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Giancarlo Esposito Talks Moff Gideon and ‘Mandalorian’ Season Two
In a recent interview with Indiewire, Giancarlo Esposito talks about the return of his character, Moff Gideon, for Season 2 of The Mandalorian. He spoke candidly about being one of the only onscreen villains of color in the Star Wars universe of memorable baddies. Esposito has received two Emmy nominations this year, one of which is in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Series category for his work on the show.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Kathleen Kennedy Describes The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series As A Limited Series, But That Could Be A Good Thing
Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most beloved characters of Star Wars. From Alec Guinness, to Ewan McGregor, to James Arnold Taylor, to Stephen Stanton, he was been consistently portrayed very well by talented actors, and he has a very compelling story. Naturally, fans have been wanting an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off for years. Finally, at last year’s D23 convention, it was announced that there would be an Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+ set eight years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and featuring Ewan McGregor back in the role.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Kathleen Kennedy Says Lucasfilm Is "Stepping Back" to Assess The Future Of 'Star Wars'
The argument could be made that Star Wars is the most popular, influential film series of all time. Even popular series like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter have not come quite as close to the cultural impact that Star Wars has. While Harry Potter changed the teen fiction genre, and there is not a single work of fantasy that does not owe something to Tolkien, in terms of cinema, Star Wars takes the cake.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
What We Might Expect From The Near Future Of 'The Mandalorian'
With the second season of The Mandalorian arriving on Disney+ this coming October, Star Wars fans are very curious about what they can expect. Recently, Inverse compiled a list of a few things that may be possible, going off of rumors and interviews. While there are a couple of elements that are not quite confirmed, it can still be fun to speculate and wonder just how much of what we hear and see may be true.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Funko To Release New 'Star Wars' Pops Based On Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art And 'The Empire Strikes Back'
When Star Wars Celebration was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans had to shift all around. The convention got pushed back to 2022, meaning that fans would have to wait much longer for such a gathering. In light of all this, fans wondered what would become of the planned announcements and merchandise that would have become available at the convention. It is possible that some of the announcements of upcoming projects that we have heard so far were originally intended for the convention. As for the merchandise, we now know what Funko would have made available as Star Wars Celebration exclusives. The company’s Funko Pops are very popular, and there are bound to be some collectors who will want the ones that they have just revealed.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Hasbro Reveals New 'Star Wars' Products for Blacks Series, Vintage Series, and Celebrate the Saga Packs
A Fan First Friday livestream event was held by Hasbro Pulse, and the showcased products included some Star Wars figures that are sure to intrigue some of that space franchise’s fans. The reveals included new additions to the Black Series, the Vintage Series, and the Celebrate the Saga packs.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Newly Revealed Image Has Alternate View of Rey's Last Scene In 'The Rise of Skywalker'
It has been eight months since Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker closed out the Skywalker saga. It gained mixed responses from audiences and critics all over. Despite the period of time and the Star Wars content that has come out and been announced since then, people are still learning new things about this film, which turned out to be the last film that we will be getting for a few years.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'The Mandalorian' Showrunner Jon Favreau Reveals What He Learned From Marvel's Kevin Feige
Jon Favreau has come a long way in his career. Before creating The Mandalorian, which is a huge hit with Star Wars fans old and new, he voiced Pre Vizla of the Mandalorian group Death Watch in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and then Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Outside of Star Wars, he has directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man and Iron Man 2 (and appeared as Happy Hogan in both films and a few other MCU films since then). He also went on to direct Disney’s remakes of The Jungle Book and The Lion King, both of which had box office success. As such, he has become a huge asset for Disney.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Poe Dameron: Free Fall' Novel Reinforces How This 'Star Wars' Character Who Had Potential Is All Over The Place
I should preface this by saying that this is both a novel review (trying to be as spoiler-free as possible) and an assessment of the Poe Dameron character in general as he has been depicted across various Star Wars media.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Unveils Official Design of Leia Organa's Lightsaber
During the SDCC at-home panel co-hosted by Kristin Baver of Starwars.com and Lucasfilm Publishing's senior editor Robert Simpson, Lucasfilm Publishing unveiled several new book titles that continue the expansion of the Star Wars universe. The first book announced was The Lightsaber Collection. Several sites, including starwars.com, have since published images from the book.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Favreau and Filoni Comment On 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 Production and George Lucas' Feedback On Season 1
With future Star Wars films being far away, The Mandalorian has become the thing to look forward to, at least as far as live-action Star Wars storytelling is concerned. Other live-action shows are in development for Disney+, but season 2 of The Mandalorian is what is arriving the soonest. October cannot come any sooner for those who are very hyped to see what’s in store.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection' Features Ben Solo and Second Sister's Lightsabers
Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection is a visual guide that is set to be published by Insight Editions on October 20, 2020. It is written by Daniel Wallace and contains illustrations by Lukasz Liszko and Ryan Valle. It has been promised that this book would feature lightsabers from various Star Wars media, not just the films. Recently, Syfy reported on images (accompanied by descriptions) from pages of the book that have been unveiled, and The Direct focused on two of arguably the most interesting ones: Ben Solo’s lightsaber and the Second Sister’s lightsaber.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
