16 posts tagged ‘jon favreau’
The 30 best Christmas movies of all time
AV Club,
After a long day of braving frigid temps and long queues—online or at the mall—for gifts and stocking stuffers, there’s nothing better than taking a break in front of the warm glow of the silver screen (or in front of your own big screen at home). Well, that, and some popcorn. Lots of popcorn. There you’re likely to… Read more...
This Mandalorian Star Doesn't Agree Your Theories About Her Character
Gizmodo,
From the very first episode of The Mandalorian, you wanted to know about the Armorer. She was fierce. She was mysterious. And she was wise beyond her years. As we’ve learned more about her in subsequent seasons, that mystique has only grown. Is she honest? Does she have ulterior motives? What’s her deal? Read more...
Dave Filoni Is Right Where Star Wars Needs Him to Be
There has been a great disturbance in the Force. As if, somehow, millions of voices suddenly cried out “what if Dave Filoni got a promotion?” and were suddenly answered. But while the ascension of the Clone Wars and Rebels producer to the upper echelons of Lucasfilm may give Star Wars fans tired of his particular… Read more...
Dave Filoni Just Got a Bigger, More Important Star Wars Job
It sure seems like there’s gonna be a second season of Ahsoka since its creator, Dave Filoni, just got a big promotion. Filoni is now the chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, which means that he’ll play a much bigger role in the direction Star Wars stories take in the future. Read more...
Shang-Chi, the Guardians, and Jeff Goldblum get the hypothetical treatment in What If…? season 2 trailer
Out of all its various TV and cinematic tributaries, the Marvel Cinematic Universe can only truly cut loose, canon-wise, in one place: Disney+’s animated What If…?. (Even if the first season of said show did eventually give in to the urge toward serialization that infects the entire project.) Mostly, though, the show… Read more...
Marvel's What If...? Season 2 Arrives Next Month and Here's the First Trailer
What if Marvel had a holiday present for us all? Nine straight days of brand new stories set in an alternate reality to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, that’s not a hypothetical. It’s actually happening. Read more...
Here's where to watch Elf during the 2023 holiday season
Depending on who you ask, Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau’s Elf is Hollywood’s last really major addition to the Christmas movie canon. Turning 20 years old this holiday season, the film has taken on a life of its own at this point, powered by the most purely sweet performance in Ferrell’s long career, capable of melting… Read more...
Edward Norton fought with Marvel to make a "serious" Hulk movie, which is probably why they fired him
Many lessons have been extracted from the success of Marvel’s original Iron Man over the last 15 years: Jon Favreau’s unlikely (at the time) box office winner took a B-tier comic book hero and made him the biggest name on the planet, largely by going low-key on the comic book lore, and heavy on the charisma, creating… Read more...