Tag: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Who is Maarva on Andor? Her Relationship to Cassian, Explained
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Andor.With its three-episode premiere, Disney+’s Andor certainly proved that it’s unlike any Star Wars project that we’ve seen before. The gritty, underworld crime series has as much in common with Tony Gilroy’s work on the Bourne films as it does with the galaxy…
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Andor Cast & Character Guide: Meet the Stars of the Star Wars Series
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story presents something of a conundrum for most fans of the Star Wars franchise. The consensus seems to be that Rogue One is the strongest movie to be released in the Disney era thus far, but the chances of seeing more of these characters were looking unlikely given that, spoiler…
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‘Andor’ Trailer: Diego Luna Leads ‘Star Wars’ Spy Thriller as Show Unveils New Release Date
“Andor” is putting the war in “Star Wars.”The upcoming Disney+ series, originally slated for an August 31 release, confirmed a delayed premiere date to September 21. Diego Luna, as the titular Cassian Andor, dares to steal from the Empire in a tense new trailer with Stellan Skarsgård leading the charge against the regime. Forest Whitaker,…
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Taron Egerton Explains Why He Dropped Out Of ‘Solo’ Auditions & Lawrence Kasdan Says A Disney+ Series Isn’t In The Works
For a time, Lucasfilm seemed poise to explore the galaxy’s future concurrently —Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker saga—while also filling gaps in the “Star Wars” mythology. A prequel film like “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” made a billion-plus at the box office. Still, that early prequel-movie success was quickly cut short by “Solo: A Star…
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Here’s How Andor Season 2 Will Lead Into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Much like the now-wrapped “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the next “Star Wars” series will focus on another fan-favorite character. “Andor” will focus on the titular Rebellion spy (Diego Luna), introduced in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but don’t expect the series to stick around longer than two seasons. That’s because the series, which precedes “Rogue One,”…
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Diego Luna’s Disney+ ‘Andor’ Series Will Turn ‘Star Wars’ Canon ‘Upside Down,’ Says Showrunner
“The Last Jedi” was only the beginning of subverting fan expectations.Upcoming Disney+ series “Andor” is set five years before “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and showrunner Tony Gilroy revealed that the series will completely change how “Star Wars” fans view the 2016 trilogy.“There are certain events that happen in these five years that are…
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James Gunn Thinks Rogue One Is Underrated — And He’s Right
Drop everything, because James Gunn has spoken up about “Star Wars” and he thinks “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is underrated. The director of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2″ ought to know a thing or two about galaxies far, far away.Gunn recently took to Twitter to write, “I…
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Rogue One Writer Gary Whitta Teases Unproduced Scripts For Halo, Blade Runner, Godzilla, And More
Gary Whitta has been knocking about Hollywood for many years, having received his first screenwriting credit for “The Book of Eli,” the 2010 Hughes Brothers film starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Whitta co-wrote “After Earth” with M. Night Shyamalan, helped conceive the plot for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and wrote several episodes…
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‘Sharper’: Sebastian Stan Joins Julianne Moore In A24’s Con Artist Movie From ‘Andor’ Director
Apple and A24 are teaming for a new film, “Sharper,” that will star Oscar-winner Julianne Moore. Moore will play con artist as the film is set in Manhattan’s billionaire echelon.Read More: The Green Knight’: David Lowery Enthralls With An Epic Feat of Bold Imagination About Human Weakness [Review]Benjamin Caron will direct “Sharper,” who is part…
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Donnie Yen Joins Keanu Reeves In Lionsgate’s ‘John Wick 4’
Exclusive: Donnie Yen has been set by director Chad Stahelski to star with Keanu Reeves in John Wick 4 for Lionsgate. Yen will play an old friend of Reeves’ super assassin John Wick, who shares his same history and many of the same enemies.One of the most successful actor-filmmakers from the East, Yen is known…