Today, Diego Luna took to social media to make a very important announcement to Star Wars fans. After pausing filming in 2023 due to the double strike, Andor resumed production recently and it seems like principal photography of Season 2 is over. This is according to an Instagram post by Luna suggests, and the actor celebrated the work that he and the rest of the … Continue reading ‘Andor’ Season 2 Has Wrapped Filming!!
Now this is podracing! In a sentence that will make most readers suffer an existential crisis, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace is 25 years old. And to mark the occasion and send you into a spiraling chasm of life-questioning doom, Disney and Lucasfilm are bringing the film back to cinemas for a special 25th Anniversary presentation, beginning May 3. The film revolves … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace’ Returns to Theaters for 25th Anniversary!!
Disney is officially planning their “biggest foray into the game space ever,” according to Bob Iger. The House of Mouse’s CEO revealed on CNBC on Wednesday that the entertainment giant was investing a staggering $1.5 billion in Epic Games, the developer of the mega-popular battle royale Fortnite. Much of the relationship appears to revolve around Epic‘s flagship title, but could also include new titles based … Continue reading Disney and Epic Games Announce Major Partnership!!
There was stunning news in a galaxy far, far away with the shock announcement last month that Disney+‘s flagship television series, The Mandalorian, would be getting its own feature film, entitled The Mandalorian & Grogu. Disney chief Bob Iger, during an earnings call this afternoon, disclosed to shareholders that a new slate of Star Wars films, a number of which have already been announced, would … Continue reading ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Set as the Next Theatrical Star Wars Movie!!
Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination after she was fired from her role in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Carano filed a complaint on Tuesday in California federal court (via THR), alleging that she was fired for voicing right-wing thoughts and views online. In 2021, Carano was removed from her recurring role in The Mandalorian as Carasynthia “Cara” Dune following posts … Continue reading ‘The Mandalorian’: Gina Carano Suing Disney Over Firing; Elon Musk to Fund Lawsuit!!
Clone Force 99 is back for one last adventure as the third and final season of Disney+’s Star Wars: The Bad Batch trailer is here. The emotional first look raises the stakes as the Batch still reel from the loss of one of their own and seek out Omega, captured by the Empire at the end of Season 2. Co-created by Ahsoka showrunner Dave Filoni … Continue reading ‘The Bad Batch’ Season 3 Trailer Raises the Stakes!! Check It Out!!
In 2019, The Mandalorian shook up the Star Wars landscape by becoming the first live-action series for the long-running space opera. Now, it looks like the adventures of the titular bounty hunter (voiced by Pedro Pascal) and his adorable green son are going to shake things up yet again, with Lucasfilm announcing that the story will continue with a movie, currently titled The Mandalorian & … Continue reading ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Theatrical Movie is in the Works!!
Star Wars stories are like buses. You wait a long time for one and then suddenly, two come along at once. Hidden at the bottom of the blockbuster announcement that Pedro Pascal would be headed to the big screen alongside “Baby Yoda” in The Mandalorian & Grogu was an almost casual confirmation that a second season of Ahsoka was currently in the works with Dave … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 Officially in the Works!!
As far as we’re aware, Lucasfilm still hasn’t renewed The Book of Boba Fett for a second season. As a result, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that another batch of episodes will hit Disney+ in the near future. Actor Temuera Morrison hasn’t shied away from criticizing the way he was left on the shelf when The Mandalorian season 3 rolled around and once went so far as to say Din Djarin … Continue reading ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Season 2: Temuera Morrison Provides Disappointing Update!!
Listen up Star Wars fans, this is some big news for the galaxy far, far away — Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni has officially been named as Lucasfilm’s Chief Creative Officer. He’s truly reached the high ground. Per Vanity Fair, Filoni‘s new position will allow him to become more involved with the creative process on all upcoming Star Wars projects. He will work closely alongside Lucasfilm … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’ Creator Dave Filoni Has Become the Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm!!
Director Shawn Levy is a busy man, between working on the much-anticipated fifth season of the critically acclaimed Netflix show Stranger Things and his upcoming Marvel film Deadpool 3. As if this weren’t enough, Levy is also slated to direct an upcoming film in the Star Wars universe, and while details remain slim, the director gave a little bit of insight as to what type … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Shawn Levy Gives an Optimistic Update on His Film!!
Throughout the evolution of motion pictures, there have always been projects that seem to stall so much it becomes worrying. Sadly for Star Wars fans, Lando, the series based on the swashbuckling friend of Han Solo, falls square into that category. Now, a project that has been in the works for quite some time has hit a new bump in the road – the series … Continue reading ‘Lando’: Donald Glover’s Ill-Fated ‘Star Wars’ Series Is Now Allegedly a Movie!!
Shawn Levy is a busy man, but like all successful creative types in Hollywood, he’s always eager to add more to his plate. Progress on his next projects has stalled due to the industry-wide strike which has brought the entire film and television industries to their knees, halting work on both his Star Wars film, and the long-anticipated television follow-up to his beloved Hugh Jackman … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Shawn Levy Provides Update on His Upcoming Movie!!
Following on from the weekend’s news that Oppenheimer, the latest masterpiece from director Christopher Nolan, had crossed the $700 million threshold over the weekend, it was also confirmed that the Cillian Murphy-led retelling of the Manhattan Project and the construction of the atomic bomb had breached the top five all-time IMAX movies in terms of total gross earned in the premium large screen format. Oppenheimer‘s … Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Has Become One of the Highest-Grossing IMAX Movies Ever!!
It’s almost time to head back to the galaxy far, far away, with Disney+ releasing the first official clip for the next live-action Star Wars series. Ahsoka will see the return of Rosario Dawson in the role that became famous within the franchise through several animated projects. A new mission will take the powerful warrior through the darkest corners of the galaxy, as she tries … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: New Clip Sees the Jedi Knight in an Intense Lightsaber Duel!! Check It Out!!
The two-episode premiere of Ahsoka on Disney+ is just 10 days away and to celebrate, Disney has unveiled a new promo featuring Hayden Christensen‘s Anakin Skywalker — or at the very least his voice. The new six-part series will see Rosario Dawson reprise her live-action role as the title character Ahsoka Tano. Dawson has already appeared as the character in The Mandalorian and The Book … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: New Teaser Teases the Return of Anakin Skywalker!! Check It Out!!
Ahsoka is a couple of weeks away from premiering on Disney+, and the platform is doubling its marketing efforts related to the upcoming Star Wars series. In a new short teaser, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) can be seen giving a couple of fighting lessons to Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), teasing how the former Jedi has chosen to take her as an apprentice. Both of … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: New Teaser Teases a Training Session Between ‘Rebels’ Characters!! Check It Out!!
In just over two weeks, Disney+ will launch the first two episodes of Ahsoka, the feverishly-anticipated Star Wars spin-off starring Rosario Dawson as the titular character, reprising her live-action role from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. While teasers have been slightly harder to come by, Disney has dropped six gorgeous new posters revealing the main characters for the series, including Dawson, Natasha … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Series Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Entertainment Weekly has released new images from Ahsoka, the new Disney+ series set in the Star Wars galaxy following a former Jedi as she embarks on a very personal journey. Rosario Dawson will come back to star as the titular character, after portraying her in other Disney+ series, including The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. A new adventure awaits the crew of the … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Series Reveals New Images!! Check It Out!!
Lando is back baby! Donald Glover, who played a younger version of the iconic Star Wars character in Solo, is set to pen the series with his brother Stephen Glover. The series has been in the works at Disney+ for quite some time. When Lando was first announced in December 2020, Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien was attached, but he has since exited the project … Continue reading ‘Lando’: Donald Glover to Write ‘Star Wars’ Series!!
Andor has been ably battling against the Empire as it attempts to bring down the Hollywood Death Star, but it looks like its efforts are going to be in vain as we approach the finishing line, with Disney‘s critically-acclaimed Star Wars series being forced to temporarily halt shooting due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. The second season shoot is extremely close to wrapping, just weeks … Continue reading ‘Andor’ Season 2 Filming to Be Cut Short Due to SAG-AFTRA Strike!!
It was announced in December 2020, during Disney‘s Investor Day presentation that a new Star Wars spinoff series centered around Han Solo’s smooth-talking BFF Lando Calrissian was officially in the works. Titled Lando, the series was earmarked for a run on Disney+ with Dear White People creator Justin Simien tapped to write the script. In the months that followed, there has been very little information … Continue reading ‘Lando’: Writer Justin Simien Delivers Unfortunate Update on ‘Star Wars’ Series!!
Christopher Nolan may be the foremost director working right now, and the champion of film in general, but he gained his mainstream fame following the success of his Dark Knight trilogy from 2005 to 2012. With Christian Bale as his Bruce Wayne, Nolan made the three financial and critical successes that were Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Unfortunately for Bat-fans, … Continue reading Christopher Nolan Won’t Be Directing Superhero Movies Anymore!!
The comeback tour is going on for three more years, as Bob Iger has extended his contract to remain the CEO of the Walt Disney Company through 2026, in a move that is as unsurprising as his return was shocking. The House of Mouse stunned Hollywood in November 2022 when it brought Iger out of retirement as CEO, less than a year after he had … Continue reading Bob Iger to Remain CEO of Disney Until 2026!!
War is inevitable for the galaxy and it’s going to be up to Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) to stop Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and the remnants of the Empire — but she’ll need Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) to do it. Disney has just released the stunning new trailer for their upcoming series Ahsoka. The trailer showcases Ahsoka and Sabine reconnecting after their separation … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’ Trailer Reveals First Look at Live-Action Grand Admiral Thrawn!! Check It Out!!
Star Wars fans will soon be able to experience the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series in a different medium. StarWars.com has announced that the Disney+ series will be adapted into a six-issue comic book series by Marvel Comics. Each issue will adapt an episode of the television series. The first issue of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi scheduled to be released in September. The comic book series … Continue reading ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Disney+ Series Is Getting a Marvel Comics Adaptation!!
The Rey Skywalker Star Wars movie reportedly has a title and shooting date. The Star Wars Skywalker saga finished in 2019 with the ninth episode of the saga. The sequel trilogy began in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, starring Daisy Ridley as Rey. It was recently announced that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy would direct a new movie featuring Rey as the lead character. The movie … Continue reading Rey Skywalker Star Wars Movie Reportedly Titled ‘Star Wars: New Jedi Order’!!
Disney has released a series of updated release dates for their upcoming slate of feature films in the Star Wars franchise. Stories set a long time ago in a galaxy, far, far away have been resigned to the small screen in recent times. But the ‘House of Mouse’ announced the return of Star Wars to the big screen earlier this year. An untitled Star Wars … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Upcoming Films Set New Release Dates!!
The Star Wars universe is getting a little more exciting this summer as the long-awaited Ahsoka series has just released a brand-new teaser alongside an official release date, which is set for August 23 on Disney+. The exciting new teaser features Rosario Dawson, who returns as the titular character in her first live-action solo adventure. The teaser, titled “Begin,” fully showcases an action-packed space epic, echoing … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: New Teaser Sees the Return of Many Iconic Characters!! Check It Out!!
It was over 45 years ago when Mark Hamill first stepped into his iconic role as Luke Skywalker with the release of the original Star Wars film, ensuring his legacy as one of the most iconic characters in all cinema. Despite his eventual return to the role in the franchise’s sequel trilogy following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, Hamill has recently revealed that he is officially … Continue reading Mark Hamill Is Officially Done Playing Luke Skywalker!!
One of the great unanswered questions of the Star Wars canon was “What happened to Ezra Bridger and where is he?” after the young Jedi sacrificed himself in the final moments of the animated series, Star Wars Rebels. Ezra, along with the hyperspace-traveling space-whales known as the Purrgil (which have since appeared in The Mandalorian, very briefly), blasts his ship to an unknown location, in … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: New Image Reveals Live-Action Sabine Wren!! Check It Out!!
As part of their cover feature on the upcoming Disney+ series, Ahsoka, Empire Magazine has unveiled a new image of the title character, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as her creator, Dave Filoni, has been talking about the path that she has taken which has brought her to this point. As was previously established in the animated canon, Ahsoka Tano actually left the Jedi Order in … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’ Reveals New Image!! Check It Out!!
With August now only a couple of months away, it won’t be long before fans get to return to the ever-expanding Star Wars universe with the release of Ahsoka on Disney+. As fans eagerly await the latest series, Empire Magazine has revealed the cover for their latest issue, which fully showcases Ahsoka ready for action in her first solo spin-off. The cover features Rosario Dawson, … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’ Appears on the New Empire Magazine Cover!! Check It Out!!
Disney+ has released a special trailer to make Star Wars Day, May the 4th, and to celebrate the legacy of the franchise that exists in a galaxy far, far away. We were given glimpses of heroes like Luke Skywalker, Din Djarin, Ahsoka Tano, Rey, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and more. “May the Force be with you,” a tweet from the official Star Wars Twitter account … Continue reading New ‘Star Wars’ Day Sizzle Reel Reveals First ‘Skeleton Crew’ Footage!! Check It Out!!
Just in time to celebrate Star Wars Day, Lucasfilm has launched a second season of Star Wars: Visions on Disney+. Just like the first installment, the project is about allowing different animation studios from all over the world to create original stories based on the galaxy far, far away. While the shorts aren’t necessarily canon to the franchise, it opens the door for new artists … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2: New Featurette Goes BTS of the Animated Series!! Check It Out!!
Maggie Simpson is ready to go on an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced before, in a new animated short that will premiere on Disney+ to celebrate Star Wars Day. Titled Maggie Simpson in ‘Rogue Not Quite One’, the sort will see Homer losing track of Maggie who hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial … Continue reading ‘Rogue Not Quite One’ Poster Sees Maggie Simpson in a Star Wars Adventure!! Check It Out!!!
Two holdovers, Super Mario Bros Movie and Evil Dead Rise, are continuing to have a gravitational pull on the under-25 set, while frosh wide releases once again this spring are seeing single-digit million results. Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros at $40M continues to break records, with the best fourth weekend ever for an animated movie, beating Incredibles 2‘s $28.4M. It’s also the best fourth frame for … Continue reading ‘Super Mario Bros’ Continues Strong Hold as New Arrivals Die on Arrival at the BO!!
The world of Star Wars is continuing to expand, as Disney and Lucasfilm have announced at least three new films in the works. However, one project that was removed from the docket was a film produced by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, and now the head of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, has revealed that Feige‘s film was never really going to happen at all. In an … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Kevin Feige Project Was Never Going to Happen!!
The first trailer for Ahsoka was released during Star Wars Celebration over the weekend, and it confirmed that the Disney+ The Mandalorian spin-off will feature the live-action debut of Star Wars Rebels baddie Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen). Now, Deadline is reporting that the cold, calculating Chiss Imperial is going to have a right-hand man in the form of The Expanse alum Wes Chatham. No … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: Wes Chatham to Play Grand Admiral Thrawn’s Right-Hand Man!!
The end of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 left fans reeling after Tech died — or at least appeared to die — while tracking Doctor Hemlock in the finale. With the titular Bad Batch fractured, audiences are left wondering if the crew will ever all be together again — and just how much angst can Star Wars inflict on us in the meantime? … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ to Return for Third and Final Season!!
Lucasfilm has just dropped the first look at the upcoming animated series, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. The series, aimed at children, will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4, 2023. The series will follow a gaggle of Jedi younglings as they attempt to learn the ways of the Force, forage out into the galaxy, help those among the universe in need of … Continue reading ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ Trailer Introduces the Younglings!! Check It Out!!
To kick off the last day of Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm revealed the first trailer for the second volume of Star Wars: Visions, the critically acclaimed anthology series that brings the voices and visions of animation studios from around the world to a galaxy far, far away. The first volume was praised for the way it brought captivating new animation styles and storytelling perspectives to … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 Trailer Teases New Dazzling Stories!! Check It Out!!
Although the Star Wars Celebration in London has been bringing to light several new and exciting projects from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a second season of Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi doesn’t look to be a part of the Star Wars franchise’s future plans. Speaking to Variety, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has stated that an Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2 is not in active development and remains unlikely. The … Continue reading ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Season 2 Not in Active Development Currently!!
When Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) mentioned Thrawn by name in The Mandalorian Season 2, the question arose as to whether we would see the Chiss Grand Admiral in live-action. Today the answer went from “perhaps” to an emphatic “yes” as it was announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that actor Lars Mikkelsen has been cast as Thrawn in the upcoming Disney+ series Ahsoka. This will … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: Lars Mikkelsen to Play Grand Admiral Thrawn!!
The world of Star Wars books and TV will collide next year when Leslye Headland’s series The Acolyte hits Disney+, as it was announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that Rebecca Henderson will be playing fan-favorite character Vernestra Rwoh in the High Republic set series. The news came as part of the High Republic panel, which featured many of the authors from the publishing initiative, … Continue reading ‘The Acolyte’: Rebecca Henderson to Play Vernestra Rwoh!!
At today’s Ahsoka panel during Star Wars Celebration Europe, new details about the exciting upcoming Disney+ series were revealed, and it included the return of a very special name – and a big one at that. It was announced that David Tennant would be returning to the role of Huyang, the Droid Master. Huyang first appeared in Star Wars in an arc of episodes from … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: David Tennant to Return as Huyang!!
Lucasfilm has announced a star-studded slate of directing superstars who will helm episodes of their upcoming Disney+ series, Skeleton Crew, during the Lucasfilm Showcase Panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe, which is currently being held at the ExCel Centre in London. Executive producer Jon Watts, who successfully oversaw the Spider-Man trilogy for Sony and Marvel, will direct episodes as well as overseeing the series, and … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: Jake Schreier, Daniels, Bryce Dallas Howard and More to Direct!!!
Star Wars movies are back. After several years of Star Wars focusing on TV shows and the movies being dormant, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy shook up fandom by revealing that three new movies were in the works. James Mangold, Dave Filoni and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will direct three new Star Wars features, Kennedy announced at Star Wars Celebration, held in London. And with great fanfare, and … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, Dave Filoni Working on New Movies!!
At today’s Ahsoka panel during Star Wars Celebration Europe, new details about the exciting upcoming Disney+ series were revealed. We learned more about Shin Hati, one of the antagonists of the show who will be played by Ivanna Sakhno, and who has been given the unenviable task of attempting to bring down the titular hero at the behest of her dark master. Shin is a … Continue reading ‘Ahsoka’: Ivanna Sakhno and Ray Stevenson to Play Antagonists!!
It was announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that mysterious new Star Wars series Skeleton Crew is filling out its ranks. It was announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that the series, which follows four children stranded in the galaxy and trying to find their way home, has cast Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Robert Timothy Smith and Kyriana Kratter as part of the intrepid foursome. They join … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: Ravi Cabot-Conyer, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith Join Cast!!
