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‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ will debut on Disney+ on August 23
Disney+ revealed Wednesday the premiere date for the upcoming live-action series “Star Wars: Ahsoka,” which is set to debut on August 23. “Star Wars: Ahsoka” takes place after the fall…
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ final and third season will debut on Disney+ in 2024
At the Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm announced that “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” will return for a third and final season on Disney+ in 2024. The company did…
‘The Acolyte’ Star Wars series will debut on Disney+ in 2024
At the Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars spinoff “The Acolyte” will premiere on Disney+ in 2024. The series is set at the end of the…
Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3
Disney+ premiered the latest trailer for Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” last night, giving fans a glimpse at what the bounty hunter and his tiny companion will get into this…
Hulu subscribers are now able to stream the first two episodes of ‘Andor’
Starting today, November 23, “Star Wars” fans can stream the first two episodes of Disney+’s “Andor” on Hulu. Just ahead of Thanksgiving in the U.S., Hulu subscribers have access to…
AI is taking over the iconic voice of Darth Vader, with the blessing of James Earl Jones
From the cringe-inducing Jar Jar Binks to unconvincing virtual Leia and Luke, Disney’s history with CG characters is, shall we say, mixed. But that’s not stopping them from replacing one…
Disney+ delays ‘Andor’ to give the Star Wars series the largest live-action premiere ever on the service
Today, Disney+ released a new trailer for the Star Wars series “Andor,” while also revealing that the premiere will be postponed to September 21 to accommodate a three-episode premiere. So…
Disney+ releases trailer and premiere date for latest ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Andor,’ starring ‘Rogue One’ rebel hero
Disney+ released its first trailer for the upcoming series “Andor,” a prequel to “Rogue One.” It will premiere on the service on August 31 with two episodes to start. In…
For Star Wars Day, Disney+ releases a new ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ trailer
Star War nerds will be happy to know that Disney+ just released its brand-new trailer for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” to kick off Star Wars Day (aka May the Fourth). The six-episode,…
Disney+ rolls out support for Apple’s SharePlay co-viewing experience over FaceTime
Disney+ is the latest streaming app to add support for Apple’s SharePlay, the iOS 15 feature that offers a co-viewing experience over FaceTime video calls on iPhone, iPad, Mac or…
ILM shows off the new Stagecraft LED wall used for season 2 of ‘The Mandalorian’
The first season of “The Mandalorian” last year wasn’t just a great show, it was the result of an entirely new paradigm in film and TV production. Stagecraft, the enormous…
Googling for ‘Baby Yoda’ will bring him into your living room via augmented reality
Google has been all about the fun little augmented reality Easter Eggs lately, with a bevy of search terms triggering Halloween-themed AR experiences back in October. Ghosts! Jack-o-lanterns! Dancing skeletons!…
Watch the first official trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2, premiering October 30 on Disney+
Disney has released the first trailer for the second season of The Mandalorian, and it actually provides a lot of plot detail via voice-over of a conversation behind main character…
‘The Mandalorian’ launches its second season on Oct. 30
“The Mandalorian” is returning to Disney+ with new episodes starting on October 30. The Star Wars spin-off series (created by Jon Favreau) was the biggest original offering when Disney+ launched…
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director Taika Waititi is making a Star Wars movie
Taika Waititi already reinvigorated the Thor franchise. Now he’s looking to do the same for Star Wars. Waititi is probably best-known for directing “Thor: Ragnarok” — easily the best of…
Disney CEO Bob Iger immediately steps down from CEO position
The Walt Disney Company announced this afternoon that Robert Iger, the company’s long-time CEO who ushered in the company’s lush franchise and entertainment platform profits, will step down immediately as…
‘The Mandalorian’ returns for Season 2 on Disney+ in fall 2020
The last episode of the first season of Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ is available to stream on Disney+ today, and showrunner Jon Favreau wasted very little time confirming when we can…
Original Content podcast: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ makes some questionable choices
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” opened Friday to mediocre reviews, though it’s not clear whether those reviews will put any real damper on audience enthusiasm. In the meantime, all…
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‘The Rise of Skywalker’ delivers a messy but satisfying finale to the new Star Wars trilogy
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is the ninth and final film in what Lucasfilm is calling The Skywalker Saga. It’s the end of the story — that’s both its greatest asset and its heaviest burden. Certainly, if you’re hoping that a single movie can effectively wrap up every storyline, complete every character arc and…
Fortnite gets lightsabers, courtesy of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ promo
The final installment of the sequel trilogy is getting a lot of creative promotion — even by Star Wars standards. With The Rise of Skywalker out in just under a…
Porsche and Lucasfilm co-designed a new starfighter for the Star Wars universe
Porsche typically concerns itself with terrestrial vehicle designs, but for a new project it worked with Lucasfilm designers in collaboration on a new starfighter for the Star Wars universe. The…
Facebook’s Messenger adds Star Wars-themed features and AR effects
Star Wars has come to Facebook’s Messenger app. Facebook today announced a new set of Star Wars-themed features for Messenger users, including a chat theme, reactions, stickers and AR effects.…
Real X-wings took flight at Disney’s new Star Wars ride grand opening thanks to Boeing
Boeing might be taking the last crucial steps to prepare for its first crewed Starliner capsule spaceflight, but it’s also busy turning sci-fi into reality right here on Earth —…
Who could have guessed an adorable, big-eyed baby Star Wars alien would have generated a ton of demand for toys? Apparently not Disney, which today started to sell merchandise based…
MACLUNKEY! The Han/Greedo scene has an inexplicable change on Disney+ because George Lucas will never stop changing it
Who shot first? Han? Greedo? Who cares. MACLUNKEY! Disney+ launched this morning, and with it comes a mostly inexplicable change to one of cinema’s most debated scenes — the encounter…
Disney+ will launch in the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain in March 2020
Disney+ will launch in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands on November 12th, a bit shy of a week from today. On November 19th, it’ll expand to Australia and New…
Star Wars and Marvel content is most watched among Disney+ trial users, led by ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Early adopters of Disney+ are mostly watching Marvel and Star Wars movies and TV shows, according to a new third-party report by SimilarWeb out today. The analytics firm measured Disney+…
ZOMG there’s a new ‘The Mandalorian’ trailer (now with more Werner Herzog)
There’s probably no more hotly anticipated series from any new streaming service than “The Mandalorian” on Disney+ — and now the good folks at Disney have given us a new…
Here’s the very last trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
And there we have it: The very last trailer for a Star Wars movie focusing on the Skywalkers. After 42 long years of Jedi returning, clones attacking and Force awakenings……
The Void’s Curtis Hickman on scaling, creative IP and the future of VR experiences
What can you do with virtual reality when you have complete control of the physical space around the player? How “real” can virtual reality become? That’s the core concept behind…
