Rumor Has It...

... That JJ Abrams cast Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Wars and that's the reason why he dropped out of Benicio Del Toro's Crimson Peak, because the filming schedules clashed: link. Another web is saying, that he will be playing a Sith, a major part in all three upcoming SW movies: link.

I'm all for it, even though I take it with a bag of salt, this is just a rumor, nothing confirmed. But I would LOVE to see him in SW. It would double or even triple my interest in it. Though I hope he won't be the bad guy, again - he was awesome in STID, so creepy and menacing, but I would prefer him as the good guy, for once. I mean, all his blockbuster parts have been villainous so far. But in the end, I just want him in SW, that would be enough for me, I must admit.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I would say this one was the best yet. Even though there was way too much politicking. I hate politics. And the thing with "Dumbledore's Army" - you just knew that SOMETHING would go wrong, so it was like watching a train-wreck. I watched most of the movie with this anxious feeling in my chest, all clenched up on the inside. I really don't like feeling like this. I guess that's why I resisted watching these movies for so long. I prefer it when movies start with the baddie already at his/her power so it goes directly to the rebellion itself. When you have to watch everything go wrong again and again and again for the good guys...

I loved the last fight inside the Ministry of Magic. That was amazing! Wow at the special effects. I mean, when it came to Hagrid's brother, the CGI was a bit wonky but the fight itself? Wow, just wow! Amazing.

And, of course, another guy dead. And the most likable too...

Oh, I really liked Luna Lovegood. A weird girl but really awesome too.

You know, I think I would really like to see a movie about young Dumbledore and Miss McGonagall... about how Snape became the good guy and joined the Order... All that. That would be really awesome. As I said before, the teachers' story is much more interesting to me than Harry's. I guess that comes with age...