#Daisy Ridley Says ‘Star Wars’ Toyed With Rey’s Parentage, Including Making Her a Kenobi

#Daisy Ridley Says ‘Star Wars’ Toyed With Rey’s Parentage, Including Making Her a Kenobi

“#Daisy Ridley Says ‘Star Wars’ Toyed With Rey’s Parentage, Including Making Her a Kenobi” Rey Kenobi? That might have been the true parentage of Rey revealed in Star Wars: Episode IX, according to Daisy Ridley, who revealed that the Star Wars teams toyed with several ideas for Rey’s origins before settling on making her the granddaughter of…

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#Ridley Scott Says It’s “Doubtful” the New ‘Alien’ Movie Will Continue the Story of ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’

#Ridley Scott Says It’s “Doubtful” the New ‘Alien’ Movie Will Continue the Story of ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’

“#Ridley Scott Says It’s “Doubtful” the New ‘Alien’ Movie Will Continue the Story of ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’” In the wake of Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the future of the Alien film franchise is very much up in the air. But Ridley Scott, the director who kicked off the entire thing with his 1979…

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#Disney Criticized for ‘Mulan’ Credits Thanking Chinese Propaganda Departments Linked to Detention Camps, Underreporting COVID-19 Cases

#Disney Criticized for ‘Mulan’ Credits Thanking Chinese Propaganda Departments Linked to Detention Camps, Underreporting COVID-19 Cases

“#Disney Criticized for ‘Mulan’ Credits Thanking Chinese Propaganda Departments Linked to Detention Camps, Underreporting COVID-19 Cases” When Disney first announced its remake of Mulan, Asian-American audiences who grew up on the 1998 original only had one major concern: no whitewashing. But cut to five years later, following the unexpected release of the Niki Caro-directed film on Disney…

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#Tzi Ma on Being the Go-To Onscreen Asian Father, What ‘Mulan’ Means for the Asian-American Community [Interview]

#Tzi Ma on Being the Go-To Onscreen Asian Father, What ‘Mulan’ Means for the Asian-American Community [Interview]

“#Tzi Ma on Being the Go-To Onscreen Asian Father, What ‘Mulan’ Means for the Asian-American Community [Interview]” Tzi Ma has become the go-to dad in countless Asian-led movies. From The Farewell to Tigertail, culminating in this year’s highly anticipated Disney remake of Mulan, there’s a warmth and world-weariness that the Hong Kong-born actor brings to films that are beginning…

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#Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Disney Animation Artist for ‘Hercules,’ ‘Princess and the Frog,’ Dies at 55

#Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Disney Animation Artist for ‘Hercules,’ ‘Princess and the Frog,’ Dies at 55

“#Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Disney Animation Artist for ‘Hercules,’ ‘Princess and the Frog,’ Dies at 55” Sue Nichols Maciorowski, a Disney Animation artist whose contributions in visual development and story art helped shape the Disney Renaissance, has died. She was 55 years old. Disney Animation artist Maciorowski, who legacy at the House of Mouse helped build…

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