the last jedi

Remembering Carrie Fisher

The great Carrie Fisher will forever be associated with the Star Wars movies. After all, Fisher played the iconic Princess Leia across six films in the George Lucas originated franchise. However, there was much more to Fisher than that one role. She [...]

December 27, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford & Adam Driver On The Set Of J.J. Abrams’ STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

2019’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker saw J.J. Abrams and co-writer Chris Terrio ditch many of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s more controversial aspects and deliver something which felt more like Star Wars. They put the focus back on [...]

July 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver & J.J. Abrams On The Death Star Set Of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

On a technical level, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is a marvel. The special effects and design are next level great, perfectly building on everything which has gone before. It looks and feels like Star Wars at its best and [...]

February 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Rian Johnson & Mark Hamill On The Set of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has more than other Star Wars movies; some of it hits, some of it doesn’t. The much publicised Porgs work for a moment or two, but they outstay their welcome. The film drew to a halt too many times [...]

February 7, 2021

The Worst Moment In STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a frustrating film. It manages to be both brilliant and terrible at the same time, a mix of classic mythos and insipid story telling. It’s a movie which is littered with flaws, but the worst [...]

June 28, 2020

Let’s Talk About The Latest STAR WARS Trilogy (2015-2019)

It was never going to be easy. Following up the original Star Wars trilogy was a difficult task for its creator George Lucas and his prequel trilogy was met with a lot of criticism and backlash. Star Wars fans have long been strong in their opinions [...]

June 7, 2020

Review: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is A Love Letter To George Lucas And A Fitting End To A 40 Year Cinematic Journey

The latest trilogy of Star Wars films and the Skywalker saga comes to a close with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It’s the conclusion of a nine film journey, one that has been littered with everything from cinema changing moments [...]

December 21, 2019

STAR WARS EPISODE IX: Old Faces & New Hopes

J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode IX is gearing-up for the start of principal photography at Pinewood Studios on 1 August. That means all the casting pieces are beginning to fall into place. It’s no surprise the likes of Daisy Ridley, Adam [...]

July 28, 2018

So Long Solo: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY So Low In Box Office Debut

It looks like this Star Wars Story won’t have a happy ending. Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has seriously underperformed on it’s opening, scoring $83 million at the US box office and just $65 million in foreign territories. [...]

May 28, 2018

Everything Wrong With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t a bad film – but it is a very flawed one. 2015’s The Force Awakens was a euphoric restart of the Star Wars franchise and I thought that film was an excellent instalment in the series moments. The Last [...]

December 17, 2017

Review: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Fails To Make The Jump To Lightspeed

Beware! There be SPOILERS! In 2015 the dormant Star Wars franchise was reawakened by J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens (read the Movies In Focus review), a gloriously faithful movie to George Lucas’ beloved original trilogy. The film [...]

December 16, 2017

New Teaser Is The Most Powerful STAR WARS: The Last Jedi Trailer Yet

Movies In Focus will be watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi – that’s a given. I’ve loved all of the Star Wars movies (except Rogue One), and frankly, the site wouldn’t exist if George Lucas hadn’t transported us all to a [...]

November 2, 2017

The Final Trailer For STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – The Force Is Strong With It

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t giving away any secrets through its marketing. That’s quite refreshing in this day and age. Rian Johnson’s Star Wars adventure appears to be strong in visuals and intrigue. Is Mark Hamill’s Luke [...]

October 10, 2017

Return Of The Jedi: J.J Abrams To Write & Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE IX

J.J. Abrams will be back to finish the Star Wars trilogy that he started. After the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Abrams will return to write (along with Chris Terrio) and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, the closing chapter of the [...]

September 12, 2017

Here Today Gone Trevorrow: STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Needs A New Director

Colin Trevorrow won’t be directing Star Wars: Episode IX. The Jurassic World helmer has been ousted from the film’s director’s chair due to the oh-so contagious ‘creative differences’. The news comes weeks after Ron [...]

September 6, 2017

Great New Character Pics From STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Vanity Fair has a great new piece on Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi – it’s a wonderful read (you need to check it out) and it also includes some fantastic character photographs from the legendary Annie Leibovitz. You [...]

May 24, 2017

The Opening Crawl For STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

The Episode VIII hype begins. Hot on the heals of the title announcement, Rian Johnson has now teased the opening crawl for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is everything that I have to say about that. Star Wars: The last Jedi opens in December 2017. [...]

January 25, 2017

Right People, Let’s Think About This – STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

The Last Jedi – that’s the (sub) title for Episode VIII in the Star Wars saga (Rogue One was an off-shoot, an inbetweenie). This implies the Jedi never really got their mojo back after they returned in summer of 1983. But don’t forget [...]

January 23, 2017