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Darth Vader has some of the most emotionally charged scenes in Star Wars canon, whether it be the various animated series, the live-action offerings, or the comics that Dinsey has been publishing with Marvel. The 2020 Darth Vader series, which received a lot of praise from fans and critics alike, holds one such moment that the franchise would be a fool to not bring over to live action.

However, trends, when it comes to Star Wars, have proven that if anything, this moment might be wiped from canon. Instead, the focus would probably be on some plot point that would rather cater to the pandering that Star Wars has decided to be party to.

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Darth Vader remains one of the most tragic figures in Star Wars canon, with his story not only focusing on the tragic fate of his wife, Padmé but also on the fact that...

Star Warshas at long last provided some context as to when Luke Skywalker's famed training remote from A New Hope was created, doing so in the children's show Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. Luke was famously seen training with this remote device on board the Millennium Falcon, and it has since reappeared in various places, including The Book of Boba Fett. Now, it's become a part of Young Jedi Adventure, though not without adding some key context to its origin.

In Young Jedi Adventures season 2, episode 12 "Unmasked," Kai Brightstar and his best friend, Prince Cyrus, train with the very same devices during the High Republic era, a few hundred years before A New Hope. During this lightsaber training, these remotes are specified as "new." This is important because, while the training remote has indeed been seen in other High Republic-era properties, this is the first time there's been an...

Daredevil: Born Again kicked off with a bang, and the latest episode will leave fans talking. The newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe sees Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio reprise their roles as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, respectively, in a continuation of the original Daredevil series. While fans might have been worried given that Daredevil previously went through some of the most iconic Daredevil stories, including "The Elektra Saga" and even put its own spin on the "Born Again" series that the Disney+ series draws its name from, the creators pulled from various corners of the Daredevil universe to craft this latest season.

Daredevil: Born Again features plenty of callbacks and Easter eggs from both the original Daredevil series and comics, but it also features some interesting nods and references to the larger MCU and the various heroes that occupy New York. From The Punisher,...

Marvel Studios' original plan was for Daredevil: Born Again to be completely separate from Netflix's Daredevil. That meant killing Foggy Nelson off-screen, no Karen Page, and a new Vanessa Fisk in House of Cards star Sandrine Holt.

We still don't know why Ayelet Zurer would be recast and can only assume it was because Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio were the only original actors wanted for the revival.

Talking to TV Line about her return - which came as a result of Daredevil: Born Again's creative overhaul - Zurer said, "I never really quite understood why they made that decision to not keep not just me but more almost all the actors but Vincent and Charlie. But I can say that when they did change the creative and decided to go back to the original cast, I was very, very happy to join."

"I really like that character,...

Carrie-Ann Moss, aka Trinity from The Matrix, was surrounded by raining offers after the movie concluded a successful trilogy in 2003. Moss was going through a significant life-changing phase; she had to choose between the limelight and motherhood. Contemplating what she wanted more in the long run, the Die Alone actress took a willing break from her career to embrace motherhood.

Carrie-Anne Moss plays Jedi Master Indara in The Acolyte | Lucasfilm

The Matrix, a sci-fi cocktail spilling the trajectory of multiple realities, was first released in 1999, directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. The movie followed two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, in 2003 after attaining a remarkable triumph from fans and critics alike. Moss tasted the path of glory with the sci-fi trilogy starring alongside Keanu Reeves but decided to bid farewell to the cinema, only to return with more.

Carrie-Ann Moss embraced motherhood over films after The Matrix...

This article contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Acolyte episode 5, "Night," including who the unmasked Sith Lord is.

Star Wars: The Acolyte's fifth episode, "Night," was a wild one. Not only did the episode take out half the main cast, it also revealed the identity of the Sith Lord (which fans have been lovingly calling "Darth Teeth"). It's Qimir, Mae's seemingly bumbling companion who was hiding in plain sight as her Master the entire time.

However, one point from the episode stuck out to me. The creators were very careful with Qimir's wording in "Night." After Jedi Master Sol asks what he is, Qimir answers, "I have no name. But the Jedi like you might call me... Sith." He specifically seeks freedom and, "The freedom to wield my power the way I like without having to answer to Jedi like you."

He finishes his villain monologue, saying,...

Star Trek has been around for much longer than its interstellar counterpart, Star Wars, but both franchises have had an equal hand in molding the modern generation and their societal identity. With a forward-looking focus on themes such as gender, race, and politics, the franchise created by Gene Roddenberry has shaped cultural thought and in turn, has become deeply entrenched with the socio-cultural identity of our time.

Star Trek: The Original Series [Credit: NBC]

However, despite Roddenberry’s efforts, Star Trek‘s influence did not spread much further than entertainment. His desire to critique and call out the government’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the subsequent political upheavals in the country could all be found within the overarching themes of Star Trek. And yet, the series merely remains a television program born out of the mid-20th century’s space race frenzy.

Star Trek becomes associated with the winter...

Andor Season 2 premieres in just a few weeks, and creator Tony Gilroy is a busy man with multiple appearances as promotion ramps up.

During a Star Wars official questions and answers session with fans on YouTube, Gilroy admitted feeling pressure to deliver in Season 2, as he believes Andor has set the bar quite high.

Via ScreenRant, Gilroy said, "Holy crap, we put the bar down here, and we're gonna get crushed if we don't deliver," while discussing possible fan backlash should Season 2 disappoint. Taking it a bit further, Gilroy added, "You see all the other shows, you see other shows where people had trouble sticking the landing, and you're like, 'Oh, my god, we have to,' like, so there's a new pressure."

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and The Magistrate (Diana Lee Inosanto) in Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian, season two, exclusively on Disney+. © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

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Season 2 of the hit Netflix Addams Family series Wednesday started filming in Ireland last May and is now making its way through post-production – and series star Jenna Ortega says that when the new season starts streaming, we can expect to see a lot of horror references in its episodes. There will even be an episode based on slasher movies!

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic, supernaturally-infused coming-of-age series that follows the teenage girl’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the town, and solve a mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new relationships at Nevermore. Snap snap.

Jenna Ortega plays the title character and beyond Wednesday, other members of the Addams...

Star Wars actor Manny Jacinto's dream role is a character in an incredibly popular manga. Over the past two decades, live-action adaptations of books, graphic novels, and video games have become some of the most popular television shows and movies of the moment. Whether it's the incredibly successful Harry Potter series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose comic book origins helped pave the way for countless other cinematic universes, or successful television shows like The Last of Us, adaptations have become a clear source of success for studios. However, adaptations of anime and manga (Japanese comics) have proven more difficult. Now, Jacinto has revealed the adaptation he would most like to make: Attack on Titan.

During an appearance at MegaCon Orlando, Manny Jacinto talked about his career and what roles he would want to tackle in the future. This is when Jacinto brought up Attack on Titan, saying:

"That is...

Surprising new third-party data suggests Lucasfilm may well have made a mistake canceling The Acolyte. Disney had hoped The Acolyte would reinvigorate Star Wars, welcoming viewers into the High Republic Era. Instead, Leslye Headland's pricey TV show - The Acolyte cost $230 million, running over-budget - became the first Disney+ Star Wars TV show to be canceled. Viewership data for The Acolyte explained the cancelation, suggesting the series had lost momentum and simply failed to bring in enough viewers.

New data from Parrot Analytics (via THR) suggest Lucasfilm may have been too hasty, however. Rather than looking purely at viewership, Parrot measure "demand" by combining that data with things like social media conversation, wikis, and search activity. Surprisingly, The Acolyte was one of the top trending Disney+ TV shows for February 28-March 6, coming second behind Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. It ranks similarly highly in markets such as Russia, the UK,...

Carrie-Anne Moss is opening up about rejecting offers after The Matrix.

The 57-year-old actress starred in the movie franchise as Trinity, with the first being released in 1999.

While she had potential to continue taking on big roles, Carrie-Anne turned down offers as she had another idea of a path to take.

Keep reading to find out more…

“After The Matrix was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” she told The Independent. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.’ And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?’ And I instantly thought,...

Disney+ viewership numbers show The Acolyte, the 2024 Star Wars series, outperformed Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel’s 2025 comeback. Per Disney’s reports, The Acolyte hit 11.1 million views in its first five days, while Daredevil: Born Again logged 7.5 million in the same timeframe. Let’s break down the numbers, look at why these shows performed as they did, and keep it real for fans and skeptics alike.

The Acolyte Viewership: A Star Wars Surge?

The Acolyte debuted on June 4, 2024, pulling in 4.8 million views on day one, making it Disney+’s biggest series launch of 2024 at the time, per Variety. Over its first five days, it climbed to 11.1 million views globally, according to Disney’s official report via TVLine. That’s a solid start for a Star Wars show, even though the metric—total hours watched divided by runtime—includes rewatches and background play.

Full-Season Performance

By year’s end, The Acolyte racked...

The demigod adventures of Percy Jackson and the Olympians continue!

Disney confirmed via a press statement that its TV adaptation of Rick Riordan's fantasy series has been renewed for Season 3, following the events of Riordan's third book in Percy's original literary run, The Titan's Curse. "From the moment Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted, it was clear this series had struck a chord with fans of all ages," Disney Branded Television president Ayo Davis announced, in turn confirming the timeframe of Percy Jackson's upcoming The Sea of Monsters-inspired season. "With Season 2 set to premiere this December, we're thrilled to announce that Percy’s journey will continue with a third season. Huge thanks to our incredible cast and creative team, our partners at 20th Television, and our visionary and talented producers who continue to bring Rick Riordan’s world to life with such depth and imagination," she added.

Riordan...

Dynamic onscreen mother and daughter duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan will return for more shenanigans in a Freaky Friday sequel loaded with both returning and new guest stars.

Spring of 2023 first hinted at the follow-up film to the 2003 body swap comedy when the New York Times did a 20th-anniversary piece for the first film.

Everything we know about Freaky Friday 2, which is titled Freakier Friday, lies below.

When will Freaky Friday 2 come out?

The film is slated to release August 8, 2025.

Is there a trailer for Freakier Friday?

Yes, the first-look trailer for the sequel film arrived in early March 2025 ahead of its theatrical release. In it, Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsay Lohan) return only to find that their body swap learning lesson years ago may come back to haunt them, with a few extra bodies involved.

Related: ‘Freakier Friday’ Trailer: Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay...

The trailer for Freakier Friday has arrived. The movie is a legacy sequel to the 2003 comedy Freaky Friday, which adapted the book of the same name by Mary Rodgers and followed teenager Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) accidentally switching bodies with her mother Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis). The upcoming Freakier Friday, which was directed by Nisha Ganatra, will expand the premise even more, following the duo switching bodies with Anna's daughter Harper (Julia Butters) and her boyfriend Eric's (Manny Jacinto) daughter Lily (Sophia Hammons).

Disney has now released the official trailer for Freakier Friday. It opens with Anna and Tess visiting a palm reader played by Vanessa Bayer, who recognizes that their life lines have crossed before, something that taught them "a lesson that may serve you again." When the four-way body swap occurs, hijinks ensue while Chappell Roan's "Hot To Go!" blares on the soundtrack, including the teenagers in...

The trailer for Nisha Ganatra’s “Freakier Friday,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, has been unveiled. The film is a sequel to the 2003 comedy “Freaky Friday,” starring Curtis and Lohan as mother-daughter duo Tess and Anna Coleman.

According to a press release from The Walt Disney Company, the sequel features a “multigenerational twist,” with the film picking up many years after Tess and Anna originally swapped bodies. Anna has a daughter of her own, plus a soon-to-be stepdaughter. Tess and Anna navigate the challenges that come with merging two families and “discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.” The trailer reveals that this time it’s a four-way body swap as Anna, Tess and Anna’s daughter and step-daughter all wake up in different bodies.

Joining Curtis and Lohan are returning stars Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao.

Initial viewership stats on Daredevil: Born Again's premiere suggest the show has had a strong start for Disney+, but has tracked below last year's Agatha All Along and The Acolyte. This year has been a delightful one for fans of the classic Marvel Netflix TV shows, with Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock starring in a continuation of that earlier show. Marvel has been building up to this since December 2021, when Cox returned in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Vincent D'Onofrio appeared in Hawkeye.

According to Variety, Disney has confirmed Daredevil: Born Again's premiere drew 7.5 million views in its first five days on Disney+. That makes Daredevil: Born Again the biggest streaming debut of the year for Disney. Although Disney don't routinely report viewership, this does track behind third-party reports for Agatha All Along's premiere (9.3 million views in the first five days), and even the now-canceled Star Wars...

Andorshowrunner Tony Gilroy shared the "new pressure" of working on a Star Warsshow in a recent live interview, and he seemed to take a swipe at Star Wars TV shows that have come before. Andor season 2 is just around the corner, set to begin releasing on Disney+ on April 22nd. Because that date is fast approaching and there are only two currently confirmed upcoming Star Wars shows, there has been plenty of focus and attention on the second and final season of Andor.

During a live interview with Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy and several cast members from Andor season 1, posted on Star Warsofficial YouTube page, Gilroy spoke about the need to stick the landing, and he seemed to criticize what Star Wars TV shows have done before, although he worded this statement carefully. Gilroy said:

"We also feel like, oh my god, we better not get confident, we better not...

After The Matrix made Carrie-Anne Moss a household name, she was offered a wave of major Hollywood roles. However, at the time, the actor opted to turn them down.

Speaking to The Independent, Moss said she decided to step away from acting to focus on raising her family. "After The Matrix was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them," she said. "I remember being torn, having a little twinge like, 'Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.' And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, 'At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?' And I instantly thought, no. It was just a no-brainer.

Carrie-Anne Moss has spoken about stepping away from Hollywood at the height of her career to focus on raising her children. The actress, best known for playing Trinity in The Matrix franchise, turned down major film offers following the success of the trilogy to prioritize her family.

“After The Matrix was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” Moss said in a recent interview with The Independent. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like, ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.’ And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?’ And I instantly thought, no. It was just a no-brainer.

Carrie-Anne Moss has no regrets about choosing to focus on motherhood over her career.

During a recent interview with The Independent, the actress opened up about her reasoning for turning down big movie deals at the height of her career, when The Matrix franchise was skyrocketing.

“After The Matrix was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” Moss explained. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like, ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.'”

She continued, “And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?’ And I instantly thought, no. It was just a no-brainer. And...

“There’s always a little bit of truth in legends,” Ahsoka once said on “Star Wars: Rebels.”

That line was a little Easter Egg to fans to assuage them about how the pre-Disney takeover “Star Wars” stories — told in decades-worth of novels, comics, and video games — might still live on in the official canon. It also applies a bit to the show “Star Wars: Underworld,” George Lucas’s ambitious, but ultimately scrapped live-action TV series he was developing in the years after “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” hit theaters in 2005.

Little bits of information have leaked about the show over the years. One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals. But now Rick McCallum, the producer best associated with the “Star Wars” prequels, who...

Before George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, he was working on a handful of new Star Wars projects. One of those projects was Star Wars: Underworld, a live-action TV series which would have been set between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The series was axed when Disney took over the franchise, but a lot of work had already been done, including writing over 60 scripts.

However, Star Wars: Underworld wouldn’t have come cheap. While speaking on the Young Indy Chroniclers podcast, producer Rick McCallum said each episode would have cost $40 million. “I think we had over 60 scripts… like third draft scripts,” McCallum said. “These were dark [scripts]. They were sexy. They were violent. They were absolutely wonderful, complicated, challenging scripts. The problem was that each episode was bigger than the films, so the lowest I could get it down to with the each that...

Carrie-Anne Moss recently gave an interview to The Independent and said she has no regrets after pulling back from her acting career amid the skyrocketing success of “The Matrix” franchise. Moss starred as Trinity opposite Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne in the Wachowski’s 1999 action classic and its two sequels, “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions,” both released in 2003. She strategically declined major offers after the trilogy wrapped in order to become a mom and prioritize her family.

“After ‘The Matrix’ was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” Moss told the publication. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.’ And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter...

No fortune cookie could have predicted this, but Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, has surged up the Disney+ streaming charts ahead of its long-awaited legacy sequel – that promises an even Freakier Friday – releasing in theaters this August. In anticipation of the follow-up film, Disney fans are seemingly getting their freak on once more and revisiting the 2003 body-swap comedy directed by Mark Waters.

22 years after its theatrical release, Freaky Friday is a hit again, earning a respectable slot on the Disney+ streaming charts in the United States. At the time of writing, the movie currently ranks at #7 in the streaming service's Top 10, positioned between the McU's Spider-Man: Homecoming at #6, and Avengers: Age of Ultron at #8. In fact, seven of the ten titles in the list are occupied by Marvel movies or TV shows, which makes Freaky Friday's placement stand out from the crowd, which, in this case,...

Have you been keeping up with The Acolyte? This short-lived Star Wars series that premiered on Disney+ on June 4, 2024, packed in some serious deep-cut references during its eight-episode run. Despite receiving generally favorable reviews from critics, the show famously divided the fandom and became the subject of review bombing campaigns.

Poster for The Acolyte | Credits: Lucasfilm, Disney+

Set approximately 100 years before The Phantom Menace at the tail end of the High Republic era, the series explored a respected Jedi Master investigating crimes that reconnect him with a former Padawan and reveal sinister forces at work.

Though Disney+ officially canceled the show in August 2024, creator Leslye Headland had numerous plot ideas for a potential second season that will sadly never see the light of day. As we look back at this controversial chapter in Star Wars history, let’s count down the top 10 Easter eggs that showed just how deeply The...

Daredevil: Born Again marks the return of Charlie Cox in the titular role, with the series serving as a revival of the actor’s previous small-screen foray as the Marvel Comics character. Given the previous show’s popularity, the revival was hailed as a point of comeback for the Kevin Feige-led MCU, which has fallen on relatively bad times.

Charlie Cox in Daredevil: Born Again (Credit: Disney+).

Following the show’s recent premiere, its ratings were revealed, with a lackluster debut for the Man Without Fear. On social media, fans reacted to the show’s premiere episode viewership, which turned out to be considerably lower than expected. Here is why Daredevil: Born Again‘s numbers are a cause for concern among MCU fans.

Daredevil: Born Again premiere’s ratings are reportedly disappointing

Daredevil: Born Again stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a lawyer-turned-vigilante, with Cox reprising the role...

Disney fans are ready for Freakier Friday. Ahead of the highly-anticipated legacy sequel hitting theaters this August, fans are revisiting the 2003 original on Disney+.

Per FlixPatrol, Freaky Friday has made it onto Disney+'s Top 10 list in the United States, sitting in the No. 6 spot. The 2003 fantasy comedy film is currently behind the Disney+ original series Daredevil: Born Again and Win or Lose, as well as the Marvel movies Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, and The Avengers. In fact, Freaky Friday is sandwiched between a bunch of Marvel Cinematic Universe installments, as the movies coming in at No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10 are Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, respectively.

Directed by Mark Water, Freaky Friday revolves around Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis), a single mother and uptight psychiatrist, and her rebellious teenage daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), who are constantly at...

While one can understand why politicians would frequently reference “The American People,” with the public more polarized and divided than at any time since perhaps the Civil War, it is one of those lazy, meaningless constructs that media should labor to avoid.

As much as we might like to think of “the American People” widely sharing key values on many issues, there is no monolithic consensus and little common ground, in the same way smaller subgroups, from race to gender, do not always see eye to eye however much polls and pundits attempt to group them.

Or, for a narrower but quite enlightening example, just ask “‘Star Wars’ Fans.”

Now, one might think “Star Wars” fans would be a fairly harmonious group, united as they obviously are by a love for all things “Star Wars.” Yet as we’ve seen through recent years, identifying what “the fans want” has flummoxed Lucasfilm,...

The latest Marvel series, “Daredevil: Born Again,” has made a powerful entrance on Disney+. Launched on March 4, 2025, the show quickly grabbed attention, pulling in 7.5 million views within its first five days. Disney+ counts a view as the total time streamed divided by the episode’s runtime. This strong start marks it as the platform’s biggest premiere of the year so far.

The series brings back familiar faces from the earlier Marvel-Netflix “Daredevil” show. Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights crime at night as Daredevil in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Vincent D’Onofrio returns as Wilson Fisk, the feared Kingpin.

Other returning actors include Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Wilson Bethel, Jon Bernthal, and Ayelet Zurer. Newcomers like Margarita Levieva, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, and Michael Gandolfini join the cast,...

Marvel’s latest TV offering, ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, hit Disney+ with a thud instead of a bang. We’re talking about Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer turned vigilante, back in action with Charlie Cox slipping into the red suit once more. It’s a gritty reboot of the Netflix series that fans loved, but the numbers? They’re not screaming success. In its first five days, it pulled in 7.5 million views. Decent, sure, but when you stack it against other recent Marvel and Star Wars shows, it’s looking a little weak.

Let’s talk comparisons. ‘Agatha All Along’, that quirky WandaVision spinoff with Kathryn Hahn chewing scenery as the sassy witch Agatha Harkness, racked up 9.3 million views in seven days. That’s nearly 2 million more than ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, even with two extra days to count. Then there’s ‘The Acolyte’, the Star Wars series with lightsabers and lesbian...

Daredevil: Born Again has come out of the gate swinging, landing the best debut on Disney+ of the year. A continuation of the Daredevil series that aired from 2015 to 2018, Born Again was one of the most anticipated MCU Disney+ series in some time. Despite claims of Marvel fatigue or that the MCU has not been as good since Avengers: Endgame, there is no denying that most audiences were excited to see Daredevil rejoin the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even the most skeptical fan might have been curious to check out Born Again.

The Wrap reports that Daredevil: Born Again debuted to 7.5 million views globally in its first 5 days of streaming on Disney+ according to internal streaming figures from Disney itself. The company defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime and uses this metric across its various streaming platforms like Disney+ and Hulu. Daredevil: Born Again beat out...

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“Daredevil: Born Again” scored the biggest premiere audience Disney+ has seen this year.

After launching with the first two episodes on Tuesday, March 4, the “Daredevil: Born Again” premiere scored 7.5 million views globally in its first five days of streaming on Disney+, according to internal streaming figures from Disney. Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime.

The Marvel Television show now ranks as the most-watched premiere on Disney+ in 2025 so far. Notable shows that have also premiered on the streamer in 2025 include “Goosebumps: The Vanishing,” “A Real Bug’s Life” Season 2, “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” and “Win or Lose,” among others.

In September, the premiere episode of Marvel Television’s “Agatha All Along” scored 9.3 million views on Disney+ within a week on the streamer, though that measurement...

What's the deal with "Star Wars"? I mean really, what's going on over there? It's now been over half a decade since the franchise last hit cinemas with a new movie, and even the recent Disney+ shows have been struggling. Despite reportedly solid ratings for series like "The Acolyte" and "Skeleton Crew," combined with some significant critical praise in the case of the latter, it seems that the money just hasn't been lining up. Part of that is due to the ever-tumultuous nature of the streaming business, but part of it also has to do with a lack of unified direction when it comes to "Star Wars." Thankfully, I have a plan to fix it. A little backseat billion-dollar franchise management never hurts, right?

First things first: Effective immediately (by which I mean the moment "Andor" Season 2 is finished), we are blacking out anything set during the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy,...

Disney is ramping up the promotion for Andor Season 2's release on April 22, including giving fans a chance to see it for the first time on a streaming service other than Disney+. Premiering back in 2022, Andor is one of the most well-received Star Wars shows in recent memory, and was lauded for its mature themes and grittiness, as well as its tremendous performances from the likes of stars Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, and Stellan Skarsgård.

Per What's on Disney Plus, Andor Season 1 is now available to stream on Hulu, and the first three episodes are also available on the Disney+ YouTube channel in their entirety. This is only for a limited time, however, and will end on April 22, the same day the first three episodes of Season 2 premiere on Disney+.

Serving as a prequel to the 2016 film Rogue One, Andor follows a thief-turned-rebel spy (Luna) and explores how he became radicalized against the Galactic Empire,...

Star Wars: The Old Republic, commonly known as Swtor, launched back in December of 2011 and recently celebrated its 13th anniversary in December. A Massively Multiplayer Online Game (Mmo) that has been around for that long has seen its fair share of updates, and luckily, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans don't have long to wait till the next big update hits.

On March 11, Star Wars: The Old Republic will receive update 7.6.1, which will see the return of the Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival and the launch of Galactic Seasons Eight.

Let's break down everything in the Star Wars: The Old Republic update 7.6.1.

Dantooine Festival

The Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival launched back in May of 2024 for Star Wars: The Old Republic and will be making its return when update 7.6.1 drops on Tuesday. For those who missed out the first time, the Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival is an annual seasonal event which will...

As a Star Wars fan, there's undoubtedly at least one line from Episode III - Revenge of the Sith that you're obsessed with. From the heartbreaking to the tragic, and iconic, Revenge of the Sith is the most quotable film in the Star Wars franchise.

As the film turns 20 this May, let's look back at 10 of the most memorable quotes from Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

1. "Execute Order 66" - Darth Sidious

Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side was made infinitely worse when the soldiers who fought side by side with their Generals turned on them, wiping out nearly all of them, excluding the few who were lucky to escape. All Palpatine had to do was to say the magic words, "Execute Order 66", and the loyal clones opened fire on each and every Jedi Knight. Unfortunately, all their brains were implanted with a chip which...

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Over the past 40 plus years, the Star Wars universe has played host to some phenomenal talent. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford kicked off the franchise with A New Hope way back in 1977. Since then, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Samuel L. Jackson, and many more have all traveled to a galaxy far, far away for one of the various installments in the ever-expanding franchise. However, one actor you might have completely forgotten appeared in Star Wars is John Lithgow. Not only did the Third Rock From the Sun star become part of the Star Wars universe, he played none other than Master Yoda.

During an interview with Collider, Lithgow recalled his brief time playing Yoda in Star Wars. For those that don't know, Lithgow voiced Yoda in the radio dramatizations of The Empire Strikes Back. "I was acting in a play on Broadway directed by John Madden,...

Star Wars: The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto is set to receive a special honor at the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards.

The Canadian actor, also known for roles in The Good Place, Freakier Friday, Top Gun: Maverick and Bad Times at the El Royale, will receive the Radius Award for recognition of global success, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said on Wednesday.

Other special award recipients include Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute Award going to Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of cinema giant Cineplex, and Denise Robert, the veteran producer of director Denys Arcand’s movies.

Ahead of the Canadian Screen Awards being handed out from May 30 to June 1 in Toronto, the Canadian Academy also said the Changemaker Award will be given to The Porter executive producer and writer Marsha Greene, while the Sustainable Production Award will go to the long-running CBC comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

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Daredevil is back and it’s good to have him. The “Street-Level” shows Marvel produced for Netflix in the 2010s gave us some of the best superhero TV of all time, particularly “Jessica Jones” and The Man Without Fear’s brutal first run.

This Disney+ sequel, appropriately titled “Daredevil: Born Again,” seems a smidge less dark and violent. That could just be because what is essentially the series’ fourth season is nine episodes long instead of earlier incarnations’ 13, which leaves less time for Charlie Cox’s blind Defender with the heightened other senses to break limbs and suffer the lacerations his Catholic guilt drives him to seek out.

But fear not. There are extended beatdowns and gory murders in each new chapter. The real punishment this time around, however, is meted out to the rule of law and political decency in New York City. With endless parallels to what’s going on in Washington D.

“Daredevil: Born Again” is here, blending the original Netflix series with Disney’s MCU. As a result, there is a blend of new and old characters in the series.

In the first two episodes, now streaming on Disney+, we get the set-up of the new story, which sees crimelord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) successfully run to become the mayor of New York. Meanwhile, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) has put his days as Daredevil behind him after a tragedy.

But Cox and D’Onofrio aren’t the only familiar faces in the first two episodes. Here’s who you need to know.

Charlie Cox in “Daredevil: Born Again” (Credit: Marvel Studios) Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox)

Charlie Cox returns as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, after shooting to fame with the role in the original Netflix series, and has since appeared in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “She-Hulk” and “Echo.” But non-Marvel fans might also recognize him from “Stardust,...

Exclusive: Shadowbox Studios has hired Mike Mosallam as its Chief Operating Officer.

Shadowbox is the owner of the Shinfield Studios facility in the UK and Shadowbox Atlanta. Mosallam becomes its inaugural COO. He has formed a new executive leadership team to oversee Shadowbox’s current and upcoming sites as well as international expansion and its suite of production services.

Mosallam has a wealth of studios experience. He recently led the Studio Strategy and Operations division of Apple TV+, helping it grow its studio footprint. Prior to Apple, he oversaw implementation of the global studio real estate strategy at Netflix.

The new executive leadership team put together by Mosallam includes VP of Global Sales Jennifer Roe Emery, VP of Studio Strategy Thomas Laub, VP of Global Operations Dean Horne, Director of UK and Europe Sales Beth Gallagher, Director of North American Sales Rebecca Riemersma and Director of Atlanta Sales Jeremiah Cullen.

In a move reflecting the current state of Disney's efforts across both streaming and theatrical releases, Walt Disney Animation Studios will no longer be pursuing longform streaming content, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, the "Tiana" animated series, which has been in development for half a decade, has been canceled. The show would have seen Anika Noni Rose reprise her role from 2009's "The Princess and the Frog."

The change in mission isn't exactly shocking. It's widely known that Disney+ has struggled to make the money work on high-budget streaming originals, from live-action "Star Wars" shows to animated projects from Pixar. "Moana 2," in particular, was infamously meant to be a Disney+ series before it evolved into a theatrical film -- and given that movie's billon-dollar gross, coupled with the massive box office success of Pixar's "Inside Out 2," it makes sense that Disney would want to...

Kicking off in 1982 with the first Tron movie, followed by the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy, the sci-fi franchise didn’t exactly witness box office success. Yet both films turned into cult classics, with fans obsessed over the neon-lit world of The Grid, and Daft Punk’s legendary soundtrack. Now, Disney is bringing the franchise back with Tron: Ares, the long-awaited third installment.

A still from Tron: Legacy (2010) | image: Disney

Meanwhile, people might not know this but Joseph Kosinski had previously tried to develop a sequel to Tron: Legacy until the project was ultimately canceled by Disney. But now that the studio had a change of mind, fans will finally get to see the third installment, now officially titled Tron: Ares in 2025. So, let’s check out every little detail we know so far about the upcoming movie.

When will Tron: Ares hit the theatres?

Fans of the Tron franchise have been...

It's easier to move on from people and situations we've outgrown than to try to change them.

The same logic can be applied to Star Wars, which suddenly seems too childish for some fans who grew up with it. Just because certain fans need foul language, graphic content, and sex to feel like they're watching something for grown-ups, doesn't mean Star Wars has to change to please them.

George Lucas has repeatedly gone on record and said Star Wars was always meant for children. He wanted to create a story that inspires kids, gives them hope, and shows them how to face life. That's why Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker were so young, and had to face the harsh realities of life such as loss, betrayal, family, duty, and choices we all have to struggle with. Star Wars taught us it's possible to navigate these challenges, and love and hope will always prevail,...

The Force embodies inner struggles in Star Wars, symbolizing the conflict between light and dark; it reveals characters' moral dilemmas and drives their fateful decisions. The most pivotal aspect of Star Wars is, without a doubt, The Force. Working as the central spiritual connection of its universe, binding all living things together. Both Jedi and Sith alike are able to manipulate it as tools for either peace or destruction. Despite being the central piece holding the Star Wars narrative together, much of The Force persists in being widely unexplained. Audiences are used to hearing philosophies such as the light and dark sides of the force, and its origins are still unknown to both audiences and inhabitants of the fictional universe, even its versatile ability to shift and being able to be manipulated is quite unfathomable. Now that Lucasfilm announced a new New Trilogy, audiences will be able to experience the...

Kathleen Kennedy may not be retiring from Lucasfilm this year after all. Hours after Puck dropped a bombshell report that Kennedy intends to retire from her position as Lucasfilm President by the end of this year, CNN spoke with an anonymous source who claims otherwise.

According to the latest update from CNN, a source familiar with the situation over at Lucasfilm stated "there's nothing there right now."

The source went on to emphasize that an announcement of Kennedy's retirement will be made "public" when "actual decisions are made."

Initial rumors claimed that Kennedy had told associates that she intends to retire by the end of 2025. Multiple Hollywood trades picked up the story, suggesting there was some legitimacy to claim.

The rumor continued to gain traction with additional reports claiming that Ahsoka and Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni is already being eyed as her successor.

But Star Wars fans displeased...

Tony Gilroy is one of those rare screenwriters who has balanced commercial viability with incredible storytelling, proving that good craft always trumps easy fixes. The filmmaker will be returning to the Star Wars franchise with the second season of Andor. I absolutely loved the first season and the teaser for the second looks incredible.

Gilroy’s return comes at a turbulent time in the franchise as Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kenney is reportedly retiring from the top spot by the end of the year. As the replacement hunt for the controversial president begins, I believe the Andor showrunner would be the perfect fit after seeing his consistency.

Tony Gilroy’s statements about Andor’s season 2 proves he can think beyond the Skywalkers Diego Luna in Andor | Credits: Lucasfilm

Ever since Lucasfilm was sold to Disney, the franchise has moved away from George Lucas’ vision but has not let go of his legacy.