‘A name for ‘Star Wars’? An explanation of ‘Interstellar’?

Last week we learned about the new “Star Wars”

cast

Ain’t It Cool News

’s villain, who makes Pazuzu look like a (kitty cat)!” says a studio source. Pazuzu? That’s the evil spirit possessing the young girl in 1973’s “The Exorcist,” in which Von Sydow was the title character. OK, we’re afraid now. “Star Wars” is due in theaters Dec. 18, 2015.

Meanwhile, Disney just announced it has three spin-off “Star Wars” movies in the works, origin stories about certain characters (Yoda please!). They’ll probably be released in 2016, 2018 and 2020 — years when we don’t get an episode of the main saga.

Speaking of space, director Christopher Nolan has been all hush-hush on what in the world (universe?) his sci-fi

The Washington Post

says that in the trailer, an ominous dust cloud looms over a baseball game, and McConaughey’s character reassures his daughter that he loves her — right before blasting into space to save the world. Tagline: “Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.” “Interstellar” takes off Nov. 7.

This story was originally published May 7, 2014 at 3:22 PM with the headline "‘A name for ‘Star Wars’? An explanation of ‘Interstellar’?."