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What’s Next For Star Wars After “Solo” Underwhelms?
Solo: A Star Wars Story, the second “Star Wars Story” since the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012 came out this past weekend to a an underwhelming $84.8 Million, marking this as the least successful installment of the franchise in the Disney era. By all accounts, it is safe to say this is the worst received critical installment of the Disney era as well, and cost over $250 million dollars to make. This number would not seem so high had Solo done even half as well as Rogue One, which literally made over $1 Billion dollars at the global box office. Granted this number came a month after the release, and the…
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FEATURE: Five More Directors Who Should Join the STAR WARS Saga
The Star Wars saga has recruited many talented filmmakers over the years to leave their stamp on the universe. Specifically in the Disney era, we’ve had J.J. Abrams, Gareth Edwards, Rian Johnson, and Ron Howard contribute to the franchise. For the future, Abrams is returning for Episode IX, Johnson is helming the first installment of his original trilogy, James Mangold is directing Boba Fett, and Stephen Daldry may tackle Obi-Wan Kenobi. With the franchise sure to continue for the foreseeable future, Disney and Lucasfilm will absolutely approach more filmmakers to join in. Below, we list five directors that we’d love to see tackle Star Wars, whether it’s an anthology film…
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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Underperforms with Estimated $84.8 Million 3-Day Weekend
This weekend sees the release of Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars spinoff, Solo. The film has faced a lot of negative buzz in the past year, primarily due to switching directors during production. It has also had a smaller marketing campaign, while it arrives just a few weeks after Avengers: Infinity War and Deadpool 2. Unfortunately, these factors and more have led to an underwhelming opening. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Solo is grossing an estimated $84.8 million over the three-day weekend, and it is expected to hit $103 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend. This is easily the smallest opening for any of Disney’s Star Wars movies, and it is a…
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James Mangold to Direct Boba Fett Movie for Lucasfilm
In addition to the main saga films, Lucasfilm and Disney have been developing several standalone Star Wars stories. One movie that has been long expected is a spinoff starring Boba Fett, the fan-favorite bounty hunter from the original trilogy. Now, it’s moving forward with a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Mangold is writing the Boba Fett movie, and he will direct it too. Most recently, Mangold co-wrote and directed the Academy Award-nominated Wolverine movie Logan. It was rumored that Simon Kinberg was working on a Boba Fett story, but it’s unclear if it’s the same thing that Mangold is doing now. Boba Fett is a character that we haven’t…
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FEATURE: Five STAR WARS Standalone Stories We Want to See
In addition to the core saga films, Disney is expanding the Star Wars franchise with many standalone movies. We got Rogue One in 2016, with Solo arriving soon. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi is getting his own film (eventually), The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is overseeing a new trilogy, and a separate series from the Game of Thrones creators is in the works. There has also been talk of characters like Boba Fett, Yoda, and Jabba the Hutt getting their own spinoffs. But after that? The Star Wars universe is massive, and Disney has shown every intention to milk it dry. So, we’ll be seeing plenty of standalone movies in the future.…
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Review: ROGUE ONE
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Directed By: Gareth Edwards Produced By: Kathleen Kennedy Simon Emanuel Allison Shearmur Yall have no idea how excited I was when Paul told us we could cover Star Wars. I was jumping up and down excited ok? Needless to say I am a huge Star Wars fan, have been for many years. So I have some bias. Ok maybe a lot more bias than most. But that’s mainly towards the expanded universe, which we might get to later down the road, but not today. Today we’re here to talk about Rogue One! Let’s talk about the characters first. We got some really awesome,…
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Disney CEO Teases New Marvel Franchise and More AVENGERS Sequels After 2019
While Avengers: Infinity War and next year’s Avengers 4 are a culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, there are plans for many more Marvel movies in the future. This week, the head of Disney has offered some teases on what to expect from this future. During an earnings call (via THR), CEO Bob Iger confirms that Disney and Marvel are planning out movies for at least the next decade, including a “new” franchise. But just because there’s a new franchise doesn’t mean Avengers will end. “I’m guessing we will try our hand at what I’ll call a new franchise beyond Avengers, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t…
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