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The Disney+ schedule for October 2021 is packed with programming from the Disney mothership, Pixar, Marvel, the Star Wars universe, National Geographic and more. The streamer will make Marvel’s Black Widow available to all subscribers at no additional cost on October 6. For kids, Muppets Haunted Mansion premieres on…

As the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures prepares to open this month, it seems a good moment to consider the big picture. I mean the really big picture. Specifically, I'm wondering, over the long haul—hundreds, not dozens, of years—how the movies of our era will be regarded. It's safe to assume, should mankind…

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar-winning artist and animator Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park) is getting into the NFT game. The respected industry vet, known for his work on franchises including Star Wars, Jurassic Park, RoboCop and Starship Troopers, is selling a segment of his 1984 go motion animated short film Dinosaur! on…

Jonathan Rinzler, prolific author under the name J.W. Rinzler of bestselling “making of” books about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Alien and The Shining, among numerous others, died July 28 at his home in Albion, California, of pancreatic cancer. He was 58. His death was announced on Twitter today by his daughter Sarah…

Deadline has confirmed that Matthew Robinson will pen Patty Jenkins’ upcoming Star Wars movie Rogue Squadron. Robinsin co-wrote and co-directed with Ricky Gervais the 2009 comedy The Invention of Lying.  Disney had no comment. Of late, Lucasfilm has been steering Star Wars onto the Disney+ streaming service with The M…

As streaming encroaches on the theatrical window, the overwritten notion by the media during the pandemic has been that cinema is dead. When it comes to streamers, however, the truth is they still can't live without the movie theater. As fresh streaming services make waves in the fiercely competitive space, it's…

Liam Neeson has ruled out an appearance in the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. “They don’t have enough money,” Neeson joked during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was appearing to tout his new film, The Ice Road, when Kimmel asked about the Star Wars series and the possibility of seeing him in it. “I…

John Boyega made headlines last week after he abruptly left the production of the Netflix movie Rebel’s Ridge that was shooting in New Orleans. “Family reasons” was cited as to why. But I actually caught up with him earlier last month as he was on location in Louisiana about to start that film, slated to be the latest…

Maggie Simpson is the latest – and perhaps unlikeliest – visitor to the Star Wars universe: Disney+ has unveiled a new cross-promotional short starring the Springfield toddler. See the official artwork below. “Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens From Its Nap,”  which takes place, according to the streamer, “in a…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi is adding PEN15 star and co-creator Maya Erskine, we can reveal. The Insecure and Scoob! actress will have a supporting role in at least three episodes, we hear. Erskine has been nominated for multiple WGA Awards and a 2019 Emmy for Hulu Original comedy PEN15, which…

Mark Elliott, who before becoming the voice of numerous Disney promos and trailers already had used his vocal skills to prepare audiences for Smokey and the Bandit, The Goodbye Girl and, through a radio campaign, Star Wars, died Saturday in Los Angeles following two heart attacks and a battle with lung cancer. He was…

Star Wars fans have long been wondering just who will pick up the role of young Luke Skywalker in future Star Wars films and TV. Sebastian Stan has been prominently mentioned as a likely candidate. In a recent Good Morning America interview (see the specifics at 2:50 on the video), the 38-year old star of Falcon and Th…