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Robert Rodriguez was a last-minute replacement to direct The Mandalorian

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Robert Rodriguez, the director of The Mandalorian‘s big Boba Fett episode last week, was apparently a last-minute replacement. The Mandalorian season two just gets better and better. Last week’s episode saw Boba Fett reclaim his armour and team up with Din after Grogu was kidnapped by Moff Gideon and his Dark Troopers. The episode had […]

The Mandalorian: Robert Rodriguez discusses his excitement of reviving Boba Fett and his initial reaction to the script

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The latest episode of The Mandalorian season two, titled ‘The Tragedy’, saw the return of the fan-favourite Star Wars character Boba Fett as well as the actor Temuera Morrison, who originally played Boba’s dad, Jango Fett, in the prequel trilogy. Now, in an interview with Collider, Robert Rodriguez, who directed the episode, discussed what it was like reviving a […]

Netflix’s We Can Be Heroes gets a batch of character posters

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Following the release of the official trailer for We Can Be Heroes, Netflix has now shared a batch of character posters for Robert Rodriguez’s superhero action sci-fi, which serves as a standalone sequel to 2005’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl; check them out here… When alien invaders kidnap Earth’s superheroes, their children must team […]

New trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes

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Ahead of its arrival on Netflix on Christmas Day, the streaming service has released a new poster and trailer for writer-director Robert Rodriguez’s superhero action adventure We Can Be Heroes – a standalone sequel to his 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl; check them out here, along with the official synopsis… When alien […]

First trailer for Sharkboy and Lavagirl sequel We Can Be Heroes

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Netflix has debuted the first trailer for the superhero action sci-fi We Can Be Heroes, writer-director Robert Rodriguez’s standalone sequel to 2005’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Sharkboy and Lavagirl are all grown up in new images from Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes When alien […]

First images from Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes

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Netflix has released the first images from writer-director Robert Rodriguez’s superhero action sci-fi We Can Be Heroes , a standalone sequel to 2005’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, offering a look at stars Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Boyd Holbrook alongside the child cast. When alien invaders kidnap Earth’s superheroes, their […]

Movie Review – Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

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Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, 2019. Directed by Brett Harvey. Featuring Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, and Donal Logue SYNOPSIS: A deep dive into the back story and personal life of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors. Almost everyone knows Danny Trejo. If it’s from his family films like Spy Kids […]

Robert Rodriguez and Peyton Reed confirm involvement with The Mandalorian season 2

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Robert Rodriguez, the man behind cult classics like Alita: Battle Angel, Machete, Sin City and El Mariachi, is venturing into a galaxy far, far away. The filmmaker took to his official Twitter on the final hours of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) to confirm that he directed at least one episode in The Mandalorian […]

Quentin Tarantino reflects on the box office failure of Grindhouse

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Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez took their love of exploitation movies to the next level by collaborating on Grindhouse, a double-bill featuring Tarantino’s Death Proof and Rodriguez’s Planet Terror complete with faux trailers by some of their filmmaking pals including Edgar Wright, Eli Roth and Rob Zombie. Ultimately, the double feature failed […]

Michael Biehn cast as a bounty hunter in The Mandalorian season 2, Robert Rodriguez confirmed to direct an episode

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Terminator star Michael Biehn has reportedly been cast in the second season of The Mandalorian, according to reports by Slashfilm and Making Star Wars. While specific details are under wraps regarding Biehn’s character and how large the role will be in the overall season, the actor will reportedly be playing a bounty hunter from the Mandalorian’s […]