Daisy Ridley and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney (Getty Images) It’s already been established that a pocket of toxic Star Wars fandom is rooting for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s movie exploring the New Jedi Order to fail. But the star of the first Star Wars feature to be directed by … Read more
Photo: Jeff Spicer (Getty Images) Somehow toxic fandom has returned and at the mere mention of Star Wars and women, no less. Nonsensical virulent misogynistic notions abound as Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and the director of the studios’ upcoming Rey film Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have found themselves in the crosshairs of troll pundits and anti-woke platformers over … Read more
You possibly can at all times rely on tentpole blockbusters to offer bombastic spectacle and big motion. Through the 2010s, audiences watched loads of CG armies fall, crossovers occur, and superheroes rise to the problem. However one area of interest that wasn’t precisely being stuffed on the time (not less than within the West) was … Read more