Author: Virginia Kublawi
REVIEW: Encanto (2021)
I haven’t been dreading Disney’s Encanto, but I wasn’t excited for it either. It’s an original story directed by Byron Howard (Tangled) and Jared Bush (Zootopia) that features new music by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Sounds great, right? I try not to put too much stock in trailers, but the marketing...
Read MoreKathleen Kennedy on Kenobi, Sequel Trilogy Characters
In an Empire exclusive for their upcoming Book of Boba Fett-themed issue, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy spoke about the upcoming Kenobi series and the fate of characters from her Star Wars sequel trilogy. Of Kenobi’s returning stars, Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, Kennedy had this to...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 8, “Hollywood Hop Pop/If You Give a Frog a Cookie”
*SPOILERS* In “Hollywood Hop Pop,” Hop Pop learns about humanity’s reverence for actors and decides to audition for a part. Humphrey (Wallace Shawn), an individual there to audition, gives Hop Pop his place in line to welcome him to town. Hop Pop ultimately gets the role in a comme...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms – Episode 7, “The Lady, or the Tigress?”
*SPOILERS* “The Lady, or the Tigress?” sees M’gann attack M’comm, blaming him for Conner’s death. He offers to open his mind, and M’gann sees that he didn’t kill Conner; M’comm doesn’t even know what kryptonite is. Meanwhile, Cassandra again offe...
Read MoreNatasha Liu Bordizzo Cast as Sabine Wren in Disney+’s Ahsoka
According to a Deadline exclusive, Natasha Liu Bordizzo has been cast in the Disney+ Ahsoka series. This comes following confirmation that Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker for the show. Bordizzo will star alongside Rosario Dawson’s version of Ahsoka Tano as ...
Read MoreSpider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Revisits Old Enemies
Late Tuesday night, Disney and Marvel released the second and ostensibly final trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home. This comes shortly after some of the film’s plot points were leaked on the internet. This newest trailer is a mixture of new ideas and homage to the older movies, and gives us a...
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