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Director Steven Spielberg Drops Out of ‘Indy 5’; James Mangold Courted To Take Over

News February 26, 2020 7:47 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Variety announced that longtime Indiana Jones director Steven Spielberg will not be returning to direct the upcoming sequel. He will, however, stay on as a producer on the project. It was also revealed that director James Mangold is in talks to replace Spielberg on the project. Mangold recently was nominated for his work on... READ MORE...

Director J.D. Dillard and ‘Luke Cage’ Screenwriter Matt Owens Developing a ‘Star Wars’ Project

News February 21, 2020 5:44 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Sleight director J.D. Dillard and Luke Cage screenwriter Matt Owens are developing a new Star Wars project for Lucasfilm. It's unknown if this film will be released theatrically or be released on Disney+. It is also unknown if J.D. Dillard will eventually helm the project as well. This is... READ MORE...

Director Taika Waititi Courted To Helm a ‘Star Wars’ Movie

News January 16, 2020 8:43 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

After coming off his Oscar-nominated Jojo Rabbit, and critically acclimated Thor: Ragnarok; director Taika Waititi was asked to star and direct several episodes of The Mandalorian on Disney+. With his episodes being hailed as some of the best of the entires first season many suspected that the director might be looked at by Disney to... READ MORE...

‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’ Disney+ Series in Development

News January 14, 2020 1:22 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, over at FandomWire it has been revealed that the fan-favorite BioWare game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is being developed into a Disney+ series. Fans have been clamoring for Darth Revan to be canon. With this time period in the Star Wars universe being the height of Sith power and the fall... READ MORE...

RUMOR: Next ‘Star Wars’ Films Will Be Set During The High Republic Era; 400 Years Before ‘The Skywalker Saga’

News January 4, 2020 4:44 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Making Star Wars has revealed that the next set of Star Wars films will take place during The High Republic era. This is about 400 years before The Skywalker Saga; with a younger Yoda. As well as the Sith being extinct except for "The Rule of 2". This series of films was what Game... READ MORE...

‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Clone Wars’ Creators Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni Expected To Have Larger Roles at Lucasfilm

News November 22, 2019 7:33 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

After the widely successful launch of Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian; it is being reported by The Hollywood Reporter that the shows creator Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Lion King) is expected to have a much larger role in the company moving forward. It is even rumored the 2022 untitled Star Wars film may... READ MORE...

‘Star Wars’ Films To Go On Hiatus After ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Release

News November 7, 2019 4:30 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, during Disney's quarterly Earnings Meeting CEO Bob Iger discussed the future of Star Wars films and shows. He mentions that Star Wars films will now go on a "hiatus" after the release of The Rise of Skywalker. He also reiterates that both David Benioff and DB Weiss have indeed parted ways with Lucasfilm over... READ MORE...

TRAILER: Rey Descends Into Darkness in ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’

Trailers November 4, 2019 2:18 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/qFqKjjfaFIo The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits December 20th READ MORE...

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‘Game of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Leave ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy

News October 31, 2019 3:27 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Deadline announced that Game of Thrones showrunners and creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss have split from their long-in-development Star Wars trilogy. Back in 2018, it was announced by Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy that the duo had joined to produce a new Star Wars trilogy after the Skywalker trilogy comes to an end later... READ MORE...