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Filmmaker Rian Johnson became a household name over the past few years, thanks to his work on
Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as his Oscar nominated whoddunit
Knives Out. Johnson s entry into the galaxy far, far away is arguably the most divisive of the entire franchise, but there are plenty of fans who can t wait to see him tackle his previously announced second movie. And despite the years that have passed by since
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It s hard to believe, but this December marks the one year anniversary of
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. J.J. Abrams blockbuster ended the nine-film Skywalker Aga, which was no easy task. Since then plenty of unused ideas and concept art have arrived on the internet, and the latest features Kylo Ren and Rey mid-lightsaber battle on a beloved
Star Wars planet.
Kylo Ren and Rey had a number of lightsaber duels throughout the sequel trilogy, with Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley engaging in dizzying fight choreography. But one of the many abandoned ideas for
The Mandalorian.
Disney+’s
The Mandalorian ended its second season last night with an emotional and action-packed episode that, frankly, we’re still recovering from. If you haven’t yet watched episode 8, “The Rescue”, stop what you’re doing immediately and watch it. Just make sure you’ve got tissues ready, because you will be feeling ALL the feelings.
But we need to talk about the post credits scene which sets up an exciting new spinoff for the
Star Wars franchise on Disney+. The scene is set on Tatooine, where Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) show up at Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Sitting on the throne is Jabba’s former majordomo Bib Fortuna. Fett and Shand quickly shoot Bib Fortuna, free his enslaved dancing Twi’lek girl, and Fett takes the throne while Shand helps herself to some blue liquor.
Star Wars website, Wen teased an origin story of Shand s early bounty hunting days, as the show is set in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars (for context, Mando s story doesn t pick up until five years after the fall of the Empire). She s cutting her teeth as a bounty hunter in
The Bad Batch . She s still a loner, a drifter . There s just a sense of more recklessness about her, just bravado. You know, a young punk. She s more adventurous and willing to take greater risks because she doesn t know what the consequences are, the actress said.
Wen also confirmed the news on Twitter:
As ScreenRant explains:
In December 2019, Ryan Reynolds confirmed that Deadpool 3 was in development at Marvel Studios, but it wasn’t until November 2020 where the hiring of Bob’s Burgers writers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin confirmed to fans that a third Deadpool movie is really happening. Although some might argue that Deadpool 3 is still in early development and doesn’t have a projected release date, the same happens with Fantastic Four, so the reason for Wade Wilson’s third movie not to be included in Disney’s announcements is that the studio is keeping him away from the MCU for a little longer. Although Bob Iger said in March 2019 that Deadpool, along with other Marvel properties living at Fox, would be integrated with the MCU, this universe might not be ready for him and his sense of humor yet