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James Mangold’s Star Wars Movie is Most Likely “Dead” — World of Reel
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (282+ words) Two years ago, former Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced James Mangold's "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi" set 25,000 years in the past. Many have been wondering what the status of Mangold's film was, and earlier this year Kennedy revealed that…...
Peter Jackson: Losing My “Brother” DP Made Me Take a 12-Year Movie Hiatus — World of Reel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) Peter Jackson " remember him? It's been 12 years since he last directed a narrative feature, not counting his passion-project documentaries like the stunning WWI archival film "They Shall Not Grow Old" (2019). Regardless, Jackson, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind "The Lord of the…...
After ‘Dial of Destiny,’ “No One Is Interested Right Now” in Another ‘Indiana Jones’ — World of Reel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (375+ words) So, to the surprise of absolutely nobody, it looks like it may be some time before we see another Indiana Jones movie. Here's a quote from Kathleen Kennedy from an exit interview conducted yesterday: I don't think anybody is interested…...
Rian Johnson Got “Spooked” by ‘Last Jedi’ Backlash & Quit Planned Star Wars Trilogy — World of Reel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) As reported in November, Rian Johnson's much-reported "Star Wars" trilogy is officially not happening. The "Knives Out' filmmaker, who previously directed 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," told THR that, regarding the once-announced trilogy, "that plan is effectively dead." Johnson's…...
Kathleen Kennedy Shares Updates on Star Wars Movies From Fincher, Mangold, Waititi, Glover, and Kinberg — World of Reel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (387+ words) As Kathleen Kennedy prepares to leave Lucasfilm this week, she's also offering the clearest snapshot yet of where several long-gestating, amd much-rumored, Star Wars films actually stand. Speaking to Deadline, in what's being dubbed "The Exit interview," Kennedy acknowledged that…...
Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down This Month, Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan Take the Reins at Lucasfilm
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (552+ words) Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down This Month, Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan Take the Reins at Lucasfilm'World of Reel According to Puck's Matt Belloni, over the next week or two, Disney will make official what's been an open secret for quite…...
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy is “Effectively Dead” — World of Reel
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) Rian Johnson's much-reported "Star Wars" trilogy is officially not happening. The "Knives Out" filmmaker, who previously directed 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," tells THR that, regarding the once-announced trilogy, "that plan is effectively dead." Yet Johnson, who triggered many…...
Steven Soderbergh Planned to Direct Adam Driver in a ‘Star Wars' Movie Before Disney Pulled the Plug — World of Reel
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (422+ words) Let's pause for a minute, and just ponder what a Steven Soderbergh-directed Star Wars movie would look like. In a new interview with the AP, Adam Driver confesses he spent two years developing a Star Wars project with Soderbergh. The…...
Edgar Wright in Talks to Direct ‘The Black Hole’ Remake With Joe Cornish Co-Writing — World of Reel
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (320+ words) This year's 12th edition of the'Scary Movies'festival at'Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster's'extended version of "Midsommar" this past Saturday. According to DanielRPK, Edgar Wright is in talks with Disney to direct a remake of the studio's 1979 sci-fi cult film "The…...