Star Wars Episode IX is officially "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

At long last - Star Wars fans who attended this year's "Star Wars Celebration" in Chicago and those who tuned in to the livestream segment for the Episode IX panel get the answers they were looking for, as Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, director J.J. Abrams, and the rest of the cast and crew have presented the official title and trailer for Star Wars Episode IX, aka Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The title is mysterious as it is hinting at something connected to the Skywalker Saga - which is ending with this final chapter in the story that began with the origins of Anakin Skywalker and his ascension to Darth Vader, to the coming of Luke Skywalker and Vader's redemption and now this sequel trilogy now wrapping things up. How will things end for Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, and the rest of our heroes including veterans like Chewbacca and the returning Lando Calrissian? We'll see.


Star Wars: Episode IX – Teaser
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is slated to be released on December 20, 2019 in the US.

The next James Bond is officially titled "Sky Fall"

Via the news from the official James Bond press conference in London, the next James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig finally has a title attached to it, and it will be called "Skyfall". Sam Mendes of American Beauty fame will be handling directing duties, and the film is expected to come out on November 9 next year. Craig will be reprising his role as James Bond of course, and starring next to him will be Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Berenice Marlohe and Naomi Harris, with Jusi Dench also returning to her role as M. The premise of the film has Bond questioning the events of his superior when M's past actions come back to haunt her in the form of an attack in MI6, which leads to Bond pursuing those responsible.

The official logo of "Skyfall" was also revealed during the presscon and released online. For more info and details, visit the source post at Comic Book Movie.

James Bond will return in Skyfall, produced by Eon Productions for MGM and Columbia Pictures, on November 9, 2012.

Batman 3 Update: The Dark Knight Rises!

Finally, after months of news bits and minor updates, the next Christopher Nolan Bat-flick gets an official title!

According to movie news site Slash Film, Chris Nolan revealed in an interview with Hero Complex that the next Bat-flick would be titled "The Dark Knight Rises". Details have been so secretive that no one knew exactly what the next film's title was going to be, with "Shadow of the Bat" and "The Caped Crusader" among the list of guesses the fans made. Well, now that we have an official title, all that's left is to learn the official plot and who will be the big baddy Bruce Wayne's alter ego will face in the next sequel. Unfortunately, one rumor that can be debunked now is the appearance of The Riddler, whom Nolan says will NOT be in the film. Chris pointed out in the interview that he'll be using many of the same characters established in the last two movies, with some new ones being introduced in the new flick. That's kinda disappointing, especially since Inception actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt would have been perfect for the role in my honest opinion. His co-star however, Tom Hardy, was recently cast in the next Bat-flick, but he still hasn't been pegged a part, and more guessing games are going on with the fans concerning that mystery. Still, we'll probably find out more news soon enough now that a name has been given to Batman 3!

The Dark Knight Rises is slated for a July 20, 2012 release!