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Steven Soderbergh Calls Disney “Insane” for Scrapping Ben Solo Star Wars Movie
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (325+ words) The director says he wasted two-and-a-half years on 'The Hunt for Ben Solo' that Disney brass axed for a frustrating reason. Ever since Adam Driver let slip in October that Disney axed a planned Star Wars movie centering on his…...
Mandalorian and Grogu Battle Galaxy Bad Guys in Full ‘Star Wars’ Movie Trailer
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (285+ words) The Mandalorian & Grogu," the TV show spinoff hitting theaters May 22 and starring Pedro Pascal, is the first franchise big screen release since 2019. Pedro Pascal as the Mandalorian, also known as Din Djarin, makes his big screen debut with his tiny…...
Who Won and Lost the Week: From Jeff Bezos to Bad Bunny and ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (60+ words) Who Won and Lost the Week: From Jeff Bezos to Bad Bunny and "The Mandalorian & Grogu'The Hollywood Reporter From a triumphant Super Bowl halftime show to embattled agent Casey Wasserman, here are five big entertainment figures who either won or…...
Disney+ and Sky Ink Multi-Year Deal in U.K. and Ireland
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (174+ words) Sky and Disney will swap content on their platforms in a new multi-year agreement. Sky and Disney have inked a multi-year deal in the U.K. and Ireland. The new agreement will see Disney+ Standard with Ads included in eligible Sky TV…...
Nick Olin Joins Disney Television Animation as Head of Development and Current Series
3+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) The Nickelodeon and Awesomeness alum will report to executive vp Meredith Roberts. Disney Television Animation has named Zack Olin senior vp development and current series. Disney Television Animation has named Zack Olin senior vp development and current series. The studio,…...
Star Wars Has New Hope (and Some Growing Pains) in Its Future
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (478+ words) After the departure of Kathleen Kennedy, the course is uncertain as Lucasfilm must prove it can make Star Wars into epic, theatrical events that excite fans old and new again. After a storied tenure in the galaxy far, far away,…...
Disney Will Bring the Original Star Wars Trilogy to Disneyland in Theme Park Pivot
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (514+ words) The company launched Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in 2019, set in the timeline of its sequels, but will bring Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and John Williams' iconic score to the land this spring. The Walt Disney Co. is making a major…...
How the Sphere Morphed Into an Interactive Lego Death Star
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) Lego and Lucasfilm turned the Las Vegas landmark into the Death Star, letting visitors get into a full-size Lego X-Wing to try and tackle the trench run. In a first for the Sphere in Las Vegas, the venue's outer shell…...
Con Pederson, CGI Pioneer and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Visual Effects Artist, Dies at 91
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World's Fair to working many exacting months on the Stanley Kubrick classic: The film "absolutely would not have happened without Con." Con Pederson, the CGI pioneer who spent…...
Daisy Ridley on ‘We Bury the Dead,’ Her Next Movie With Han Solo and Favorite 2025 Film
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (856+ words) In an unexpected coincidence, Ridley stars opposite 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' lead Alden Ehrenreich in the upcoming rom-com 'The Last Resort' 10 years after they became pals. Ava's marriage was already on the rocks. Her and her husband's struggle to…...