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Emmy Nominations Snubs and Surprises

The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this morning by actress Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. Last year’s three nominations leaders managed to outdo themselves this year, with Succession gobbling up 27 nominations, The White Lotus earning 23, and Ted Lasso netting 21. They were joined by…

TV Review – ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is More Star Wars Content That May Deliver for Some Audiences

Star Wars is inarguably one of the most successful franchises of all time. But it’s important to remember that, while most entries have been huge moneymakers, they haven’t always been well-received. Two years after the original trilogy was re-released theatrically in 1997, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace made its debut, telling the…

TV Review – ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Delivers Dependable Star Wars Entertainment

In an era of innumerable franchises, Star Wars still stands out as one of the most popular and enduring. Though it’s actually considerably younger than Marvel and DC Comics, which are now dominating the film world, it has nonetheless remained at the forefront of audience engagement, recently venturing into the most accessible modern space: television….

Production on Patty Jenkins and Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Films Stopped Due to Creative Differences

Production on Patty Jenkins’ planned Star Wars film, Rogue Squadron, has ceased due to the creative differences she’s had with executives from the franchise’s production company, Lucasfilm. The filmmaker and the company’s executives, including senior VP Michelle Rejwan, were unable to agree on a script for the planned feature, according to a recent report from…

Taika Waititi to Direct Screen Adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Graphic Novel The Incal

Acclaimed filmmaker Taika Waititi has signed on to direct the upcoming screen adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius’ bestselling graphic novel series, The Incal. The movie will be the first feature adaptation of the French graphic novels, after they were originally published in the 1980s, Deadline is reporting. Waititi will also co-write the film’s script…

Hayden Christensen Returning as Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka Tano Series

Hayden Christensen is set to return to the Star Wars franchise, as he’s been cast on the upcoming live-action television show, Ahsoka. The actor will reprise his iconic role of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader on the limited Lucasfilm series, which will stream on Disney+, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s currently unknown how Anakin…

Emmy Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards were announced this morning by the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo of Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting). The lengthy list includes a number of expected favorites as well as a few surprises and snubs. The nomination leaders are The Crown and The Mandalorian, each…