Did anyone else’s whole body tense up when Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, told Variety that Star Wars “could go on forever”? While we waited for the debut of Obi-Wan Kenobi in late May—not long after Kennedy said this now-infamous line—Disney announced a whole slew of new projects in one fell swoop: the game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor ; animated anthology series Tales of the Jedi ; and a February 2023 release for The Mandalorian Season 3 . This all came out alongside the first teaser for the series’ next spin-off of a spin-off , Andor . Meanwhile, we still await more details of another , Ahsoka , and an entirely new Star Wars series, Acolyte , from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland. And there are even more besides that—not to mention those new movies from Taika Waititi and others that are still reportedly in the works. That’s a list of upcoming projects that certainly feels like it goes on forever. I’m a Star Wars fan, but none of … [Read more...] about Disney Has Made Star Wars Burnout Unavoidable
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Proves That Marvel’s TV Shows Are Now Way Better Than Its Movies
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) TV shows are more enjoyable than their recent movies. The sentence is blasphemous to some. However, there’s a possibility you’re nodding your head in agreement about this statement. Take the recent premiere of Disney+’s Ms. Marvel as an example. If it were a summer movie blockbuster, the kind Marvel typically makes , we would’ve been introduced to Kamala Khan 20 minutes into the film—long after the movie’s villain was introduced. Audiences would then be given just the next 20 minutes or so to understand Kamala through a quick examination of her personality and those of her family members. Instead of the revised origin story used in the TV show, which focuses on Pakistani legends, the movie version of Kamala would get a similar treatment as her comic book counterpart, who gains her inherent Inhuman abilities from the release of the Terrigen Mists. Most likely, this would connect to an upcoming Inhumans film because cross-promotion … [Read more...] about ‘Ms. Marvel’ Proves That Marvel’s TV Shows Are Now Way Better Than Its Movies
