The force is strong with all of us Thursday as director J.J. Abrams debuted a second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, where members of the cast were also on hand to promote the Dec. 18 film. New footage reveals the desert planet Jakku, home of Daisy Ridley’s scavenger Rey, who soon meets John Boyega’s stormtrooper Finn. And later Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron is shown flying an X-Wing fighter into a Star Destroyer. But the biggest moment comes at the end when we finally see Chewbacca and Han Solo again: “Chewie, we’re home.” And with that remark, so are we. [YouTube]
Ryan Gosling is in talks to star opposite Harrison Ford in the sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner. French-Canadian Denis Villeneuve is directing the science fiction film from a script by original writer Hampton Fancher and Michael Green (Prometheus 2). Taking place decades after the original setting of a dystopian 2019 Los Angeles, Ford will return as Rick Deckard, but it’s unknown at this time whom Gosling will play. [Variety]
Executive producer Seth Rogen has confirmed that Dominic Cooper will star as Jesse Custer in AMC’s pilot Preacher. Based on the 1990s comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, the series follows Custer, a small town Texas preacher who travels with his ex-girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga) and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) to track down God. Cooper recently appeared in ABC’s Agent Carter as Howard Stark and will star in 2016’s Warcraft. Production begins this summer for series consideration in 2016. [Variety]
Another superhero series is coming to ABC. Oscar-winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is reportedly working to reinvent an existing Marvel superhero character or property for the network. There’s no word yet on what the writer-producer is adapting, but the news comes just as ABC announces they’re also developing a spinoff to Agents of SHIELD. Marvel’s current TV lineup includes SHIELD, Agent Carter, and Daredevil, while A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders are still in production or development. [EW]
Yesterday’s leak of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teaser trailer has had one good effect: Director Zack Snyder has now released the entire teaser online, ahead of its Monday release date. Batman and Superman are best known for being friends, but on March 25, 2016 they’ll go head to head in a battle that’s sure to delight viewers everywhere. [YouTube]
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