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Disney has confirmed that the Ahsoka standalone TV series will premiere in 2023. The news was confirmed at Lucasfilm’s Studio Showcase panel during the Star Wars Celebration event. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Rosario Dawson, who plays Ahsoka Tano, claims that she aims to play the role for life. “That’s huge. You know what I mean? To have that longevity with something, in my industry, that’s not particularly heard of. It makes me feel so grateful,” she said. Co-creator Dave Filoni stated that “Ahsoka is a continuous story,” the show was previously teased about being about Ahsoka resuming her journey to hunt down Grand Admiral Thrawn and search for Ezra Bridger. “It is definitely driving toward a goal, in my mind, as opposed to being little singular adventures....

Disney+ dropped off the first official teaser trailer for Andor, the platform’s upcoming “tense nail-biting spy thriller” starring Diego Luna, during its Star Wars Celebration event on Thursday. The series, which sees Luna reprise his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will premiere on August 31. The streamer confirmed that season one will be 12 episodes long and take place five years prior to the happenings of Rogue One. While plot details remain largely under wraps, Luna told the panel that viewers are “not going to recognize” Andor at first. “I cannot wait for you to meet him,” he said. Watch the brand-new teaser trailer for #Andor, streaming August 31 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/gkKHizDG4G — Star Wars (@starwars) May 26, 2022 Disney+ promises that the ser...

Ray Liotta, star of the crime drama Goodfellas, has died at the age of 67 reports Deadline. According to the outlet, Liotta passed away in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was currently filming for Dangerous Waters. The American actor and producer is best known for his work as Henry Hill in the 1990 film Goodfellas and as Shoeless Joe Jackson in the 1989 film Field of Dreams. Liotta was a part of several other films including Unlawful Entry, Cop Land, Hannibal, John Q, Killing Them Softly, The Place Beyond the Pines and Marriage Story. Aside from film, Liotta is also known for voicing the character of Tommy Vercetti in the 2022 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Liotta is remembered through his daughter Karsen and his fiancée Jacy Nittolo. Read Full Article

During its Star Wars Celebration event on Thursday, Disney+ announced that The Mandalorian season three will premiere in February of next year. Season three has been in the works for quite some time, as the second season arrived back in October 2020. Since then, Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu (David Acord) have appeared in several episodes of The Book of Boba Fett, though it has been almost two years since fans have seen the full cast in a dedicated season of the show. At the Star Wars event, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni confirmed that Mando will be traveling to the Mandalorians’ home planet of Mandalore in hopes of being forgiven of his “transgressions.” The producer also announced that Carl Weathers and Katee Sackhoff will return in their roles of Greef Karga...

Tom Cruise‘s upcoming Paramount film Top Gun: Maverick is slated to become the actor’s largest film yet. According to Deadline, the film is set to achieve at least $180 million USD in the worldwide opening box office and subsequently a domestic opening of over $100 million USD. If the box office surpasses $100 million USD, it would give Cruise is career-best box office opening. The film has recently received a certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes with 97%. Previously, Cruise’s biggest three-day domestic bo office was achieved in 2005 for his film War of the Worlds, earning $64.8 million USD. In terms of his worldwide openings, Cruise’s current best debut at $172.3 million USD was for The Mummy. So far, the film will be released in 62 foreign markets and is currently shaping up to see a...

Fans were given a first look at DC Comics‘ first-ever Latinx superhero Blue Beetle, played by Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña. Comic lovers were pleased to see that the costume has lived up to its concept art as, rather than relying on CGI components, the suit was largely handmade and physical. Pleased with the positive reaction, Maridueña himself took to social media to thank all of his supporters. Full spy shots of the suit can be found below with the full set available over at JustJared. Look for the film to release on August 18, 2023, in theatres. What’s even crazier to me about these set pics of @Xolo_Mariduena in costume as #BlueBeetle is that the guy behind him in the Pym Tech shirt is my old roommate… and was my model for the character of Paco in the comic. He’s a crew membe...

The heartwarming story of A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is about to take a grisly turn in an upcoming horror film entitled Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. According to its IMDb page, Blood and Honey is being helmed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Craig David Dowsett as the titular children’s book character, Maria Taylor as Maria, Danielle Ronald as Zoe, May Kelly as Tina, Natasha Tosini as Lara, Amber Doig-Thorne as Alice and Chris Cordell as Piglet, to name a few. It is unconfirmed whether the other characters from Hundred Acre Wood — Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo — will be making appearances. This version of Winnie the Pooh is not to be confused with Disney’s licensed character, who is known for wearing a red shirt. On January 1, Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh universe, wit...

Amber Heard was close to being let go from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had it not been for co-star Jason Momoa, who reportedly fought to keep her on board. Earlier this week during the ongoing Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial, entertainment industry expert Kathryn Arnold claimed that both Momoa and film director James Wan were “committed to her” and “adamant” that Heard remain in the film. Arnold and Heard also alleged that the actress was almost fired from the sequel due to her controversial split from Depp, however DC Films president Walter Hamada clarified this, testifying that Heard almost lost her starring role as Mera due to concerns over a lack of chemistry with Momoa. Last week, Heard testified that Warner Bros. “didn’t want to include” her in the latest Aqua...

Included in the reveal of its August 2022 catalog, DC Comics shared that an upcoming issue of Detective Comics will receive a variant cover by Yoshitaka Amano. No stranger to comics, the artist responsible for Final Fantasy‘s distinct artwork has offered his talents for various titles in the past. Amano has provided variant artwork for comic titles like Superman Red and Blue, Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad and Batgirls. Yoshitaka Amano has prepared a stunning variant cover for Detective Comics #1093 depicting his take on Batman. The Caped Crusader is seen embracing a woman that is believed to be, occasional lover and enemy, Talia al Ghul. DC Comics notes that the variant cover will be quite rare, as retailers will need to order 25 issues of the standard cover to receive a single cover by Aman...

Included in the reveal of its August 2022 catalog, DC Comics shared that an upcoming issue of Detective Comics will receive a variant cover by Yoshitaka Amano. No stranger to comics, the artist responsible for Final Fantasy‘s distinct artwork has offered his talents for various titles in the past. Amano has provided variant artwork for comic titles like Superman Red and Blue, Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad and Batgirls. Yoshitaka Amano has prepared a stunning variant cover for Detective Comics #1093 depicting his take on Batman. The Caped Crusader is seen embracing a woman that is believed to be, occasional lover and enemy, Talia al Ghul. DC Comics notes that the variant cover will be quite rare, as retailers will need to order 25 issues of the standard cover to receive a single cover by Aman...