Author: Mary Anne Butler

As we ALL know- there is only one man to play the character of Indiana Jones. We are very pleased to echo Kathleen Kennedy’s sentiment that he is the one and only Harrison Ford, and he will return for “Indiana Jones 5.” James Mangold (“Logan,” “Ford vs Ferarri”) is directing. David Koepp was originally writing the script, but has since left. Jonathan Kasdan, son of “Raiders of the Last Arc” scribe Lawrence Kasdan and brother of “Jumanji” writer Jake Kasdan, was brought in to take a crack at the story. “Steven is staying on as a producer, so we’ve got the best of everything,” producer Frank…

We are absolutely ecstatic to share the news that “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins will be headed to a galaxy far, far away. She’ll be helming the upcoming “Star Wars” live action feature film “Rogue Squadron.” Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the news during today’s massive Disney Investor Day presentation. Jenkins followed up the news with this post to her Instagram: “It’s been a lifelong dream as a filmmaker to one day make a great fighter pilot film,” said Jenkins. “As the daughter of a great fighter pilot myself, some of the best memories of my life are of seeing my father’s squadron take off…

Guys. GUYS. We literally can’t catch our breaths with all this “Star Wars” news from today’s Disney Investors Day. In addition to all the live-action LucasFilm projects announced by Kathleen Kennedy, there were also a TON of animated projects.Like “Lando,” being developed by “Dear White People” filmmaker Justin Simien, who happens to be a huge fan of Captain Calrissian.. There’s also “The Acolyte,” described as a mystery-thriller into the shadowy secrets of the final days of the High Republic era. “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland is helming this one. There was also an AWESOME teaser of the upcoming “Star Wars:…

We are DELIGHTED to confirm that Hayden Christensen WILL be returning to the galaxy far, far away for Disney+’s upcoming “Kenobi” series which will star Ewan McGregor as Jedi Master Obi Wan. And not just as Anakin Skywalker either- HE’LL BE FREAKING DARTH VADER, YOU GUYS. This will truly be a day long remembered, as it was confirmed that Hayden Christensen will be returning as Darth Vader. “This will be the rematch of the century,” Kennedy said. “It was such an incredible journey playing Anakin Skywalker,” said Christensen. “Of course, Anakin and Obi-Wan weren’t on the greatest of terms when…

THIS JUST IN-An Ahsoka Tano spinoff series starring Rosario Dawson is happening at Disney+, as well as “Rangers of the New Republic” live-action series. Both were announced today during the Disney Investor Day by Kathleen Kennedy, head of LucasFilm. “Ahsoka,” as played by Dawson, was recently introduced in live-action form in Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” We are delighted to see the streaming service advance the character, and give her more of the attention she deserves. “Rangers of the New Republic” is set within the timeline of “The Mandalorian.” This new live-action series from executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will…

Announced/confirmed today during Disney Investor Day during the FX portion, a long-anticipated science fiction legacy project is indeed happening. Noah Hawley, creator of “Fargo” the tv series as well as “Legion” (both for FX), is currently working on a tv project based on Ridley Scott’s seminal work, “Alien.”John Landgraf, FX Chief, confirmed the news during the live stream. Hawley is writing, and will be executive producing. Scott is currently in “advanced talks” to produce the project through Scott Free. “Set not too far into our future, it’s the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth.FX is moving quickly to bring audiences…

As we’re waiting for all the Disney Investor Day news about “Star Wars” and Marvel Studios to drop, the House of Mouse was also peppering their live stream with some great tidbits of info. Like the news that “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood’s seminal work, has just been ordered for a 5th season. Disney also announced that “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is picked up for another 5 seasons, breaking a previous record for most seasons of a scripted live-action comedy series. We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news…

Disney announced that several of their intended for theatrical release films are going to become Disney+ content, with the purchase options. They also confirmed 10 “Star Wars,” 10 Marvel Studios live action projects, 15 Walt Disney, and 15 Pixar projects will also be coming to the streaming service. We’re expecting some updates on what those projects are going to be during the later portion of the presentation.

The day is upon us, kids- it’s Disney Investor Day, and that means a TON of news, trailers, confirmations and images are gonna get revealed this afternoon. There WILL be some big “Star Wars” news, and also some Marvel Studios updates we’re sure will make waves.We’re going to do our best to keep up to speed with everything when the event kicks off at 1:30pm PST. Check back then!

We’ve noticed a lot of outlets running a fairly timely story about the CLASSIC holiday film, “The Muppets Christmas Carol,” that is outright false. With headlines like LONG LOST SONG DISCOVERED, and MISSING TRACK RESTORED, we figured it’s time we say something. A longstanding holiday tradition in my house is an annual viewing of this Brian Henson-directed The Muppets feature, his first following the untimely death of his father, Jim Henson. The perfect melding of The Muppets humor and classic Charles Dickens storytelling with incredible special effects and a top notch performance from star Michael Cain as Ebeneezer Scrooge, this…