Category: Star Wars
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Jon Favreau Confirms Boba Fett Series
Jon Favreau has confirmed that Boba Fett is getting his own series. For those who have no watched the final episode of The Mandalorian, don’t read on. For the rest or those who don’t care about spoilers, continue on below the break! The Book of Boba Fett will be the name of that Boba…
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Original Boba Fett Star Jeremy Bulloch Dies at 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the original star to portray Boba Fett, has passed away at the age of 75. He portrayed the physical role of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Bulloch was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. At a young age, he began acting. At the age of 12, he…
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Disney Announces Behind the Scenes Look at Second Season of The Mandalorian with Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Today Disney announced that the popular Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian will be returning to cover the making of the second season of The Mandalorian. The series gives a behind-the-scenes look at the first live-action Star Wars show that debuted last year on Disney+. It became an instant favorite on the streaming service. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian‘s…
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Kathleen Kennedy Provides Star Wars Updates on Upcoming Projects
Disney Investor Day 2020 gave Disney investors and fans a lot of information about the strategy of The Walt Disney Company moving forward and also a look at upcoming content. One part of the presentation was dedicated to Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy led this part and provided multiple updates on what is coming for…
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Full Reporting and Reacting to Disney Investor Day 2020 – DAPS MAGIC Live!
Disney Investor Day was on December 10, 2020. Over the course of the day, The Walt Disney Company gave a look at where it is at and where it is going. The major focus for this was on Direct-to-Consumer or DTC. Throughout out the course of the four plus hour presentation, Disney executives gave a…
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The Walt Disney Company Surpasses 137M Paid Subscriptions across its Direct-to-Consumer Services, Shattering Previous Guidance; Increases Paid Subscriptions Target to 300-350M by 2024
Company Announces Target of 100+ New Titles Per Year for Disney+ and Reveals Vast Slate of Incredible Content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic Star to Launch in Select Overseas Markets in February 2021 As A Fully-Integrated part of Disney+, with its Own Brand Tile and a Wide Array of General Entertainment…
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Diego Luna Provides Status Update on Cassian Andor Series
Diego Luna has provided an update on the status of Disney+’s Cassian Andor series. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Diego shared that he was currently in London filming the series. The untitled Cassian Andor series is expected to be arriving on Disney+ sometime in 2021. It has Luna returning for…
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50th Anniversary of Lucasfilm to Be Celebrated in 2021
Lucasfilm will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. To kick off the celebration, Lucasfilm will be offering 50th anniversary Star Wars products. This launch will be coming in January of 2021 and will continue throughout the year with other special edition product releases. “Consumer products have always been an integral part of the Star Wars fan…
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A Disturbance in the Force – New Documentary Coming in 2021 on Star Wars Holiday Special
Next year a new documentary will be released that will dig into one of Star Wars’ most infamous programs. Yesterday, on Life Day, it was announced that there will be a new documentary focused on the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special. It was released between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Since then, George Lucas…
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Disney+ Releases Trailer and Key Art for Upcoming LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special!
Today Disney+ released a trailer along with key art for the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. This special will be premiering on Tuesday, November 17th on Disney’s streaming service. This will be the first new LEGO special to debut on Disney+ and will continue a collaboration that has been a lot of fun to watch between Lucasfilm…
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A New Hope for Solo Sequel?
Could there be a new hope for a Solo sequel? Perhaps, but not a big one. Director Ron Howard recently gave fans a glimmer of hope for a sequel to the film with recent comments. While admittedly, he didn’t know anything of any sequel being in the works. His comments still give more hope for…
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Deaf Actor Troy Kotsur was Hired to Create Tusken Sign Language For The Mandalorian
This weekend, many Star Wars fans were thrilled to see The Mandalorian return to their screens. In the first episode, we watched Mando and Cobb Vanth work with Tusken Raiders to help protect Mos Pelgo. You may not have realized that the Tusken Sign Language was created by Deaf actor Troy Kotsur, who also appeared in the show.…
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Disney+ Releases Recap of Season One of The Mandalorian
On Friday Disney+ will release the first episode of season two of The Mandalorian. Ahead of its arrival, Disney+ has shared a recap video of the first season. The Mandalorian Season Two Description In the second season, The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous…
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New Special Look at The Mandalorian Debuts
A new special look at season two of The Mandalorian debuted on ESPN’s Monday Night Football tonight. This new clip shows more of what the Mandalorian and the Child will be facing in season two when it arrives on Disney+ on October 30th. The special look was shown during halftime of the National Football League…
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Season Three of The Mandalorian to Begin Filming Before End of Year
With the second season of The Mandalorian set to arrive on Disney+ at the end of the month, executive producer Jon Favreau is already looking ahead to season three. In fact, filming will begin on season three before the end of the year. Favreau confirmed the progress on the third season to Variety. “We’re operating under the…
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Star Wars Veterans Join Cast of “LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special”
We are a little over one month from the debut of LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special! This morning, we got an all-new poster to promote the film’s release, as well as some exciting casting news! When you watch the film on November 17, you just may recognize the voices of Star Wars veterans! The stars that are confirmed…
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Disney+ Unveils New Character Art for The Mandalorian Ahead of Season Two Arrival
Disney+ has released new character art for The Mandalorian ahead of the arrival of its second season on Disney+ at the end of the month. In the second season of the show, the Mandalorian and the Child will continue their journey as they face enemies and bring together allies in this dangerous era they are now…
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Series to Begin Filming in March for Disney+
The highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor that will be coming to Disney+ continues to move forward. It will begin filming in March 2021. The news comes from McGregor himself. Titled Kenobi, the show will be a single series event that will explore what happened with Obi-Wan Kenobi between the events of Star…
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Toby Haynes Steps in to Direct Rogue One Spin-Off Series for Disney+
Disney+ is getting ready to start production on the Rogue One spinoff series. As preparations continue to get underway, there will be a different director taking over for the first three episodes. Initially this was supposed to be done by Tony Gilroy, however Deadline is reporting that instead Toby Haynes (Black Mirror) will be taking on the…
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The Mandalorian Wins Two More Emmy Awards, Bringing Total to Seven
This Emmy weekend, the Disney+ streaming service keeps winning big! Last night, The Mandalorian brought home two more Emmy awards, bringing their running total for the weekend up to 7 wins! While we previously announced that The Mandalorian had won five creative Emmy’s we are excited to announced that they won two more last night! The awards…
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Disney+ Streaming Service Brings Home First Emmy Awards
As the Disney+ streaming service closes in on its first full year of operation, it’s starting to earn awards for the original content! This week, Disney+ has brought six Creative Emmy awards total for The Mandalorian and Forky Asks a Question! On Wednesday, The Mandalorian brought five Creative Emmy awards home to the streaming service. The awards this…
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Trailer for The Mandalorian Arrives With Plenty of Clues About Season Two
Disney+ has released a trailer for the second season The Mandalorian. This trailer does provide some clarity about what will be happening to Mando and the child, it also teases at a lot of other things that could potentially end up happening. This includes some things that are very familiar to Star Wars fans including…
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LEGO Unveils Massive Mos Eisley Cantina Star Wars Set
LEGO has unveiled a new Star Wars set and it is massive. With 3,187 pieces, the Mos Eisley Cantina LEGO set recreates that iconic location where Luke meets Han for the first time in Star Wars: A New Hope. This new set will be arriving on September 16 for LEGO VIP Fans and then on…