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Adam Driver is revealing that Kylo Ren’s arc in the Star Wars sequel trilogy was originally very different from what made the final cut!

The 40-year-old actor appeared in 2015′s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, 2017′s Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, and 2019′s Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as the villainous Kylo Ren aka Ben Solo.

During a recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Adam revealed that director J.J. Abrams changed his character arc from its original plan.

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Mattel is making a bunch more movies!

Following the smash hit success of Barbie, the company confirmed that there are 14 Mattel properties now in development based around beloved characters and toys – as well as a potential sequel to Greta Gerwig‘s hit movie. And there are a bunch of A-list stars attached to the projects already!

The company’s CEO, businessman Ynon Kreiz, provided an update on all of those projects to Variety.

Find out which Mattel projects are coming…

Batman: Caped Crusader needed its own superhero.

The animated series was first announced in May 2021 by both HBO Max and Cartoon Network but by August 2022 it was announced the series would not move forward.

Now Amazon has swooped in as the new home of Batman: Caped Crusader with a two-season order for the series.

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There’s another Star Trek on the way!

The cast of the J.J. Abrams-led 2009 reboot is in talks to return for a new movie, via Deadline.

Paramount executive Brian Robbins and J.J. Abrams made the announcement at Paramount’s investors event on Tuesday (February 15).

The plot details for the film were not yet revealed. The next film is due in theaters on December 22, 2023.

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and John Cho are all in talks to reprise their roles which they have played in three movies.

The studio has been trying to reunite the cast since 2018, following 2009′s Star Trek, 2013′s Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond in 2016.

A major star also just returned to the Star Trek universe on TV!

A new animated Batman series are coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network!

Variety reports that the new show, Batman: Caped Crusader, will be produced by Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm alongside The Batman director Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams.

Bruce Timm‘s Batman: The Animated Series ran from 1992-1995 for a total of 85 episodes and was one of the most critically lauded entries in the DC onscreen canon, garnering praise for its dark storytelling.

In a joint statement, the trio said, “The series will be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic characters. We cannot wait to share this new world.”

HBO Max just announced that another iconic superhero would be getting an animated series at the network.

Superman is getting a reboot!

The iconic superhero franchise is getting a new film, with critically hailed We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates writing the script and J.J. Abrams producing, THR reported Friday (February 26).

“To be invited into the DC Extended Universe by Warner Bros., DC Films and Bad Robot is an honor. I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero,” Ta-Nehisi said in a statement.

“There is a new, powerful and moving Superman story yet to be told. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with the brilliant Mr. Coates to help bring that story to the big screen, and we’re beyond thankful to the team at Warner Bros. for the opportunity,” said J.J. Abrams in his own statement.

Ta-Nehisi also worked on Captain America and Black Panther.

No casting news has been announced, although Henry Cavill previously voiced that he hoped to play Superman for “years.”

The superstar actor will not be reprising his role as Superman in an upcoming feature. Find out more…

The cast of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are taking it to the sky… literally!

The Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cast and filmmakers posed in front of United Airlines’ Star Wars-themed Boeing 737-800 aircraft, created to celebrate the upcoming film-the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Keri Russell, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo, Ian McDiarmid and writer-director J.J. Abrams and more were all in attendance to celebrate the launch of the plane.

United worked with Lucasfilm on the exciting exterior design, which features THE RESISTANCE on one side of the aircraft and the First Order on the other. Inside the plane, passengers will be treated to custom headrests embossed with emblems of the film’s dueling factions, THE RESISTANCE and the First Order. The special-edition Star Wars aircraft will operate for a limited time, and fans can track the plane with its tail number (N36272) on FlightAware, where it will display as a special Star Wars icon.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in U.S. theaters on December 20!