james mangold
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James Mangold’s Star Wars Jedi Movie Has Tapped an Andor Writer
Mangold’s planned film focusing on the very first Jedi has found an intriguing writer.
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The Game of Thrones Guys Say Lucasfilm Didn’t Want Their ‘First Jedi’ Film
With a much-anticipated sci-fi project coming soon—Netflix’s 3 Body Problem series—creative partners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are reflecting back on a different, equally anticipated sci-fi project they never ended up making. In 2019, Disney revealed the Game of Thrones showrunners were working on a Star Wars movie, and now they’re finally divulging what that…
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The Year Ahead in Movies
The movies of 2024 bring with them more uncertainty than we’ve seen in a very long time. After over a decade of superhero and franchise dominance, 2023 broke the mold. Of the top 10 highest-grossing films of the year, only half were sequels, and one of those, Avatar: The Way of Water, was a carryover…
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James Mangold Has Some Thoughts on Indiana Jones 5’s Box Office
For the past 40-plus years, Indiana Jones has meant nothing but fortune and glory. Each of the franchise’s first four films was one of the top three highest-grossing films in the U.S. the year they were released. Raiders of the Lost Ark was #1 in 1981, Temple of Doom was #2 in 1984, Last Crusade…