‘Star Wars’ Announces New Movie ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ From Director Jon Favreau

Edward Norton has been tapped to play the role of veteran folk singer Pete Seeger in the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.Originally, the role of Seeger was meant to be played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who according to a Deadline Hollywood report, had to drop out of the project over scheduling conflicts. In his stead, Norton will now join the cast to play the folk musician.The film – which has long been in the works – will star Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, with James Mangold directing.

EXCLUSIVE: With Benedict Cumberbatch departing Searchlight Pictures and James Mangold‘s Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown following scheduling issues, his replacement has been found, with Edward Norton tapped to play Pete Seeger. He now joins an ensemble that features Timothée Chalamet as Dylan and Elle Fanning on board to play Sylvie Russo. Mangold will direct.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Bob the Builder is ready for his big screen debut. The construction worker with a can-do attitude will be the subject of a new animated feature film from Mattel Films. Jennifer Lopez is producing “Bob the Builder,” while “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos will voice the title character.

The story of “Ford Vs. Ferrari” is so long and winding.

Hayden Christensen landed what was Hollywood’s biggest role at the time when he was cast as Anakin Skywalker in 2002′s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and he did so after beating out some serious A-listers for the role!

“Star Wars” animation is always pointed to by diehard fans as some of the best storytelling the franchise has ever seen. And while “The Bad Batch” isn’t discussed as top-tier (at least from what has been told to me by big fans), it’s still probably better than a lot of what is happening in live-action.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jodie Foster said at the Variety Studio presented by Audible while at the Sundance Film Festival that the $1.4 billion success of “Barbie” helps prove that Hollywood no longer views women directors as too much of a risk. That wasn’t always the case, as Foster often saw women filmmakers being marginalized during her career ascent in Hollywood. “I’ve had the beauty of being able to be in the business since the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and so on,” Foster said to Variety’s Rebecca Rubin.

Gene Simmons has announced his first solo concert after KISS’ retirement in December 2023.Yesterday (January 18), Brazilian rock festival Summer Breeze released its 2024 line-up on Instagram, revealing the Gene Simmons Band as a headliner on April 26, the first of its three days, alongside Mr. Big and Sebastian Bach.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jodie Foster has shocked the “Star Wars” fandom by confirming she was offered the role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” which unquestionably would’ve changed the course of her career. The two-time Oscar winner told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that she was already locked into a contract for a Disney movie at the time and didn’t want to break it in order to join a galaxy far, far away. Foster did not reveal what Disney movie, but the timeline suggests it might’ve been “Freaky Friday,” which was released a year before “Star Wars.” “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said during the show.

Star Wars fans have taken to social media to share their shock and disappointment that actor Ray Stevenson was not included in the 2024 In Memoriam tribute at the 75th Emmy Awards.The awards, which took place last night (January 15) featured its well-known segment where a tribute is paid to those in the industry who died in the last year. The video montage was accompanied by singer Charlie Puth and duo, The War And Treaty, performing a combination of 2015 hit, ‘See You Again’ and the Friends theme song, ‘I’ll Be There For You’ by The Rembrandts, paying homage to Matthew Perry, who died last October.The list of names included Euphoria actor, Angus Cloud, screenwriter and producer, Norman Lear, and musical theatre star, Angela Lansbury, among many others.

Refresh for latest… It’s trophy night in Santa Monica as the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are being handed out at Barker Hangar, and Deadline is posting the winners live as they are announced. See the list below, followed by the remaining nominees.

The surprise announcement this week of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” raised a ton of questions about the galaxy of Lucasfilm.

Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” is on Netflix now, and obviously, it’s a divisive film with a 22% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our review wasn’t pretty blunt about it, too, calling it “lifeless and superficial,” but it’s still fascinating that Netflix went all in on it, and a sequel, “Rebel Moon: The Scargiver,” is coming in April 2024 (read our review here; check out our 2024 blockbuster preview here).

Disney+ has confirmed its Mandalorian spin-off, Ahsoka, will return for a second season. Set after the fall of the Empire, it stars Rosario Dawson as former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano.

The Mandalorian was the first of the Disney Plus Star Wars TV shows. Now it will pioneer more uncharted territory as the first Disney Plus Star Wars show to get its own movie! Titled The Mandalorian & Grogu, This movie will seemingly take the place of Mando Season 4. Hollywood News Daily is here to tell you everything you need to know about this upcoming project! The Mandalorian & Grogu will be directed by Jon Favreau as well as Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni on as producers for the movie.

Star Wars movie has been announced, titled The Mandalorian & Grogu. It is set to be directed and produced by Jon Favreau and will begin production later this year.It will be the first Star Wars movie since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, the $1billion movie which concluded the franchise’s original saga.

StarWars.com on Tuesday with the added info that Jon Favreau will direct with Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni producing.The Mandalorian film, titled simply The Mandalorian & Grogu, will go into production in 2024.“I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created,” said Favreau on the site. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting.”“Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen,” added Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.Related: New trailer lands of The Mandalorian season three The film is just one of a bunch of features set in the Star Wars universe to be amping up into some sort of stage of production this year, including works from the likes of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, and Dave Filoni.There are currently three series of The Mandalorian on the streaming service Disney +, and is just one of many successful Star Wars series that includes Ashoka, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Book Of Boba Fett.Exciting times.

Jaden Thompson “Ahsoka” Season 2 is in development with creator Dave Filoni, Lucasfilm has confirmed. The news came with the reveal of the new “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” directed by Jon Favreau, which was unveiled Tuesday morning.

The Mandalorian is heading to the big screen soon.

We’re only 9 days into the new year and Disney+ has already announced a cancellation, and a renewal (kind of!)