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Justin Simien Learned He was Fired from Lando from Social Media

virginiakublawi | Jul 30, 2023 | 0

Justin Simien, director of Dear White People and Disney’s Haunted Mansion, was set to write and act as showrunner for Lando, the Donald Glover-starring Disney+ Solo spinoff about Star Wars character Lando Calrissian. A couple of days ago, we learned that Simien had been replaced by Glover and his ...

Donald Glover to Write Lando Series with his Brother

AlexGherzo | Jul 28, 2023 | 0

Remember Lando, the Lando Calrissian show Lucasfilm has been planning? Me neither, but it’s in the news again because, in a shocking development you’d never expect on a Lucasfilm project, the series’ writer, Justin Simien, has been replaced. According to an exclusive from Above the Line, Donal...

Acolyte Pre-Production Costs $49 Million

virginiakublawi | Jul 24, 2023 | 1

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, writi...

Joss Whedon and the Death of Drama

AlexGherzo | Jul 16, 2023 | 2

One of the common complaints about entertainment in the last few years – one I’ve had, too – is that it has too much humor. It’s a funny thing to say when the comedy is all but dead (with the rare entries being joyless lectures disguised as fun – with the odd exception), but it’s &hellip...

Less Marvel Content Coming From Disney

AlexGherzo | Jul 13, 2023 | 0

Some of Disney’s biggest brands are going to make themselves scarce in the future. In an interview with CNBC – the same one in which he told the striking actors and writers to stop being selfish and accept their AI replacements – CEO Bob Iger discussed the recent failures of Disney-owned prope...

New Ahsoka Trailer Enters Training

virginiakublawi | Jul 11, 2023 | 0

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 b...