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EXCLUSIVE: Momita “Mo” SenGupta has joined Lucasfilm as EVP, Physical Production.

Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios. The heads of each studio, from Kevin Feige to Kathleen Kennedy, will report to Horn and Bergman.“I believe deeply in our people, culture, and the work we do,” Bergman said in a statement.

Today, during Disney’s investor’s call, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy revealed that an untitled Ahsoka Tano series is in development at Disney+. The news isn’t entirely a surprise— former CEO chief Bob Iger had already said spin-off shows from Lucasfilm’s “The Mandalorian” were being explored.

Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars series.Announced by LucasFilm boss Kathleen Kennedy as part of Disney’s Investor’s Day yesterday (December 11), Kennedy promised “the rematch of the century”.The new show, which will see Deborah Chow directing and Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Obi Wan Kenobi.Announcing the news on Twitter, a post read: “Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI.

Fans of Disney, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Star Wars had an embarrassment of riches to pour over yesterday. During the 2020 Investor Day presentation for The Walt Disney Company, creative forces Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, and more, were on hand to tease out much of what’s coming in the next few years.

Indiana Jones 5 will be the last in the franchise, Disney has revealed.Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the news at Disney’s Investor Day yesterday (December 10), saying that the upcoming movie would be the “fifth and final” film in the series.Logan filmmaker James Mangold will be directing the upcoming film, making this the first Indiana Jones film directed by someone other than Steven Spielberg.Harrison Ford will be returning to reprise his role as the titular character in the

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Today at the Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day event, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced an impressive number of exciting Disney+ series and new feature films destined to expand the “Star Wars,” galaxy like never before.

Lucasfilm‘s Kathleen Kennedy dropped major bombs tonight, though one of them was not a “Boba Fett” series as rumored. Instead, Kennedy dropped two bombshells: Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the creators of “The Mandalorian,” are developing two new spin-off shows from the series.

The Star Wars Universe is growing, and the latest announcement from Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy reveals a brand new film that certainly surprised a lot of us as “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is officially set to helm Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.

In addition to the announcement that Hayden Christensen would be returning to play Darth Vader in the upcoming Disney+ series “Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi”, more “Star Wars” news was broken on Thursday during Disney Investor Day.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA limited series about Lando Calrissian is in early development at Disney Plus.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation on Thursday.

Lando, another Disney+ Star Wars series based on the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi scoundrel Lando Calrissian is in the works, per Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy.

R2D2 and C3PO are getting their own adventure on Disney+.

So perhaps Disney hasn’t abandoned films all together: Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy said that the next Indiana Jones installment is on course to go into production this coming spring for a July 2022 release. As previously announced, James Mangold is directing. Comscore currently has it dated for July 29, 2022.

Disney+ is going rogue with another new Star Wars series.

Just as we told you, a Mandalorian spinoff series is already in the works from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, in fact there are two: The Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka Tano, that famed Clone Wars cartoon character brought to live by Rosario Dawson this past season.  Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy announced the news today at Disney Investor Day, and she expects one of the series to hit next Christmas on Disney+.

Star Wars” fan favorite character Ahsoka Tano, “Ahsoka,” and “Rangers of the New Republic” will be coming to Disney Plus, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy announced during Thursday’s Disney Investor Conference.Disney Plus announced earlier in the presentation that it would be releasing 10 “Star Wars” series, in addition to 10 Marvel series, over the next few years.The news comes as “The Mandalorian” ends its second season on Disney Plus in triumph and the most recent “Star Wars” feature film, 2019’s

Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy.Following comments the actor made earlier this year in regards to the marginalisation of non-white characters across the sequel trilogy, the pair discussed a way forward.Boyega had said in September that he felt non-white characters had been “pushed to the side” in The Last Jedi and the Force Awakens, placing focus on Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver whose characters were given “all the nuance”.Giving an update to the BBC today, per Deadline, the actor said: “So I got

John Boyega had a heart-to-heart with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy after he went public with his frustrations with his role in the Star Wars franchise.John’s portrayal of ex-Stormtrooper Finn was key to reboot installment Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but became less central to the plot of its two follow-ups – and he went public with his disappointment in a GQ interview this summer (2020).He had previously revealed that he had buried the hatchet with Disney chiefs, but has now detailed how K

Naman Ramachandran British actor John Boyega has said he’s had an honest conversation with “Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy after his explosive revelations about working on the franchise.Speaking to GQ magazine in September, Boyega spoke out about the lack of nuance afforded to his character Finn, who was a central character in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” but had less prominence in subsequent films: “What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market

Andreas Wiseman International EditorJohn Boyega has said that he had a “transparent, honest” phone call with Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy after expressing his view that the franchise marginalizes non-white characters.In a candid GQ interview two months ago Boyega expressed frustration that non-white characters are “pushed to the side” in the sequels to The Force Awakens, saying that Disney gave “all the nuance” to Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley’s characters.Speaking to the BBC today ahead

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall’s Kennedy/Marshall Company has named long-time employee Ashley Jay Sandberg as their new Head of Production Development. In her new role, Sandberg will oversee all Kennedy/Marshall scripted content at all stages.Sandberg joined Kennedy/Marshall in 2011 and rose in the ranks after starting in the television department before moving into overseeing feature development alongside principal, Frank Marshall.

statement, Chu said: ‘Growing up in the 80s, Willow has had a profound effect on me.‘The story of the bravest heroes in the least likely places allowed me, an Asian-American kid growing up in a Chinese restaurant looking to go to Hollywood, to believe in the power of our own will, determination and of course, inner magic.‘So the fact that I get to work with my heroes from Kathleen Kennedy to Ron Howard is bigger than a dream come-true.

The Anita Hill-Led Hollywood Commission on Wednesday pointed to a wide gap in what the entertainment industry says it has done to close a diversity and inclusion gap in the workplace, and what it has achieved to date.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentIn her fight to end sexual harassment, Anita Hill — who became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: A podcast that documents the Hollywood con queen scam, which has seen hundreds of people in town taken in by a person impersonating the likes of Amy Pascal and Kathleen Kennedy, is leading a deal between producer Campside and Sony Music Entertainment.Campside, which struck an investment deal with Stacy Snider, Lis Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Chernobyl producer Sister earlier this year, has closed a slate deal with the record label for a number of

Kathleen Kennedy has been leading Lucasfilm for years now. And in her time, she has released a number of “Star Wars” films and TV series, including the most recent sequel trilogy.

The future of “Star Wars” is pretty uncertain, at this point. No, Disney isn’t canceling the franchise or anything like that.

Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy told ET upon the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. «I think is certainly an indication of some of the ideas that are percolating.

Twister is in the pipeline.According to The Wrap, Universal are working on a reboot of the film and have already lined up Joseph Kosinski to direct, following his work on Tron: Legacy and the forthcoming Top Gun: Maverick.Filmmaker Frank Marshall is set to produce – a fitting selection considering his Amblin Entertainment co-founder Kathleen Kennedy produced the original film.The movie, which starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as weather researchers Jo and Bill Harding, followed a group of storm

Joseph Kosinski, the man behind Tom Cruise’s Top Gun return, is in talks to remake classic storm movie Twister.

Twister is getting a reboot!

The Skywalker Saga is the past and Disney+ is the future for the galaxy far, far away.

The Skywalker Saga has officially come to a close, a sci-fi opera that began more than four decades ago with 1977's and ended, two trilogies later, with last year's. But there are plenty more stories to tell from that galaxy far, far away.

Disney+ is going to help do a deep dive on how the Star Wars rebellion began with the debut of a Cassian Andor-centered Rogue One prequel series. Disney boss Bob Iger announced in 2019 that Disney was green lighting the show, with Diego Luna stepping back into the hero's shoes after originating the character in the 2016 film.