BREAKING: New 'Star Wars' Film From Taika Waititi & Krysty Wilson-Cairns, And New Disney+ Series From Leslye Headland Announced

By: Dominic Jones

Happy Star Wars Day everybody!  In celebration of the annual "May the 4th Be With You" fan event Lucasfilm decided to break some major Star Wars news, announcing both a new theatrical film and a new Disney+ series are in the works. 

(Via: Star Wars.com. L-R: Wilson-Cairns, Waititi, Headland)

First, they announced that Taika Waititi will be directing a co-writing, with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, a new theatrical Star Wars film.  This will be Waititi's second time directing in the Star Wars galaxy, having previously directed the season one finale of The Mandalorian.  His other writing and directing credits include Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit (for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay), and Hunt For Wilderpeople.  The announcement of Waititi confirms a The Hollywood Reporter report from January. Wilson-Cairns is a newcomer to Star Wars, but her previous credits include the film 1917 and the series Penny Dreadful.

Read more...

Report: Taika Waititi Is In Talks To Develop A New Star Wars Film

By: Benjamin Hart

Is there anyone who doesn't love Taika Waititi? I doubt it. As a writer, director and actor, Waititi previously made a name for himself through such films as What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, and Thor: Ragnarok. More recently he wrote and directed Jojo Rabbit, for which he recently earned six Oscar nominations. And perhaps his most exciting new project(at least to us Star Wars fans) is his starring role in The Mandalorian as IG-11, as well as directing the finale episode of the Disney+ series.

But it appears Taika Waititi may be far from done with Star Wars.

Read more...

New Image From 'The Mandalorian' Revealed By Entertainment Weekly

By: Dominic Jones

With The Mandalorian hitting our screens in less than two months when the new Disney+ streaming service launches, the promotional machine for the series is kicking into high gear.  Next week, Entertainment Weekly will feature a cover story about The Mandalorian, giving readers a taste of what to expect from the first season.  In addition to the cover story, EW has also been featuring teasers for the series on their website.  The latest is a new picture featuring the titular Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and former Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune (Gina Carano) on a homestead somewhere with a new, never-before-seen character.  Check it out below,

Read more...

"The Star Wars Show" Features Interviews With The Cast Of 'The Mandalorian'

By: Dominic Jones

This week's episode of The Star Wars Show, Lucasfilm's weekly Star Wars variety YouTube show, was (unsurprisingly) focused on the reveals out D23 Expo this weekend.  After hosts Anhtony Carboni and Andi Guttierez recapped all the reveals (The Mandalorian trailer, Obi-Wan show announced, The Clone Wars premiere date, The Rise Of Skywalker footage), viewers were treated to interviews with the cast of The Mandalorian.  Carboni chatted with Pedro Pascal, Gina Carrano, Carl Weathers, Taika Waititi and Giancarlo Esposito, as well as executive producer Dave Filoni.  You can check it out below,

Read more...

Jon Favreau Shares Picture Of Taika Waititi In The Voice Over Booth For 'The Mandalorian'

By: Dominic Jones

Later this year we'll the debut of the first ever live action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian, premiering this Fall on Disney+.  Writer and executive producer Jon Favreau recently shared another behind the scenes picture from the making of the series on his Instagram account.  The new picture shows Taika Waititi, who will be directing one of the episodes in the first season, in the voice over booth recording lines for the series.  Waititi, who's an actor as well as a director, appears to be voicing an IG droid in the series.  Check out the picture below,

Read more...

Taika Waititi Compares Working On 'Star Wars' To Working On A Marvel Movie

By: Dominic Jones

There's a lot to be excited about when it comes to the upcoming Disney+ live action series Star Wars: The Mandalorian, not the least of which is the exciting roster of directors that executive producer Jon Favreau brought on board.  One of those directors is Taika Waititi, whose most recent film was Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, who compared working on Star Wars and Marvel during a recent Q&A following a Television Critics Association panel for What We Do In the Shadows.

Read more...

Marvel Directors Reunite On 'The Mandalorian' Set

By: Benjamin Hart

With such a long wait until the release of Star Wars: Episode IX, it seems fans these days are even more excited about what's coming to the small screen. The Mandalorian will be the first ever Star Wars live-action television series that's currently in production and set to debut next year on Disney+. The series is set after the events of Return Of The Jedi and is written and executive produced by Jon Favreau.

Read more...

BREAKING: First Image & Episodic Directors Revealed For 'The Mandalorian'

By: Benjamin Hart

If yesterday's tease about The Mandalorian got you hyped, that was just the tip of the ice berg! Lucasfilm has now officially weighed in on the upcoming live-action Star Wars series and given us a whole lot more to talk about.

First off, on StarWars.com they confirmed that production is now currently underway, with writer and executive producer Jon Favreau taking the helm. In addition, they also revealed the first image from the series! It shows a brand new, unknown figure in Mandalorian armor walking in a marketplace that looks very much like Tatooine (and seems to match those leaked set photos):

Read more...