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Daisy Ridley Talks Controversial Decision About Rey’s Origins In ‘Rise Of Skywalker’: “It’s Beyond My Pay Grade”

January 24, 2023 1:55 pm

No matter your thoughts on the most recent “Star Wars” trilogy that Disney released in theaters, you have to admit that it could have been handled a bit more elegantly. Originally planned as a trilogy with thr...

‘The Mandalorian’: Directors Of ‘Minari,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ & More Helming Episodes In Season 3

Charles Barfield

January 17, 2023 9:57 am

News, Television

Last night, Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the latest trailer for “The Mandalorian” Season 3. Though many people just were excited to see the new footage from the upcoming batch of episodes, the studio went fur...

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 Trailer: Mando & Baby Yoda Head To Mandalore For The Ultimate Battle

Rodrigo Perez

January 16, 2023 9:50 pm

News, Television, Trailers

When Lucasfilm and Disney pivoted to streaming and Disney+ in late 2019, their first show, “The Mandalorian,” quickly became their flagship series. The “Star Wars” show made a star of Pedro Pascal and quickly ...

‘Mandalorian’ S3: Pedro Pascal Suggests Lucasfilm Allowed Him In-Person Flexibility: “We’ve Improvised Making Myself Available”

Charles Barfield

January 4, 2023 11:20 am

News, Television

After the first season of “The Mandalorian,” a lot of people were confused by one aspect of the show’s production. No, it wasn’t the use of The Volume or anything like that. Instead, it was the question of jus...

Ron Howard On Potential ‘Solo’ Sequel: Not A “Lucasfilm Priority” But “Never Say Never”

Ned Booth

December 30, 2022 2:54 pm

News

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or, in 2018, before the likes of "The Mandalorian" and "Andor"), Ron Howard's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was a big deal to "Star Wars" fans. The film did alright comm...

Rian Johnson Says He Wanted To Give ‘Last Jedi’ A “Hell Of An Ending” Because IP-Driven Storytelling Is Typically Horrible

Charles Barfield

December 27, 2022 11:57 am

News

It has been five long years since the release of Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Thankfully, over the past year or so, it feels like the discourse surrounding it has tempered a bit and people aren’t...

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2 Trailer: The Hit Animated Series Returns In January On Disney+

Charles Barfield

December 7, 2022 2:12 pm

News, Television, Trailers

“Andor” has packed up and moved on after the season finale aired recently. That means there’s a new void that needs to be filled by fresh “Star Wars” content on Disney+. And you know Lucasfilm is always there ...

‘Solo’ Co-Writer Wants To Revisit Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra & Would Like Lucasfilm To Embrace ‘Star Wars’ Specials Ala ‘Werewolf By Night’

Christopher Marc

December 3, 2022 2:22 pm

News

We’re still buzzing after the season one finale of Tony Gilroy’s fantastic “Star Wars” series “Andor,” a prequel taking place before the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” One of the more well-written a...

‘Rogue One’ Writer Teases An Idea For A ‘Munich’-Style ‘Star Wars’ TV Series

Charles Barfield

November 29, 2022 1:48 pm

News, Television

When you look at the current era of Disney-owned Lucasfilm, it’s difficult to argue that the high point has to be “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” The prequel film, still now, feels wholly unique from just abou...

‘Andor’: Kyle Soller Says Everyone Is “Turning It Up To 11” for Season 2 & Teases “More People, More Planets, More Worlds”

Charles Barfield

November 28, 2022 2:40 pm

News, Television

It would be fun to be a fly on the wall at Lucasfilm as they discuss the performance of “Andor” Season 1. Without a doubt, the “Star Wars” series is the most critically acclaimed show Lucasfilm has released on...

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