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With a 16-year span between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Phantom Menace," fans of the Star Wars universe won’t have to wait nearly as long between movies with Disney at the helm. An ambitious film release schedule was announced at CinemaCon this week by Alan Horn, Walt Disney Co. chairman. Ki ...

Like Star Trek and Star Wars fans needed something else to fight over? The Star Wars franchise, now under the ownership of the Walt Disney Co., is gearing up to make movies once again. And one person they had their eye on? A man who helped resurrect another popular science-fiction franchise, J.J. ...

Fans are waking up Thursday morning getting their first look at the latest film featuring Capt. Kirk, the Enterprise, and, of course, Benedict Cumberbatch. Paramount Pictures released a teaser trailer for "Star Trek: Into Darkness," the highly anticipated sequel to 2009's "Star Trek," starring Ch ...

It's hard to believe, but it's been nine years since "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" hit theaters around the world. That film went on to win all 11 Oscars it was nominated for (becoming the first fantasy film to win for best picture) and earned more than $1 billion worldwide at the b ...

LucasFilm announced that Oscar-winner Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the upcoming Star Wars films. In addition to being selected as the only screenwriter for Episode VII, Arndt has written a 40-50 page treatment for the subsequent Star Wars films to be released by Disney, which will ...

This story contains spoilers. Monday's new episode of "Bones" is this week's big pick and it clearly hits home for many U.S. viewers as it airs the day after Veterans Day. The episode explores the plight of military veterans, garnering an award from the Los Angeles City Council with a proclamatio ...

Mickey Mouse. Winnie the Pooh. Darth Vader? The Walt Disney Co. is now the proud owner of a franchise many felt would never belong to anyone other than the George Lucas family as Star Wars -- and all of Lucasfilm -- was purchased by the media behemoth for $4 billion. That means all the films, ...

Being in the public eye is tough for a celebrity. And even tougher when thousands of people literally worship the ground you walk on. That's what Star Wars creator George Lucas must feel like whenever he goes anywhere. And trying to keep those masses happy is not an easy job. Especially when he c ...

George Lucas is out promoting his upcoming 3-D conversion project of his Star Wars trilogies, but he can't avoid talk on when -- if ever -- fans will get to see a live-action Star Wars television series. The project, Lucas told G4, is sitting on a shelf, waiting for technology to catch up. But hi ...

One of the big differences between George Lucas and J.J. Abrams is that one likes to use heavy computer-generated images, or CGI, while the other is more about real props and real scenery. Abrams has proven that time and again now with the Star Trek franchise, and he may do just the same with Sta ...