E. Oliver Whitney is a senior editor at ScreenCrush. When not talking Game of Thrones theories or waiting for the next Terrence Malick film, Oliver is probably having an SVU marathon. Oliver was formerly an entertainment editor at Huff Post and has written for Variety, New York magazine, Indiewire, Moviefone, and Backstage.
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Alden Ehrenreich Officially Introduced as Han Solo, Was the First to Audition For the Role
We’ve known for months that Alden Ehrenreich was our new Han Solo, but the closing panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe brought the official announcement, plus a surprise appearance by the actor.
Our Full ‘Episode VIII’ and ‘Han Solo’ Report from the Future Filmmakers Panel at Star Wars Celebration
It's been an eventful weekend full of Star Wars news and reveals, but Lucasfilm has saved the biggest surprises for last. Sunday's Future Filmmakers panel closes out the three day-long Star Wars Celebration Europe with big announcements for Episode 8 and the Han Solo spinoff. While the panel won't be live streamed as the Rogue One panel was on Friday, ScreenCrush's Erin Whitney is in London to bring you all the latest updates straight from Celebration.
Everything We Can’t Wait to See at Star Wars Celebration Europe
Sorry Comic-Con, but it’s all about Star Wars Celebration this year. The biggest event in the galaxy far, far away is only days away and ComicsAlliance and ScreenCrush will be there to bring you all the latest news and updates from the three-day event.
‘Wonder Woman’ Plot Synopsis and Screenwriter Credits Revealed
Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, we have our first bit of news about Warner Bros.’ ‘Wonder Woman.’
Bryan Cranston Will Play Big Floating Head Zordon in the ‘Power Rangers’ Movie
Bryan Cranston has a pretty iconic noggin and booming deep voice. So it kind of makes sense that the ‘Breaking Bad’ star will play Zordon, the big floating holographic head in the new ‘Power Rangers’ movie.
Donald Glover in Talks to Join ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Donald Glover is finally joining the Spider-Man cinematic universe.
Back in 2010 the rapper and Community actor became a fan favorite to play Peter Parker in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man. The #Donald4SpiderMan campaign got so huge that comic creator Stan Lee even supported Glover as a choice for the lead role. He may not have been able to play Spidey, but now Glover will finally get to appear in the Spider-Man cinematic universe.
James Wan Says Warner’s DC Films Shake-Ups Are Not as Dramatic as They Seem
There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding recent changes at Warner Bros. regarding their DC Extended Cinematic Universe. Following the underwhelming debut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice this past March, despite racking in $871 million worldwide, reports surfaced about executive shake-ups at the studio. Warner established a dedicated division called ‘DC Films,’ which is now spearheaded by DC Comics chief creative officer Geoff Johns. But that didn’t seem to be the last of it. Last week, the New York Post reported that Warner Bros. would be undergoing even more management changes over the next six months.
Rumored Titles for Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League, Part One’ Surface
When studios split films into multiple parts, there’s a few options for titles. They can go the simple and effective route of ‘Part One’ and ‘Part Two,’ or stylize it a bit à la Quentin Tarantino and Lars von Trier with ‘Vol. I’ and Vol. II.’ Or they can go the colon route, adding a subtitle that either works well or sounds horrible.
‘The Flash’ Solo Movie Taps ‘Dope’ Director Rick Famuyiwa
The Flash’s big screen debut finally has a director.
Ben Affleck Says His Solo Batman Movie Will Have an Original Story
We know Ben Affleck has written the script for his solo Batman movie, but the question remains, what will it be about? Will we get a story of the Dark Knight true to the comics, or something entirely new? It now looks like we’ll get a mix of both.