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It’s one of the most anticipated new Star Wars projects, but now it seems that Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron will be delayed. The movie was first announced during Disney’s investors’ day in December of 2020 with a stunning trailer where Jenkins explained why she was excited to take on the Rogue Squadron movie. Patty Jenkins and writer Matthew Robinson have been developing Rogue Squadron for Lucasfilm for over a year, with the goal of starting production in 2022....

The Star Wars universe is host to a multitude of stories involving a rich variety of characters, and yet the most notable and dominant one involves the Skywalker lineage. Many fans have recently voiced their concern about this overemphasis on the Skywalker family in the Star Wars franchise, which makes sense. There’s a staggering amount of material to mine in the Star Wars universe, and yet a plethora of titles detail the Skywalkers: the original and prequel Star Wars trilogy revolve around both Luke and Anakin Skywalker respectively, and the sequel trilogy also revolves around the impact of the Skywalker lineage as well....

The highly anticipated DC Universe series Stargirl will now have an exclusive linear window on The CW Network, which will broadcast each episode the day after its debut on the DC Universe digital subscription service. The new DC Super Hero drama series, starring Brec Bassinger in the title role, is set to make its premiere on DC Universe in second quarter 2020, with new episodes released weekly on the first-of-its-kind digital experience....

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions today announced that the studio will distribute Starship Troopers: Invasion, a new installment in the hugely popular global sci-fi action phenomenon based on the novel Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. Currently in production in Japan by Sola Digital Arts, Inc., and planned for a worldwide release in the Summer of 2012, this state-of-the-art CGI-animated feature is being directed by Shinji Aramaki, acclaimed director of the animated hits Appleseed, Appleseed Ex Machina and Halo Legends....

A Starship Troopers TV series with the original cast could happen in the near future. Screenwriter Ed Neumeier revealed the news in a recent interview. Neumeier wrote the screenplay for all three of the live-action movies along with and the animated Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars, and he hopes that they can get the TV series made. When asked about a potential reboot of the franchise with the original cast involved, Neumeier had this to say....

There can’t be a discussion about the horror genre without Stephen King’s name coming up, even when talking about movies and television. He is considered by many the King of Horror and should remain so for a very long time. The author is a wordsmith and can summon fear in his readers since the beginning of his career. King has terrified multiple generations that keep returning to his words and scary visuals....

It seems that Steven Spielberg’s new motion capture film made him feel like more of an artist. The Los Angeles Times recently spoke with Spielberg where he explained his usage of motion-capture for his upcoming film, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Here’s an excerpt from the article. Spielberg also explained how the motion-capture process made him feel like a much different kind of artist. “It was based on my respect for the art of Hergé and wanting to get as close to that art as I could,” says the director, referring to Tintin’s author-illustrator, who created the international blockbuster graphic novel series (200 million copies in print) starring intrepid cub reporter Tintin, and his irrepressible canine companion, Snowy, as they venture through the pre-WWII world....

Back in its early days, Netflix was popular for its unique selection of films and TV shows. One show that has helped Netflix maintain its popularity is the 1980s horror-homage series Stranger Things. Fans of the show have their favorite member of the series based on what they represent, whether it’s the warrior in Nancy, the devotion of Joyce, or the powerful Eleven. Stranger Things may be an homage to the 1980s, but it screams women empowerment....

The core cast of Stranger Things Season 4 are being ominously watched over by mysterious new villain Vecna in the latest poster. Released via social media, the poster continues the series’ penchant for paying homage to movies of the 1980s in its design, with the fourth season of the hit Netflix show due to land on the streaming platform later this month. “screams in demogorgon,” a caption alongside the latest, and likely last poster before Stranger Things Season 4 begins....

SAG CIVIL WAR RAGES ON The quarterly magazine distributed to members of the Screen Actors Guild has become the latest battlefield of the union’s civil war. In the current issue, SAG President Alan Rosenberg accuses the moderate United for Strength faction of sabotaging negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “I truly believe we would have had a deal last summer if this faction had not undermined our efforts and de-leveraged us against our real opponent: management,” Rosenberg wrote....

MOVIES VS. SUPER BOWL: NO CONTEST The competition at the box office this weekend will not only occur between movies but also between movies and the Super Bowl. With that in mind two studios have decided to debut a chick flick and a horror flick, the only types of films that have shown a chance of luring moviegoers away from their TV sets. Universal is opening the Diane Keaton starrer Because I Said So,while Sony is debuting The Messengers (the latter without the benefit – or distraction – of a screening for critics)....

IDOL DOMINATES IN SEASON DEBUTFox’s American Idolreturned with a roar on Tuesday, averaging a 19.3 rating and a 28 share, translating to 35 million viewers. The figures exceeded the 18.3/27 for last year’s season debut and a 15.5/23 in 2004. The talent show peaked in the 9:00 p.m. hour with a 21.0/30. By comparison, CBS, which aired a CSI: Crime Scene Investigationrerun in second place with an 8.2/12. Commander In Chiefon ABC managed only a 7....

EVEN WITH ALL-RERUNS, CBS WINS Although it aired a virtually uninterrupted schedule of reruns last week, CBS remained the most-watched network overall. But NBC, the lowest-rated network during the regular season, rose to second place, thanks in large measure to America’s Got Talent – the No. 1 show of the week – and the Concert for Princess Diana special. Fox also scored strongly with two editions of So You Think You Can Dance and its game show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?...

MURDOCH MAY LAND WSJ AFTER ALL After at first rejecting out of hand Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, the Bancroft family, which owns the company, said Thursday that they would consider Murdoch’s bid as well as others from potential buyers. In a statement, the family said that they had agreed to meet with Murdoch to discuss his bid but that they would insist on preserving and protecting the Journal’s editorial independence....

YAMAGUCHI APPEARS TO ICE A WIN Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi seemed assured of winning the Dancing With the Starscompetition Monday night after she received a perfect score of 30 from the show’s judges. After her cha-cha performance, judge Carrie Ann Inaba told her, “Kristi, it’s ladies night. You won that hands down.” Noting that men have won the contest for the past four seasons, Inaba said that they are generally “crowd-pleasers, and it’s very difficult to keep up with that....

Summit Entertainment revealed its plans for the future, announcing that two films will be going into production this summer. Get Some and Step Up 2 are the first two films of an announced nine that will be going into production this year. The teen-action drama Get Some will start shooting in July. It is being directed by Jeff Wadlow. According to Variety, the story revolves around a transplanted Iowa teen who winds up in an underground fighting league in Florida....

Illumination Animation released the first trailer for their luxurious The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which features the voices of Jack Black, Charlie Day and Chris Pratt in the lead role of Mario. Many months ago, Pratt came under fire for being cast as the Italian plumber, and at the time he and the production team promised that his voice for the character would not be a faux “It’s-a me Mario” Italian accented performance....

In celebration of Barbara Streisand’s Television Specials coming on DVD, we’re giving away copies to some lucky MovieWeb readers! CLICK HERE to enter the contest today! The five Barbra Streisand early career TV specials, which confirmed for critics and public alike that she would be the music world’s most legendary female entertainer for many decades, have been gathered into an historic DVD box-set by Warner Strategic Marketing for release just prior to Thanksgiving....

July 25th is going to be a great day as Choose Your Own Adventure, Vol. 1: The Abominable Snowman comes to DVD! To celebrate we are giving away some copies to a few lucky people. CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Benjamin, Crista and Marco North go on an adventure to the Himalayas to find their Uncle Rudy who has gone missing in his quest to find a mythical Yeti creature....

On November 13 Dane Cook’s new comedy CD/DVD Rough Around The Edges comes to stores nationwide! Since we love Dane Cook we’re giving away copies of this release to our users! Winners Receive: Dane Cook’s Rough Around The Edges CD/DVD Dane Cook T-shirt CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Dane Cook is back with his third full-length album! Following the amazing showing of his first two CDs- Harmful If Swallowed and Retaliation- Rough Around The Edges is sure to be the next hit from the double platinum-selling comedian....