As Lucasfilm prepares to expand the galaxy far, far away into the realm of live-action television with The Mandalorian, actor Pedro Pascal has been speaking to Disney’s 23 magazine about his role as the titular bounty hunter, with the Game of Thrones and Narcos actor revealing that he initially thought he’d nabbed the role of […]
Will Disney+ reset the Netflix model of all-at-once streaming?
Martin Izzard on whether Disney+ will reset the Netflix distribution model… Thanks to streaming, TV budgets and investment into original content is absolutely booming. But more than ever, the ‘whenever,wherever’ nature of streaming means TV shows don’t have as much staying power or invite the conversation they used to. Because we can all consume entire […]
The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr says he would make fun of Star Wars movies because he’s a “jerk”
Bill Burr, who will appear in Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, has revealed that he would religiously make fun of Star Wars movies when they came out. Not every actor who appears in Star Wars content is a fan of the films themselves and this is just where The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr finds himself. The […]
Jon Favreau teases possible Star Wars Legends character appearances in The Mandalorian
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 […]
Jon Favreau on the Original Star Wars Trilogy’s influence on The Mandalorian
We’re a little over two months out from the premiere of The Mandalorian, Disney and Lucasfilm’s first live-action small screen foray to the galaxy far, far away, and the series is certainly starting to generate some buzz – not least because of the involvement of fan favourite director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Star Wars: […]
The Mandalorian may explore the origins of the First Order teases Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau, the showrunner for The Mandalorian, teases that the series could explore the origins of the First Order. Thanks to The Mandalorian‘s setting between the events of Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it’s fertile ground for exploring the vacuum left by the Empire and how it is eventually filled […]
Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano are ready for action in The Mandalorian image
A new image from Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian featuring Gina Carano’s former Shock Trooper Cara Dune and Pedro Pascal’s titular Bounty Hunter as they ready themselves for action; check it out here, courtesy of EW… SEE ALSO: Pedro Pascal explains how The Mandalorian differs from Boba Fett UPDATE: And here’s another […]
Pedro Pascal explains how The Mandalorian differs from Boba Fett
For Star Wars fans, one of the fan-favourite characters to come out of the Original Trilogy is the bounty hunter Boba Fett, who was introduced into the saga in The Empire Strikes Back and quickly perished at the beginning of Return of the Jedi. Now, in The Mandalorian, we are being introduced to another bounty hunter dressed […]
The Mandalorian throws down in new image from the live-action Star Wars series
Entertainment Weekly has revealed a new image from Disney+’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars series The Mandalorian which features Pedro Pascal’s titular bounty hunter taking on a pair of Trandoshans; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Mandalorian SEE ALSO: Jon Favreau on whether we might see Boba Fett in The Mandalorian After […]
No Time To D23 | The Flickering Myth Podcast #115
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… In this episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen, Gerald, Tori, and EJ discuss the biggest news of the past week in entertainment, including The Matrix 4, the contentious Marvel/Sony split over Spider-Man, Bond 25’s official title No Time To Die, and attempt to distil […]