1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (753+ words) Disney is retiring the app after eight years without announcing a reason or a replacement. Batuu Bounty Hunters survives through MagicBand+. Your saved achievements do not. The Play Disney Parks app disappears in 12 days. Disney is retiring it on Sept....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (591+ words) The Lucasfilm executive described fans of the original trilogy, prequels, sequels, Clone Wars, and Legends as separate groups with different interests, and framed his job as appealing to all of them at once. Dave Filoni has named the problem Star…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (460+ words) Disney+ is dropping the theatrical film and an animated LEGO special retelling all three Mandalorian seasons on the same day. An official podcast launches then too. Disney is putting three Mandalorian releases on Disney+ on the same day. September 2 brings…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) Disney’s chief marketing officer confirmed costume and prop displays from The Devil Wears Prada, Hannah Montana, and Percy Jackson. The Lucasfilm pavilion is screening a LEGO Star Wars title early. The Devil Wears Prada is not the first thing anyone…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (646+ words) Disney is launching Batuu Adventure Buddies at Droid Depot in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on August 13. The first buddy will be an interactive Ewok and you can dress him up with themed gear packs from Endor, Mandalore, and Batuu, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (815+ words) Mark Hamill’s screen-used lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back, complete with the severed-hand rig from the Cloud City duel, sold for $3.75 million at Heritage Auctions. It’s now the most valuable Star Wars prop ever sold, edging out Darth Vader’s own…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (681+ words) Din Djarin and Grogu land on digital platforms Tuesday, July 21, about two months after hitting theaters. It’s the first Star Wars movie since 2019, and also the lowest-grossing live-action Star Wars film ever. Din Djarin and Grogu are coming home. To…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1609+ words) Before Star Wars became a galaxy-spanning empire, George Lucas couldn’t get anyone to fund it, and Disney was reportedly among the studios that passed. The kicker? Disney later bought the whole franchise for $4 billion. Here’s the whole ironic story. It’s…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (782+ words) Imagineering teamed with Jon Favreau on a floating food-cart droid inspired by The Mandalorian and Grogu. It puts on a show based on what you order, and it could debut at Disneyland by the end of the year. Imagine sitting…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (491+ words) Something once thought impossible just happened. The latest Star Wars film, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” will do about $9.5 million in its third weekend at the box office. Not only that, the film has been knocked down to sixth place too....