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Star Wars Project ‘Lando’ Not Moving Forward, Says Director Justin Simien
Posted on 8/3/24 at 6:54 am
Posted on 8/3/24 at 6:54 am
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Posted on 8/3/24 at 6:55 am to boomtown143
This following the news on Wednesday that Disney was cutting 140 employees from its TV division.
*Oh right, this thread isn't exclusively about a TV show or Movie, so how can we even comment?
*Oh right, this thread isn't exclusively about a TV show or Movie, so how can we even comment?
This post was edited on 8/3/24 at 10:39 am
Posted on 8/3/24 at 7:27 am to boomtown143
I have a feeling we'll be getting a similar announcement concerning the new movies that are supposed to be featuring Rey. The vast majority of the projects Kathleen Kennedy has announced since the release of The Last Jedi have failed to come to fruition.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 7:57 am to RollTide1987
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The vast majority of the projects Kathleen Kennedy has announced since the release of The Last Jedi have failed to come to fruition.
But think of the high quality of the things that have come out.
#StarWarsblessed
Posted on 8/3/24 at 10:36 am to Ace Midnight
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The vast majority of the projects Kathleen Kennedy has announced since the release of The Last Jedi have failed to come to fruition.
But think of the high quality of the things that have come out.
If only they had focused on quality, instead of message...
I mean, just imagine how good Kenobi could have been. You had Ewen MacGregor and Jimmy Smits returning to their roles, you had Hayden Christensen doing his take on Anakin as Darth Vader, Indira Varma as the disallusioned Imperial officer. You had Flea doing a cameo as a bounty hunter (which surely indicated dude's love of Star Wars), brief appearances by Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon) and Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine).
Temuera Morrison as a homeless Clone Trooper on the streets.
On paper, everything was set up to be great. They chose to focus instead on the vengeful Inquisitor, which still could have been good (the conflict with Vader), but still was a huge mess. They wasted the performances of everyone listed.
It sucks, because even with all the messaging going on, you had the cast and resources to produce a GREAT show, if the show-runners were as competent as a high school drama club director.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 11:05 am to Scoob
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They chose to focus instead on the vengeful Inquisito
Because she's a black woman. That's why it had to be about her. We all know this game.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 11:18 am to tiggerthetooth
quote:No, I get that.quote:
They chose to focus instead on the vengeful Inquisito
Because she's a black woman. That's why it had to be about her. We all know this game.
But the point is, they could have chosen to do that, and it could still have been great- if they had taken the time and effort to do it correctly. You had the cast and background to build up a great environment, and if you had then introduced a (well-written and acted) new character into that, it could have taken hold- like Ahsoka integrated seamlessly when they did Clone Wars.
And ironically for them, if they had done this with skill and craft, not only would the show have been memorable, they'd have gotten their message out a lot more effectively.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 12:09 pm to boomtown143
What a shame. Was looking forward to hate watching that
Posted on 8/3/24 at 12:28 pm to boomtown143
Well, it requires a MALE lead after all.
They probably tried to "Obi-Wan" it, but couldnt find a way around without being labeled racists too
They probably tried to "Obi-Wan" it, but couldnt find a way around without being labeled racists too
Posted on 8/3/24 at 3:40 pm to boomtown143
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Says Director Justin Simien
Simien left this project over a year ago, when Glover and his brother took over writing duties. Has there been any indication from the Glovers or from Disney that the show is dead? If not, this is a weird thing for Deadline to publish.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 3:49 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Because she's a black woman. That's why it had to be about her. We all know this game.
When she was announced as a part of the cast, I asked how they would end up making her the hero and was absolutely obliterated for that take on this board.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 4:21 pm to Jay Are
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Simien left this project over a year ago, when Glover and his brother took over writing duties. Has there been any indication from the Glovers or from Disney that the show is dead? If not, this is a weird thing for Deadline to publish.
Pretty sure this is old news, I believe it's now going to be a movie helmed by the Glovers, and not a TV show.
MSN Article
Posted on 8/3/24 at 5:36 pm to Stan Switek
quote:Yeah, this looks like 100% fake news. An older story got recycled and per the norm, media outlets/personalities decide to re-blast it, instead of vetting it.
Pretty sure this is old news, I believe it's now going to be a movie helmed by the Glovers, and not a TV show.
MSN Article
From your article...
quote:There are other articles as well confirming the misinformation. Hopefully, OP will update the topic for accuracy.
Confusion has surfaced online surrounding Donald Glover’s upcoming Lando movie, which was originally announced to be a Disney+ series before being retooled into a film last year.
The confusion stems from some poor aggregating of a new interview with Simien talking about the scrapped series. However, Simien hasn’t been involved in the upcoming Lando project for well over a year at this point and was simply talking about the iteration that was already known to not be moving forward.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 5:51 pm to boomtown143
It will be out right after Blade.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 9:18 pm to Stan Switek
I think thats just the Glover brothers hoping. Lucasfilm put everything on hold during the WGA strike and has made no announcements since the strike ended last Sept
As of June, these were the projects listed
As of June, these were the projects listed
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Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 2 (August 2/August 14, 2024)
Star Wars Skeleton Crew TV Series (2024)
Star Wars: Andor Season 2 (2025/Possibly 2024)
Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 (In Development)
Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie (May 22, 2026)
Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie (In Development)
James Mangold's Dawn of the Jedi Movie (In Development)
Dave Filoni's Mando-Verse New Republic Movie (In Development)
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's New Jedi Order Movie (In Development)
Posted on 8/3/24 at 9:22 pm to RobbBobb
That list will surely get Star Wars back on top
Posted on 8/3/24 at 10:12 pm to RobbBobb
It's interesting that no one acknowledges the OP was fake news.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 10:15 pm to drizztiger
I will say it’s fake news. Is Donald Glover going to salvage the script? Is more member berries for the original trilogy going to help the IP overall?
Posted on 8/3/24 at 10:32 pm to DMagic
quote:No one is really fixing Star Wars or Disney, but I’d give Donald a chance to make a decent Lando movie.
I will say it’s fake news. Is Donald Glover going to salvage the script? Is more member berries for the original trilogy going to help the IP overall?
I prefer we get the Community movie and last I read Glover was full in.
Posted on 8/3/24 at 10:53 pm to boomtown143
fricking thank God. Just get rid of the boomer characters.
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