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“And [we] wonder how many times Disney is willing to be
kicked in the financial nuts by Kathleen Kennedy…”
A lawsuit over The Acolyte? Kathleen Kennedy strikes again! This time, it's legal woes as Lucasfilm is getting sued by Karyn McCarthy over an alleged contract breach over what promises to be the worst Disney Star Wars series created to date: The Acolyte! Deadline broke the story yesterday that Executive Producer McCarthy is going after Lucasfilm for millions of dollars, leaving us to ask: how long is Disney going to put up with the mismanagement of Lucasfilm? This is another public black eye for the Star Wars brand in less than a week.
Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
Ever since the public firing of Gina Carano from Star Wars on February 10th, more information of the powerplay that went on behind the scenes of Lucasfilm has come out. It is now becoming clear how this connects to the larger strife between the Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Favreau factions of Lucasfilm, and why Gina Carano was the one who had to go. In this video then, we will go through the events that culminated with the firing of Gina Carano, and why the Kennedy faction of Lucasfilm had it in for her in particular.
STAR WARS Leaks Reveal How Sequel Trilogy Will Be ERASED
Can Star Wars be saved? We broke the news about a secret plan to save Star Wars by erasing the Sequel Trilogy, and now we bring you details on how exactly they’re planning to reset the Star Wars universe, and why Kathleen Kennedy HATES it!
On May 20th, the day after Ruby Rose’s exit from Batwoman, Zack Snyder announced the upcoming release of The Snyder Cut of Justice League for HBO Max. But why, after so long in limbo, was it suddenly announced now? Could it have something to do with Star Wars The Mandalorian over at Disney+ ?
In this editorial, we will very briefly recap exactly what the Snyder Cut is and isn’t, why releasing it wasn’t an issue before, why it’s being released now, what form it might take.
The Avengers aren't the only ones making a huge comeback this year. Disney and Marvel Studios have made the unexpected decision to re-hire James Gunn to finish what he started with the Guardians of the Galaxy series. What happened in the months since Gunn's firing to make this unlikely triumph possible?
To call James Gunn's firing in July 2018 "unexpected" would be a bit of an understatement. Under Gunn's direction, the Guardians came out of nowhere to become one of the most successful series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe... pretty impressive for a property that was all but unknown before 2014.
On top of the money the movies brought in, they also earned rave reviews, making talking trees and trash pandas beloved household names for families across the world.
But as Gunn's sudden firing seemed to demonstrate, all of that success meant nothing in the face of corporate mandate.
The third Guardians movie was originally set to begin filming in fall 2018, but was shut down indefinitely after the controversial decision was made to fire Gunn for provocative past tweets.
A few days after Disney's decision was made public, the main cast of the franchise rebuked the company with an extraordinary open letter calling for Gunn to be reinstated. The remarkable show of support left many hoping that the situation could be turned around. But publicly, the company was unswayed, and it soon looked like Disney would rather scuttle Volume 3 in its entirety than bring Gunn back.
Watch to learn more about the real reason Disney re-hired James Gunn for GOTG 3!
