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Star Wars: Obi-Wan’s Final Episode Pulls The Franchise’s Plug

June 23, 2022

Of all the Disney-produced Star Wars properties scheduled for release, Obi-Wan Kenobi was perhaps the single entity that could have saved the franchise in the wake of the disastrous sequel trilogy. For a t...

Film Threat Founder Chris Gore Explains Why Movie Franchises Fail When They Are Made By Studio Committee

JB Augustine

May 9, 2022

Movies

Film critic and pundit Chris Gore has made his point about what is wrong with Hollywood and cinema a few times already, but he has more left to say. Source: Film Courage YouTube Channel, Chris Gore Intervie...

AMC Theaters Charging More For You to See The Batman, Fulfilling A Prediction Made By George Lucas And Steven Spielberg

JB Augustine

March 4, 2022

Movies

The AMC theater chain isn’t boycotting Warner Bros. or The Batman, like they threatened to do with Universal Pictures at the height of COVID, but they are installing measures that might make their customers rec...

The Latest The Book Of Boba Fett Episode Cements The Sequel Trilogy While Failing To Understand Darth Vader’s Redemption In Return Of The Jedi

John F. Trent

February 3, 2022

Television

The most recent episode of The Book of Boba Fett is Disney Star Wars to a tee, it fails to understand Darth Vader's redemption in Return of the Jedi, it creates contrived scenes just for the sake of them, and m...

Rumor: George Lucas To Bankroll New Star Wars Trilogy, Taking Back Creative Control From Disney

Spencer Baculi

June 6, 2021

Movies

A new rumor claims that, after years of the franchise’s mishandling under the direction of Disney, Star Wars creator George Lucas is set to bring his creative energies back to a galaxy far, far away. Source...

Alleged Star Wars Leaker Claims Existence Of Alternate Cut Of J.J. Abrams’ The Rise Of Skywalker

Josh Berger

April 13, 2021

Movies

This past weekend, a massive leak about Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy was posted on Reddit. Among many interesting pieces of information, the author of the leak claims that there exists a different cut of J...

George Lucas “Lost Control Of Star Wars” According To Recent Interview, Seemingly Slams Disney’s Take On The Franchise

Josh Berger

March 16, 2021

Movies, Television

A relatively recent interview with George Lucas has revealed an interesting detail about the most recent, and fairly divisive Star Wars trilogy produced by Disney. In October 2020, Lucas alongside his wife a...

The Guardian Labels Star Wars Fans Disappointed By Disney Sequel As “‘Alt-Right’ Racist Trolls”

Josh Berger

March 9, 2021

Censorship, Movies, Television

Can we, as Star Wars fans, all agree on the fact that the Star Wars fanbase is toxic? If you find yourself answering 'yes' to that question, chances are that you're either not really part of the fanbas...

Star Wars: The High Republic Appears To Approve Of One Night Stands For Jedi, George Lucas Had Some Thoughts About That

John F. Trent

February 8, 2021

Books, Comic Books, Movies, Television

The latest entry in Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative is Claudia Gray's Into The Dark novel, which appears to approve of Jedi having one night stands or at the very least participat...

Chuck Dixon: Only “Hacks” Rely On Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey Storytelling Structure

JB Augustine

January 25, 2021

Celebrity, Comic Books, Movies

Bane co-creator Chuck Dixon recently shared his opinion that writers who adhere too stringently to the 'Hero's Journey' model of storytelling, as popularized by American literary professor Joseph Campbell, are ...

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