Tag: Lucasfilm

  • Acolyte Actor Says Anakin Blew Up the Death Star… Twice

    Acolyte Actor Says Anakin Blew Up the Death Star… Twice

    I’m not going to get into some facetious preamble that pretends anyone had faith in The Acolyte, the new Star Wars series coming to Disney+ next week. But sometimes, something is stupid enough to shock you even when it doesn’t quite surprise you. Some of the show’s stars are making the press rounds right now, and…

  • Kathleen Kennedy Attacks Male Star Wars Fans

    Kathleen Kennedy Attacks Male Star Wars Fans

    Frustration must be seeping in because Hollywood is now flat-out telling fans how much they hate them. In a The New York Times article about the upcoming Star Wars TV show The Acolyte (via Variety due to the paywall), Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy discussed the hostility towards The Acolyte and its creator, Leslye Headland, and she, of course, blamed…

  • Gina Carano Strikes Back

    Gina Carano Strikes Back

    Gina Carano, the once badass MMA fighter turned Mandalorian star, has filed her response to Disney’s attempt at dismissing her complaint. This comes one month after Disney and Lucasfilm have filed paperwork to have Gina Carano’s wrongful discharge and sex-discrimination suit tossed out. In their motion to dismiss, Disney states: “to publicly trivialize the Holocaust by comparing criticism…

  • The Acolyte Clip “Conflict” is a Rehash

    The Acolyte Clip “Conflict” is a Rehash

    Today, the official Star Wars YouTube channel dropped one of their now never-ending stream of 30-second clips, this one for The Acolyte. Does this means of marketing their shows annoy anyone else? I don’t need a 30-second non-trailer twice a week. Anyway, this one is just reused material from the combat scene that played in…

  • Disney Losing Faith in Rey??

    Disney Losing Faith in Rey??

    When one thinks of the Disney theme parks, discounted and/or cheap merchandise doesn’t usually enter one’s mind. When you’re headed to one of their theme parks, you know you’re going to be forking over some serious cash for food, hotels, drinks, and especially souvenirs. So imagine our surprise when we visited Hollywood Studios today and…

  • Skeleton Crew Will Come Out Around Christmas

    Skeleton Crew Will Come Out Around Christmas

    Skeleton Crew showrunner Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) spoke with Collider at CCXP regarding the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series. The website’s exclusive scoop is that the show will air just in time for Christmas this year, following delays after it was expected last year. Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law and follows four kids…