Tag: Solo: A Star Wars Story
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‘Fair Play’ Director on the Thrill of Getting the Movie Sold at Sundance
Chloe Domont makes her directorial debut with the film Fair Play, with the Netflix picture making its bow at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. The film was instantly met with rave reviews, which kicked off a bidding war that was won by streaming giant Netflix in a stunning $20 million acquisition. The psychological…
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Disney Spent $100 Million Making Willow, Then Threw It In The Bin
“When I got my job … I saw a world where technology has enabled storytelling to proliferate much more and there is much more consumer choice,” enthused Disney CEO Bob Iger in a talk at the Wharton School in November 2019, on the eve of Disney+ launching worldwide. “Don’t let the economy get in the way…
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It’s Too Late for a Lando TV Show
At the end of July 2023, there was finally news regarding the Lando Calrissian TV show for Disney+ first announced back in December 2020. Donald Glover, who previously played a young version of Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story, would now be writing the show with his brother Stephen Glover. After years of speculation…
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Donald and Stephen Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Series for Disney+ as Justin Simien Exits
Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover are attached to write the Disney+ Star Wars limited series “Lando,” based on the iconic Lando Calrissian character, IndieWire has confirmed.“Haunted Mansion” director and “Dear White People” creator Justin Simien was previously attached to write “Lando” back when it was first revealed to be in the works in…
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‘Fast and the Furious’ Producers Admit Liability After Stunt Performer Left With ‘Life-Changing’ Injuries (Exclusive)
The producers of “F9: The Fast Saga” — the ninth installation in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise — have admitted liability over an accident that left a stunt performer with “life-changing” injuries.Joe Watts, a seasoned stunt performer who had worked on big-budget features including “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu,” was…
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Willow Showrunner Jon Kasdan Wanted To Balance Humor And Horror In The Season Finale [Exclusive Interview]
In today’s slightly-terrifying new era of Peak TV, it can be harder than ever for a fully realized project to see the light of day. Even without Hollywood’s new habit of culling their most promising shows, there’s still so much that can work against a new series — especially for Lucasfilm’s latest, “Willow.”The legacy sequel…
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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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Obi-Wan Kenobi Was Originally Going To Kill Off A Key Character
This article contains major spoilers for “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”With the first and probably (?) only season of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” in the bag, writer Stuart Beattie is out here spilling all the details about what he originally had planned for the titular Jedi. Beattie, whose credits as a scribe include “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the…
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Kathleen Kennedy Says The Lando Disney+ Series Starring Donald Glover Is Still In The Works
It’s been four years since “Solo: A Star Wars Story” crashed and burned at the box office, but there may be hope yet if you were looking forward to seeing more of Donald Glover as the young Lando Calrissian. “Star Wars” once ruled the roost in movie theaters on Memorial Day weekend, but this year, “Obi-Wan Kenobi”…
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Lucasfilm Vows Not to Recast Iconic ‘Star Wars’ Characters After ‘Solo’ Flop: ‘We Can’t Do That’
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Vanity Fair that the company has learned never to recast iconic “Star Wars” characters following the flop that was “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” The Ron Howard-directed 2018 movie cast Alden Ehrenreich as a younger version of Han Solo, the hot-shot space pilot famously brought to life by Harrison Ford.…