After eight years and countless entries in the expanding onscreen universe, Star Wars is revisiting the Skywalker family with its next project. Deadline can confirm that Lucasfilm has tapped Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts (director of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spid…

William Shatner may be up for a well-deserved role in Mel Brooks' Spaceballs sequel after the Star Trek legend's latest roasting of Donald Trump. On a Labor Day long weekend that saw the former Apprentice host posting missives aiming to appropriate HBO's trending Lanterns, claim the Moon, rename…

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event brought a lot of surprises and first looks of what the entertainment company is preparing in the following months and years. Taking place over three days in Anaheim, California, Disney kicked off the weekend with a showcase that teased what is to come and…

A group of U.S.-based visual effects workers across the Star Wars franchise productions have organized with IATSE. The new bargaining unit, announced Tuesday, includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Ahsoka, and Star Wars…

The FIFA World Cup might be behind us now, but that’s not going to be the last time a major sports competition takes over schedules or streaming platforms. For veteran TV writer-producer Carlton Cuse, the increasing value of sports rights is no good thing for the future of scripted TV. Expanding…

UPDATED with Lucasfilm’s statement: Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar for editing the original Star Wars and scored a nom for American Graffiti, both directed by her then-husband George Lucas, and worked with Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, died May 27 of cancer in Rancho Mirage, CA. She was…

Not so long ago in a galaxy not that far away, Damon Lindelof was plotting to leave his mark on the Star Wars universe. The 3x Emmy winner recently opened up about being “fired off of a Star Wars movie” after struggling with “getting the tone right” in his planned installment in the Lucasfilm…

Walk into any bar, on any street, in any city, on any planet and you'll find a Star Wars fan who thinks they know what's going wrong with the franchise and how to fix it. Their knowledge goes deep; they've kept up with the spinoffs, they're familiar…

Ahsoka Season 2 is finally on its way. New episodes of the Rosario Dawson-led series will arrive on Disney+ in early 2027, the actress announced during Disney’s upfront presentation on Tuesday. “This season, the battles are bigger and the stakes are higher,” she said. Disney also…

Michael Pennington, the theater actor who played Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, has died aged 82. His May 7 passing was confirmed by British newspaper The Telegraph. The cause of death was not revealed. Pennington is a celebrated theater actor with…

It’s Star Wars Day today, but it is also starting to feel a lot like Barack Obama Week. One day before a much hyped sit-down with Stephen Colbert, the 44th POTUS teamed with Luke Skywalker himself Monday to celebrate May The 4th, as well as the upcoming opening of the Obama Presidential…

As the United States braces for war with Iran, the Trump administration is churning out some testosterone-soaked propaganda, featuring a few familiar IPs. On Thursday, the White House celebrated the U.S. and Israel’s recent bombings in Iran with a supercut of the drone footage, edited together…