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Revisiting the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

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Were a generation of fans too harsh on the Prequel Trilogy? Tom Jolliffe revisits The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to see whether they’re worthy of reappraisal, and how they hold up post-Disney Sequel Trilogy… Remember Spaced? The much loved and all too shortly lived sitcom from Edgar Wright, […]

Marvel shifts Disney+ premiere dates for Agatha, Echo, What If…?, X-Men ’97 and more

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The shifting release dates amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continues as The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Marvel has pushed back several of the studio’s upcoming Disney+ series including Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, Echo and the second season of What If…?. Marvel has already delayed many of its films in Phase 5 and Phase 6 of the […]

Ahsoka and Sabine battle assassin droids in Star Wars: Ahsoka episode 4 clip

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To whet our appetites for tonight’s chapter, Disney+ has shared an action-packed clip from the fourth episode of Star Wars: Ahsoka, which sees Rosario Dawson’s former Jedi and her apprentice Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) taking on a swarm of assassin droids; watch it below… Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight […]

Loki prepares to battle Victor Timley in new timey wimey-filled Season 2 trailer

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Loki is going through the past, present, and future of the Marvel timeline, and this could lead him to face one of the MCU’s most formidable foes yet. In a newly released teaser for Marvel Studios’ Loki Season 2, we get a better glimpse of the time travel madness ahead for our favorite mischief God. […]

Elizabeth Olsen is looking forward to time away from Marvel and playing Wanda

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The future of Elizabeth Olsen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t clear, and with her recent comments, it seems the actress is enjoying her time away from Wanda Maximoff and the MCU. In a pre-strike interview with Times of London, the actress spoke on branching out to new roles, including Candy Montgomery in Max’s Love […]

Star Wars: Ahsoka character posters showcase Jacen Syndulla and Mon Mothma

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Disney+ has shared this week’s Star Wars: Ahsoka character posters for ‘Time to Fly’ in Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) – now Chancellor of the New Republic in this first post-Return of the Jedi appearance timeline-wise from the Rebel leader – along with Jacen Syndulla (Evan Whitten), the young son of General Hera Syndulla and the […]

Star Wars: Ahsoka Episode 3 Review – ‘Time to Fly’

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Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Star Wars: Ahsoka… After a promising two-part opening, Ahsoka’s third episode sees the action pick up as both our heroes and their adversaries continue their search for Grand Admiral Thrawn, and by association Ezra Bridger. This episode may be slighter shorter than the opening two episodes but is […]

Ahsoka opens strong but behind Star Wars juggernauts like Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian

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Ahsoka isn’t the biggest hit in Star Wars history but is opening on par with an Emmy-nominated series. A new report from Deadline breaks down the viewership numbers for Star Wars: Ahsoka Episode 1 and notes that “Samba TV reports that the Live+5 day viewership for the first episode of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s new series Ahsoka drew […]

The already finished The Spiderwick Chronicles series no longer heading to Disney+

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Disney+ will not advance with The Spiderwick Chronicles, as reports say the studio is moving away from the project. Deadline notes the real kicker is the eight-episode series from Paramount Television Studios & 20th Television has been completed, which means Paramount is currently shopping the project to other potential buyers. The Spiderwick Chronicles is based […]