As we near the 100-day mark of the actors’ strike, Sarah Paulson, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto, Josh Charles, and Ethan Hawke grabbed their picket signs and joined chants for a fair contract Thursday morning in New York City. Hawke says he expected the strike to end last week, …
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This post contains spoilers for the Ahsoka season finale, which is now streaming on Disney+. The Ahsoka finale, “The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord,” invites many questions. What exactly is the deal with the zombie Night Troopers? Why would a witch need a sword? What has been motivating ex-Jedi …
Read More »'Ahsoka' Premiere: Non-'Star Wars' Superfans Will Be Lost in Space
This post contains spoilers for the two-part series premiere of Ahsoka, now streaming on Disney+. The Star Wars Disney+ shows run by Jon Favreau and/or Dave Filoni have had a very delicate relationship with Clone Wars and Rebels, the two animated series that Filoni ran in the 2000s and 2010s. …
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Maybe it’s the cumulative effect of watching so much top-notch talent being wasted. Or the woozy sensation of being subjected to two hours of cut-rate CGI effects apparently purchased in a bulk deal. Or the blatant product placement for Burger King jalapeño poppers. Or the in-joke nod to Beetlejuice, a …
Read More »Rosario Dawson Is Ready to Take on the Empire in New 'Ahsoka' Trailer
Rosario Dawson is ready to take center stage in a galaxy far, far away in the new trailer for her Mandalorian spin-off series, Ahsoka. Dawson plays the titular exiled rebel Jedi, who was once Anakin Skywalker’s padawan before he succumbed to the dark side and became Darth Vader. The new …
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