Amer Chadha-Patel (Aladdin) has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ Willow sequel series. Chatham-Patel will be the lead male of the series opposite Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz and Erin Kellyman. As of now, details on the follow up are being kept under wraps. Though basting on production grids, the series will follow a group
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The cast for Indiana Jones 5 continues to grow! Read: Disney Acquires Rights for Musical Film of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ According to The Wrap, Thomas Kretschmann has joined Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Mads Mikkelsen in the next installment of the Lucasfilm franchise. Like Waller-Bridge and Mikkelsen, his role is being
The Walt Disney Company has earned themselves quite a few nominees at the upcoming MTV Movie and TV Awards. Pixar’s Soul, Marvel Studios’ WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Solider, and Lucasfilms The Mandalorian, will vy for award wins. Read: Wookies Rumored To Appear In Season 3 Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Disney+ is the big
It looks like there is another shake up at The Walt Disney Company management level. Read: Olivia Colman In Talks To Join Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ According to Deadline, Anastasia Ali has been promoted to the Vice President of Marketing at Disney Studios Content. Another executive, Jan Coleman, has been promoted as well to Vice President
Welcome to the first episode of “The DisInsider Gaming”. Derek from The DisInsider will play every Disney game he can get his hands on, with some added bonuses. First game is Jedi Fallen Order starring Ahsoka! Follow TheDisInsider on all platforms: @TheDisInsider READ: Plot & Casting Details Emerge For ‘Ahsoka’ Check out the website: thedisinsider.com
This morning, Disney+ sent out a press release detailing a new slate of short films for their streaming service. Read: Bob Iger Receiving Honorary Clio Award on April 28 Collectively titled Launchpad, the first season will consist of six episodes and will tell six different stories, all with the common theme of “Discover”. This first
Today, the official Star Wars website revealed its upcoming slate of content for its ongoing multi-platform High Republic saga. Set at the height of the Jedi Order, all of the following stories are a part of what the company is calling Phase 1, Wave 2, which obviously means that there is so much more to
One of the most famous X-Wing pilots not named Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles is getting his famous pilot helmet made into a life size replica from Hasbro’s Star Wars: Black Series. Per CNET, the Wedge Antilles Battle Simulation helmet was revealed Friday during the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Livestream. the helmet has a soft padding so it
Most diehard Star Wars fans will know that prior to Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012, George Lucas was knee-deep in one final original project set within his galaxy far, far away. That project was the animated series titled Star Wars: Detours. Once the acquisition was finalized though, the show was canceled to make way
As previously announced, a slew of classic Star Wars content was released on Disney+ today. This “Vintage Collection” includes several long out-of-print titles including the live-action Ewok films, the Ewoks cartoon, an animated segment from The Star Wars Holiday Special, and the 2003 Clone Wars microseries. This is the first time any of them have
Lucasfilm has debuted a brand-new trailer Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an original animated series launching exclusively on Disney+. Star Wars: The Bad Batch makes its debut on Tuesday, May 4, with a special 70-minute premiere, followed by new episodes every Friday starting on May 7. Read: Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and More Join ‘Obi-Wan
A couple weeks back reports revealed that Lucasfilm would not recast Gina Carano as Cara Dune for any future Mandalorian seasons and spin-offs. This leaves fans to wonder what the studio plans to do with Rangers of the New Republic, a series the Dune character was rumored to be a part of. Now, a new
It’s been less than a week since Gina Carano was fired from The Mandalorian; however it feels like a lot longer with all of the news that has developed as a result of the fallout. Just yesterday it was revealed that Hasbro would no longer be producing action figures for the actress’ character Cara Dune,
It seems the recent hashtag #FireGinaCarano came true this evening. Read: Star Wars: The Entire Slate Announced At Disney’s Investor Day Gina Carano, the actress who played Cara Dune in seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, has been fired by Lucasfilm, Deadline reports. According to the outlet, Lucasfilm made this statement: “Gina Carano is
Production is currently underway on the Disney+ Rogue One prequel series Andor. Toby Haynes (Black Mirror) is already set to direct some episodes, and will now be joined by some new directors. According to Discussing Film, veteran directors Ben Caron (The Crown) and Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns) have joined the project and will direct
After Jon M. Chu recently announced his departure from the upcoming Willow series, Lucasfilm was left without a director for this major Disney+ project. Read: Jon M. Chu Exits Disney+ ‘Willow’ Series However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it seems that they have found his replacement only 18 days after his departure. Jonathan Entwistle, known
Momita SenGupta has just been named the newest Executive Vice President at Lucasfilm, Deadline reports. Now, you may be asking yourself, “What does that mean?” The answer is quite simple. Essentially SenGupta will oversee all aspects of production on all of Lucasfilm’s future projects. So she’ll monitor everything from pre-production and project finance to editing
Lucasfilm is currently in production on the Rogue One prequel series, Andor, starring Diego Luna, who returns as the title character. Fans are excited by the idea of a Cassian Andor series, but not just because of Andor, but also because of the return of K-2SO… so we thought. While speaking with Collider, Alan Tudyk,
Yesterday, it was announced that Lucasfilm would be developing their own gaming content under the banner Lucasfilm Games. Today, their first project was announced, and it is not a Star Wars title. Lucasfilm Games announced today that a new Indiana Jones game will be taking out the classic whip and swinging our way. The game is being
Last month, during Disney’s Investor Day meeting, Lucasfilm President, Kathleen Kennedy confirmed reports that Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu would helm the Disney+ Willow sequel series. Now, we have a disappointing update. Chu took to Instagram and announced that he has departed the project due to scheduling conflicts. Sadly, his statement, which you
Star Wars has taken over the video game industry for years now, with popular titles such as Jedi Fallen Order, Squadrons, the Battlefront and Knights of the Old Republic series’. Now, Lucasfilm is taking a new step towards new video game content. Read: Galaxy’s Edge Rumored to Incorporate ’The Mandalorian’ and ‘Rogue Squadron’ Today, StarWars.com
If you aren’t familiar with the name Michael Waldron, you will be soon – especially if you’re a Disney fan. In addition to being showrunner behind Marvel’s forthcoming Loki series and the scribe for the highly anticipated Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, Waldron has just signed a massive overall deal with Disney according
As the world knows by now, after the credits rolled for The finale of The Mandalorian season two, fans were given a post-credits tease. The tease, we saw Boba Fett and Fennec Shand arrive at Jabba’s Palace on Tatooine to assassinate an older Bib Fortuna with Boba Fett taking over the throne. The scene closed with two
From the triumphant return of legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett to the live-action debut of fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano, the second season of The Mandalorian is a fun, surprising, emotional thrill-ride which has kept fans excited to see how each new weekly chapter will unfold. Now, Disney+ will bring viewers behind the scenes of the groundbreaking
Patty Jenkins is making the leap from the DC universe to the Star Wars universe, as the Wonder Woman director will direct a live-action Rogue Squadron movie. The story will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill-ride, and move the saga
Rogue One star Diego Luna, who will be returning to his role as Cassian Andor for the upcoming Disney+ prequel series has provided an update on the project and has revealed filming has begun. Luna appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and teased that he is currently in London shooting a “little short film with some
Erin Kellyman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Solo: A Star Wars Story), Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals), and Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy) are in talks to join the Disney+ Willow sequel series, joining star Warwick Davis, Deadline has learned. It is unknown at this time who the actresses are playing, but according to recent
A fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise has been in development for quite some time, going through multiple writers and directors. Well, now Lucasfilm will look to get the film in front cameras next year. The studio has set an August 2021 production start for the Harrison Ford-led film. The newest Indiana Jones feature
The Mandalorian returned to Disney+ with its second season premiere last week, with production wrapping before the pandemic closed studios. While not officially greenlit, a third season is in development and has been since earlier this year. Series executive producer Jon Favreau previously stated that filming on the third season could come before the end
Today, Disney+ shared the trailer and poster for the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, which premieres Tuesday, November 17 on the streaming service. The new animated special from LEGO is the first to debut on Disney+ and continues the rich legacy of collaboration between Lucasfilm and LEGO. Read: Corbin Bleu Reportedly Joins Disney+ ‘Cars’ Series Directly following the events of Star Wars: The Rise of
Yesterday, we presented our Spoiler-Heavy review on Season 1 of The Mandalorian in honor of Season 2’s impending debut tomorrow on Disney+, and as we noted at the very end of that post, it was only meant to be the first half of this extensive retrospective on the Star Wars franchise’s first live-action TV series.
At this point, I really don’t need to explain how big of a franchise Star Wars has been for the past four decades since its enduring cultural legacy and monumental impact on practically every major form of media clearly does the job for me. However, some of you might be surprised to learn that the
We are only a week away from the highly-anticipated second season of the hit Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, and the hype is beginning to build. I was honored to join Observer.com Senior Entertainment Reporter, Brandon Katz and Senior Writer for BroBible.com, Eric Ital, on their latest episode of their podcast The Post Credit
A special look from Season 2 of The Mandalorian that debuted tonight exclusively on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. Read: Alejandra López to Direct an Unknown Marvel Studios Project The new season finds the Mandalorian and the Child continuing
Disney+ is bringing together some of the brightest stars in the Star Wars galaxy for the ultimate holiday family reunion, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. Today the streaming service is giving fans a first look at the poster for the special, set to premiere on Tuesday, November 17, also known as the fan-favorite holiday Life Day first introduced
