Lucasfilm has tapped Spider-Man director Jon Watts to helm the first film in a new Skywalker Saga trilogy written by Simon Kinberg, according to reports from Deadline and Knight Edge Media. The project, which returns the franchise to the Skywalker family line for the first time in eight years, has eyed Daisy Ridley to reprise … Read more
Filmmaker Jon Watts has been tapped to direct the first installment of a new Star Wars movie trilogy penned by screenwriter Simon Kinberg, as reported by Knight Edge Media and The Hollywood Reporter. This coming cinematic venture intends to push the Skywalker Saga further than the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker, possibly acting as … Read more
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in downtown Los Angeles opens its 300,000-square-foot facility on Sept. 22, anchoring a billion-dollar populist institution dedicated to storytelling across high and low culture. Founded by filmmaker George Lucas and heavily shaped by business executive Mellody Hobson, the project brings together Star Wars production artifacts, fine art, and commercial … Read more
Oscar-winning animator Phil Tippett has closed his historic 6,200-square-foot Berkeley studio after 35 years of operation, emptying decades of cinematic history in a three-day…
Sony and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has surpassed $700 million at the domestic box office in just 13 days of release, breaking records as the fastest film to reach the milestone in North America while driving global ticket sales past $1.8 billion by August 2026. The wall-crawling blockbuster continues to smash box office … Read more
Count Binface, an Oxford-educated comedian wearing a metal garbage can on his head, has emerged as the main challenger to Nigel Farage in a Clacton-on-Sea special election. Triggered by campaign finance allegations against Farage, the race has drawn national attention as major parties boycotted the contest. Timing is everything in comedy, and British politics has … Read more
According to Lucasfilm publishing records and Marvel Comics releases, Deathstick—the heavily disfigured master assassin and daughter of Nightsister Shelish—operates as a prominent underworld figure across the Galactic Civil War era, transitioning from Crimson Dawn operative to freelance bounty hunter alongside mercenaries like Boba Fett and Durge. Origins in the Anoat System and the Kouhun According … Read more
Major cinematic franchises like Marvel, DC, and Star Wars are grappling with audience disconnect and shifting box office realities following the post-pandemic era, according to superfans and industry data gathered at San Diego Comic-Con. While Marvel looks toward upcoming crossovers like Avengers: Doomsday to maintain momentum, studios face mounting challenges regarding streaming saturation and shifting … Read more
The Evolution of Star Wars Under Disney: A New Era of Franchise Expansion The Star Wars franchise has undergone a dramatic transformation since Disney acquired it in 2012. What began as a cinematic trilogy by George Lucas has evolved into a sprawling multimedia empire, blending films, TV series, and immersive streaming content. The Mandalorian, created … Read more
The Death of ‘Homework’ Cinema: The Shift Toward Character-First Storytelling For the last decade, the blueprint for success in Hollywood was the “Cinematic Universe.” From the MCU to the Disney-era Star Wars, the goal was total ecosystem dominance. To understand a single movie, audiences were expected to have watched three streaming series, read a comic, … Read more