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Oscar nominations came out this morning (with a little help from J.J. Abrams as a presenter) and the main story seem to be how very, very male and white they are. The most noteworthy snub? Civil rights drama Selma, which earned a Best Picture and Best Song nomination, despite nothing for director Ava DuVernay or …
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Hero Complex has the news that David Oyelowo is the voice of Rebels’ #2 baddie – and the Agent Kallus introduction video. He has mutton chops. How very! Oyelowo’s involvement in Rebels – and, at one point, Episode VII – has been rumored for some time.
Flashback. Our second retro Return of the Jedi teaser trailer – or the first, if you don’t count Revenge of the Jedi. Episode VII: David Oyelowo addresses the Star Wars rumors with E!. “The breaking news is J.J. Abrams is going to give you that breaking news,” he said. But… “I’d go anywhere to work …
The Hollywood Reporter this afternoon brings us what may be the cast of Rebels! David Oyelowo, Freddie Prinze Jr., Vanessa Marshall, Taylor Gray and Steven Jay Blum “are in the process of being cast as the voice leads for the series,” they say. You’ll recognize Oyelowo from the other day’s Latino Review rumor, which had …
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Latino Review’s El Mayimbe is dropping names again. He doesn’t know what role or roles they went in for, but both David Oyelowo (The Butler) and Michael B. Jordan have auditioned… And Jordan, who’s getting a lot of buzz for Fruitvale Station, has met with J.J. Abrams personally. He’s also been rumored as a top …
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Today we have a rumor that Sith Inquisitors, or “Jedi Hunters,” will figure into Episode VII as villains. The folks at Making Star Wars claim to have heard this from sources at Pinewood. The characters are not full Sith, but they “worship the Sith and want to resurrect them” and “their mandate was to protect …
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TV Guide introduces us to one of the show’s main characters – Ezra, a teenage force-user. “To survive, instinctively every now and then when he’s in a jam he uses the Force,” exec producer Dave Filoni says. “He doesn’t call it that. He doesn’t know that’s what he’s doing. He thinks he’s got some abilities …
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So much for there not being a Jedi in Rebels: USA Today (warning: video autoplay) introduces us to our third official Rebels character, Kanan. Voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr., Dave Filoni describes the character as a “cowboy Jedi.” Prinze’s name first came up for Rebels in the Hollywood Reporter last September, along with the oft-rumored …
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With Red Tails only weeks away, Lucas talks to USA Today about the movie. It’s a sidebar to a longer story detailing the genesis and making of the movie, which features Lucas alongside director Anthony Hemingway, actors Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo and real Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown.