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Is The Mandalorian hurting the Star Wars movie franchise?

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (19445)
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https://observer.com/2020/11/star-wars-disney-plus-shows-movies-box-office-taika-waititi/

"Despite occasional forays onto the small screen, Star Wars has always been a big screen brand first and foremost," says Brandon Katz. "Yet Disney+’s The Mandalorian has indisputably helped to repair some of the damage the franchise suffered as a result of the divisive sequel trilogy (which still earned an envy-inducing amount of money). Next year, Mandalorian will be joined by confirmed upcoming TV series featuring Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, and the animated Bad Batch. There are also a handful of rumored series, such as one for Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano, that are unconfirmed but possible additions to Disney+’s growing library. At the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has delayed Taika Waititi’s theatrical Star Wars feature until 2023, cementing the small screen as the go-to home for a galaxy far, far away for the immediate future. The unknown is if audiences will become so accustomed to immediate access blockbuster Star Wars TV series that the allure of a theatrical release begins to dull."

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 3 years ago

I’d say it’s saved Star Wars as it’s now been established that Disney can actually do something right. They need to get rid of Kathleen Kennedy

[–] necramonium (219) 3 years ago

The Mandalorian is how Star Wars should have been since the new movies, more darker but sometimes still with glimpses of humor. Jon Favreau really should have been the director for the movies.