Diego Luna is a star, or at least, he should be one. The 42-year-old Mexican is one of the most recognizable Latino talents in Hollywood, a consistently reliable working actor who delivers good and often great performances when given the chance. Luna has been in Hollywood for nearly twenty years, mainly playing supporting roles, and […]
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Andor first impressions: Star Wars inches toward the best of modern adult TV
Enlarge / Diego Luna returns to the role of Cassian Andor in the newest Star Wars series on Disney+. (credit: Lucasfilm) At its worst, Star Wars: Andor is a sanded-off, PG-13 version of some of the best TV dramas of the past decade. It’s easy to see traces of The Wire, Lost, and Breaking Bad […]
Andor review: Rogue One prequel is slow-burn Star Wars
Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story isn’t the most controversial Star Wars movie ever made, but it still inspires plenty of passionate debate among fans about the place it holds in the beloved sci-fi saga. A gritty, standalone war story set in the period just before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV – […]
What Andor Gets Right That Other Star Wars Shows Got Wrong
One of the biggest, bold things Disney did after buying Lucasfilm was to expand the scope of the “Star Wars” franchise beyond the Skywalker saga. That kicked off in earnest with 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” a movie that managed to turn a few lines of text from the opening crawl of “A […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a big success, but is it a good movie?
Rogue One, about a band of fledgling Rebels who attempt to steal the Death Star plans, holds the distinction of achieving something no Star Wars film had since A New Hope: it became a surprise hit. Well, OK, not exactly. As only the second Star Wars feature film to hit theaters since 2005, everybody knew […]
The first ‘Mandalorian’ season three trailer reunites a favorite Star Wars family
With D23 underway this weekend, Disney had a lot to share with Star Wars fans. In all, the company debuted three trailers at the expo. First, there was a final look at Star Wars: Andor ahead of the show’s Disney+ premiere on September 21st. Then, we got to see Tales of the Jedi, a new […]
How the CEO of Wingstop plans to boost sales by dropping DoorDash as an exclusive delivery partner and finally entering the chicken sandwich wars
Wingstop With guests cutting back on visits, Wingstop's new CEO explains his playbook for boosting sales. One move is ending an exclusive delivery partnership with DoorDash and adding Uber Eats. Last week Wingstop also entered the chicken sandwich wars, years after competitors. Wingstop was among several tech-savvy restaurant chains that became a pandemic winner, logging […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series: Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Two More Star Wars Prequels Vets and Others Join Cast
RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series: Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Two More Star Wars Prequels Vets and Others Join Cast
RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Animated Series About Clones Headed to Disney+
RELATED STORIES Disney+ on Monday ordered itself a “Bad Batch” of clones to add to its Star Wars hub. Eyed for a 2021 launch, Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows the titular elite and experimental clones (first introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in […]