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The Acolyte Clip: “Awake” and Runtimes Revealed
Yesterday, the official Star Wars YouTube channel released a half-minute-long clip from the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte, titled “Awake.” Today, they released an even shorter trailer entitled “It’s Coming.” Additionally, Bespin Bulletin has revealed the runtimes for the serie...
Read MoreGiancarlo Esposito Joins Captain America 4 Amid Reshoots
Considering the back-and-forth over the past few years, this was almost certainly going to happen eventually, but I don’t think anyone expected it to happen this way. Murphy’s Multiverse was the first to break the news that Giancarlo Esposito will appear in Captain America: Brave New World, the ...
Read MorePixar Seeks to Restore Reputation Through Sequels
Bloomberg UK ran an interesting piece yesterday about Pixar, their president, Jim Morris, and his strategy to regain the studio’s prestige. I recommend the whole piece for the interviews and even the header image. This image by artist Sean Dong shows various icons of Pixar’s past as well-loved t...
Read MoreAcolyte Actor Says Anakin Blew Up the Death Star… Twice
I’m not going to get into some facetious preamble that pretends anyone had faith in The Acolyte, the new Star Wars series coming to Disney+ next week. But sometimes, something is stupid enough to shock you even when it doesn’t quite surprise you. Some of the show’s stars are making the press ...
Read MoreNelson Peltz Sells Disney Shares
Nelson Peltz is done trying to save Disney. The investor who started a proxy war with Disney CEO Bob Iger to secure board seats for himself and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo (which he lost), has sold all of his shares in Disney, which total $1 billion. CNBC says that Disney’s stock price is around ...
Read MoreKathleen Kennedy Attacks Male Star Wars Fans
Frustration must be seeping in because Hollywood is now flat-out telling fans how much they hate them. In a The New York Times article about the upcoming Star Wars TV show The Acolyte (via Variety due to the paywall), Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy discussed the hostility towards The Acolyt...
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