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John Boyega Returning and Pre-Production Start Date for New Star Wars Film

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Perhaps the biggest news coming from Celebration Europe 2023 was the announcement of three new Star Wars films. One of those films (which previously had Damon Lindelof attached) is going to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and will see the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey. According to the news coming from Celebration, the movie will take place fifteen years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

During this week’s episode of The Hot Mic, John Rocha mentioned that John Boyega has “buried the hatchet” with Kathleen Kennedy, and is now in negotiations to return to the Star Wars galaxy away as Finn.

“I’ll tell you this – I’ll break this for myself. According to some sources that I know, a couple of sources, different sources have reached out to me because of this show [The Hot Mic], and according to them and what they’re hearing is…John Boyega will be coming back for this movie. That’s what I’ve been hearing from a couple of my sources, trusted people that I know.“

-John Rocha

Other good news for the future of the film is concerning the start date. Original rumors surrounding the film pointed towards a Summer start, but a new report from Jeff Sneider has surfaced claiming that filming for the sequel follow-up will begin in February of 2024 and that Lucasfilm is aiming for a release in December 2025. It seems that the company is looking to begin pre-production this August, which means casting will begin in earnest around that time.

“I’m told that, we’ve been saying all along that the Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy project I guess – it’s no longer the Damon Lindelof project, the Steven Knight and SOC project, the movie that Lucasfilm releases in December 2025 and to that I am told that pre-production will start in August, and so casting will start around then. They may be making lists right now at Lucasfilm for who they want in that movie, but I don’t think they’ve gone out to any talent and I don’t think they will until after the Summer. I would expect answers before Labor Day.”

-Jeff Sneider

Even though Daisy Ridley was announced to be in the film, it seems she will not be the lead. Jeff Sneider says that Ridley, will most likely be utilized in more of a Luke Skywalker/Obi-Wan Kenobi mentor capacity.

The untitled project is being written by Steven Knight, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and stars Daisy Ridley.

THE NEW STAR WARS SEQUEL TRILOGY HEROES COULD RETURN IN LATER FILMS

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Star Wars Episode IX Production Wrap Photo

We all know that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be the last movie in the “Skywalker Saga”. This has led many to believe that it will end, not only the story told of the classic characters, but those of sequel trilogy as well.

Well hold your horses for a bit. In a new video from MTV News (seen in the embed below), Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy indicates that this may not be the last time we see some of the leads in the film…

“You know, there is an appropriate time. We’re using this appropriate time as an opportunity to see where we’re going now that we’re leaving the Skywalker Saga behind,” she revealed. “But there’s no question that there’s certain characters that we’ve created certainly in the last three movies that we may very well wanna see down the line in the future.”

Check out the video below for the full interview.

The interview above also gives us other information about the future of the franchise including a possible Knights of the Old Republic movie, and female directors taking a crack at directing future Star Wars films.

Check out the entire interview above. What are your thoughts about some of these characters returning after a time away from the big screen? As always, leave your thoughts across our social media channels, or in the comment section below!

About Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:

The cast includes Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. The crew includes Dan Mindel (Director of Photography), Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins (Co-Production Designers), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Neal Scanlan (Creature and Droid FX), Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube (Editors), Roger Guyett (VFX Supervisor), Tommy Gormley (1st AD), and Victoria Mahoney (2nd Unit Director).

Release is scheduled for December 2019.

John Boyega Gets Special Gift from J.J. Abrams

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John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When you work one of the biggest movies of all time, you get special stuff from the director. John Boyega (our beloved Finn), has posted a special box opening video on Instagram of a package that director J.J. Abrams sent him.

You can see the happiness on his face when he discovers what sort of custom gift that Abrams has given him. I am sure that Star Wars fans and Marvel fans alike, will enjoy this epic box opening video. The video is short, but well worth the watch!

Enjoy!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6hIs7FWCe/

About Star Wars: Episode IX:

The cast includes Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. The crew includes Dan Mindel (Director of Photography), Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins (Co-Production Designers), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Neal Scanlan (Creature and Droid FX), Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube (Editors), Roger Guyett (VFX Supervisor), Tommy Gormley (1st AD), and Victoria Mahoney (2nd Unit Director).

Release is scheduled for December 2019.

John Boyega Confirms Time Period Between Episode 8 and 9

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John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Empire Magazine’s 2019 Preview issue (which hits stands December 27), has an interesting article with John Boyega about the upcoming Star Wars Episode IX film. In it the actor confirms that one year has passed since the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Thanks to the Twitter account of Star Wars Stuff, we have a page from the upcoming issue that reveals that information.

https://twitter.com/starwarstuff/status/1076323027644702720

This is some of the first real information revealed about the film, as it is currently shrouded in mystery. For those like us at ORN, it’s better that way, so that the surprises in the movie are left for the actual viewing.

About Star Wars: Episode IX:

The cast includes Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. The crew includes Dan Mindel (Director of Photography), Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins (Co-Production Designers), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Neal Scanlan (Creature and Droid FX), Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube (Editors), Roger Guyett (VFX Supervisor), Tommy Gormley (1st AD), and Victoria Mahoney (2nd Unit Director).

Release is scheduled for December 2019.

John Boyega Shares Behind-the-Scenes Video of Episode IX on Instagram

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens ©Lucasfilm 2015

Occasionally, Disney and Lucasfilm will allow just a bit of behind-the-scenes magic to slip through to the public, just to whet our appetite for something. In this case, the company apparently let John Boyega post a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Star Wars Episode IX.

There is no context provided for the scene in question. There is also no sound. We just see Finn on some sort of slow spinning contraption, with Finn looking amazed at what he is seeing.

Check out the teaser video below, and of course, speculate on what is happening in the comment section below!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrJKAqolSNQ/

About Star Wars: Episode IX:

The cast includes Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. The crew includes Dan Mindel (Director of Photography), Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins (Co-Production Designers), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Neal Scanlan (Creature and Droid FX), Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube (Editors), Roger Guyett (VFX Supervisor), Tommy Gormley (1st AD), and Victoria Mahoney (2nd Unit Director).

Release is scheduled for December 2019.

John Boyega Starts His ‘The Last Jedi’ Promotional Circuit

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John Boyega on Good Morning America

We are ever so close now to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In fact, we are at the point when the cast starts their promotional tours. Yesterday we saw Daisy Ridley visit various shows, and now next on the tour is John Boyega. Today he appeared on Good Morning America, as well as LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. He has one more appearance tonight on the The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Of course we will update this post, with the Tonight Show clip when it appears online.

Check out both videos below.

Good Morning America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmsfLaRrv2I

LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSKv5o0CzXk

About Star Wars: The Last Jedi:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits North American theaters on December 15, 2017. Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, Jimmy Vee, and more! Music will be composed by John Williams.

Full Star Wars Battlefront II Trailer Released

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Star Wars: Battlefront II Logo

EA and Lucasfilm have released a brand new Star Wars Battlefront II trailer. The new video features John Boyega giving us the details about the game. If you haven’t seen anything about the game to this point, this trailer breaks down everything you will see in the game from new maps, to improved gameplay mechanics and more!

Check out the video above and don’t forget to pre-order the game now from Amazon #ad, so that you can have access to it a few days earlier than those that wait on the street date!

About Star Wars Battlefront 2:

Star Wars Battlefront focuses on the fast frenetic battles that you love in the star wars saga. Fight dozens of troopers alongside memorable heroes like Darth Vader each with unique skills and attributes. Chances are you’ve already played the first one and Battlefront 2 promises to deliver where it fell short. You want a story mode? You want clone troopers? You want deeper gameplay? The team at DICE seems to be trying to please the fans with this one (unless you wanted those fun 32v32 battles from the originals).

  • Jump into the boots of an elite special forces soldier, equally lethal on the ground and space, in an emotionally gripping new Star Wars campaign that spans over 30 years and bridges events between the films’ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
  • The Ultimate Star Wars Battleground! A Star Wars multiplayer universe unmatched in variety and breadth where up to 40 players fight as iconic heroes, authentic-to-era troopers and in a massive array of vehicles on land and in the air – as battle rages through the galaxy.

John Boyega Talks Star Wars on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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John Boyega

John Boyega explains why he’s hesitant to show off his Star Wars lightsabers when his family visits and reveals why you probably were already familiar with his face if you went to college.

About The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” made its debut from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center on Feb. 17, 2014. Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning comedian Jimmy Fallon brings a high-tempo energy to the storied NBC franchise with his welcoming interview style, love of audience participation, spot-on impersonations and innovative sketches. For almost 60 years, “The Tonight Show” has been an American television institution home to big-name celebrity guests and top musical and comedic talent. Taking a cue from predecessors, including hosts Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, Fallon carries on the tradition audiences know and love. Known for his huge online presence, Fallon also brings along many popular segments, celeb sketches and musical parodies that fans have grown to love on “Late Night,” including Hashtags, Thank You Notes and Slow Jam the News. The critically praised Grammy-winning group The Roots serves as “The Tonight Show” house band. From Universal Television and Broadway Video, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is executive produced by Lorne Michaels. It tapes before a live studio audience.

Want to See Finn’s New Blaster?

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Finn's New Blaster

It appears that Finn will be getting a brand new blaster to use in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.  Director Rian Johnson gave John Boyega the “okay” to show off Finn’s new blaster on Instagram.  Check out the new blaster below, which includes blue light effects as well.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUof2t7lhNV

Complete your collection of Star Wars blasters, with this selection from site affiliate Entertainment Earth!

About Star Wars: The Last Jedi:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits North American theaters on December 15, 2017. Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, Jimmy Vee, and more! Music will be composed by John Williams.

John Boyega Says Star Wars Episode VIII is Darker!

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Boyega Episode VIII

In a recent interview with Vogue magazine, Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega shared a few tidbits about the upcoming untitled sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII.  He has teased, that his character will have an even greater physical presence in the upcoming film, and shared a teaser of things to come.  Boyega says, “[The script is] great. Much darker, but we’re very excited… My part in the next film will be much more physical so I might be in the gym a bit more.”

There is still some debate as to whether or not Boyega possesses any latent Force powers, but even if he doesn’t, it still sounds like we will get to see lots of action for the character.  Although it might not be specifically Jedi related.

About Star Wars: Episode VIII:

Star Wars: Episode VIII hits North American theaters on May 26, 2017.  Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, and more!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Screen Tests Revealed?

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In a new skit from the fine folks at Saturday Night Live, we get a look at some revealing screen tests that have never been revealed for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Take a few minutes to sit back and laugh pretty hard at some of these soon to be classics screen tests.  Of particular note is Shaq as Chewbacca and John Hamm as Hamm Solo.

J.J. Abrams shares The Force Awakens screen tests for Daisy Ridley and Sofia Vergara (Cecily Strong), John Boyega, Emma Stone, David Beckham (Taran Killam), Jon Hamm and more.

Star Wars Auditions - SNL

 

About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars Episode VII is set to be released on December 18th, 2015.

The Outer Rim News Podcast – Episode 7

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In this week’s episode of the Outer Rim News podcast we talk about recent interviews with John Boyega and Gwendoline Christie about their roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Hayden Christensen in a future Star Wars film, and the rumors concerning the release of the original cuts of the original trilogy on Blu-ray.  We also have a little information on a giveaway we are doing here at the site.  Join us for the Outer Rim News Podcast, episode 7!

About the ORN Podcast:

The Outer Rim News Podcast is Outer Rim News’ weekly podcast about all things Star Wars. Join us each week as Austin Gordy and Ashley Wilbanks take an hour or so and share their thoughts about everyone’s favorite far away galaxy. From Star Wars comics to Star Wars movies, everything is on the table for discussion. Get your weekly fix here every Friday.