“Those with a good memory (or a love for all things Star Wars / Donald Glover related) probably remember the 2020 announcement that Lando Calrissian would be getting his own show. Very little was known about it (such as whether it would take place before or after the events of Solo: A Star Wars Story), but it was apparently being developed by Justin Simien, the creator of Dear White People. Since then, we have heard next to nothing on the show—and with it not getting any kind of announcement at Star Wars Celebration, people are wondering, what’s the deal?” Read more at The Mary Sue Mario Kart will live on in a new theme park ride coming to Universal Studios next year. Read more at Gizmodo Despite a world of legal trouble The Flash star Ezra Miller has found themselves in, Warner Bros. intends to move forward with the planned 2023 release date of the film (for now). “Ezra Miller has gotten in trouble multiple times in the last few months, including two arrests and an alleged incident where the actor broke into a couple’s hotel room and threatened them, and it reportedly got bad enough that Warner Bros. executives held an ’emergency meeting’ about whether or not to ‘pause’ development on future projects with Miller attached—the most notable of which being the long-delayed Flash solo movie, which is supposedly going to finally come out next year.” Read more at The A.V. Club The latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi provided a bridge between the Star Wars TV series and the video game Jedi: Fallen Order. Read more at Kotaku As Netflix continues to struggle, the streaming service has decided to cut out big “vanity projects” such as The Irishman. “As Netflix experiences a loss in subscribers, it is changing the direction of its feature films and may no longer greenlight expensive ‘vanity projects’ such as Martin Scorsese‘s 2019 epic drama The Irishman, which costs a whopping $175 million USD. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service aims to make ‘bigger’ and ‘better’ movies that will not be released consecutively.” Read more at HypeBeast Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake, Tina Fey, and more of the few people who have hosted Saturday Night Live 5 (or more) times. Read more at Mental Floss
