New 'Star Wars' Movies Are Coming to Theatres. But Will Audiences? (cinemablend.com)
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/02/28/0514259/new-star-wars-movies-are-coming-to-theatres-but-will-audiences
- Source link: https://www.cinemablend.com/star-wars/why-insiders-think-ryan-gosling-star-wars-starfighter-bigger-hit-the-mandalorian-and-grogu
But "there are some insiders who already believe that Starfighter will be a bigger hit than The Mandalorian and Grogu ..."
> According to [3]unnamed sources who spoke with Variety , there's a "sense" that Star Wars: Starfighter , which is directed by Deadpool & Wolverine 's Shawn Levy, will be a more satisfying viewing experience. These same sources are allegedly impressed by the early footage they've seen of Ryan Gosling's performance and also suggested that Levy has "recaptured the franchise's spirit of fun." Furthermore, the article states that there's concern that because The Mandalorian and Grogu is spinning out of a streaming-exclusive series, it might not have as much appeal to people who aren't already fans of The Mandalorian... Star Wars: Starfighter , on the other hand, will be accessible to everyone equally. It's set five years after The Rise of Skywalker , which is an unexplored period for the Star Wars franchise onscreen. It's also expected that most, if not all of its featured characters will be brand-new, so no knowledge of past adventures is required.
Slashdot reader [4]gaiageek reminds us that 2027 will also see a special 50-year anniversary event in movie in theatres: [5]a "newly restored" version of the original 1977 Star Wars .
[1] https://www.cinemablend.com/star-wars/why-insiders-think-ryan-gosling-star-wars-starfighter-bigger-hit-the-mandalorian-and-grogu
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgRnOMx-p1Y
[3] https://variety.com/2026/film/features/disney-ceo-josh-damaro-star-wars-marvel-ai-1236671533/
[4] https://www.slashdot.org/~gaiageek
[5] https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-50th-anniversary-theatrical-release
Definitely (Score:4, Informative)
NOT! I have punished myself more than long enough hoping for modern Star Wars to improve. I am ignoring the franchise, just as I ignore the modern Star Trek franchise.
Re: (Score:1)
fingers crossed the stargate continuation makes up for all the starshit being terrible these days.
Re: (Score:2)
Not a dime for Stargate. I think it was 2004 and I was a huge fan. I'd just bought a house that need a whole lot of TLC (200+ ft of drywall re-seaming) so I turned off cable for the summer. I owned probably 5-6 years of the series on DVD. When I turned cable back on, Atlantis was midway through the first season. I went online and downloaded the episodes to catch up.
Figured I'd leave the torrents up for anyone who might also need it.
2 days later internet stops working. Got a strike from MGM. I was
but there is only one starwars movie and thats (Score:2)
Rogue one,
Re: but there is only one starwars movie and that (Score:2)
Andor is by the same creative team and is awesome.
AMC needs it bad (Score:2)
AMC needs it bad
I thought the first rise of Skywalker movie (Score:2)
Was good fun in a corny space Opera kind of way. I didn't like them killing Han Solo but I understood why they did it.
The second two movies were unwatchably bad. I couldn't make it through the second and dear God the third just seeing some scenes from it and the plot details I couldn't even start it. I've heard it looks cool if you can get past how everything in the movie is fucking stupid and dumb but I just can't...
You have to at least get up to the extremely low bar that is the prequel movies. Ho
If Han doesn't shoot first... (Score:3)
I'm not interested.
You're linking a FAN "concept" trailer (Score:2)
Endless YT trailer slop...
Possibly (Score:3)
The Mandalorian was extremely popular and carried the entire Star Wars franchise post-Disney acquisition. Which is saying something since it was only on Disney+. It remains to be seen whether it has enough left in the tank to keep going.
Yes if it has a decent story (Score:2)
I want Star Wars content if it has a good story. Disney botched the main story trilogy. They put people in charge who did not understand Star Wars. I like other content like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, The Clone Wars, etc who seem to have people in charge who appreciate and understand Star Wars.
Greedo (Score:2)
Does Greedo blow up like a shell firework in this newly restored version?
Re: Greedo (Score:2)
Oops, "ring shell firework." No funny mods for me.
Re: (Score:2)
I'm hoping he give Han two middle fingers before he does . . . one can hope.
Lost interest 40 years ago (Score:2)
Return Of The Jedi and it's teddy-bear war was as far as I could go.
"Newly restored" version (Score:2)
It sounds like they are restoring the 1977 version not the 1997 remastered version. The 1997 version is the one where Lucas changed the Greedo scene. Overall, I was fine with Lucas updating some scenes with better special effects. For example making Mos Eisley look like a major town rather than tiny outpost. The Jabba scene should have been left out as 1997 CGI was not up to the task.
Sounds like a threat. (Score:2)
> "The drought of upcoming Star Wars movies is coming to an end soon," writes Cinemablend.
I haven't heard anyone say they are thirsty for more Star Wars movies.
hahaha no (Score:2, Insightful)
oh wait you're serious? let me laugh harder.