Browsing: Jon Favreau

We’re getting a live-action Star Wars series from Disney’s streaming service Disney+ called The Mandalorian from director Jon Favreau. Included within this series is a HUGE Marvel Studios connection- fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe directors (like Thor: Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi and Ant-Man, Ant-Man and The Wasps’s Peyton Reed) are on board to direct episodes of the live-action series. This photo Favreau shared from […]

This is one of those times when listening to a podcast reminds you of something you half-remember watching- in this case, an episode of Jon Favreau’s AWESOME series, Dinner For Five. Specifically, if you give a listen to Kevin Smith’s recent Fatman Beyond podcast (recorded live at Scum and Villainy Cantina in Los Angeles), the filmmaker waxes poetic […]

It would appear that former MMA fighter Gina Carano has joined the cast of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian live-action Star Wars tv seres for Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. Carano is no stranger to action roles, having appeared in Deadpool as comic book character Angel Dust, as well as the Fast & Furious franchise. Yesterday, we learned that Game of Thrones alum Pedro Pascal was […]

It would appear that those rumors about Pedro Pascal joining Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars series for Disney+ are true, as the actor will be leading The Mandalorian. This is super exciting, and thanks to Variety for first reporting this news. You’d probably recall seeing Pascal as Dornish Prince Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, or Netflix’s Narcos. He’ll also be […]

While yes, Jon Favreau is hard at work right now making a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s new streaming service, he’s ALSO working on his adaptation of The Lion King for the House of Mouse. Following the success of Favreau’s live-action Jungle Book, next up on the remake docket just happens to be Disney’s take on Hamlet […]

Prepare yourself, deep-cut Star Wars fans, this new post from The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau is gonna excite you. Does the name Willrow Hood mean anything to you?   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jon Favreau (@jonfavreau) on Oct 12, 2018 at 4:17pm PDT Perhaps you’ll recall THIS scene from Star Wars: The […]

Today on Instagram, filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau revealed a tease of what his Star Wars series is going to be about for the new Disney streaming service, and we can hear hordes of helmeted fans gearing up for it. His message reads: “After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in […]

Two universes, both alike in Disney- wait no, let’s not go that route. Instead let’s say that during the world premiere red carpet for Solo: A Star Wars Story, someone who knows a bit about both galaxies Mr. Jon Favreau commented about a character’s return. While speaking to the staff from the Star Wars Show on the […]

The first film in the yet-to-be-established Marvel Cinematic Universe Iron Man released on May 2nd 2008, 10 years ago today in fact.  While maybe it’s not the most impressive anniversary in the world, it *is* one to discuss, especially considering what flick just broke the biggest opening weekend box office record. Bleeding Cool decided to pool our […]

There was a new tv spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story today, and although there isn’t anything super crazy awesome, we do get some more footage of the mysterious alien filmmaker Jon Favreau is playing. This most recent tv spot introduces Rio Durant- who may or may not be named after a fairly well known 80’s […]