Yub Nub everyone. If rumours from Grace Randolph’s sources are correct Kathleen Kennedy’s time as President of Lucasfilm is more or less over as Bob Iger head of Disney searches for a replacement to steady a Star Wars ship that was heavily listing to the left. This brings into the clarity the apparent confusion swirling around the proposed […]
When Ron Howard took over the Solo: A Star Wars Story project after the dismissal by Kathleen Kennedy of directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie) questions were being asked about what the movie would be. The movie is out now and it is best described as a case of the good, […]
Well after skipping 2018 Star Wars Celebration returns in 2019 with a bang! With many pundits expecting the event to be held in Anaheim California to coincide with the opening of the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge theme park, the announcement of the hosting city of Chicago came as somewhat of a surprise to many with the […]
Disney Australia has signed an 8-year naming rights deal with Melbourne’s Docklands Stadium management meaning Docklands Stadium will be named Marvel Stadium from September 1st, 2018. The deal includes plans or a Marvel store and cross-marketing events with the entertainment giant. As part of the announcement Melbourne Stadiums Limited (MSL) chief executive Michael Green explained […]
Disney has big plans for Indiana Jones even if they are not totally clear. Disney CEO Bob Iger sat down with THR for an interview about Disney’s other big Lucasfilm franchise. In the interview Iger answers questions about plans for the “indy universe” and confirms there will be more films. THR: You have another Lucasfilm […]
Hold on to your artefacts! Indie is coming back as Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are teaming up for the fifth film in the franchise, the film is set to be released in July, 2019. I wonder if this is a ploy by Ford to kill off the character as he did in The Force […]
Disney’s Star Wars themes parks planned for Disneyland, California, and at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, are going to be out of this world. Fans of the worlds biggest film franchise will be able to finally live out their dreams and fly the Millennium Falcon, or pop in for a quick glass of blue […]
Who doesn’t want Star Wars, DC, Marvel, Simpsons or Game of Thrones figurines decorating their desktop at work? Well now you have a valid reason with Tribe releasing a series of awesome USB enabled figurines at CES2016 this year. The team at IGN showed of a few of these in a video over the weekend and I instantly imagined […]
Today, George Lucas has issued a formal apology for using the “white slaver” analogy and any inferred creative and/or corporate slights. Proof that even the creator of the world’s biggest film franchise Star Wars cannot be too critical of its new owners – “the mouse”. As reported yesterday, George Lucas took aim at the culture of creativity, aka […]
George Lucas is the creator of the Star Wars universe, however when he sold the rights in 2012 to Disney for $US4.05 Billion he lost creative control over the franchise. In a taped interview before the launch of the Star Wars : The Force Awakens, Lucas took at swipe at “the mouse” calling the company “white slavers” […]