After the crew was abruptly sent home in January as Lucasfilm decided that the current drafts of the scripts weren't up to scratch, many were fearing that upcoming Disney Plus exclusive Obi-Wan Kenobi would be the latest Star Wars project under the Disney banner to fall victim to behind the scenes misfortune.
Despite being the runaway leaders in the streaming wars with over 183 million subscribers, Netflix have always been fairly secretive when it comes to their business model. The company only seem to release viewership numbers when one of their projects turns out to be a massive success, meaning that nobody really knows how popular the majority of their content is among customers.
Following the announcement that Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Tano and Katee Sackhoff's Bo-Katan would be appearing in the second season of The Mandalorian, it would seem that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are intent to open up the extended Star Wars universe and bring some more fan favorite animated characters into the live-action realm.
With the world in the midst of more vocal calls for widespread equality than there's been in a long time, Hollywood is expected to lead the charge as one of the most visible mediums in popular culture. As brands that draw in the biggest audiences, the industry's premiere franchises should realistically be at the forefront of increasing diversity and representation, and based on recent comments by Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson, it sounds like the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be at the head of the table.
Mark Wahlberg is never going to be regarded as one of the most acclaimed dramatic actors in Hollywood, despite picking up an Academy Award nomination for The Departed, but his performances in more serious fare are usually much better than the ones he gives in the run-of-the-mill action movies he regularly appears in.
The internet was overjoyed when it was announced that The Matrix 4 and John Wick: Chapter 4 would be released simultaneously, with Keanu Reeves Day instantly becoming one of the hottest dates on the 2021 calendar. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus pandemic has seen those plans thrown out of the window, as Neo's fourth outing was delayed by almost an entire year and John Wick's return was also pushed back.
Nothing sums up the two faces of social media quite like cancel culture. If people don't like something, then they'll go out of their way to make sure that everyone knows about it, with hashtags frequently trending for any number of reasons, many of which are completely ridiculous.
With The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It fleeing to 2021 as a result of the continued effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming Candyman reboot is now the clear frontrunner to stake a real claim for being the biggest and most popular horror hit of the year.