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Despite receiving credit as a voice consultant for the role of BB-8, the ball-shaped robot in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bill Hader admits he doesn’t enjoy signing merchandise related to the character. During a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hader explained how his voice work for BB-8 indirectly resulted in him deciding […]
Fresh off his career-making roles in The Godfather franchise and Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino was offered the part of Han Solo in 1977’s Star Wars. As reported by Variety, Pacino spoke about nearly joining George Lucas’ iconic film during a recent discussion at The 92nd Street Y in New York City. Pacino joked that Harrison Ford, who was […]
On the latest installment of The Mandalorian, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best makes his return to the world of Star Wars as a completely different character. In the Carl Weathers-directed fourth episode of Season 3, “The Foundling,” Best shows up for several thrilling minutes during a flashback to the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith’s Order 66. As Jedi knight […]
Taika Waititi is expected to appear in his previously announced Star Wars movie, while development on two other would-be franchise entries from Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins has reportedly been halted. The news comes from Variety, which said on Tuesday that these latest updates from the film side of the ever-expanding Star Wars universe come […]
As fans eagerly await the return of Season 3 of The Mandalorian, creator Jon Favreau revealed he has already completed work on the fourth. “Season 4, yeah, I’ve written it already,” Favreau told France’s BFM TV, as noted by Variety. The Lion King director said he penned the scripts during post-production on the upcoming season because […]
This year’s D23 Expo hasn’t disappointed. The semiannual event kicked off Friday with a slew of trailers for the most anticipated Disney films, including Hocus Pocus 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, Disenchanted, and The Little Mermaid live-action remake. However, Day 2 generated even more buzz, as it delivered additional sneak peeks and major announcements for Marvel and Star Wars projects. Though some of the footage was exclusive […]
Plans for a Star Wars Disney+ series focused on Lando Calrissian were revealed back in 2020, and now Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has provided an update on its status. In an interview with CinemaBlend, Kennedy was asked about what’s happening with Lando, which was previously reported to be in development from Dear White People writer-director Justin Simien. Glover portrayed a younger version […]
To celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4, Disney+ unleashed a new trailer for the Ewan McGregor-starring Obi-Wan Kenobi series. The freshly released trailer offers up our most extensive look at the series yet, showing what became of Obi-Wan following the events of Revenge of the Sith. There’s even a brief shot of him watching over a young Luke […]
Ewan McGregor is set to make his return to the world of Star Wars with the new Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the actor says it was “spine-tingling” to reunite with his co-star Hayden Christensen. It’s been 17 years since the two were onscreen together in Revenge of the Sith, the climactic third entry in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. In […]
