Chris Hartwell
Hollywood Reporter
La Mirada, CA, United States
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'Blade Runner 2049' Director Feared He'd "Feel Like a Vandal Going in a Church"
Denis Villeneuve explains how he managed to make a world created by Ridley Scott his own. → Read More
'Ready Player One': A Closer Look at the '80s-Packed Trailer
Steven Spielberg returns to the world of blockbusters he helped create. → Read More
'Ready Player One': A Closer Look at the '80s-Packed Trailer
Steven Spielberg returns to the world of blockbusters he helped create. → Read More
'Planet of the Apes' Is the Rare Trilogy That's Great
Few franchises are patient enough to craft the buildup to something like 'War.' → Read More
'Pirates of the Caribbean': What's Really Missing from 'Dead Men Tell No Tales'
The franchise has never recovered from the departure of director Gore Verbinski. → Read More
Why 'Prometheus' Remains the Most Misunderstood 'Alien' Movie
Ridley Scott came close to doing what the best sequels and prequels have accomplished: daring to explore something different. → Read More
How 'King Arthur' Was Killed by a Would-Be Franchise
Guy Ritchie's film suffers from the universe-building syndrome that's hit projects like 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' and 'Suicide Squad.' → Read More
It's Time for Non-Believers to Give Marvel Its Due
Sometimes, being No. 1 makes you a target. → Read More
Star Wars Celebration: 'Last Jedi' Hysteria, Missing Spinoffs and Other Takeaways
Harrison Ford looked surprisingly happy to be in Orlando and Carrie Fisher got a royal goodbye from George Lucas and Mark Hamill. → Read More
Star Wars Land: Millennium Falcon Ride Has Surprisingly High Stakes
The Celebration panel revealed you can build up a reputation at the park, so if you crash Han Solo's ship, that could come back to haunt you later on. → Read More
'Star Wars: Battlefront II' Plot Details and Release Date Revealed
You can step into the shoes of Luke Skywalker or Kylo Ren. → Read More
'Star Wars Rebels' to End with Season 4
"This is by no means the end of what we're doing in animation," said executive producer Dave Filoni as he introduced a trailer for the upcoming episodes. → Read More
Mark Hamill Gives Funny, Emotional Tribute to Carrie Fisher at Star Wars Celebration
The star is remembering the late actress. → Read More
Star Wars Celebration: How Rian Johnson Proved He's the Director Fans Are Looking For
The filmmaker ditched PR-friendly talk and spoke with a gleam in his eye that made the audience believe it when he said, "I'm so excited for you to see this film." → Read More
Star Wars Celebration Reveals Hidden Part of Boba Fett's Backstory
Just how did the bounty hunter's helmet get that iconic dent, and who's that white-bearded Rebel on Endor? → Read More
'Ghost in the Shell': Why It's So Hard to Get the Anime Classic Right
Mamoru Oshii's film is a masterpiece that revels in the enigmatic and rejoices in the undefined in a way that is difficult to replicate. → Read More
It's Time to Rethink Peter Jackson's 'King Kong'
History has been too unkind to the director's 2005 film, which should be remembered not as lumbering and mindless, but as majestic and mesmerizing. → Read More