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James Mangold Star Wars Movie in Doubt as Director Signs Overall Film Deal With Paramount
James Mangold has just inked a major deal with Paramount Pictures to develop, direct, and produce feature films for the studio. It’s a career win for Mangold, but the news comes with ripple effects—particularly for Lucasfilm. The director was announced last year as the creative force behind Dawn of the Jedi, a Star Wars project that was supposedly set to explore the origins of the Force.
STAR WARS RUMOR: Starfighter Movie Will be About Mara Jade, Luke Skywalker’s Son….and Rey
The galaxy far, far away may be headed in a direction few fans ever expected. According to a new rumor, Starfighter—the upcoming Star Wars film from Shawn Levy starring Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams—may revolve around Mara Jade from the Expanded Universe (EU) attempting to get Luke Skywalker’s son to none other than…Rey.
Trump Announces 100% Movie Tariff on Foreign Made Films in Move That Will Devastate Disney
President Donald J. Trump made waves this morning by announcing a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States. This trump movie tariff, framed as a way to bring the movie business back to American soil, could have the largest impact on Disney—Hollywood’s biggest player and one that has increasingly shifted its production to the United Kingdom.
The Acolyte True Cost Confirmed: A Quarter Billion for Cancelled Disney Star Wars Disaster
When That Park Place first reported in September that the cost of the short-lived Disney Star Wars show The Acolyte’s had ballooned past $230 million according to U.K. tax filings, many readers wondered just how high the tab really climbed. Now we have the answer.
Pedro Pascal Defends Jimmy Kimmel Over ABC Suspension But Stops Short of Calling for Disney Boycott — Never Spoke Up for Gina Carano
Pedro Pascal is speaking out against Disney ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air in a way he never did for his co-star Gina Carano when the same company terminated her for sharing a meme.
Star Wars Legend, Billy Dee Williams, Hijacked by Hackers and… Maybe… His Social Media Handlers in Charlie Kirk Fiasco
It is one of the strangest stories we’ve covered, perhaps ever, on That Park Place. Billy Dee Williams, known for his role in the original Star Wars trilogy as Lando, came out with amazing responses to the Charlie Kirk tragedy via his Facebook page. They were pro-human, pro-living, and fully empathetic. Yet days later, Williams has released a statement claiming his page was “hacked” and none of those views are his own.
Mark Hamill Infers Trump Supporters Are Dishonest and Indecent in New Interview Taking Him to All-New Levels of Vile
Even as the lights of Hollywood begin to dim for Mark Hamill, the actor behind Luke Skywalker isn’t ready to fade quietly. Instead, he’s become one of the most candid and persistent voices in political commentary today. Whether or not he is effective at persuading...
Star Wars Outlaws Reportedly Performs Poorly on Switch 2, But it Never Performed Well on Other Systems Either
Star Wars Outlaws is reportedly having major issues ahead of its launch on Nintendo Switch 2. But for anyone familiar with the game, this should come as no shock.
Star Wars Starfighter Cast Grows — Film Races Ahead While Rey Movie Stalls
Variety confirmed the news this week, highlighting how quickly the project has gone from announcement to active filming. At the same time, it’s impossible not to notice the stark contrast with the New Jedi Order film—better known as the Rey movie—which was unveiled with great fanfare more than two years ago at Star Wars Celebration, but still shows no sign of life.
From Stalin to ‘Andor Jesus’: Tony Gilroy’s Radical Take on Star Wars
Usually, if the words “Star Wars” and “heresy” are being used together, it’s related to something in-universe. Like saying Rogue One proves the Force isn’t important to the narrative. But this time, we have Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy telling IndieWire, “What do we need? We need Star Wars Jesus.”
Katee Sackhoff Reveals The Mandalorian ‘Broke’ Her: The Real Problem With Disney Star Wars Confirmed
When Katee Sackhoff revealed in a recent interview that working on The Mandalorian “broke” her and stripped away her confidence, it stunned a lot of fans. After all, Sackhoff wasn’t just another actor hired to fill a suit of beskar and stand there pointlessly like...
Disney Scrambles to Win Back Men and Boys After Driving Them Away from Marvel and Star Wars
For years, Disney has been accused of alienating men and boys, the very audience that once made Marvel and Star Wars global juggernauts. Now, according to a Variety exclusive, the company is quietly admitting its mistake. Executives are instructing their film division to create content specifically targeted at Gen Z males—boys and young men between the ages of 13 and 28, who Disney has been pushing away for years.