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Disney Reportedly Puts All STAR WARS Spinoffs on Hold [Updated]
UPDATE: ABC has reached out to Lucasfilm, who has dismissed this report as “inaccurate.” The studio says there are still “multiple” Star Wars movies that are in development, but haven’t been announced yet. The original story follows. A big part of Disney’s plan when acquiring Lucasfilm, in addition to the main Skywalker saga, was to develop standalone Star Wars stories for the big screen. Rogue One came out in 2016 and was a big hit, while this summer’s Solo was…not. In fact, Solo will lose at least $50 million for Disney and Lucasfilm. Fans have wondered how the studio will respond to this, and now, we may have an idea. According to…
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FEATURE: Five STAR WARS Legends Characters That Should Be Made Canon
Star Wars Legends. The books, the comics that kept Star Wars fans satiated after the original trilogy released, and continued releasing new content through the prequel trilogy, up until that fateful day in October of 2012 when Disney bought Lucasfilm. Later, it was announced that Disney would be rewriting Star Wars canon, and everything besides the movies and The Clone Wars would move to a new division of Star Wars. The Legends. Quite an uproar was made, but Disney continued with their plans, and the stories the Legends told have been, and will continue to be rewritten by new authors. A select few Legends have been made canon, such as…
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EA Announces New STAR WARS Game
Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad During EA’s E3 conference, we learned of a new Star Wars adventure game. Respawn Entertainment and EA are teaming up for a game set in-between Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: A New Hope. As of now, it’s slated for a 2019 holiday release. Here’s an official statement from Star Wars’ website. “Electronic Arts and developer Respawn Entertainment revealed some major new details about their previously announced Star Wars game, including its name and release date: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, set to arrive during the 2019 holiday season. Respawn’s Vince Zampella disclosed the new information during an audience interview at today’s press conference and…
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Check Out New Trailers for THE LEGO MOVIE 2 and WRECK-IT RALPH 2
This has been a big week for movie trailers, and two of them are for some of the most anticipated animated sequels in recent memory. Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 sees Ralph and Vanellope travel to the Internet, and the new trailer is chock full of pop culture references. They feature glimpses of the worlds of Marvel and Star Wars, while all of the major Disney Princesses are in the same room. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. In this installment, the team has to face the arrival of LEGO Duplo space invaders, who takes many captive.…
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Disney Expected to Lose Over $50 Million on SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
By now, it’s no secret that Solo: A Star Wars Story is a box office disappointment, turning in a poor opening weekend and having a big second-weekend drop. But now, it looks like it’s officially a real box office bomb – something that’s rare for Disney and Lucasfilm. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Solo is expected to lose a decent amount of money for the studio. According to Wall Street analyst Barton Crockett, the film will lose more than $50 million. However, other industry financing sources suggest that that number could rise to over $80 million. It’s unknown how Disney’s television and home entertainment deals, as well as marketing, would affect…
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Box Office Report: SOLO Drops Big in Second Weekend, DEADPOOL 2 Nears $600 Million Worldwide
Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story experienced an underwhelming box office opening last weekend, making just a little over $100 million over four days. Compared to other recent Star Wars movies, that’s really low. It’s especially bad when considering the film’s $250-300 million (possibly more) budget. So, eyes are on later weeks to see how it performs. Unfortunately, if its second weekend is any indicator, it’s not looking too good. Per Box Office Mojo, Solo grossed an estimated $29.3 million this weekend. While it still retains the #1 spot, that’s a 65% drop from last week. It’s still a smaller drop than The Last Jedi‘s 67% drop, but not by much.…
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Movie News Bits: SILVER & BLACK, AVENGERS 4, DAREDEVIL, STAR WARS EPISODE IX, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Welcome to the latest installment of Movie News Bits. In this installment, we have an update on Sony’s Silver & Black, confirmation of a character’s return in Avengers 4, Charlie Cox’s thoughts on Ben Affleck’s Daredevil, Colin Trevorrow’s first comments on leaving Star Wars Episode IX, and word on when we’ll see the next Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Sony has been developing Silver & Black as the second installment of its own Marvel Universe, following Venom. However, earlier this year, the movie had a delay in production, and we haven’t heard any casting news, despite being scheduled to release February of next year. Why is that? Speaking with Screen Rant, writer-director…
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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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