Yeah Disney is the only one of these that has enough back catalog and resources put into originals to make it worth it.
They’re spending hundreds of millions on exclusive new series AND films.
And then there’s over 80 years of beloved content they’ve already built up over the decades.
Man, that’s fantastic.
Mangold was supposedly set to direct a theatrical spin-off film about Boba Fett akin to Solo, though that was never officially confirmed by Lucasfilm. If that was the case, it now looks like that’s been put on the backburner as they’ve decided to slowdown after the performance of Solo at the box office.
As I said, tangentially. The way its structured is that there’s the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe which include Spider-man’s main films and then there’s Sony’s pocket universe consisting of the various spin-offs that Sony has planned. Holland’s Spider-man can crossover into either but the MCU will never acknowledge anything that may happen in the pocket universe. To Peter Parker its all one continuous universe but not to anyone else.
“Streaming series.” So do I assume that this will be neither on cable nor a mainstream streaming service and that I will instead have to subscribe to a whole new streaming service if I want to watch this?
Yes, it’s one of the many exclusive titles Disney is currently working on for its own streaming service.
VENOM (2018)
Hoo boy was I cautious going into this movie. Sony stepping out on their own without Marvel’s involvement has never been a formula for success. But this is still tangentially connected to the greater MCU so I had to give it a shot. And it was alright. It’s very campy but not in a bad way. It’s a fun film with a dark edge.
That last one is a masterpiece.
Hah, I’d be interested in your review.
It’s not at all surprising given Favreau’s connection to the Mandalorians. If they do this right, a lone gunman series could be fantastic.
MANDY (2018)
Wow.
So it still won’t explain anything about the New Republic. Cool. I’m not mad. Why would you think that?
Were…you hoping for a series set in the New Republic Senate?
I thought it was a case of covering up the Playboy poster with the Star Wars one so that they could put the model on display.
Jedit: Nope, some cursory googling revealed they are indeed both in there.
’Star Wars’ Chief Kathleen Kennedy’s Lucasfilm Deal Extended for Three Years
Good luck deleting it this time mods, the BBC went ahead and released that leaked clip officially:
FIRST LOOK: Episode 1 | The Woman Who Fell To Earth | Doctor Who
UPDATE:
I made the trip to Vegas.
I’ve experimented with VR a few times now and this was above and beyond the most immersive experience I’ve ever had in a virtual setting. When traversing on a moving platform you feel like you could lose your balance and tumble into the lava below. The heat from which you can feel wash over you when you’re outside on Mustafar. Should a stray blaster bolt find its mark you can feel its impact on your body. Every wall, seat and interface is real and can be interacted with. The tie-in elements from Rogue One were great. Would definitely do it again and now I’m hyped that after just coming back from my trip they announced Vader Immortal which looks like it ties into the story from Secrets. What perfect timing! My only regret is that I didn’t also do the Ghostbusters experience while I was there as well.
Yeah, I find it incredibly frustrating that Abrams cut it out. It was that moment that inspired the whole dice thing in TLJ.
Gross but at least that will make it easy to recreate OT era subs for any edits. HATED the yellow theatrical subs for this.
Yeah, his treatment in Twice Upon a Time was an embarrassment and insult to the character and to William Hartnell. No knocks to David Bradley, his portrayal was fine and has been continued with solid writing from Big Finish. Big Finish in general has treated the First Doctor very well.
…Love & Monsters…
You MONSTER.
Doctor Who: Series 11 Trailer #2
They must have paid a lot to license that song.
I made the timing decision, and as I look back, I think the mistake that I made — I take the blame — was a little too much, too fast. You can expect some slowdown, but that doesn’t mean we’re not gonna make films. J.J. [Abrams] is busy making [Episode] IX. We have creative entities, including [Game of Thrones creators David] Benioff and [D.B.] Weiss, who are developing sagas of their own, which we haven’t been specific about. And we are just at the point where we’re gonna start making decisions about what comes next after J.J.’s. But I think we’re gonna be a little bit more careful about volume and timing. And the buck stops here on that.
-Bob Iger
Interesting wording on the Weiss and Benioff project…
Knowing you, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts once you’ve finished the entire series. I’d link to my post detailing my thoughts on the show but its spoilerific.
Artificially tearing them apart like that served no purpose other than to deprive fans of something special that can now never be rectified.
I mean you must know that’s just not true. Why would they do something with the sole purpose of annoying fans? Obviously the reason is that it didn’t fit the story they were telling. Whether you like that story or not is another matter, but let’s at least be honest here.
The only reason it was done was so that JJ could jam Luke Skywalker into his damnable “mystery box.” It is the be all, end all of his entire storytelling career. It is his crutch that plagues nearly every one of Bad Robot’s productions. I’m not saying he purposefully did it to spite fans, I’m saying that was the natural outcome of his poor storytelling.