A month ago, there were a number of book announcements connected to The Mandalorian. But one of them is already being delayed. Del Rey announced today that the original novel, written by Adam Christopher, will release in fall 2021 now instead of when it was previously scheduled. https://twitter.com/DelReyStarWars/status/1289251677715873794 There wasn't a release date originally announced, [...]
Nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards were announced today, and Star Wars is incredibly well represented! Leading the way was the successful first season of The Mandalorian, which was the first-ever live-action Star Wars TV series, debuting on Disney+ at launch late last year. The show received an impressive 15 nominations, including for Outstanding Drama [...]
Today, Star Wars made a number of exciting book announcements related to The Mandalorian, which are the first such books to be released alongside the hit show. There were a number of books unveiled, but a couple of the highlights that really stood out to me included The Art of The Mandalorian (Season One) by [...]
The eight-part documentary series about the making of the first season of The Mandalorian wrapped up today, and though I'll review the series as a whole soon, I'll say what I've been saying since the beginning: it's one of the finest behind-the-scenes looks you'll find. That continued with the eighth episode of Disney Gallery: The [...]
The seventh episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian shifts the focus to Ludwig Göransson and his fantastic score - and it just might be my favorite episode yet. Compared to the previous six episodes, this one takes a far more streamlined and narrow focus; only three people are interviewed (Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Göransson), [...]
I'm a bit late on getting this article published, but episode six of the behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of The Mandalorian really focuses on the process of bringing the first ever live-action Star Wars show to life. Following a similar format as previous episodes, this one features interviews with some of the executives working [...]
With the Skywalker Saga and The Clone Wars both having recently wrapped up, it feels in many ways like the first chapter of the Disney Star Wars era has concluded. And while there's a cynical group of fans who will ridicule the era, it has been the golden era of Star Wars, with an incredibly [...]
The fantastic behind-the-scenes look at the first season of The Mandalorian continued today with the fifth episode, which this time focused on the practical effects. Last week, if you remember, we got a look at the digital effects on the show, which were revolutionary, but don't make the mistake of thinking that the whole thing [...]
In The Empire Strikes Back, as the Empire takes over Cloud City and Lando Calrissian orders the people to evacuate, there's a character seen briefly running. In typical Star Wars fashion, this guy became the focus of a lot of attention. He's been named Willrow Hood, and he has garnered a following amongst Star Wars [...]
George Lucas is one of the true innovators in the history of filmmaking, and the advances he made or pushed are numerous and legendary. There are some things that he wanted to do, however, that he wasn't able to - because he had to wait for the technology to catch up. "He always, always, was [...]
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