trailer. "So why can't I sleep?" the trailer begins with an intuitive Stark that senses a looming danger.
Kingsley as Mandarin has an Oriental air promises chaos and destruction that Iron Man can't defeat alone.
Iron Man 3 is also starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall.
The film will be in theaters May 3, 2013.
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