Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

The Mandalorian’s record-setting piracy stats doesn’t “serve Disney right”

by

Martin Izzard on the record-setting piracy of The Mandalorian… It might sound silly – like I’m the nark standing in the corner telling the 17 year olds not to drink beer – but do people really need reminding that piracy is illegal? Wired recently reported that The Mandalorian, the anchor show on the new Disney+ […]

Hasbro’s Star Wars: The Black Series adds the Heavy Infantry Mandalorian

by

Following his memorable appearance in this past Friday’s action-packed episode of The Mandalorian, Hasbro has announced that the ‘Heavy Infantry Mandalorian’ – a.k.a. Paz Vizsla – is coming to the Star Wars: The Black Series action figure line; check out the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Disney open to the possibility of a Mandalorian […]

Daisy Ridley gives her take on whether Baby Yoda is cuter than the porgs

by

Daisy Ridley, the star of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has given her thoughts on if Baby Yoda is cuter than the Porgs from The Last Jedi. The reveal of what is affectionately being dubbed Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian has rocked the internet. The cute little creature has won many hearts among Star […]

The Mandalorian’s Deborah Chow on directing the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series

by

The latest episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian blew people away with its focus on character and action thanks to Deborah Chow’s direction. This may have marked Chow’s first step into a larger world, but she is also set to direct Disney+’s highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi Master […]

The Mandalorian Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Sin’

by

Ricky Church reviews the third episode of The Mandalorian… The latest episode in The Mandalorian held some fairly big moments as it balanced its focus on action and characters pretty well with Deborah Chow’s direction. It was another entertaining chapter in the series that expanded the backstory and lore behind the title character and furthered the […]

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

by

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 still keen on making a new Star Wars Holiday Special

by

In the run up to the premiere of The Mandalorian, creator Jon Favreau joked that he’d like to develop a new Star Wars Holiday Special – referring to the infamous variety show abomination which aired back on CBS in 1978 – only it seems he wasn’t joking after all! “Oh I would definitely be interested […]

The ‘child’ in The Mandalorian has a name, according to Carl Weathers

by

The Mandalorian’s secret character known only as ‘The Child’ does have a name, according to star Carl Weathers. Disney+’s The Mandalorian has gone down very well with Star Wars fans, with many praising it for its classic Star Wars vibe and atmosphere. One of the show’s biggest surprises was the reveal of an infant known […]