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J.J. Abrams & Jon Favreau Both Thrilled About ‘Star Wars Episode 7′

Russ Weakland — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:23:58 +0000

Now that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm, ‘Star Wars Episode 7′ has a targeted release date of 2015. So many people are both scared and excited for what is to come, and HollywoodLife.com got to talk EXCLUSIVELY with J.J. and Jon about their potential involvement in the iconic series! You won’t believe what they had to say!

During the Veterans Day 2012: Celebrating Leadership and Service event, hosted at Universal Studios on Nov. 9 by national veterans nonprofit, The Mission Continues, alongside the Got Your 6 campaign, HollywoodLife.com got to talk EXCLUSIVELY to two amazing filmmakers rumored to be top picks to direct the next Star Wars films. J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau both had different opinions on the possibility to go to a galaxy far far away!

J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Wars Episode 7′

“Look, Star Wars is one of my favorite movies of all time,” J.J. gushed. He added, “I frankly feel that – I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being that kind of iconic movie and series. I was never a big Star Trek fan growing up, so for me, working on Star Trek didn’t have any of that, you know, almost fatal sacrilege, and so, I am looking forward more then anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer!”

Jon Favreau is Less Squeamish About ‘Star Wars’

But Jon appeared to be a little more interested in sitting in the director’s chair, saying, “I think both J.J. and I come from a generation of people who formed our whole creative persona around what we experienced as kids from watching those films, and I have had the good fortune of working with George [Lucas] and around George, and whether it is doing a voice on Clone Wars, or being at the Skywalker Ranch mixing Iron Man – so I have been very happy and lucky to just experience the culture that Lucas has created, both in my own life growing up as a kid and professional – whether it was interviewing him at film festivals on stage, he is just a really wonderful, talented gifted guy who has changed the business so much, so I am just giddy, first and foremost as a fan, to see what happens with it. I think there is a lot of question marks of how they are going to do it, and who they are going to do it with, and what the story is going to be about; but to say that I am not excited about it is definitely an understatement. We’ll see.”

So HollywoodLifers, who would you rather see direct the next Star Wars movie? Sound off below!

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Find Out How Scarlett Johansson Got Her Killer ‘Iron Man 2’ Curves HERE!

Hollywood Life Staff — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:00:19 +0000

Scarlett knew she had to fit into a form-fitting catsuit for her latest movie role, so she amped up her exercise routine to include…Mexican wrestling!

Although Scarlett Johansson is one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, she knew she had to tone up to fit into her form-fitting Iron Man 2 catsuit. But how did the pouty-lipped vixen get in shape to play the Black Widow?

“[Scarlett] got in such good shape and kind of learned how to fight,” the 25-year-old starlet’s co-star, Robert Downey Jr., told Entertainment Tonight.

Added Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, “We combined a lot of different fighting styles. The biggest one was Lucha Libre, this Mexican wrestling style. I thought it would be a little comical, but when you see a woman doing [Lucha Libre] in a black widow costume —not a guy in a sequin cape — it has a much different effect.”

But what exactly IS Lucha Libre? Well, it’s pretty darn intense, and involves tons of high- flying aerial moves and tag-team wrestling matches. Although the moves reportedly took ScarJo a long time to master, her hard work definitely paid off: she looks bangin’ in her Black Widow bodysuit! And we bet her hubby Ryan Reynolds doesn’t mind her sporting the bodycon ensemble either!

Check out this video to watch Scarlett learning the moves behind the scenes!

– Allison McNamara

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EXCLUSIVE! Olivia Munn Says Gwyneth Paltrow Doesn't Hang Out With Her Co-Stars!

Hollywood Life Staff — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:15:04 +0000

Don’t you think Gwyneth should be more social off-set?

Note to Hollywood starlets: You can shoot a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow, but don’t expect to become BFFs with her! Gwyneth’s Iron Man 2 co-star Olivia Munn spoke with HollywoodLife.com at last night’s Critics’ Choice Awards after-party at LA hotspot Katsuya, and she told us that Gwyneth liked to keep to herself when the cameras stopped rolling. “Well, you don’t really hang out with Gwyneth,” Olivia told us. “She kind of has her own thing going. She’s got her family and her kids.”

But not everyone was as anti-social at Gwyneth! Olivia said she had lots of fun hanging out with her other co-stars, Scarlett Johannson, Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau. So what’s the deal, Gwyneth? We know you’re a devoted wife and mother, but you’ve got one of the best jobs in the world — start enjoying it!

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