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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Trailer Reveals a Coming of Age Story in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Skeleton Crew is finally coming together. Lucasflim showed off the first trailer for Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew as part of its presentation at D23 Friday, where audiences got a look at the coming-of-age series. Skeleton Crew centers on a group of kids lost in a galaxy far, far away — as they try […]
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Disney Unveils Latest from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm at Star-Packed D23 Panel
Bob Iger got a rock star-worthy welcome Friday night, as roughly 12,000 screaming fans gave the Disney CEO a standing ovation as he kicked off a super-sized panel at D23. “Wow. That was more than a warm welcome,” Iger told the crowd, adding, “Boy did I miss you.” It was a homecoming for Iger, who […]
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‘Mandalorian’ Firing Lawsuit: How Gina Carano’s Team and Disney Are Battling In Court
A federal judge has signaled that Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm over her termination from The Mandalorian will be allowed to proceed as the court considers whether the First Amendment allows private companies to sever ties with employees who publicly clash with their values. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett on Wednesday pushed […]
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Apple Releases May the 4th ‘Star Wars’ Ad Starring 172 Real-Life Fans
Apple and Disney have joined forces, so to speak, for a Star Wars-themed ad. The clever commercial (below) is timed for “Star Wars Day,” May the 4th, and touts iPhone 15’s “Precision Finding for Find My Friends” feature. The setup: A Star Wars fan cosplaying as a Mandalorian (played by real-life fan Owen Jardiniano) journeys […]
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This Is How Much Disney Has Made Off of the Star Wars and Marvel Franchises
The Walt Disney Company is giving its investors a sense of the massive profits it has made off of the Star Wars and Marvel universes since that studio and Lucasfilm became part of Disney — and it’s more than one can shake a lightsaber at. In a presentation posted to the shareholder campaign website Vote […]
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Patty Jenkins Says She’s Back on ‘Star Wars’ Movie ‘Rogue Squadron’
Patty Jenkins is giving a promising update on her long-presumed-dead Star Wars movie Rogue Squadron. The Wonder Woman director says she’s back in active development on the project and is working on a draft for Lucasfilm. “When I left Star Wars to do Wonder Woman 3, and I started working on that, we talked about, […]
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Gina Carano Sues Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing in Lawsuit Funded by Elon Musk
In an escalation of a standoff over her firing from The Mandalorian, Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination in a lawsuit that opens another front in the battlefield for influence over Hollywood that has drawn in corporate America. Carano, in a complaint filed Tuesday in California federal court, alleges […]
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Disney/Lucasfilm Plans Ojibwe Dub for ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’
The Dakota Ojibwe Tribal Council and Disney/Lucasfilm are partnering to translate the original Star Wars: A New Hope movie into an Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version for a galaxy far, far away. The dubbing of the Star Wars movie also has backing from the Canadian government, the country’s APTN network and the University of Manitoba. Voice actors for […]
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‘Star Wars’ Vet Dave Filoni Named Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer
Dave Filoni is expanding his footprint in a galaxy far, far away. The longtime Star Wars force has been named chief creative officer at Lucasfilm. “In the past, in a lot of projects I would be brought into it, I would see it after it had already developed a good ways,” Filoni told Vanity Fair, which broke […]
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‘South Park’ Mocks Kathleen Kennedy, Disney Diversity Efforts; Gina Carano Reacts
South Park’s latest special skewered Disney for its recent box office slump, accusing the studio of lazily recycling the same ideas except with diverse casting. The episode particularly took aim at Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy — while at the same time knocking online trolls who have piled on the executive in recent years. The result […]
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Box Office: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Cursed With $60M Domestic Opening
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny dug up an estimated $60 million in its domestic debut, a troubled start for the fifth and final installment in the famed adventure-action series starring Harrison Ford. The hope now is that the Disney and Lucasfilm tentpole will hold in well, beginning this week as Americans celebrate the […]
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‘Star Wars’: 20 Memorable Quotes From the Iconic Films
Even if they’ve never seen a single minute of a Star Wars movie, it’s likely that most people could come up with at least one quote from George Lucas’ iconic films. After all, the franchise even has its own holiday in honor of the phrase “may the Force be with you.” For a franchise that […]
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