'The Mandalorian' review: A 'Star Wars' blockbuster on Disney+
5 years, 1 month ago

'The Mandalorian' review: A 'Star Wars' blockbuster on Disney+

LA Times  

Decades’ worth of “Star Wars” lore. There was no question about the media giant’s aspirations for its streaming service, Disney+, when it launched early Tuesday morning with “The Mandalorian” at the forefront of several new original series: Go big — like $12.5 million per episode big — pull in half of Hollywood, stay on brand. Waititi also directs on the series, along with Rick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow and premiere director Dave Filoni, while “The Mandalorian’s” showrunner is Jon Favreau. Disney+, which costs $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year, also unveiled the semi-reboot “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” a live-action film remake of “Lady and The Tramp,” the charming docuseries “Encore!” about reuniting high-school theater troupes and, weirdest of all, “The World According to Jeff Goldblum.” The new platform is the latest entry into a rapidly expanding TV streaming universe. It’s “Star Wars”/Disney right down to its weird sand creatures and blighted outposts, and a safe-but-entertaining start for the media giant’s exploratory mission into a largely untamed universe.

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu movie will release on this date
9 months ago

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu movie will release on this date

Hindustan Times  

As the expectation of the journey of Din Djarin and the significant Grogu television series release date date keeps on rising, the final step court date for their film has been fixed. Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu is set to hail "this is the way" Both Disney and Lucasfilm have booked the year 2026 May 22 for the shows …

Jon Favreau to direct new ‘Star Wars’ movie ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Jon Favreau to direct new ‘Star Wars’ movie ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’

The Hindu  

The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda are coming back for a big screen adventure. The two beloved characters from smash hit Star Wars series The Mandalorianwill appear in a feature film, which will be directed by filmmaker Jon Favreau. "Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect …

The Mandalorian Is Getting a Movie—Which It Should Have Been All Along
55 years ago

The Mandalorian Is Getting a Movie—Which It Should Have Been All Along

Wired  

Today in news we weren’t expecting in the second week of 2024: The Mandalorian is getting a movie. Even as Disney tried to capitalize on its acquisition of the Star Wars franchise—and bolster Disney+ subscriptions—by churning out lots of street-level series, a great many of them have felt like movies already. Making a movie featuring one of a Star Wars …

A new ‘Star Wars’ movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
1 year ago

A new ‘Star Wars’ movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut. Jon Favreau is set to direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu” which will go into production this year, Lucasfilm and Disney announced Tuesday. Though no release date was announced, it was welcome news to “Star Wars” fans who haven’t had a new film since 2019’s “The Rise of …

Galactic excitement ahead! Star Wars ‘The Mandalorian’ to get manga-fied. Release date revealed
1 year, 7 months ago

Galactic excitement ahead! Star Wars ‘The Mandalorian’ to get manga-fied. Release date revealed

Hindustan Times  

Get ready, Star Wars fans, because The Mandalorian is making its way to the world of manga this September! The highly anticipated manga adaptation of the hit Disney Plus series will bring Din Djarin and Grogu to life in a whole new artistic style. Created by Jon Favreau and written by a talented team including Dave Filoni, Christopher Yost, and …

‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ is ‘Star Wars’ storytelling at its best
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ is ‘Star Wars’ storytelling at its best

LA Times  

“Star Wars” in 2023 is sprawling, a franchise with numerous animated and live-action streaming series, books and theme park lands. Perhaps, then, it makes sense that I’ve taken so highly to “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” the latest large-scale video game from Sherman Oaks-based studio Respawn Entertainment. In the first game, 2019’s “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,” Kestis set out to …

The Mandalorian boss teases ‘surprise’ to match season two’s Luke Skywalker twist
1 year, 10 months ago

The Mandalorian boss teases ‘surprise’ to match season two’s Luke Skywalker twist

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Disney Plus’s popular Star Wars spin-off returned for the first episode of its third season …

\'What to Watch’ for week ending March 7
1 year, 10 months ago

\'What to Watch’ for week ending March 7

Deccan Chronicle  

The lure of streaming platforms continues unabated. Disney+ Hotstar Fasten your seatbelts as the third season of the space series ‘The Mandalorian’ will be released on March 1. ‘Taj: Divided by Blood’ releasing on Zee 5 on March 3 stars Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Zarina Wahab among others. The last release on the same day is a Spanish drama ‘Wrong Side …

‘The Mandalorian’ season 3 trailer out; series to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from March 1
1 year, 11 months ago

‘The Mandalorian’ season 3 trailer out; series to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from March 1

The Hindu  

The trailer for the third season of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian was unveiled by Disney+ Hotstar on Tuesday. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together,” reads the official description of the new season. The series stars Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers, Amy Sedaris, Emily Swallow …

The 50 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now
2 years, 3 months ago

The 50 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

Wired  

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. Fortunately, Disney+ has plenty of TV series to fill the void, including this animated anthology that adds new stories about the franchise’s Galactic empire, in the same time period in which the original trilogy existed. Ahsoka We know what you’re thinking: Wait, another Star Wars series? After spending so much time …

Star Wars Spinoff The Mandalorian Most Pirated Show Of 2020
4 years ago

Star Wars Spinoff The Mandalorian Most Pirated Show Of 2020

News 18  

Los Angeles: “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian” was the most pirated television programme of 2020 using BitTorrent, according to an analysis from TorrentFreak. Based on several sources, including statistics reported by public BitTorrent trackers, the Disney+ show was the most popular in the global ranking of most-torrented shows around the world for 2020, reported IndieWire. For years, HBO’s fantasy drama …

All the Disney announcements for new Star Wars TV shows and more
4 years ago

All the Disney announcements for new Star Wars TV shows and more

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lucasfilm Ahsoka – new series featuring Katee Sackhoff’s Mandalorian character, also starring Rosario Dawson. Rangers …

Disney unveils galaxy of new shows, films: ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, new Marvel projects
4 years ago

Disney unveils galaxy of new shows, films: ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, new Marvel projects

The Hindu  

The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy’s worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. Just Announced: @DisneyAnimation's first-ever original animated series are coming to @DisneyPlus: Baymax!, Zootopia+, and Tiana are coming in 2022, and Moana, …

Disney stock hits all-time high thanks to streaming strength
4 years ago

Disney stock hits all-time high thanks to streaming strength

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If it wasn’t abundantly clear that content is king, especially in the Covid-19 era, Disney hammered that point home Thursday when it previewed dozens of new series and movies for its Disney+ streaming service. Investors are clearly betting that the streaming strength will offset any lingering weakness in other areas of the House of Mouse …

Star Wars will get 10 new shows over the next several years
4 years ago

Star Wars will get 10 new shows over the next several years

Daily Mail  

Disney made a major announcement when it comes to fresh original programming, Disney+ will release roughly 10 new Star Wars series over the next few years, after the success of The Mandalorian. She answered a lot of questions: Rosario Dawson appeared last week and told of Baby Yoda's past; she also said his name is Grogu Hollywood is closely following …

‘The Mandalorian,’ Disney’s biggest blockbuster of 2020, returns with a new mission
4 years, 2 months ago

‘The Mandalorian,’ Disney’s biggest blockbuster of 2020, returns with a new mission

CNN  

New York CNN Business — “The Mandalorian” premiered almost a year ago, serving as the biggest enticement to subscribe to Disney’s startup streaming service. The launch exceeded any reasonable expectations, but with Disney facing a much-altered media galaxy, there’s even more pressure on the live-action “Star Wars” series to deliver a big bounty to the studio. “‘The Mandalorian’ is hugely …

The beauty of The Mandalorian is that you don't need to know Star Wars to enjoy it, says director
4 years, 2 months ago

The beauty of The Mandalorian is that you don't need to know Star Wars to enjoy it, says director

India Today  

After a successful first season, The Mandalorian is returning with its second season. Director Dave Filoni had earlier said that one doesn’t need to be a Star Wars fan to love The Mandalorian. I honestly think the beauty of The Mandalorian is that you don’t really need to know anything about Star Wars to enjoy it," he added. You’ll seem …

The Mandalorian drops new teaser for season 2; looks of Tatooine, Baby Yoda unveiled
4 years, 2 months ago

The Mandalorian drops new teaser for season 2; looks of Tatooine, Baby Yoda unveiled

Firstpost  

The Mandalorian has released a new teaser video for season 2 which showcases Mando escaping a firefight using a jetpack. Start streaming the new season of #TheMandalorian Oct. 30 on #DisneyPlus.” According to a report by Entertainment Weekly, the 30-second clip contains a mix of season 1 content, a few footage from previously released season 2 trailer, and a few …

‘Mandalorian’ season 2 trailer: Baby Yoda is back
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Mandalorian’ season 2 trailer: Baby Yoda is back

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Baby Yoda is back, and so is Disney+’s biggest blockbuster. The two-minute trailer took viewers to a galaxy far, far away as the bounty hunter known as the Mandalorian and his little green friend nicknamed Baby Yoda, fought their way through the wretched hive of scum and villainy in the Star Wars universe. Disney made …

Jon Favreau: ‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 on track to arrive in October
4 years, 7 months ago

Jon Favreau: ‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 on track to arrive in October

The Hindu  

Filmmaker Jon Favreau has said that the second season of hit Disney Plus series “The Mandalorian” will arrive on time. During a virtual panel for the ATX Television Festival, the filmmaker said the team had completed filming for season two before the industrywide shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Narcos” star Pedro Pascal plays the …

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to premiere on Disney+ from 4 May, two months ahead of scheduled date
4 years, 8 months ago

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to premiere on Disney+ from 4 May, two months ahead of scheduled date

Firstpost  

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is streaming on Disney Plus on Star Wars Day Fans of sci-fi franchise Star Wars have a reason to rejoice as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is all set to debut on Disney Plus on Star Wars Day which is on 4 May. The Star Wars Day is colloquially famous among the fans …

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker will debut on Disney+ two months early on May 4
4 years, 8 months ago

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker will debut on Disney+ two months early on May 4

Daily Mail  

Star Wars fans have something to look forward to. The date is May 4, which is a Star Wars holiday because May the 4th sounds like May the force, as in May the force be with you, a common line from the films Rise of Skywalker - which stars Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega and the late Carrie Fisher …

Movie Theater Chains Reckon With an Uncertain Future
4 years, 8 months ago

Movie Theater Chains Reckon With an Uncertain Future

Wired  

Hello, and welcome to today's edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Per Deadline, the company’s CFO and COO Sean Gamble told investors and analysts in a Wednesday conference call that the plan is to “ramp up” to reopening some locations by July 1. According to a report in Variety, financial analysts think it’s likely the company will need …

The Mandalorian review: Spectacular Star Wars show deserves better than Hotstar as Disney+ has inauspicious launch in India
4 years, 9 months ago

The Mandalorian review: Spectacular Star Wars show deserves better than Hotstar as Disney+ has inauspicious launch in India

Hindustan Times  

The Mandalorian Creator - Jon Favreau Cast - Pedro Pascal, Nick Nolte, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog, Giancarlo Esposito The Mandalorian review: It’s difficult to generate empathy for a faceless, blank slate of a character, but Pedro Pascal manages to do it. Unlike JJ Abrams’ disappointingly unambitious trilogy capper, which succumbed to perceived fan pressure and set the franchise …

Hotstar rebranded as 'Disney+ Hotstar' ahead of streaming service's India launch on 29 March
4 years, 9 months ago

Hotstar rebranded as 'Disney+ Hotstar' ahead of streaming service's India launch on 29 March

Firstpost  

The new branding is now available on both Android and iOS, and it was first launched on Android on 9 March. Along with the new branding, Disney+ Hotstar has also received movies such as Captain America: Civil War, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Doctor Strange, Cars 3, and A Bug’s Life, and TV shows including Gravity Falls, Timon & Pumbaa, Disney …

Tributes, standing ovation at ‘Rise of Skywalker’ premiere
5 years ago

Tributes, standing ovation at ‘Rise of Skywalker’ premiere

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Audiences rose to their feet giving the latest “Star Wars” film a standing ovation after the credits rolled at the ending of the franchise’s third trilogy. Few films have captured the popular imagination like 1977’s “Star Wars,” which has sparked three film trilogies, TV shows, toys and more. Disney has not yet announced film plans post-"Rise of …

The Mandalorian and 'baby Yoda' surpasses Stranger Things as most in-demand streaming series
5 years, 1 month ago

The Mandalorian and 'baby Yoda' surpasses Stranger Things as most in-demand streaming series

Daily Mail  

The new Disney Plus series The Mandalorian set in the Star Wars universe has knocked off streaming leader Stranger Things. The Mandalorian featuring an adorable 'baby Yoda' took the top spot in the weekly list by Parrot Analytics of the most in-demand original streaming shows in the US. Streaming force: The Mandalorian featuring 'baby Yoda' has surpassed Stranger Things as …

Star Wars show The Mandalorian is difficult to care about
5 years, 1 month ago

Star Wars show The Mandalorian is difficult to care about

BBC  

Star Wars show The Mandalorian is difficult to care about Disney Disney has launched its new streaming service with an impressive archive of film and TV. Or I can bring you in cold.” The bounty hunter is the title character of The Mandalorian, and although the series is set in the Star Wars universe it is essentially an old-fashioned space …

Why you don’t need to be a ‘Star Wars’ fan to enjoy ‘The Mandalorian’
5 years, 2 months ago

Why you don’t need to be a ‘Star Wars’ fan to enjoy ‘The Mandalorian’

LA Times  

“The Mandalorian” follows the story of a gunslinging bounty hunter clad in sleek armor, taking jobs on the outskirts of the galaxy. But don’t worry if you haven’t the faintest idea what a Mandalorian is: Showrunner Jon Favreau assures us that the first ever live-action “Star Wars” series, premiering Nov. 12 with the launch of Disney’s standalone streaming service, Disney+, …

‘The Mandalorian’ will explore dangerous territory for ‘Star Wars’ diehards
5 years, 2 months ago

‘The Mandalorian’ will explore dangerous territory for ‘Star Wars’ diehards

LA Times  

Could Mandalorian armor be any cooler? “It’s such an iconic image.” The first-ever “Star Wars” live-action TV series stars Pascal as the titular gun-slinging bounty hunter, clad in the style of armor made famous by Boba Fett in 1980’s “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back.” The Mandalorian is a nameless, faceless lone warrior just trying to get …

A new hope for Star Wars on Disney Plus in ‘The Mandalorian’
5 years, 2 months ago

A new hope for Star Wars on Disney Plus in ‘The Mandalorian’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Never heard of a Mandalorian? Actor Pedro Pascal hadn’t either when he started talking to Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni about an ambitious new “Star Wars” series that would become a marquee offering for the Walt Disney Co.'s new streaming service, Disney Plus, which launches Nov. 12. “Star Wars” literature and series like “The Clone Wars” helped …

Disney teases ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ more at convention
5 years, 4 months ago

Disney teases ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ more at convention

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — At the Walt Disney Company’s biannual D23 convention, a faint image of the “Star Wars” character Emperor Palpatine in the background of a new poster can cause as much of a stir as actual appearances from movie stars such as Angelina Jolie and Dwayne Johnson. As Walt Disney Studios co-chairman Alan Horn told the audience Saturday: “You’re …

D23 Expo 2019: Star Wars round-up, from The Mandalorian trailer to Disney+ series on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Cassian Andor
5 years, 4 months ago

D23 Expo 2019: Star Wars round-up, from The Mandalorian trailer to Disney+ series on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Cassian Andor

Firstpost  

Here is a rundown of what’s to come in the Star Wars streaming galaxy, as revealed atb D23 Expo 2019. Disney’s fan event offered first glimpse of what the Star Wars universe might look like on the small screen, and also provided confirmation for a series fans have been waiting to hear for years. The Mandalorian trailer released Jon Favreau’s …

Disney debuts first trailer for ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Mandalorian’ at D23
5 years, 4 months ago

Disney debuts first trailer for ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Mandalorian’ at D23

LA Times  

Disney debuted the first trailer for the highly anticipated “Star Wars” original series “The Mandalorian” on Friday during the Disney+ panel at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. Starring “Game of Thrones” alum Pedro Pascal as the titular blaster-slinging warrior, “The Mandalorian” takes place between the fall of the Empire and the rise of the First Order — …

Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Jon Favreau reveals he's writing season 2 of Disney+ live-action series
5 years, 5 months ago

Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Jon Favreau reveals he's writing season 2 of Disney+ live-action series

Firstpost  

Jon Favreau, who serves as writer and executive producer on Star Wars: The Mandalorian, said the team has finished work on the debut installment on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show Los Angeles: Jon Favreau has revealed he has already started writing the second season of The Mandalorian, which is set to premiere on Disney+. Led by Pedro Pascal, the upcoming live-action …

Star Wars series The Mandalorian with Pedro Pascal releases new images
5 years, 8 months ago

Star Wars series The Mandalorian with Pedro Pascal releases new images

Daily Mail  

The Mandalorian is a new stand-alone web series from the Star Wars franchise. And on Sunday images from the project were released to the public at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago A new face: Gina Carano was seen in character for the new series So much to explore: The story is set between the fall of the Empire from the …

‘The Mandalorian’: Disney’s streaming ‘Star Wars’ series unveils footage and new images
5 years, 8 months ago

‘The Mandalorian’: Disney’s streaming ‘Star Wars’ series unveils footage and new images

LA Times  

“The Mandalorian,” the newest gunfighter in the “Star Wars” galaxy, gets his own live-action series this fall. Sunday at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, series creator Jon Favreau debuted footage to thousands of screaming “Star Wars” fans, revving up anticipation for the spinoff that helps launch Disney’s Netflix-disrupting streaming service Disney+ in November. It’s a character new to the “Star …

New ‘Star Wars’ film promises ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
5 years, 8 months ago

New ‘Star Wars’ film promises ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

Associated Press  

“No one is ever really gone,” says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which audiences finally learned will be called “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Friday at a fan event in Chicago. The closely guarded film from director J.J. Abrams will put an end to the Skywalker saga that began …

‘Star Wars 9’: Full ‘Episode IX’ title and teaser debut at Star Wars Celebration
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Star Wars 9’: Full ‘Episode IX’ title and teaser debut at Star Wars Celebration

LA Times  

After eight films, the Skywalker saga will come to a close this December. And now the much anticipated upcoming “Star Wars” release has an official title: “Star Wars — Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.” Friday morning at the Star Wars Celebration fan convention in Chicago, Disney unveiled the new teaser for the ninth film in the franchise set a …

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’: Trailer, title and more
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’: Trailer, title and more

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney has finally released the name of the next film in the “Star Wars” franchise. At a panel during Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Illinois, where superfans gather to celebrate all things “Star Wars,” the film’s director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy introduced the audience to “The Rise of Skywalker” with a long-awaited …

Star Wars: Always — Topher Grace condenses 10 films into a five-minute trailer as an ode to the franchise
5 years, 10 months ago

Star Wars: Always — Topher Grace condenses 10 films into a five-minute trailer as an ode to the franchise

Firstpost  

Titled Star Wars: Always, the trailer is slick with its use of memorable scenes and music, stitched together in this non-traditional format. Well, Star Wars’ super-fan Topher Grace just created something epic. An ode to the Star Wars franchise, the actor along with friend editor Jeff Yorkes, combined pieces of all 10 live-action Star Wars films, including Solo and Rogue …

Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Disney+, Jon Favreau’s live-action TV series wraps production
5 years, 10 months ago

Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Disney+, Jon Favreau’s live-action TV series wraps production

Firstpost  

The Mandalorian was first announced in November last year with Favreau announced as writer and executive producer in March earlier this year The filming of Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars television series The Mandalorian has officially been wrapped_,_ reports The Wrap. The Disney+ series features Nick Nolte, Werner Herzog, Gina Carano, and Pedro Pascal as the lead actors. The series …

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