The Cricket's Daily 3: Preparing a 'Star Wars' spinoff

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• "Godzilla" director Gareth Edwards has lined up his next blockbuster: The first "Star Wars" spinoff movie. No word yet on which character will be spun off. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Movie criticism's new hero is A.O. Scott, film critic for The New York Times, for a killer takedown of Adam Sandler's "Blended." [Gawker]

• You never knew you wanted to hear Morgan Freeman on helium. But now that there's video of it, you have to hear it. [Entertainment Weekly]