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Blu-ray Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: The post-Avengers: Endgame era of the MCU continues with Spider-Man: Far […]

Rumour: Pedro Pascal wanted for Star Wars TV series, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Alan Taylor set to direct episodes

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With Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars TV series kicking off production this week, it’s only a matter of time until we get some official news on the project, but in the meantime the folks at Making Star Wars have shared a rumour about the series’ potential lead. According to the site, Narcos, Game of Thrones and Wonder […]

Blu-ray Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: The second (and last?) standalone Star Wars movie serves up the origin story of everyone’s favorite […]

Jon Favreau begins assembling his Star Wars TV show crew

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Back in March it was announced that Iron Man and The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars TV project for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, which has subsequently been revealed as taking place seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Although Favreau is currently tied up with another […]

Jon Favreau shares concept art of ‘The Child’ from The Mandalorian

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The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau has taken to social media to share a new piece of concept art from Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series, which gives us a look at the design for the Mandalorian’s target – the adorable ‘Baby Yoda’ character; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The ‘child’ in The Mandalorian has a […]

Jon Favreau announces that filming is underway on The Mandalorian season 2

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The show may have just premiered this past Tuesday, but creator and showrunner Jon Favreau has announced that cameras are already rolling on the second season of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Favreau made the announcement on Instagram, sharing a set photo featuring the Mandalorian’s signature helmet. Take a look… SEE ALSO: Read […]

Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters […]

Watch the official press conference for The Mandalorian

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Less than a month out from its premiere, The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, executive producer Dave Filoni and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano and Carl Weathers gathered in Los Angeles this pas week for the official press conference for the first live-action Star Wars series, and you can watch video of the full discussion and […]

Jon Favreau wants to make a new Star Wars Holiday Special for Disney+

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Jon Favreau brings the Star Wars franchise to the small screen this November with the premiere of The Mandalorian, a big-budget live-action series for the Disney+ streaming service. The hotly-anticipated series isn’t the first live-action TV offering from Lucasfilm – that honour belongs to the notorious Star Wars Holiday Special, a musical variety show/travesty which […]

Jon Favreau teases possible Star Wars Legends character appearances in The Mandalorian

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The Mandalorian could have some fun surprises for fans of Star Wars‘ Legends characters according to showrunner Jon Favreau. Star Wars content usually has some fun Easter eggs for fans to uncover but it sounds like The Mandalorian might take that a step further with some fun inclusions from the old Expanded Universe canon, now […]