In November 2019, Disney launched their own streaming service, Disney+, with the premiere of the first-ever Star Wars live-action series available at launch. The Mandalorian became a mega hit, both on the platform and culturally, and it began a brand new era in the franchise's storied history. It's an era that seems to be nearing [...]
We are just weeks away from the premiere of the newest Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, marking the big-screen debut for Disney+'s most recognizable heroes. But I just can't help but ask a question that has been nagging me for a while now: does anyone actually know anything about what this movie is [...]
This is a year of significant leadership transitions at The Walt Disney Company. A few weeks ago it was announced that Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan would be taking over at Lucasfilm as Kathleen Kennedy steps down, and now a similar adjustment is being made at the parent company. Josh D'Amaro has been announced as [...]
The ongoing Star Wars comic is exploring the era right after the end of Return of the Jedi, but they just can't help going back to the Clone Wars. In the recent issues, written by Alex Segura, a New Republic ship crash-lands on Loradil, and they quickly discover that Separatist battle droids are still active [...]
While all the talk this week has, rightly and understandably, been about Adam Driver's Star Wars movie that Disney shot down, there was another part of Driver's interview with the Associated Press that went a bit under the radar. The AP story mentioned this: "Driver had undertaken the trilogy with an arc in mind for [...]
Lucasfilm is currently working on a new Star Wars film that is bringing Daisy Ridley back as Rey, exploring the post-The Rise of Skywalker world as she seeks to train a new generation of Jedi. Given that focus, many fans have hoped that the film could also bring back John Boyega as Finn, after the [...]
The Mandalorian & Grogu looks to be the least-expensive Star Wars film made in the Disney era, according to recent numbers from the California Film Commission's report on tax credits. As pointed out by Star Wars News Net, The Mandalorian & Grogu is listed with a production budget of $166.438 million. Though there is some [...]
We're now less than a month from the premiere of Andor, and Star Wars has released a new trailer and poster in promotion of it. If you, like me, were a little thrown off by the music choice in the first trailer (which was surely designed to appeal to a broader audience), this second trailer [...]
A highly anticipated new Star Wars comic is coming soon, and the more we hear about it, the more excited I get for it. The first issue of The Legacy of Vader, written by veteran Star Wars author Charles Soule, will release on February 5, beginning to tell the story of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren [...]
The Walt Disney Company today updated their theatrical release schedule for the coming years, and included in the changes was the news that the Star Wars film previously scheduled for December 18, 2026 has now been removed. It has instead been replaced by Ice Age 6. The Mandalorian and Grogu is still set to release [...]
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