After 42 years the final installment in the 9-movie Star Wars franchise arrived this weekend during a “moment of transition for the movie business,” reports Variety: Its $176 million debut, though massive, ranks as the lowest opening of the most recent three films in the saga, falling far below 2015’s “The Force Awakens” ($248 million) and 2017’s “The Last Jedi” ($220…
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Disney Plus’ Launch Marred by Complaints of Service Failures, Login Problems
Disney Plus launched early Tuesday, and users are already complaining of service failures. From a report: So far, Disney Plus complaints are clustered in big cities in the Eastern US and Canada, lining up with the the areas likely to experiencing peak demand early Tuesday morning, according to outage tracker DownDetector. The tracker also showed complaints in the Netherlands, where Disney…
The Rise of Skywalker’s Arrival Doesn’t Mean We’ll Never See Its Characters Again
It’s right there in the trailer. “The Saga Comes to an End.” Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the final film in the Skywalker Saga that originated back in 1977. But apparently, the end doesn’t mean everything that’s happened or everyone who has been introduced gets locked away, as Lucasfilm president Kathleen…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-rise-of-skywalkers-arrival-doesnt-mean-well-never-s-1834111838…
The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago
Star Wars Celebration 2019 is in the books and it marked probably the biggest, most action-packed Celebration yet. It was the first convention to reveal a title for a Star Wars saga movie, the first time anyone saw footage of a live-action Star Wars TV show, and oh so much more. Below, are our 10 favorite things that…Read more… Source:…
Kevin Feige Finally Wants to Make Good on the MCU Tying Film and TV Worlds Together
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is no stranger to the thought of tying together the vast storytelling of its series of films with television projects. But it’s no stranger to…well, basically abandoning a lot of the pretense behind that thought, either. But after Avengers: Endgame, and with the arrival of Disney+, it …Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-feige-finally-wants-to-make-good-on-the-mcu-tying-1834080816…
The First Footage From The Mandalorian Just Kicked Our Damn Ass
Fans who watched The Mandalorian panel online during Star Wars Celebration Sunday missed one key thing: never-before-seen footage for the first ever live-action Star Wars TV series. In the room, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni showed a behind the scenes featurette as well as full scene and trailer.…Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-footage-from-the-mandalorian-just-kicked-our-1834033182…
io9’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Liveblog Is Right Here
We’ve finally made the long-awaited journey to that galaxy far, far away, to learn everything we can about the past, present, and future of Star Wars. This year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago is now at hand, and we’re expecting to finally learn the title of Episode IX (and maybe even get a trailer!). Watch… Continue reading io9’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Liveblog Is Right Here
io9’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Liveblog Is Right Here [Updated]
We’ve finally made the long-awaited journey to that galaxy far, far away, to learn everything we can about the past, present, and future of Star Wars. This year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago is now at hand, and we’re expecting to finally learn the title of Episode IX (and maybe even get a trailer!). Watch… Continue reading io9’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Liveblog Is Right Here [Updated]
Disney Drops All the Details on Its Upcoming Netflix Competitor
Joining the increasingly crowded streaming space, the Walt Disney Company on Thursday delivered more details about its anticipated service Disney+. And if there was any question that this product would directly compete with Netflix, there certainly isn’t now. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/disney-drops-all-the-details-on-its-upcoming-netflix-co-1833986095
Kevin Feige Discusses WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Coming to Disney+ [Updated]
Marvel head Kevin Feige took to the stage at today’s Disney Investor Day to talk about how the new Disney+ streaming service will factor into the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-feige-discusses-wandavision-and-the-falcon-and-th-1833985580