Among the plethora of Star Wars content headed to Disney+ over the next two to three years is the return of Rebel Alliance fighter Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Actor Diego Luna is reprising his role in Andor, a spin-off series that will take place before the events Rogue One, which […]
Continue readingIf the ongoing pandemic or the events of the past few weeks have driven you to drink a bit more than you might have otherwise (and who could blame you?), you may be interested in Another Round. It’s a new film in which Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and his […]
Continue reading“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming two months early on Disney+ in honor of “May the 4th,” a.k.a. “Star Wars Day,” Disney announced Monday.The final chapter in the Skywalker saga joins Disney+’s previously announced May the 4th offerings, which includes the launch of a making-of docuseries for “The Mandalorian” (titled “Disney Gallery: […]
Continue readingIt’s been a few years since Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released and still, after all this time, even more behind-the-scenes information is being revealed about the first Star Wars spinoff movie. In the latest installment of IGN’s Watch From Home Theater series, Rogue One screenwriters Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz came on […]
Continue readingDirector Gareth Edwards has found his follow-up to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”: a new untitled project for New Regency.New Regency is set to produce and finance a new untitled sci-fi film written and directed by Edwards. Kiri Hart, who also produced “Rogue One” with Edwards, will serve as a producer on the film.The […]
Continue reading“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the final film in the epic Skywalker saga of the “Star Wars” franchise, made $40 million at the box office in Thursday night previews beginning at 6 p.m. It opens on over 4,300 screens this weekend.Disney is projecting “The Rise of Skywalker” to earn in the $160 million range […]
Continue reading“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will hit Chinese theaters Dec. 20, day-and-date with the U.S.While Marvel films are typically outsized hits in China, the “Star Wars” franchise has historically under-performed in the territory. Chinese audiences are less familiar with it because the original films were never theatrically released in the ’70s, when Western cultural […]
Continue readingWith the premiere of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian drawing nearer every day, we’re getting more new information and insights that give us a better idea of what to expect. The series is both an original one coming only to Disney+ and one of a handful of original programs Lucasfilm is bringing to the new […]
Continue readingRiz Ahmed is producing and starring in the music drama “Mughal Mowgli,” which he has co-written with director Bassam Tariq.The spiritual drama follows a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.Ahmed is producing through his Left Handed […]
Continue readingDiego Luna will star in a new “Star Wars” series for Disney’s new streaming service. The show will be a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”Luna will reprise his role as rebel spy Cassian Andor, the cocky daredevil who helped Felicity Jones steal the Death Star plans in the hit 2016 movie. Given […]
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