james mangold
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10 Years Ago, Star Wars Changed Forever
Arguably the most important, game-changing event in the history of Star Wars storytelling happened 10 years ago today. On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm announced that the Star Wars Expanded Universe was being pushed aside. All future storytelling would be part of the same, cohesive canon, and the EU stories fans knew and loved over the…
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Hey Star Wars, Can We Get Movie and Show Titles That Aren’t Just Character Names Again?
Did The Rise of Skywalker and rampant speculation over just which Skywalker is rising, who a Skywalker is, and why they’re rising break some brains over at Lucasfilm? Almost every bit of Star Wars on the small screen we’ve gotten since (and planned for the big one) is a character title, named for an individual…
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The Year Ahead in Star Wars
After a big 2023, 2024 looks like a year of change and planning ahead for the galaxy far, far away—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to look forward to.
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Should’ve Existed This Weekend
Ever since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, Disney has struggled with getting more Star Wars movies off the ground. In the years since, Lucasfilm has had a nasty habit of announcing things for the series and then not making them, if they ever actually existed at all. And it all dates back to December…