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Though Grievous does look to be the main highlight of the clip, this is expected to be part of the backstory of Morgan Elsbeth, the Nightsister played by Diana Lee Inosanto in the Ahsoka series. In Tales of Empire, we’re expected to see the fall of the Nightsisters by the hands of the Empire and how Elsbeth finds herself working for Thrawn when we meet her in The Mandalorian.

Going back to Grievous though, this Jedi hunter pretty much had his backstory fleshed out in The Clone Wars, but a lot of fans have said that he hasn’t been as ruthless as he was when we first saw him in the original animated Clone Wars from Genndy Tartakovsky. Hopefully with Tales, we get to see him back as a ruthless killer, rather than the moustache-twirling coward we met in Revenge of the Sith (who still looks pretty cool regardless).

Catch Star Wars: Tales of the Empire when it premieres on Disney+ on Star Wars Day, May 4.

Check this out:

Moon Knight dropped a gag reel!pic.twitter.com/bW8aGvDsQI

— Phase Zero – MCU (@PhaseZeroCB) April 23, 2024

Though there has been a decline in physical media since the rise of streaming, there are still some fans who have been demanding that some shows get physical releases—specifically Marvel and Star Wars series that released straight on Disney+.

Besides the novelty of collecting, there has also been a rising concern with the recent moves of characters like WB Discovery head David Zaslav who has been opting to delete IP on the HBO platform for tax write offs. Even some creators online have been encouraging fans to pirate their material because there will be no other way to view them legally.

@Patrick_McHale was this taken down because it is remaining on Hulu? pic.twitter.com/R6U5JEAfDw

— Nerd Homework (@nerdxhomework) July 27, 2023

In a now-deleted post from Over the Garden Wall creator Patrick McHale, he writes, “I hope somebody is out there ripping & saving all the stuff on streaming services because I’m pretty sure so much of it s gonna just disappear and become lost media.”

As for Moon Knight, the property was considered unique when it came out, but there hasn’t been any updates on the character or what Disney wants to do with the IP. Will Oscar Isaac even be willing to come back to reprise the role? We’ll just have to wait and see.

For now, you can check out Moon Knight now streaming on Disney+.

According to The Information (via @DiscussingFilm), Disney+ is looking to introduce an old school concept in the form of ‘channels’ to its streaming service. The idea is that it would function like classic cable, and there would be different channels that users could log into depending on the genre or brand like Star Wars or Marvel.

The idea of introducing channels to a streaming service isn’t entirely new. Netflix had also tried to make their own channel feature which would allow users to log in to one continuously streaming channel, but I guess that didn’t really take off. I guess Disney is shaking things up a bit by having multiple channels that are curated by genre.

Though streaming does allow for people to watch whatever they want at their own leisure, a lot of users have admitted that they miss the idea of having to watch something around the same time as everyone else. There’s also the concept of tyranny of choice; with so many options at their hands, some users actually just want someone to make the decision for them as to what to watch next.

We don’t know if Disney’s new channel concept will fly yet, but it wouldn’t hurt to try. A lot of people thought that full-season releases were ideal at the start, but as time went on, they realized that weekly releases for a show was the best way to gauge engagement for a prolonged period of time.

Disney+ is now available in select regions.

What’s interesting is, some set photos from Ares have leaked online, and it looks like Leto will be wearing a new, updated light suit from the one we saw in the official promo image. Check this out:

Actor and singer Jared Leto currently on set in Vancouver filming #TronAres pic.twitter.com/m76JwC8vdt

— godzilla blaze Mr Knoxville (@mrknoxvilleYT) April 14, 2024

For context, here’s a look at the first suit that was revealed.

Looking back at TRON: Legacy, the light suits have mostly been skintight with some neon embelishments, but the suit we see Leto wearing in the set photo kind of harkens to a bulkier look that was sported by Sark in the original TRON. I’m wouldn’t be surprised if it came with some kind of matching helmet.

As for the plot of Ares, the movie is said to be picking up where Legacy left off, albeit through a different character’s lens. With Quorra the ISO (Olivia Wilde) making the jump from the Grid to the real world, it’s said that Leto’s program Ares will also be making the same jump, but we may see him have a change of heart—despite what his programming entails.

Thought Legacy may not have been the hit Disney was expecting, the movie still got a cult following, and a lot of fans had been waiting years for the sequel. Though we are getting a whole new cast, it would be great if we could get some returning faces from the previous films—even just an update on what Sam and Quorra were up to after Legacy.

TRON: Ares is set to release in theaters on Oct. 10, 2025.

With Marvel doing a recast before with characters like Rhodey a.k.a. War Machine, it’s said that Brave New World is also going to explain the change in Ross’ look from previous films. According to @CanWeGetToast, the exchange between Sam Wilson and Ross is going to go as follows:

‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD’ will address Harrison Ford taking over as Thunderbolt Ross with a cheeky line inspired by Iron Man 2:

Sam: “I have to admit, I’m still not used to the new look.”

Ross: “Me either. They said lose the mustache or lose the election.” https://t.co/9KN2KiHOfL pic.twitter.com/jZdaavJbNd

— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) April 12, 2024

Just for a refresher, here’s the scene from Iron Man 2 which addresses the recast of Rhodey with Don Cheadle:

TONY: “Hey buddy. Didn’t expect to see you here.”
RHODEY: “Look, it’s me. I’m here. Deal with it. Let’s move on.”

If anything, I think the lines between Sam and Ross are cheekier, especially with them giving Ross a completely different look; not even attempting to give Ford the moustache or the same kind of hair. That being said, I am eager to watch infamous grump Ford try to fit in with the MCU as a character who isn’t too pleased with superheroes to begin with.

We don’t know when Marvel is going to drop the first teaser for Captain America 4, but with the release set for early 2025, it’s likely we could get something around the latter end of the year—maybe after the release of Deadpool & Wolverine.

For now, Captain America: Brave New World is set to release in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025. You can catch Sam’s journery to becoming Captain America in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier now streaming on Disney+.

It’s no mystery that X-Men ’97 has been getting a lot of praise online, but the latest episode Remember It has got to be one of the biggest  moments in the entire show, killing off two principal characters alongside a whole genocide in the mutant nation of Genosha.

Though Marvel had fired him earlier, ex-showrunner Beau DeMayo had been coming out online to share some insight on the released episodes, and he says that the mutant genocide was a very personal story drawing inspiration from the events of the 9/11 attacks.

#XMen97 Spoilers ahead: pic.twitter.com/9mZ4uPTfpk

— Beau DeMayo (@BeauDemayo) April 10, 2024

“The world [back in the 90s] was a simple place of right and wrong, where questions about identity and social justice had relatively clear cut answers… Then 9/11 happened, and the world turned against itself.”

When it came to the character of Gambit, he said that the show was purposefully getting the audience to like him, so that when he dies, it’s supposed to mirror the experience of knowing someone who died in a huge tragedy. “If events like 9/11, Tulsa, Charlottesville, or Pulse Nightclub teach us anything, it’s that too many stories are often cut far too short.”

We don’t know where the show is headed yet, but fans are already praising just how seriously X-Men ’97 is taking its themes on prejudice and social justice—all while having the quips and action that you can expect from a comic book property.

For now, fans are still curious about how the show’s reception will affect DeMayo’s reputation, but there have been some fans calling to bring him back. I mean, it happened for James Gunn before. I’m just curious if Marvel knows something about DeMayo that we don’t.

Catch X-Men ’97 now streaming on Disney+.

Here’s the first trailer for The Beach Boys documentary:

Here’s the official description:

“The Beach Boys” is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was. Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.

It’s also worth noting that the movie is directed by Frank Marshall, who has helmed documentaries for the BeeGees (How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) and Carole King and James Taylor (Just Call Out My Name).

Though The Beach Boys did start out as an easygoing Surf-Rock band, the evolution of their style and songwriting is considered to be one of the most influential when it comes to music—especially thanks to their composer/songwriter Brian Wilson, who is considered by many artists (even the Beatles’ Paul McCartney) to be one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Admittedly, Wilson’s story did get the spotlight in the biopic Love & Mercy starring Paul Dano and John Cusack, but The Beach Boys looks to be putting the focus on the entire family and just how the band was formed and how they changed throughout the years.

The Beach Boys starts streaming on Disney+ starting May 24.

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The series is said to have six different shorts, all focusing on different characters around the time of the Clone Wars and the Original Trilogy.

Barriss Offee was a fan-favorite character from the Prequels whose fate was left uncertain after the end of The Clone Wars, and we’re going to see where her story goes during the rise of the Empire.

Morgan Elsbeth, who was also a main player in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka also gets her backstory fleshed out with Thrawn and a clash with Grievous and the Night Sisters.

With the upcoming series The Acolyte said to be focusing on the blind side of the Jedi, it’s interesting that the Tales series would choose to focus on the villains this time. I don’t expect to be an all-out endorsement of the Dark Side by Disney or Lucasfilm, but what fun is fiction when it can only focus on heroes?

I’m just hoping we get more connections to the Sequel Trilogy moving forward, but it’s possible that the era is still too fragile to touch with Lucasfilm still trying to figure out a good re-entry point.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire comes to Disney+ on May 4. Tales of the Jedi is now streaming.

Talking to ComicBook.com while promoting the release of Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Bruckheimer explains:

“It’s hard to tell. You don’t know, you really don’t know… You don’t know how they come together. You just don’t know. Because with Top Gun you have an actor who is iconic and brilliant. And how many movies he does before he does Top Gun, I can’t tell you. But we’re gonna reboot Pirates, so that is easier to put together because you don’t have to wait for certain actors.”

No doubt Bruckheimer could be talking about Depp, but seeing as the actor has been the center of a public feud with Amber Heard, I can imagine that he doesn’t have too many huge projects lined up.

It’s also worth noting that the term ‘reboot’ has a bit of a loose meaning nowadays. Is the Pirates reboot going to be a full top-to-bottom reboot like the all-woman Ghostbusters from 2016? Or is it going to be a ‘legacy’ reboot like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Ghostbusters: Afterlife?

Admittedly, the Jack Sparrow character is lightning in a bottle, but I would be excited to see if someone could come up with a new version of the character, or at least something in the same spirit, in a rebooted Pirates movie.

Until Disney reveals some more details, we’ll just have to wait. In the meantime, the next Pirates of the Caribbean film is yet to receive a release date.

Talking to Financial Times, Peltz, who has allegedly been trying to get two board seats at Disney, explained how he thinks the company has stumbled when it comes to their huge IP. When it came to the topic of Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, Peltz said,  that he ‘questioned his record’. When it came to the “woke” accusations at Marvel property, Peltz said:

“I wasn’t that crazy about it… Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women? Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that? Why can’t I have Marvels that are both? Why do I need an all-Black cast?”

Already, everyone online had colorful things to say about Peltz and his comments, but Disney has decided to release a statement explaining that Peltz’s comments to FT were exactly why they didn’t want to give him a seat on the board. On regards to Peltz, Disney says that he “brings no media experience and has presented no strategic ideas for Disney,” and that he would just further muddle the creative process and the progress Disney has made with their current direction.

https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1772351417350504708

Admittedly, the image of these big CEOs taking over big media companies has not been the best of late—just look at David Zaslav and how much bad blood he’s managed to cultivate with creatives and their audiences with what he’s done to WB Discovery.

Of course, depending on who’s running things, Disney could change their tone with Peltz in the future, but for now, fans are happy to see the company condemn someone who is open about being against the progressive route the company is trying to pave.

With X-Men just being one of the bigger Marvel properties of the 90s, fans were wondering if other shows from that era were going to get a revival, and it just might be possible.

As per a Discord Q&A with insider Alex Perez (via The Cosmic Circus), Marvel is currently thinking of making a ‘90s Animated Universe’ which will be explored via X-Men ’97. When asked if there was a chance we could see the return of animated versions of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man, Perez replied:

There have been discussions about exploring a Marvel 90s animated universe, which would most likely be explored through X-Men ’97 at this time. There is potential for more projects to be developed within this universe, the most likely candidate being a sequel series to Spider-Man: The Animated Series, but this is still very early in development as an idea being tossed around.

For context, here’s the intro for 90s’ Spider-Man: The Animated Series:

With the original series having their own cameo appearances from other heroes, it’s very likely that X-Men ’97 could be doing the same thing—especially with how Marvel has been treating cameos in all their recent projects.

With another Spider-Man animated series in the works, I’m not sure if a revival of 90s Spider-Man would be a smart decision, but if it’s just a cameo appearance in X-Men ’97, I guess it wouldn’t feel like it was trying to overshadow the new Spider-Man show.

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. For now, catch X-Men ’97 now streaming on Disney+.

With The Acolyte speculated to put the POV in the eyes of the Sith this time, show creator Leslye Headland talks  to IGN about how the series defers in its take on Jedi as compared to previous series like Ahsoka and The Mandalorian.

When asked about how The Acolyte would be compared to previous Disney+ Star Wars series, Headland explained:

I’m also not sure how Jedi-centric the other shows are. Obviously Ahsoka is. But we’re looking at the Jedi as an institution, as a concept, as an entity that has amassed a lot of power. And that’s good, I’m not saying that’s wrong. But I do think that when Jodie Turner-Smith has that line at the end of the trailer, when she says, “It’s not about good or bad, this is about power and who’s allowed to use it,” really I think that’s the question we’re asking. That’s really the question. It’s not, “Is somebody good, is somebody bad?” There’s an imbalance. Someone might be imbalanced morally, but if there’s a power imbalance, how does that affect the power of Star Wars? And we’ve never seen the good guys outnumber the bad guys to this extent. I guess that’s how it’s different.

Though the Sith have popularly been the bad guys in the franchise, there have been some stories where the Jedi have been criticized for their own hypocrisy and hubris. Luke Skywalker outright calls this out in The Last Jedi, and Ahsoka herself was kicked out of the Jedi Order around the end of the Clone Wars.

Admittedly, Star Wars is supposed to be a very simplistic franchise for kids, but I do enjoy when it tackles some more mature themes like it did with Andor. I’m just hoping Acolyte leans closer to that as compared to The Mandalorian a.k.a. ‘Jon Favreau’s Action-Figure-Hour’

Two episodes of The Acolyte premiere on Disney+ on June 4.

“I just thought it would be good to have the perspective of a person that had literally never seen Star Wars until she was in the room,” Headland tells The Hollywood Reporter, “She said to me, ‘Why do you want me in this room? I’ve never seen Star Wars. I have no idea. I think there’s a dog in it, but I don’t know anything.’ And I was like, ‘First of all, you’re an incredible writer, but that’s why I want you here. I want you to be questioning narrative. I don’t want myself, who’s a lifelong fan, to just be relying on particular references in order to create emotional beats. I want those emotional beats to be earned and checked by someone that isn’t super familiar with it.’

If anything, some fans have been coming to realize that one doesn’t really need to be a fan of Star Wars to be able to do something great with it. Tony Gilroy has never said that he was a fan of the series, yet he’s delivered some great material with Andor and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Let’s also not forget the OG Star Wars icon who couldn’t care less about the franchise—Harrison Ford.

For now, everyone is waiting in anticipation for what The Acolyte has to deliver. With shows like Ahsoka being criticized for relying too much on fanservice, the comments from The Acolyte showrunner Headland makes me confident that we have an upcoming series that’s more focused on delivering a narrative as compared to a checklist for fans to tick boxes off of.

The Acolyte premieres on Disney+ on June 4.

Just in, Lucasfilm announces that they’ll be dropping their first trailer for the series, and we have a rather morbid poster to go along with the preview. Check this out:

Tomorrow. #TheAcolyte pic.twitter.com/ILIfVu11ve

— Star Wars (@starwars) March 18, 2024

“In an age of light, a darkness rises”

With the dark imagery of the poster, a lot of fans are convinced that this is one of the more mature stories that will be set in the Star Wars universe, unlike the more kid-friendly, fanservice-heavy shows like Ahsoka, The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Then again, it’s kind of too early to tell. We’ll just have to wait and see for the first trailer to drop to really get a good idea of what kind of approach the series is going to go for.

It’s also worth noting that the series is set during the High Republic era, which is a hundred years before the events of The Phantom Menace. We don’t have any High Republic-era material on live-action besides Acolyte, but you can learn all about that time period thanks to several comics and novels.

Here’s the synopsis (via @DiscussingFilm):

‘STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE’ follows an investigation into a crime spree that pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg).

As clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems.

The Acolyte is set to premiere on Disney+ on June 4.

We only know very little about the movie, but everyone is curious about where Rey will be on her journey—including Ridley herself. Talking to Deadline, Ridley talks a bit about what she knows about the movie, and she explains, “Literally what I know is what was announced last year, I’m waiting to read a script. I know bits and bobs. I know there’s an introduction of new characters.” When it comes to returning characters from the ST though, Ridley says, “I don’t know about previous characters.”

So far, only Ridley has been publicly announced as returning for a new movie. A lot of people want John Boyega, Poe Dameron, and Kelly Marie Tran to come back, but there hasn’t been any update on them. What are the odds they could bring back Adam Driver in a scene that actually means something besides good fanservice?

Interestingly enough, the question has also been thrown around on whether Rey would have kids of her own, but Ridley doesn’t think it’s going to be likely. She says, “I would say she probably doesn’t have children seeing she’s a Jedi.” As far as Obi-Wan, Luke, and Ahsoka go, Jedi don’t have any biological children, but their apprentices may just be the next best thing. Even Anakin feels like he has a closer bond with Ahsoka rather than his own son Luke.

For now, we’ll just have to wait and see. No official release date has been announced for Star Wars Episode X.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has suddenly fired X-Men ’97 creator and showrunner Beau DeMayo. His company e-mail had been deactivated, and his social media has been deleted. Marvel has not released any official reason for why DeMayo had been fired, but the cast and crew of his series was informed that he would no longer be attached to the project.

It’s very surprising that Marvel should fire DeMayo now as we’re only weeks away from the premiere of the series. DeMayo was already said to have scheduled multiple interviews for the coming weeks, and there were even plans for him to attend the Hollywood premiere.

For now, fans can only speculate on why DeMayo was fired. Some would cite creative differences—which is the usual reason—but DeMayo has been working with Marvel for a while, having written for Moon Knight and the upcoming reboot of Blade. Why would they suddenly decide to stop collaborating with him.

I guess all we really have to do is wait. A lot of fans are still anxious about the upcoming reboot; maybe it’s quality when it releases will give us an idea of what the rift between the studio and the showrunner could be about.

X-Men ’97 arrives on Disney+ on March 20.

Disney Pixar has just released a new trailer, and it should get everyone excited for the film’s release this June. Check this out:

Here’s the official description for the story:

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone

It’s funny that Joy and the other core emotions should get supressed in this sequel, since the first movie had Joy trying her best to surpess sadness in Riley’s life. With all of Riley’s emotions running smoothly though, it would make sense that someone like Anxiety should come in and start controlling everything—like it does with everyone on a daily basis.

Director Kelsey Mann had this to say about the new ‘antagonist’ of the show, “Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke, might be new to the crew, but she’s not really the type to take a back seat… That makes a lot of sense if you think about it in terms of what goes on inside all our minds.”

Inside Out may not have been perfect, but I do hope that the sequel does manage to expand on the whole world of Riley’s mind rather than introduce a bunch of messy plotholes. Well, if Big Mouth can pull it off, I’m sure the heads at Pixar can do the same thing with a kid-friendly take.

Catch Inside Out 2 when it comes to cinemas on June 14.

So far, we only have one official promo image for the movie, but now some set photos have revealed Leto in costume walking around a regular human city. Check this out:

BREAKING: FIRST LOOK AT JARED LETO AS ARES ON-SET pic.twitter.com/HXU9dY6LBB

— Daily Dose of TRON (@DailyDoseOfTron) March 10, 2024

Unlike the first two films which had humans go into the digital world of the Grid, Ares is said to reverse the story in that Leto is playing a sophisticated computer program (named Ares) and is sent into the human world.

We don’t know who exactly Ares works for, but fans have spotted a ‘Dillinger’ logo on his official promo image. In the original film, Dillinger was the primary human antagonist who was working with Master Control. Clu ended up being the villain of Legacy, but Dillinger was teased with a cameo appearance by Cillian Murphy playing his son.

With Legacy ending up with Quorra (Olivia Wilde) going into the real-world, it did feel like this was going to be the natural progression of the story; but only this time, they’ve changed the ISO characters with Ares.

Who knows, maybe Ares is a secret ISO who doesn’t know about his identity, but seeing as a lot of people did like Legacy (despite the poor critical response), maybe it would be great if we can get an update on Sam and Quorra and how they changed the Grid since the last film.

No official release date has been set for TRON: Ares, but Disney is aiming for a 2025 release date.

Check out the trailer for Monsters at Work Season 2:

The official synopsis for the second season reads:

“When new doors of opportunity unexpectedly open at rival energy company, FearCo, Tylor’s co-workers at Monsters Inc. begin to question his loyalty. As his Laugh Floor partnership with Val is pushed to the brink, Tylor must discover where he really belongs.”

Though the first season did follow up immediately on the events of the first film, this second season now brings in some elements from the prequel Monsters University, with Tylor even going back to the college, and the show reintroducing Nathan Fillion’s John Worthington as the guy who runs the rival energy company, Fear Co.

Not only was the series able to bring back all the original voice actors, but they were even able to get original voices from MU as well including Bobby Moynihan as Chet Alexander and Aubrey Plaza as Claire Wheeler.

Admittedly, Monsters hasn’t been able to grab the same amount of attention without the Pixar brand, but it’s the closest thing we have to a sequel to the films. The world is still pretty fun, and you just love to watch the friendship between Mike and Sulley continue onscreen.

Monsters at Work Season 2 premieres on Disney+ on May 5.

As per insider Daniel Richtman (via @HollywoodHandle), the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie is looking to have Depp back as Captain Sparrow for only a supporting role in the movie. We don’t have a solid plot yet, but the last update we got was that there were two POTC films in the works, one of which was being developed by Barbie star Margot Robbie.

For now, it doesn’t seem that Disney has any idea where to take the franchise without Depp as one of the central characters, but with all the issues surrounding Depp and his very messy public feud with ex-wife Amber Heard, it made sense that they would step back from all the controversy before any Pirates film could push forward.

If you ask me, Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow has kind of been overplayed in the last two films. After all, he started out as an anti-hero in the franchise and was more of a co-lead alongside Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). They just decided to shift focus to him after World’s End, and though the character of Jack is fun, he doesn’t allow for any kind of meaningful arc compared to a more traditional protagonist.

Then again, that’s just my take.

A sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film has not been officially announced.