Not long after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas, the Mouse House announced that it would be expanding the Star Wars universe beyond the main saga films with a series of ‘Anthology’ movies. Lucasfilm turned to two up-and-coming filmmakers to launch these spinoffs, with Monsters and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards boarding what became Rogue […]
Scrapped Boba Fett movie would have featured the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back
Over the weekend it was reported that Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy had confirmed that the long-planned Boba Fett Star Wars Anthology movie is “100% dead”, with the studio opting instead to focus its efforts on Jon Favreau’s live-action series The Mandalorian. Talk of a Boba Fett movie has been circulating since 2013, with Josh Trank […]
Lucasfilm confirms the Boba Fett Star Wars movie is “100% dead”
In the wake of the disappointing box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, it was widely reported that Disney and Lucasfilm had decided to scrap all of their Star Wars spinoff plans in order to focus their attention on Star Wars: Episode IX and a subsequent trilogy which would conclude the story of […]
Lucasfilm reportedly considered adapting fan favourite Star Wars Legends story for Boba Fett film
While there’s been a lot of rumours circulating about the future of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Anthology movies following the disappointing box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, all signs seem to suggest that the studio still intends on moving forward with its Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett projects. With regards to the latter, […]
Boba Fett director James Mangold warns that Star wars fan backlash will result in films directed by “hacks”
Director of Lucasfilm’s planned Boba Fett movie, James Mangold, has warned fans that backlash might result in films being directed by “hacks”. There’s been plenty of noise surrounding the fan anger and backlash directed towards Star Wars movies of late and this week James Gunn even encouraged toxic Star Wars fans to seek therapy. James […]
More details on the Solo fallout as Disney and Lucasfilm reassess their future Star Wars plans
Earlier this week a report surfaced online claiming that Disney and Lucasfilm had decided to scrap all of their plans for future Star Wars Anthology spinoffs in the wake of the hugely disappointing box office performance of the saga’s first flop, Solo: A Star Wars Story, which has reportedly lost up to $80 million. No […]
Lucasfilm denies rumour that all Star Wars Anthology movies have been put on hold
A couple of days ago, a rumour surfaced claiming that Disney and Lucasfilm have decided to put all future Star Wars Anthology movies on hold following the hugely disappointing box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. According to the report, the studios have decided to focus their full attention on Star Wars: Episode […]
Rumour: Lucasfilm puts all future Star Wars Anthology movies on hold following Solo’s disastrous box office
In the wake of the disappointing box office opening of Solo: A Star Wars Story last month, Disney’s head of distribution Dave Hollis revealed that the studio would be spending some time evaluating why the latest instalment of the blockbuster soap opera franchise failed to connect with audiences, and how they approach the Star Wars […]
Logan’s James Mangold to write and direct a Boba Fett Star Wars movie
Coinciding with the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm has finally confirmed the long-rumoured Boba Fett Anthology movie is happening, with Logan helmer James Mangold set to write and direct. A Boba Fett movie is thought to have been in the works at Lucasfilm for several years now, with Josh Trank (Fantastic Four) […]
