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Why I’m Excited: Rogue One TV Series

brettstevens | Nov 16, 2018 | 1

Full disclosure: I was trying to avoid writing this one, in part because I just did a Star Wars-centric piece and I wanted to space (no pun intended) out Star Wars articles. Yet when the Rogue One TV series was announced with Diego Luna reprising the role of Cassian Andor, the possibilities began ro...

Gina Carano to Fight Her Way Through The Mandalorian

brettstevens | Nov 15, 2018 | 0

It looks like MMA star Gina Carano is about to trade the ring for outer space. Variety reports that Carano has been cast in the Pedro Pascal-led The Mandalorian. Her exact role in the project is being kept quiet. Carano has had a couple of starring roles, most notably the Steven Soderbergh directed�...

The Nutcracker and the Problem with the Disney Brand

brettstevens | Nov 13, 2018 | 0

When I first saw the trailers for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, I was excited. It looked like a brand new fantasy world for fans to sink their teeth into, though my enthusiasm was tempered a bit by this world having a veneer of “sameness” resembling other Disney features like Alic...

Star Wars: Resistance Season 1, Episode 7 “Signal From Sector Six” Review

virginiakublawi | Nov 12, 2018 | 0

*Spoilers* This week on Resistance, Yeager wakes Kaz up, despite his protestations. Kaz tries to make a cup of what looks like coffee, but can’t operate the maker, and Tam has to do it for him. Yeager meets up with Poe, who congratulates Kaz on a job well done and gifts him an X-wing ship. &he...

Cassian Andor Series in the Works for Disney +

AlexGherzo | Nov 8, 2018 | 0

Lucasfilm is going back to the well once again – albeit one of the shallower parts of the well – as Disney CEO Bob Iger announced earlier that a series revolving around Cassian Andor will be coming to Disney + (formerly Disney Play, or so we thought). Cassian Andor is the Rebel spy played by &he...

J.J. Abrams Looking for a New Deal with Studios

brettstevens | Nov 6, 2018 | 0

J.J. Abrams is about to rule a very different kind of galaxy as Variety reports the Star Wars Episode IX filmmaker is looking into several studios for his new overall deal. Abrams, whose current deal with Paramount ends in March of 2020, is said to be seeking an agreement that would have all of hi...