Tag: The Last Jedi
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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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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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John Boyega Ranks ‘The Last Jedi’ as His Worst ‘Star Wars’ Movie: ‘In the Most Respectful Sense’
John Boyega was asked by “Hot Ones” to rank the films in his “Star Wars” trilogy, which kicked off on a high note in 2015 with the beloved “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and then got polarizing with 2017’s “The Last Jedi” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”“‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is most definitely…
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Star Wars Can’t Let the ‘Filoni-Verse’ Become the New Skywalker Saga
When The Mandalorian first debuted on Disney+ at the end of 2019, it was a welcome breath of fresh air when the Star Wars saga really needed it. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker had soiled the reputation of the theatrical films by ditching the interesting direction that Rian Johnson set up in The Last…
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All The Movie References In Poker Face Episode 9
This article contains spoilers for “Poker Face.”The penultimate episode of “Poker Face” season 1, “Escape From S*** Mountain,” saw our favorite lie-detector Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) avenge three murders and narrowly escape an early grave herself.This episode is also the third and final episode that creator Rian Johnson personally directed this season. Johnson wears his…
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James Cameron Has a Rival for King of the Holidays as Two Rian Johnson Films Score Big in Home Viewing
James Cameron, you’ve got company. Turns out, the “Avatar” filmmaker isn’t the only go-to movie franchise-creator who enjoyed some big success over New Years weekend (“Avatar: The Way of Water” has taken in 446 million so far with a lot to go). Rian Johnson, whose “Star Wars” episode “The Last Jedi” grossed 539 million at…
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Rian Johnson Stands by ‘Last Jedi’ Comedy Scenes: ‘Slightly Goofy Humor’ Is Part of ‘Star Wars’
Since “The Last Jedi” came out in 2017, director Rian Johnson has defended his acclaimed entry into the “Star Wars” franchise from fans who felt that it went against the tone of the universe. In a recent interview with GQ looking back at his career, the “Glass Onion” director addressed criticism of the film’s comedy…
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‘Andor’ Is the Best ‘Star Wars’ Since ‘The Last Jedi’
The flames of rebellion can be a slow burn before the flashpoint. That’s a fair description of the reception for “Andor,” Disney+’s latest “Star Wars” series. Early reporting suggested viewers weren’t nearly as interested as they’d been in “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett,” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Three weeks after its Season One finale,…
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All the Potential Moles in Andor Ranked From Civilian to Definite Spy
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episodes 1-9 of Andor.Star Wars isn’t exactly a franchise known for its moral complexity. Its stories are almost always clean-cut tales of good versus evil, a dichotomy that is perhaps best symbolized by the Jedi and the Sith. Even when dabbling in the moral gray, such as in…
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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…