Mara Jade is one of the most popular Star Wars characters excluded from the official continuity. Now, writers working within Disney’s established timeline say Lucasfilm is not permitting her adaptation. While those comments apply primarily to the literary side of the galaxy far, far away, they reinforce a broader impression. Mara Jade appears to have little chance of making the jump to the screen.
Just weeks after actress Kelly Marie Tran publicly lambasted the Star Wars fandom while promoting her latest film, The Wedding Banquet, the movie has underperformed at the box office, opening to less than $1 million in ticket sales for its first weekend.
According to industry reports, The Wedding Banquet earned only $918,598 during its opening weekend despite playing in 1,142 theaters nationwide. That figure places the film well below expectations and raises serious questions about its commercial viability and Tran’s star power. The film, which received a notable media push tied to Tran’s controversial return to the spotlight, now faces an uphill battle to recoup its production and marketing costs.
Lucasfilm is back at it again. For just one day, it might be nice for them to not use controversy as their main advertising tool. For one day, it would be nice of quality of product was the shining force for why people want to watch a galaxy far, far away where Jedi...
Two years ago, at Star Wars Celebration 2023, Lucasfilm pulled out all the stops to surprise fans with the return of Daisy Ridley. The announcement was meant to be monumental: a brand-new Star Wars movie starring Rey, set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker on the stage at Star Wars Celebration.
They also announced that activist documentary director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy would helm the film. It was billed as a bold new chapter for the franchise, promising to rebuild the Jedi Order and reposition Rey as the next-generation leader of the galaxy. But fast forward to 2025’s Star Wars Celebration in Japan, and the only thing Lucasfilm delivered was awkward silence.
Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy are reportedly turning once again to the same creative circle that has defined much of modern franchise storytelling—for better or worse. According to industry insider Jeff Sneider, Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse and his son Nick Cuse are now rumored to be writing a new Star Wars series for Disney+. While plot details remain tightly guarded, this development marks yet another return by Kathleen Kennedy to figures closely tied to J.J. Abrams and the storytelling legacy of Lost, Alias, and Bad Robot.
More than five years after her final appearance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Rose Tico actress Kelly Marie Tran has publicly lashed out at the franchise’s fandom, saying she felt “persecuted” during her time in the spotlight. Tran’s comments come during the promotional tour for her latest film, The Wedding Banquet, and echo similar remarks made recently by her Star Wars co-star John Boyega.
The Mandalorian and Grogu Director, Jon Favreau, has declared Dave Filoni his "mentor" in a recent video from Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. The comment has raised eyebrows given the volume of work and the disparity in gravitas between the two. Jon...
Don't look now, but SNL-alum Will Ferrell is here to save the day for Leslye Headland. Headland, Harvey Weinstein's personal assistant during her tenure at Miramax, has experienced a significant career opportunity with the upcoming film adaptation of her Broadway...
If you were expecting Kathleen Kennedy to announce her retirement in front of Star Wars fans in Japan, think again. In a major announcement at the Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Tokyo, Lucasfilm revealed that acclaimed actor Ryan Gosling will headline a new standalone...
On Wednesday, former Mandalorian star Gina Carano highlighted a striking similarity between a new marketing slogan for Andor Season 2 and one of her own previous tweets. In a post on X, Carano pointed out that the phrase “Welcome to the Rebellion,” prominently used in Andor’s promotional campaign, mirrors her own previous post and also the slogan.
Per Hasbro’s CEO Chris Cocks, they have announced that as of 2025 they will be moving away from physical toys while focusing more on digital play (i.e. video games). Since that time we’ve paradoxically seen one of the largest toymakers in the world begin to license out their properties to other toymakers to produce.
I’m not the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, so it may not be my place to say, but as a toy collector I feel that this is a mis-step on the part of Hasbro and its CEO. At the same time, unfortunately I can understand why they feel forced to go this route, and it has to do with both the mistakes they have made as well as those of their partners.
So yeah, we’re raising massive tariff’s on Chinese manufactured goods, and yeah, a lot of them have to do with toys and park merch (and popcorn buckets) and it means such things will cost more to get to these shores. But DOES that obligate a huge price rise where your...
Gina Carano and The Walt Disney Company have come to an agreement in regards to documents that will be turned over in her lawsuit against Disney, Lucasfilm and more. The court has ordered a protective order in an effort to safeguard secrets related to The Mandalorian,...