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First Look, Directors Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars Series ‘The Mandalorian’

Jon Favreau gave Star Wars fans something to look forward to with a recent Instagram post outlining the title and story for the new live-action series set to debut on Disney’s upcoming streaming service, and Disney quickly followed up with a first look at The Mandalorian and a list of episode directors. Production on #TheMandalorian, Star First Look, Directors Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars Series ‘The Mandalorian’

‘The Mandalorian’ – Favreau Reveals Name of Star Wars Live-Action Series

CEO Bob Iger recently stated that Disney would be slowing its pace with Star Wars cinematic releases in the future, but that hasn’t halted progress on a big budget project set in the “galaxy far, far away” for the company’s soon-to-debut streaming service. Director Jon Favreau has just announced the title for the highly-anticipated Star ‘The Mandalorian’ – Favreau Reveals Name of Star Wars Live-Action Series

Bob Iger Speaks on Fox Integration, Recent Firings, Streaming Service and More

In an interview just published by The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger briefly covered a wide array of topics that have been at the forefront of recent Disney headlines, including how Fox’s Marvel IP will join Disney’s, the controversial firings of creative talent, the pace of upcoming Star Wars installments, and alcohol Bob Iger Speaks on Fox Integration, Recent Firings, Streaming Service and More

Disney Streaming Service to Produce Marvel Series for Loki, Scarlet Witch, and More

It is well known that Disney’s upcoming streaming service will have a significant Marvel presence when it launches in 2019, but a recent report suggests some unanticipated content for the platform which will focus on side characters from the MCU. According to Variety sources, standalone Marvel series will be created for the new streaming service Disney Streaming Service to Produce Marvel Series for Loki, Scarlet Witch, and More

Disney Lays Off Consumer Products Employees Ahead Of Fox Acquisition

During Disney’s 3rd quarter earnings report, CEO Bob Iger mentioned that the acquisition of major Fox properties would call for a reshuffle in certain departments of the company. The Consumer Products and Interactive Media Segment is experiencing growing pains with this partial merger as employees as far up as VP’s were laid off on Thursday. Disney Lays Off Consumer Products Employees Ahead Of Fox Acquisition

Disney Names Its Streaming Service ‘Disney Play’ As It Tries To Catch Netflix

Update: It was originally reported by Variety that the tentative name of Disney’s upcoming streaming service would be Disney Play. Variety has since retracted that information. According to Fortune, Disney has confirmed that Disney Play is not the tentative name. Original Story: For the time being, Disney’s heavily talked about direct-to-consumer streaming service will be called Disney Disney Names Its Streaming Service ‘Disney Play’ As It Tries To Catch Netflix

Disney’s New Streaming Service Gives Ricky Strauss Creative Oversight

As many know, Disney is rolling out a new streaming service similar to Netflix that is making waves in the entertainment industry. Following that pattern, Disney has surprised Hollywood once again by assigning Ricky Strauss creative oversight of programming as President of Content and Marketing for Disney’s streaming service. Rising through the ranks at Disney, Disney’s New Streaming Service Gives Ricky Strauss Creative Oversight

Disney Tries to Reclaim Star Wars Rights from TNT, TBS for New Streaming Service

When The Walt Disney Company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service launches, they are going to want a full roster of all their most popular intellectual property at their disposal to entice viewers. It seems that with the Star Wars franchise, they’ve caught themselves in a bit of a bind. According to Bloomberg sources, Disney has recently Disney Tries to Reclaim Star Wars Rights from TNT, TBS for New Streaming Service