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Willow: George Lucas Agreed With Bringing It Back On Solo Set
When a report hit last week that a number of streaming series & specials were being pulled from Disney+ & Hulu this week as The Walt Disney Company looks to course-correct its current financial woes, a whole lot of folks (ourselves included), were surprised to find Lucasfilm & Jonathan Kasdan's Warwick Davis (Willow Ufgood) & Joanne[...]
wandavision
But what about Disney+? If the strike continues, could ABC look to the streaming service to help pad out its schedule with shows such as Marvel Studios' WandaVision and Loki or Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian if viewers end up getting burnt out on too much "reality"? Ari Goldman, Senior VP Content Strategy & Scheduling at ABC[...]
Indiana ad the Dial of Destiny: New Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
A fifth film has been getting thrown around since before Disney acquired Lucasfilm, but the movie wasn't officially put on the books until 2016 Since then, it has been a rollercoaster of delays and different movements trying to get this film off of the ground When it was revealed that Steve Spielberg wasn't directing anymore,[...]
“Indiana Jones 5”: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy – “Only Harrison Ford Can Play Role”
Disney, which owns Lucasfilm, is preparing to release Harrison Ford's final outing as pop culture's most famous archaeologist in the upcoming Dial of Destiny and what better way than to bring the actor's second synonymous franchise after Star Wars to streaming? Credit: Lucasfilm Indiana Jones Adventures Synopsis Creator George Lucas solidified himself as a science fiction icon after[...]
CinemaCon Walt Disney Studios: A Sprint Through The Upcoming Slate
This is the year of projects emerging from development hell because a fifth Indiana Jones movie has been tossed around since before Disney acquired Lucasfilm If we're being technical, the film was first announced at the beginning of 2016 for a mid-2019 release date and has gone through some reshuffling and delays since then The[...]
mandalorian
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that production was set to begin in September, so there is still some time before a hard call would need to be made – but all signs apparently point to a delay (though Lucasfilm had no comment on DH's report). (L-R): Grogu and Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season[...]
Andor Season 1 EP. 11 & 12 Review: This Is The Best Star Wars Show
One person, in particular, who's received pushback for reportedly still being involved with production on Lucasfilm & Disney+'s Diego Luna-starring Andor, is series creator & showrunner, Tony Gilroy Though his scripts were complete prior to the strike deadline, The Hollywood Reporter notes that Gilroy was reported as "still contributing producing services including casting and music-related[...]
Andor Season 1 EP. 11 & 12 Review: This Is The Best Star Wars Show
One of the first major projects in Lucasfilms' Disney era was 2016's Rogue One, which followed the squad responsible for getting Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) the plans to the Death Star leading up to 1977's A New Hope With the popularity of the film, a follow-up spinoff Andor with Rogue One star Diego Luna[...]
Rogue One: Felicity Jones Reflects Shooting Grim Star Wars Ending
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm Rogue One's Felicity Jones on Possible Star Wars Return in Andor "I'm afraid to say I won't be, but I still have hope for Jyn Erso at some point to make a comeback But no, sadly, I won't be," Jones said It's not that surprising considering Rogue One already operates as an origins[...]
the acolyte
While a lot of the attention lately has been focused on Jon Favreau & Dave Flioni's "Mandalorian" universe (now that we know a big-screen team-up is planned), it's Lucasfilm, Disney+ & series creator Leslye Headland's (Russian Bride) Star Wars: The Acolyte that has the top spot on our "Star Wars" radar Set for 2024, the streaming[...]
mandalorian
As fans of the Lucasfilm & Disney+ streaming series side of the "Star Wars" universe learned during Star Wars Celebration: London, Dave Filoni is spearheading a big-screen "Avengers: Endgame"-like team-up involving the series that populate his and Jon Favreau's post-"Return of the Jedi" "The Mandalorian" universe (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka & Skeleton[...]
mandalorian
We always enjoy adding these sorts of experiences for fans to stumble upon while using Google Search, and as a Star Wars fan myself, working on this Easter Egg was a real treat." Though the third season of the Lucasfilm & Disney+ series has wrapped, we know that Dave Filoni is set to bring together[...]
skeleton crew
With only a day to go until "Star Wars Day" (do we really need to explain it to you at this point?), we're getting some intel on what we can expect when Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew hits our screens later this year Set during the same time period as The[...]
The Mandalorian: Ashley Eckstein congratulates Rosario Dawson on bringing Ahsoka Tano to life (Images: TWDC)
In defense of the fans & media? When you share a rundown of the Star Wars Rebels episodes to watch before the premiere of his, Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Rosario Dawson-starring Star Wars: Ahsoka, the question is going to get asked I mean, he has famous animated characters Ahsoka, Sabine Wren, Admiral Thrawn, Ezra Bridger, Hera[...]
CinemaCon 2023 Disney presentation.
Throughout the presentation, the studio will likely touch on all the big movies from Pixar, Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios this year The Boogeyman is another movie that was supposed to be a Hulu release but got moved to theatrical, so you know they will be patting themselves on the back for that[...]
skeleton crew
During Star Wars Celebration, Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew began its rollout of the streaming series Set during the same time period as The Mandalorian, the series has been described as being a space-set version of the Spielberg/Amblin coming-of-age adventure films (like The Goonies) from the '80s And during the[...]
indiana jones
The report came as Harrison Ford prepares for his final run as the character (a role Ford has said repeatedly he is finished with once the final film hits the big screen), with Disney & Lucasfilm reportedly "bringing up the possibility of a streaming show set in the world of the globe-trotting archaeologist in general[...]
Young Jedi Adventures Short: Kai, Lys & Nubs Have Pirate Problems
as Kai Brightstar, Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Emma Berman as Nash Durango, Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83, and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.  And in the newest short, "Taborr's Pirate Showdown," Kai, Lys, and Nubs have a Kublop Springs marketplace showdown with Taborr and his band of pirates – check[...]
The Mandalorian Season 3 Finale a Definitive Exclamation Point: Review
Disney+ & Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian wrapped its third season in "Chapter 24: The Return." It was the second-half of a two-part epic arc involving the surviving tribes of Mandalore led by Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and a contingent of the Empire led by Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) While Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin ceded a good[...]
The Book of Boba Fett Star Emily Swallow on Her Mandalorian Return
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm / Disney+ Emily Swallow on Filming The Mandalorian Like Pascal, Swallow gets bombarded by fan requests for her Mandalorian voice, but in her case, voicemails "I don't get sick of it I mean, I have the coolest catchphrase ever," she said "And it is true, saying 'This is the way' and having the[...]
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In our updated rundown of what the series has to offer, you'll find a fifth short where our Young Jedi find themselves aboard Nash's starship, The Crimson Firehawk – and needing to leave the scene fast. Image: Lucasfilm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – The Shorts With the original animated series set to hit Disney+ and Disney Junior on[...]
the acolyte
Looking ahead to what Disney+ has lined up for 2024, Lucasfilm & series creator Leslye Headland's (Russian Bride) Star Wars: The Acolyte is inching closer and closer to the top of our list of shows we need to check out First, the "Star Wars" universe series is highlighting a very different period in the timeline –[...]
the acolyte
Disney+, Lucasfilm & series creator Leslye Headland's (Russian Bride) Star Wars: The Acolyte had a pretty impressive rollout during this year's Star Wars Celebration 2023 And now, series star Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers) is sharing some additional insights into his mysterious character as well as why someone with Headland's expertise was needed to tell this[...]
mandalorian
And don't forget that Star Wars Celebration 2023 saw Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirm that one of the three upcoming films on the way will see Filoni direct a big-screen "close out" to the connected storylines between The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and (possibly) Skeleton Crew. Image: Lucasfilm Jon Favreau/Mandalorian: "I Love for These Stories[...]