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‘Skeleton Crew’: Jon Watts Calls Dave Filoni The ‘Star Wars’ “Goalkeeper” Who Helps Protect Canon

September 18, 2024 11:40 am

It’s not a secret that Dave Filoni has been one of the leading creative minds at Lucasfilm for a while now. He, especially, is someone that has provided guidance to those creating “Star Wars” TV series. And ac...

Donald Glover Says ‘Star Wars’ Can Be “Way Too Serious” & He Wants The Lando Spinoff To Be Fun

Charles Barfield

September 18, 2024 9:33 am

News

“Star Wars” is exactly what people think about when they mention escapism in films and TV. The Original Trilogy, especially, is filled with fun, whimsy, and amazing situations. But somewhere down the line, thi...

‘Star Wars’: Ewan McGregor Says There Are “Another Few Stories To Tell” For Him As Obi-Wan Kenobi

Charles Barfield

September 11, 2024 2:44 pm

News, Television

When it was announced that Ewan McGregor was returning to the “Star Wars” universe for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” fans were elated. Then the series came out and it was generally welcomed by fans, but there were some wh...

‘The Acolyte’: Amandla Stenberg Says “It’s Not A Huge Shock For Me” That Show Was Cancelled, Cites “Rampage Of Vitriol” The Series Received

Ned Booth

August 29, 2024 10:42 am

News, Television

The sudden cancellation of "The Acolyte" last week sent shockwaves through the "Star Wars" universe, with the show being the first Disney+ title for Lucasfilm to nix entirely. But the move didn't surprise "Aco...

‘The Acolyte’: Embattled ‘Star Wars’ Series Canceled After One Season

Charles Barfield

August 20, 2024 10:09 am

News, Television

The embattled “Star Wars” series, “The Acolyte,” is no more. According to Deadline, Lucasfilm has canceled “The Acolyte” after only one season. This is a rare move for the studio, as its “Star Wars” Disney...

‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’: Boba Fett Actor Says His Character Has Been “Put On The Shelf” & Won’t Appear In Spinoff Film

Charles Barfield

August 19, 2024 9:43 am

News

Prior to “The Mandalorian,” people truly loved the character of Boba Fett. He was only briefly shown in the “Star Wars” films, but everyone was fascinated by the bounty hunter, even when the prequels gave him ...

‘Lando’: Justin Simien Compares Losing ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Series To The “True Grief” Of Losing A Child

Charles Barfield

August 5, 2024 10:16 am

News, Television

A little more than a year ago, it was revealed that there was a behind the scenes shakeup of the “Lando” “Star Wars” spinoff series. Justin Simien, who was at one point the creative lead of the series, was rep...

‘Skeleton Crew’ First Look: Jude Law Says New ‘Star Wars’ Series Has “Great References” To Previous Films & Shows

Charles Barfield

July 31, 2024 12:51 pm

News, Television

With ‘The Acolyte’ recently concluded, fans are now anxiously awaiting the release of the next “Star Wars” TV series, ‘Skeleton Crew.’ And with a December release date fast approaching, we finally have our fir...

Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Film Finally Has A Writer Attached

Charles Barfield

July 10, 2024 1:27 pm

News

Way back in November 2022, it was reported that Shawn Levy would be directing a “Star Wars” film. Since then, however, we haven’t heard anything about the project. Well, that’s finally changed, as we know who ...

‘The Acolyte’: After Brutal Ep 5, Creator Leslye Headland Says Larger Sith Secrets Won’t Be Revealed Until Season 2

Rodrigo Perez

June 27, 2024 1:54 pm

News, Television

The internet is abuzz this week about the fifth episode of the “Star Wars”/Lucasfilm series, “The Acolyte,” from writer/director Leslye Headland. And for good reason, but we’ll get to that in a second. For the...

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