Acolyte Pre-Production Costs $49 Million
According to Forbes, Disney reported spending $49 million on pre-production for its upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte. This figure doesn’t include the production budget or the marketing the show will require closer to airtime; pre-production costs include things like casting, writing, and location scouting for the developing production. For reference, $49 million is […]
House of the Dragon Will Continue Filming
An Entertainment Weekly editorial recently revealed that the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes will not stop House of the Dragon’s active production. Laws and unions are different in the U.K., where the series is currently filming. On Thursday, Equity, the U.K.’s labor union for actors, said they “will support SAG-AFTRA and its members by all […]
New Ahsoka Trailer Enters Training
Today, Lucasfilm released another trailer for the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka. Check it out here: I have some problems with this one. Sabine having Ezra’s lightsaber doesn’t bother me; I’ve seen some complain about this, but she did train with the Darsksaber, and Ezra left her blade to her in Rebels. However, Ahsoka […]
An Among Us Animated Series is Coming
A Variety exclusive reveals that Owen Dennis (Infinity Train) and CBS Studios are working on an animated Among Us TV show. Under an overall exclusive deal with CBS, Dennis is the show’s creator and executive producer. Titmouse, the studio behind Big Mouth and Star Trek: Lower Decks, will animate the series. Here’s a synopsis of the game, if, like me, […]
Secret Invasion Opening Titles Created by AI
The Skrulls aren’t the only worrying thing about Secret Invasion. Anyone who’s watched the series premiere, which landed on Disney+ yesterday, probably thought the opening titles were a bit strange. When I saw them, I wondered why Nick Fury looked like a Langolier.If you haven’t seen them, check them out below: Ali Selim, an executive […]
Ryan Murphy Going Back to Disney
At the end of June, Ryan Murphy’s five-year Netflix deal expires, and Bloomberg was the first to report that he’s expected to return to working under what was once Fox’s entertainment division, which is now owned by Disney. Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, is a long-time friend and collaborator of Murphy’s from his Fox […]