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Tony Gilroy recently appeared on Entertainment Weekly’s Dagobah Dispatch podcast. He discussed Andor season 2, citing these differences from season 1: “The expectations…The responsibility that we have to the characters we’ve set up… And our responsibility to bring it home efficiently. But mostly, it’s to [make it] pay off emotionally and stick the landing.” When asked about …

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Empire has released yet another screencap from the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars show Ahsoka ahead of its spread on the series, following the one of Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano and Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren. This one shows a mysterious new Inquisitor who’ll no doubt menace Ahsoka and her allies. You can check out …

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Studio Ghibli has revealed that it will not release a poster, trailer, or any other promotional materials ahead of How Do You Live? premiering in Japan on July 14th. The movie is a loose adaptation of Japanese author Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel How Do You Live? International release dates have not been announced.  “Deep down, I think …

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Empire magazine has released an image ahead of its upcoming Ahsoka-themed issue. It shows a cloaked Ahsoka looking pensive, with Sabine Wren in the background. There are also interview snippets like this one from actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo: “‘She feels an obligation to him,’ says Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who plays Sabine. ‘When they freed Lothal, …

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The latest round of Disney layoffs targeted Pixar employees. The most prominent names eliminated seem to revolve around Lightyear, including the film’s director, Angus MacLane, and producer, Galyn Susman. Both have been with the company for decades, and Susman is credited with saving Toy Story 2 after Pixar’s computer files were lost. She had a personal copy …

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Into the Spider-Verse was one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the past few years. I’ve liked some movies from Sony Pictures Animation, like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie. But Spider-Verse single-handedly initiated a paradigm shift in the landscape of American animation. I went to that movie just because it …

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This week’s Production Weekly reveals a November start date for production on The Mandalorian season 4. This follows reports that the show was no longer on track for its September start due to the writers’ strike.  Well, this isn’t surprising, and personally, I’m not disappointed. I want them to take the time to write a …

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Disney and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Moana remake has found its director. Thomas Kail is known for Broadway’s Hamilton and the most recent rendition of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. However, Kail has also worked on TV projects like Fosse/Version and Up Here. Dwayne Johnson is reprising the role of Maui, but …

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The live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake has cast its Hiccup and Astrid. Mason Thames (The Black Phone) will portray the lead Viking youngster, and Nico Parker (Dumbo, The Last of Us) will play dragon expert Astrid. The movie is being directed by Dean DeBlois, who co-directed the original. A release date is unknown. …

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Today, Paramount Pictures released another, longer trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. This clip reveals more of the storyline and a better look at Splinter. Check it out here: I have mixed feelings, and I don’t like this trailer as much as the first one. I still like the interactions between the brothers, …

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