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Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write New Star Wars Movie

By Zach Johnson We’ve intercepted a transmission from a galaxy far, far away: Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit and directed the widely-acclaimed first season finale episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+, will direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theatrical release! Joining Waititi …

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All the Stellar Things to Read, Watch and Play This Star Wars Day

By Savannah Salazar Since its premiere in 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope has influenced generations upon generations of fans, becoming a huge “force” in popular culture—spurring three trilogies, TV shows, books and games (and that just scratches the surface!). The classic tales of good vs. evil, light and dark and everyone in …

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5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Week

By Zach Johnson There’s no better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than by watching some old and new favorites! In addition to making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker available to stream two months early (thus completing the Skywalker Saga), Disney+ will be debuting the first episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian just as …

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5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Week

By Zach Johnson Whether you’re in need of a good cry or a good laugh, this week has got you covered! This Wednesday, you can stream all 12 episodes of the Hulu Original series Normal People, based upon the popular novel. The next day, ABC will continue to bring the funny with an all-new episode …

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How DuckTales’ Composer Made Sure Donald Duck Hit All the Right Notes

By Beth Deitchman Life has always been like a hurricane on DuckTales, and in a brand-new episode of the animated series that just premiered on Disney XD, love has a similarly dramatic effect on Donald Duck. This morning marked Daisy Duck’s DuckTales debut, and it was love at first sight for Huey, Dewey, and Louie’s …

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Get the Scoop on Secret Society of Second-Born Royals—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter First Look at Disney+’s New Secret Society of Second-Born Royals You read about it last year, right here at D23.com—and now, its premiere is drawing ever closer… Just this week, Disney+ revealed a first look at its much-anticipated new film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. Produced by Disney Channel, the film follows …

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5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Week

By Zach Johnson There’s a lot to watch this week—and you won’t want to miss a minute! The fun begins Monday with the season finale of Cosmos: Possible Worlds on National Geographic. Then, in honor of Earth Day, National Geographic and Nat Geo WILD are presenting two brand-new specials, Born Wild: The Next Generation and …

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10 Disneynature Films on Disney+ to Celebrate Earth Month

By Courtney Potter On April 22, 1970, a global movement began to honor this little blue planet we call home. Fifty years later, Earth Day (and more recently Earth Month, celebrated during all 30 days of April) continues to call attention to the ways we can nurture and protect Mother Earth, including its incredibly diverse …

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