Mad Max: Fury Road leads the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards nominations.

In a semi-regular feature we'll be running until The Force Awakens is unleashed on December 17, here's our wrap of all the Star Wars things that happened today.

Star Wars is a beloved franchise, but the buzz surrounding the impending release of the seventh instalment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is almost tangible in Los Angeles, where the long-awaited premiere will take place this week.

Australian actor Liam Hemsworth takes the fight to the aliens in the first trailer for the sci-fi film Independence Day: Resurgence.

Star Wars novice Alex Casey gets to grips with the franchise before the next instalment.

Sacha Baron Cohen aka Borat is back, this time with a northern English accent for action comedy flick The Brothers Grimsby.

Dean O'Gorman has gone from a dwarf in The Hobbit to playing Hollywood giant Kirk Douglas in Trumbo.

True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgård has been making heads turn after the release of the first image of him as Tarzan for the upcoming film The Legend of Tarzan.

A Dreamworks Animation showcase begins tomorrow at Te Papa

The Oscar-winner is in talks to play one of the female leads in Thor: Ragnorak, according to Variety.

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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat has appeared on a US talk show and branded Donald Trump "very, very offensive".

Over the years, John Barnett and Dave Gibson have fought to get funding for their respective film and TV dramas.

As TimeOut heads to Sydney to sit down with Han Solo himself, we take a look at some little known facts about Harrison Ford.

The relative unknowns in the lead roles in the new Star Wars movie talk to Michele Manelis about having their careers go into hyperspace.

Disney has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film The BFG.

He's on an intensely scrutinised promotional tour for the year's biggest movie event - but Harrison Ford doesn't want Star Wars fans to listen to a word he says.

The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life.

Victoria is a remarkable achievement, a visceral experience in which the technique never overwhelms substance. Highly recommended as one of the year's best.

I am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story plays like an extended promo, washed with a score of elevator-music strings, and composed of so many talking-head snatches that it often feels like a trailer for itself.

In 2005, when Jonathan Cavendish took his children to see the remake of King Kong, he was not aware of the hi-tech wizardry behind its special effects.

WATCH: If you're still feeling a bit unsure about what's in store for the new Star Wars, ZM's Vaughan Smith explains it all ... with crochet puppets.

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ZM's Vaughan Smith explains Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Featuring the crochet magic of Pony McTate.

Rumours are swirling that Lord of the Rings director is new owner of grand Wellington building.