STACK #162 April 2018

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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI FUN FACTS

Director Rian Johnson’s original cut of the film was over three hours long

Carrie Fisher’s dog has a cameo in the casino scene

Tom Hardy makes a brief cameo as a stormtrooper, but his scene was cut from the final film

Joaquin Phoenix turned down the role that eventually went to Benicio del Toro

The Porgs are never actually mentioned by name in the film.

This is the first Star Wars episode to have the exact words of the title spoken in dialogue. "When I kill you, I'll have killed the last Jedi."

The Last Jedi is the first Star Wars film that does not feature the phrase, “I have a bad feeling about this.”

Whatever Happened to... RICK MORANIS

ReeseWitherspoon @RWitherspoon Look who are back in town! #BLL (Filming is now underway on the second season of the multi award-winning Big Little Lies .)

The release of Downsizing this month inevitably brought back memories of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and got us thinking: where is the nerdy, bespectacled star of that film, Little Shop of Horrors , and the original Ghostbusters now? The now 65 year-old comedy star's last screen appearance was in the direct-to-video sequel Honey, We Blew Up Ourselves . Since then he has contributed the occasional bit of voice work for animation, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003). After losing his wife to breast cancer in 1991, Moranis took an 18-year hiatus from moviemaking to focus on raising his two children. He hasn't officially retired though, and would return to acting should the right project come along. "I took a break, which turned into a longer break," he told The Hollywood Reporter in a 2015 interview. "But I'm interested in anything that I would find interesting. I still get the occasional query about a film or television role, and as soon as one comes along that piques my interest, I'll probably do it." One thing he didn't want to do, however, was a cameo in the all- female Ghostbusters . "I wish them well, I hope it's terrific," he said, before adding, "But it just makes no sense to me. Why would I do just one day of shooting on something I did 30 years ago?"

• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and its two sequels are available on DVD as a trilogy set

"She's a hilarious actress; that was something I already knew. What was a great surprise is that she's also like an actual action heroine. She's great at all the stuff that's needed to do that. The fear, the courage, the anxiety, and the physicality of it. Karen is the real deal – she can do almost anything."

Jake Kasdan The director of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has nothing but praise for the multi-talented Karen Gillan...

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