A little more than a month ago, James Waugh (executive producer), Josh Rimes (executive producer), Jacqui Lopez (executive producer), Justin Leach (co-executive producer), and Kanako Shirasaki (producer) took part in Anime Expo Light to reveal the studios and creators behind Disney+ and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Visions Now with the anthology series see to hit the streaming[...]
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Is "The Mouse" looking to make more "Star Wars"-related news this weekend? First, it was confirmed that The Book of Boba Fett would arrive before the end of the year, Then, the company announced "Disney+ Day" for November 12 to showcase all of the programming coming in over the horizon (with Lucasfilm and "Star Wars"[...]
At this afternoon's The Walt Disney Company fiscal third-quarter 2021 financial results webcast, we had a bit of news that will make Lucasfilm folks happy and a bit of speculation that might not make some Marvel Studios fans too happy When discussing what is on the horizon for Disney Plus programming-wise, it was confirmed that[...]
With Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated "Clone Wars" spinoff Star Wars: The Bad Batch readies for its two-part season finale starting this Friday… what's that? Oh yeah, I wrote "season finale" because the studio and streaming service made it official this morning That's right, "The Batch" will be back in 2022 for a second round of action[...]
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And here's a look at a video of the interview from the weekend convention:
Speaking with Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor as part of Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, Pascal revealed what his "Star Wars" experience was when he was younger "I was born in '75, and my parents immigrated to the U.S[...]
From there, we wrap up with "5 More Things"- five articles that almost made the cut but are still worth your time.
The Books of Boba Fett / Domino's The Noid Images: Lucasfilm/Screencap
Now here's a look at BCTV Daily Dispatch's Top 10/24 for Sunday, August 1, 2021:
10 Pam & Tommy Ready to Wrap? Lily James, Sebastian[...]
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The Book Of Boba Fett Will Be Huge Whenever It Comes Out
Yesterday, Disney and Marvel Studios revealed the release date of the MCU-set Hawkeye series to be November 24th According to my math, that means that the series will run through December Well, that's a problem Starting with Loki, Disney+ series episodes post on[...]
Or in the case of YouTuber "Shamook", you use the technology known as deepfake to create an arguably more accurate portrayal of a de-aged Mark Hamill than the VFX artists at Industrial Light and Magic for Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian Indiewire confirmed the studio's hiring after the user released a video that featured side-by-side comparison shots[...]
Or maybe a "Participation Ribbon" at The People's Choice Awards?
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Back in May, an article in Variety noted Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy's update on Rangers of the New Republic: "not currently in active development." Now while "not currently in active development" doesn't mean the project is dead especially since the narrative direction of the series was[...]
As production continues on Disney+ and Lucasfilm's fantasy sequel series adaptation of the 1988 film Willow, it turns out there's been another change in the pilot's director chair In January of this tear, Jonathan Entwistle was announced as replacing Jon M Chu, who was forced to step down over scheduling conflicts Now it turns out[...]
The first four Indiana Jones films are now out on 4k Blu-ray and they have never looked better than this. yes, including Crystal Skull.
Back during The Walt Disney Company's epic investors event back in December 2020, "The Mouse" unleashed a wave of programming announcements across a number of studios- with Lucasfilm making the biggest impact One of the series that was announced was Star Wars: The Acolyte from Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Russian Doll), with a description that read,[...]
Sure!"
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On Revisiting Qi'ra: Saying that the character is one that she would most like to revisit to settle some "unfinished business," Clarke has some thoughts on further adventures of Qi'ra- if Disney+ is listening "She's [Qi'ra] the one that has the most unfinished business I really had pages about what her life was and[...]
Appropriately enough, Disney+ announced on Wednesday that its Original series (like Loki) will premiere on Wednesdays instead of Fridays.
As Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated spinoff from "Clone Wars" canon Star Wars: The Bad Batch nears its midseason point, it's time to bestow another character profile key art poster high honor- with this week's recipient being particularly worthy Previously, Hunter, Tech, Crosshair, Echo, Wrecker, new 'intern" Omega, freedom fighter Saw Gerrera (Andrew Kishino), mercenary Fennec Shand[...]
With production currently underway on Disney+ and Lucasfilm's Ewan McGregor– starring "Star Wars" spinoff series Obi-Wan Kenobi, fans have already started speculating over which familiar faces might make an appearance (especially when Hayden Christensen was confirmed to be joining the series) Well, it sounds like there's one name they can cross off their list for any[...]
Here's a look at some more highlights…
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First up, Pascal dropped a little bit of news that filming on the third season hadn't started by the time of their interview- here's the clip:
Can Pedro Pascal keep #TheMandalorian Season 3 secrets to himself—even when chatting with fellow #StarWars star Ewan McGregor? Watch Variety's latest #ActorsOnActors conversation[...]
Another week, another character profile key art honor to give out to one of the characters from Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated spinoff from "Clone Wars" canon Star Wars: The Bad Batch Previously, Hunter, Tech, Crosshair, Echo, Wrecker, new 'intern" Omega, freedom fighter Saw Gerrera (Andrew Kishino), mercenary Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), and Trandoshan Cid (Cheers star Rhea[...]
Disney+ "Rogue One" prequel series Andor has begun filming in the UK and has cast Robert Emms (His Dark Materials) in a supporting role.
After five episodes and a series of past recipients that includes Hunter, Tech, Crosshair, Echo, Wrecker, new 'intern" (for lack of a better phrase) Omega, freedom fighter Saw Gerrera (Andrew Kishino), and mercenary Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated spinoff from "Clone Wars" canon Star Wars: The Bad Batch is turning the spotlight onto[...]
Four episodes into Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated spinoff from "Clone Wars" canon Star Wars: The Bad Batch and we've had poster key art honors bestowed upon Hunter, Tech, Crosshair, Echo, Wrecker, new 'intern" (for lack of a better phrase) Omega, and freedom fighter Saw Gerrera (Andrew Kishino) But after last Friday's episode saw "The Batch" taking[...]
So did Disney+ and Lucasfilm pull a little Jedi mind trick on "Star Wars" fans this past week? Earlier this week, the "Star Wars" universe exploded with excitement over the news that The Mandalorian executive producer Dave Filoni can now add "executive creative director" to his title (a move that actually took place last summer[...]
With filming underway on Lucasfilm and Disney+'s upcoming live-action "Star Wars" universe series Obi-Wan Kenobi, there was no way he was going to escape some questions about it That's why we can respect how Jimmy Kimmel and McGregor approached it this week when the actor (virtually) appeared as a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live– take[...]
With two episodes currently on the streamer and the third set to drop this Friday, Lucasfilm and Disney+'s animated spinoff from "Clone Wars" canon Star Wars: The Bad Batch is keeping the proud tradition of poster key art honors coming out on Mondays (so we're guessing Thursdays for Loki?) Previously, we had a chance to get[...]
What this a union issue? Maybe a contractual issue? Did someone at Disney forget and submit a generic list? Whatever the reason, will learn if Carano makes the cut when the nominations are announced on Tuesday, July 13- but you can check out the poster below:
The Mandalorian Emmys FYC (Image: Lucasfilm)
Earlier this year, Carano was[...]
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and subsequently released the Star Wars sequel trilogy, there were plenty of fans crying foul over the lack of a reunion between original franchise-best friends in Luke Skywalker played by Mark Hamill and Han Solo played by Harrison Ford I propose a second chance with the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 casting[...]
Promoting Netflix's new epic episodic superhero drama Jupiter's Legacy, Matt Lanter's (Timeless, Clone Wars) lips got loose.
As originally reported on EW.com, he has secretly been working for Lucasfilm Animation since the series finale of Clone Wars "There's some new Lucasfilm Animation going on I've been a part of some things I can't talk about yet[...]
Providing the score for the thrilling series is veteran Lucasfilm composer Kevin Kiner. Since being hired by George Lucas himself to work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008 Kevin has scored Star Wars: Clone Wars (TV series), Star Wars Rebels, and now Star Wars: The Bad Batch for the galaxy far, far away[...]
"MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!!! 👊🏾#lastdaysofptolemygrey#endalz#@iamjpierce#macelives".
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Star Wars: When Mace Meets Jules
The next one is a real shiner because it mixes two of his most known works in Pulp Fiction (1994) with Mace having a Jules moment referencing the iconic diner scene in the Quentin Tarantino original with the text that reads,[...]
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Bad Batch Should Earn This Man An Emmy Of Some Kind
"Yeah, Clone Force 99 is kind of another step beyond what I've been asked to do in the Clone Wars series. The Clones are…the tricky part for them, is that the differentiation is much tighter between characters. Although it has to be decisive. It[...]