Andor Season 2 Premieres April 22, 2025

Disney announced this weekend that Andor season 2 will premiere on Disney+ on April 22, 2025. The 12 episode will cover the remaining four years up until it reaches Rogue One events. 

New Star Wars Trilogy Has Found A Writer

Lucasfilm is looking to make another trilogy of Star Wars films, this time tapping Simon Kinberg (most of the X-Men and Wolverine films) to write and produce the films. No other details have been confirmed. One rumor says its continuing the The Skywalker Saga with episodes 10-12 but another says it will be a completely new saga. Kinberg previously worked on the Star Wwars universe on The Force Awakens and Star Wars Rebels. I think this is the third trilogy rumor in as many years and techinically there are around four other Star Wars films that technically remain possible. End result is considering how difficult a time Lucasfilm has in completing any film project, don't get your hopes up on anything especially since the likeliest earliest release date would be sometime in 2027 and that is being optimistic.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew First Official Trailer

Disney+ has finally released the first official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew starring Jude Law. The series is described as sorta of like The Goonies only in this case the kids go on an adventure in the post Return of the Jedi galaxy set about the same time as The Mandolorian season 1. The 8 episode season will premiere on December 3 with the first two episodes.

Writer Out for New Jedi Order Movie

Another Star Wars movie writer has hit the eject button. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) is out as writer for Star Wars: New Jedi Order movie that would focus on Rey (Daisy Ridley). He was the replacement for original writers Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. Why he left or was kicked off the project is unknown but its not entirely a surprise as the Star Wars movies seem to go through several writers and directors before reaching the screen, if they don't get outright cancelled first. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is currently still the director of the film which is targeting a December 2026 release date which is becoming more unlikely to achieve.

James Earl Jones 1931 - 2024

The acting world lost a giant on Monday as James Earl Jones died at the age of 93. The actor most famous for being the voice of Darth Vader throughout the character's appearances from the movies to the cartoon for nearly 50 years. He was also just famous for his voice. He voiced Mufasa in The Lion King, performed voices in all kinds of animated cartoons, performed voice overs, called the voice of CNN for their ads and more.

Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi during the Great Depression. While his parents looked for work, he moved to Michigan to live with his grandparents. He attended the University of Michigan where he discovered his love acting. When he graduated in 1955 he began on stage, often in Shakespearean roles. Eventually he moved to New York, working a a janitor to support himself while he studied at the American Theatre Wing. This lead to occasional TV roles and in 1964 he was cast in the acclaimed movie Dr. Strangelove. 

His return to stage in 1967 to star in The Great White Hope earned him many fans and a Tony Award for Best Actor In A Play. He continued to work on Broadway with starring roles in The Iceman Cometh, Of Mice and Men and others. Then in 1977 he was cast as the voice of Darth Vader. During the 80s and 90s when not voicing Darth, he would guest on many TV series and work on bunch of movies including Coming To America, The Hunt for Red October, Field of Dreams and more. 

“Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers,” Jones told The Guardian in 2009. “I’m just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, ‘OK, I’ll do that.'” To call him an acting legend is underselling his contributions to the arts and pop culture over his long career.