by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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NEWS AND RUMORS:
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: The site has news on Marvel Comics' 2023 plans for its line of "Star Wars" comic books.
FUTURE - From Deadline: After he is finished directing "Deadpool 3" and working on the final episodes of Netflix's "Stranger Things," Shawn Levy will reportedly direct a "Star Wars" film for Lucasfilm.
ANDOR - From CBR: Season 2 of "Star Wars: Andor" begins production Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.
FUTURE - From THR: Apparently, Damon Lindelof ("Lost," "Watchmen") and rising screenwriting star, Justin Britt-Gibson, are writing a Star Wars movie set after the 2015-19 sequel trilogy. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is reportedly set to direct. December 2025 is apparently the earliest date the film would arrive.
EPISODE VI - From SFGate: The artist Marilee Heyer helped create the look for Princess Leia in "Return of the Jedi," and she wants to finally get credit and recognition.
DARTH VADER - From ScreenRant: Actor James Earl Jones has apparently retired as the voice of Darth Vader, which has been performing since the original film, "Star Wars" (1977). He has assigned his voice rights to Lucasfilm and Ukranian A.I. audio company, Respeecher.
ANDOR - From RollingStone: Showrunner Tony Gilroy and stars Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly tell "Rolling Stone" why the latest Disney+ show, "Star Wars: Andor," paves new ground for the saga.
ROGUE SQUADRON - From TheWrap: Director Patty Jenkins' "Star Wars" film, "Rogue Squadron," has pulled from Disney's release schedule. The film was due for Dec. 2023.
TALES OF THE JEDI - From Variety: D23 Expo reveals the six-episode first season of the new animated Star Wars series, "Tales of the Jedi." Each episode will be 15 minutes long and will debut October 26th on Disney+.
From TheWrap: D23 reveals new footage from "The Mandalorian" Season 3 and Baby Yoda/Grogu is back.
THE ACOLYTE - From Deadline: "Squid Game" star, Lee Jung-jae, will play the male lead in the Disney+ "Star Wars" series, "The Acolyte."
THE LAST JEDI - From IGN: Director Rian Johnson says he's "even more proud" of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on its fifth anniversary than he was when it first came out.
JOHN BOYEGA - From Variety: John Boyea, who plays "Finn" in "Star Wars" Episodes VII to IX, says that he is done with the franchise.
ANDOR - From Deadline: The "Rogue One" spinoff, "Andor," has a new trailer. It will debut on Disney+ on Sept. 21st, 2022 with the premiere of the first three episodes.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Star Wars" titles for October 2022 are revealed.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: Amandla Stenberg ("The Hate U Give") is reportedly playing the lead the upcoming "Star Wars" streaming series, "The Acolyte." The Disney+ series will be set during the final days of the "High Republic" era.
COLLECTIBLES - From Gizmodo: EFX Collectibles is showing off its animatronic Baby Yoda/Grogu. Article includes a YouTube link.
FANDOM - From Variety: Actor Simon Pegg says "Star Wars" fandom is the "most toxic at the moment."
STAR WARS - From IndieWire: "A Nightmare on Elm Street" star, Robert Englund, talks about helping his friend Mark Hamill land an audition for "Star Wars."
SKELETON CREW - From Deadline: Oscar-nominee Jude Law will headline a Disney+ Star Wars series, entitled "Skeleton Crew." The series is from "Spider-Man" director, Jon Watts, and writer, Christopher Ford.
OBI-WAN - From ScreenRant: The "Star Wars" Twitter feed takes on social media racism in defending "Obi-Wan Kenobi" actress, Moses Ingram, who plays the Imperial Inquisitor, "Reva Sevander."
EPISODE V - From THR: The late Irwin Kershner, the director of "The Empire Strikes Back," had the perfect retort for those who complained about the film's ending. The film opened to U.S. theaters 42 years ago yesterday, May 21st.
OBI-WAN - From VanityFair: The magazine gets a behind-the-scenes look at three upcoming Disney+ "Star Wars series from Lucasfilm, "Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Andor," and "Ahsoka."
THE ACOLYTE - From WeGotThisCovered: The site has production and story details and more on "Star Wars: The Acolyte," the Star Wars project from "Russian Doll" co-creator Leslye Headland.
OBI-WAN - From Variety: The release date of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" has been moved from Wednesday, May 25th to two days later, Friday, May 27th. However, Disney+ will release the first two episodes that day rather than just release the first episode as planned.
From EW: Hayden Christensen gives an interview to "Entertainment Weekly" and says that it is a great honor to put the "Darth Vader" suit back on for the new series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
THE MANDALORIAN - From THR: Actor Christopher Lloyd (the "Back to the Future" series) will guest star in the third season of the Disney+ series, "The Mandalorian." There is currently no release date for the series' return.
OBI-WAN - From THR: At one point, "Obi-Wan Kenobi's" production was halted and the show was overhauled. Reportedly, one of the characters that did not make it to the revamped story is Darth Maul. Ray Park who played the character in "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace," had returned to play the character, but his scenes were reportedly cut.
From Deadline: Disney has unleashed the first trailer for "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
From EW: The magazine has exclusive first-look photos from the Disney+ series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
From EW: Get a first look at Ewan McGregor as "Obi-Wan Kenobi" on the April 2022 cover of "Entertainment Weekly," the last print issue of the magazine (after 32 years) before it becomes an all-digital media brand.
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OBITS - From Deadline: In 1973, Alan Ladd, Jr., then head of 20th Century Fox, signed a deal with George Lucas to write and direct "Star Wars," died at the age of 84, Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: A preview of 3 covers and 6 interior pages from Marvel's "Star Wars: The High Republic #15," which is due in comic shops March 2nd, 2022.
THE MANDALORIAN - From StarWars: Marvel Comics has announced a comic book adaptation of the Disney" series, "The Mandalorian." The eight issue series will adapt each of the first season's eight episodes. Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphai") will write and Georges Jeanty will draw.
OBI-WAN KENOBI - From Variety: Legendary film music composer and Oscar-winning "Star Wars" music master, John Williams, is writing the theme music for the Disney+ series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
From Variety: The next Disney+ "Star Wars" series has a premiere date. "Obi-Wan Kenobi" will premiere May 25th, 2022, which is also the 45th anniversary of the premier of the original "Star Wars" (1977).
AHSOKA - From THR: Actor Ray Stevenson of the History Channel's "Vikings," has joined the cast of the Disney+/Lucasfilm series, "Ahsoka."
LUKE SKYWALKER - From Esquire: "The Unbridled and Mildly Horrifying Evolution of CGI Luke Skywalker" by Brady Langmann. And he has a synthesized voice.
MARVEL COMICS - From StarWars: "Star Wars: Obi-Wan" is a new five-issue miniseries that will launch in May and is written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Ario Anindito.
From BleedingCool: The site has a 7-cover; 6-page preview of "Star Wars: Crimson Reign #2," which is due Wed., Feb. 2nd.
From BleedingCool: The site has a 5-cover, 6-page preview of "Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy #1," which is due Wed., Feb. 2nd.
AHSOKA - From THR: Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead is joining Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen in the budding cast of the Disney+/Lucasfilm series, "Ahsoka."
From THR: Hayden Christensen will reprise his role of "Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader" in the Disney+/Lucasfilm live-action series, "Ahsoka."
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Here is a look at Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" comic book solicitations for April 2022.
BOBA FETT - From IGN: "The Book of Boba Fett" star Temuera Morrison talks about filming that "Sarlacc pit scene" from the first episode of the series.
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: In March 2022, writer Marc Guggenheim and artist David Messina launch a new ongoing "Star Wars" comic book, "Han Solo & Chewbacca."
EPISODE VI - From Deadline: "Return of the Jedi" is among 25 films that the Library of Congress has added to the "National Film Registry" for 2021.
COMIC BOOK NEWS:
From ComicBook: A preview of Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: Crimson Reign #4" (April 27th) featuring the Knights of Ren.
From BleedingCool: Here is a list of "Star Wars" related comic book titles shipping from Marvel in July 2022
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STAR WARS Movie Reviews:From Negromancer: "Star Wars"
From Negromancer: "The Empire Strikes Back"
From Negromancer: "Return of the Jedi"
From Negromancer: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
From Negromancer: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens
From Negromancer: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
From Negromancer: "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
From Negromancer: "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (2008 animated film)
From Negromancer: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
From Negromancer: "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
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