Tag: Return of the Jedi
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Here’s Why Star Wars Designers Purposefully Restrict Themselves On Projects
Jon Favreau’s “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” which debuted in 2019, was the first live-action “Star Wars” TV series and is set only a few years after the events of “Return of the Jedi,” but a few decades before the events of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Although the titular Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) is not…
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Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is coming back to the big screen in a new “Star Wars” movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film makes Obaid-Chinoy the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” feature film. Previous film directors in the franchise include…
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David Fincher Could’ve Made Blade In The ’90s, But He Made Another Classic Instead
Oh, the annals of movies that were made by one guy who is kind of cool that were almost made by another guy who is way cooler. Did you know John Frankenheimer almost directed “Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” That would have been … intense. What about the fact that Danny Boyle almost directed Joss Whedon’s script for “Alien: Resurrection?”…
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Ahsoka: Leia’s History With The Ghost Crew Explained
One of the biggest joys of “The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels” was seeing how the shows bridged the gaps between movies. They showed the characters changing and evolving — and even the galaxy at large changing, too, like when the public slowly turned against the Jedi, or the Rebellion slowly spread.”Ahsoka” is doing…
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Warwick Davis’ Dream Star Wars Spin-Off Doesn’t Necessarily Involve Ewoks
Actor Warwick Davis, wearing a mask and a full-body teddy bear costume, appeared as Wicket the Ewok in Richard Marquand’s 1983 sci-fi flick “Return of the Jedi.” Davis was only 12 years old at the time, but it began a long and lucrative association with “Star Wars” for the actor, leading Davis to appear in…
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Disney’s Most Expensive Movie Ever Made Is in This Franchise
The SAG and WGA strikes have put a spotlight on just how bad Hollywood is at fairly compensating artists. When it comes to dollars and cents, the American film industry has a practice known as “Hollywood accounting.” This procedure fudges the numbers on even the biggest hit movies to ensure that they’re technically “unprofitable,” ensuring…
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Stop-Motion Legend Phil Tippett on the ‘Poker Face’ Episode He Inspired
VFX legend Phil Tippett, whose totally bonkers “Mad God” stop-motion horror film finally got released last year, is a special effects Emmy hopeful this season for an episode of Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” on Peacock, written and directed by star Natasha Lyonne. He not only contributed old-school monster puppets but also inspired its story about…
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‘The Mandalorian’ Seasons 1 and 2 Take Place Over ‘Many Years,’ Jon Favreau Says
The mostly episodic “The Mandalorian” had, to this point, left it very vague how much time had passed for the adventures of Grogu and Din Djarin. But ahead of the show’s highly anticipated Season 3 premiere, creator Jon Favreau has provided some clarity on the show’s timeline — in a way that maybe raises more…
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Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary Funko POPs, Action Figures & More Are Coming Soon
“Return of the Jedi” turns 40 this year, believe it or not, marking the last of the original trilogy to officially enter into the mid-life crisis age. Instead of buying a sports car, getting a single ear piercing, or hyper-fixating on working out, “Return of the Jedi” is instead celebrating this milestone with … wait…
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Jack Nicholson Was Surprised That Terms Of Endearment Didn’t Become A ‘Trend-Setter’
Few people have had a more successful feature directorial debut than James L. Brooks. Right out of the gate, he won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay and has the second highest grossing film of 1983, only behind a little film called “Return of the Jedi.” This was a man who had already conquered…