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BBC Studios, Kadokawa, and Wheel In Motion are making a live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service TV series. Read more at Empire.

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February 27th will mark the season 2 premiere of Apple’s Monarch Legacy of Monsters starring Anna Sawai and Kurt Russell.

As you’ve likely heard people saying for years now, Andor is truly excellent TV – whether you’re a Star Wars super-fan, or someone who only dabbles in the galaxy far, far away. And now, with just two months to go until the second (and final) season of Tony Gilroy’s revolutionary drama gets underway, we finally have a teaser trailer, promising an explosive return from a Star Wars story like no other. Get ready for the return of Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor – alongside a rich tapestry of rebels from across the galactic firmament – and give the Season 2 trailer a here:

Dick Pope, the legendary two-time Oscar nominated British cinematographer and longtime collaborator of auteur Mike Leigh, has died at the age of 77. News of Pope’s passing was confirmed by the British Society of Cinematographers in a statement shared on their website earlier today.

In recent years, more extraneous parts of Star Wars lore have been welcomed back into the saga’s main continuity. Shows like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka have been a treasure-trove of references to lesser-explored areas of the galaxy’s mythos, whether it’s the live-action debuts of Krrsantan and Grand Admiral Thrawn, a glimpse of the Mythosaur, or the arrival of the Dark Troopers. But one part of Star Wars history that isn’t considered canon anymore – and so far hasn’t been welcomed back in – is the pair of Ewok movies, Caravan Of Courage and The Battle For Endor. The two made-for-TV films were released in the mid-‘80s, and now have a home on Disney+, even if they’re not part of the official story these days. But if you have a soft spot for Wicket’s adventures, buckle up: one species from The Battle For Endor is about to make a comeback.

A passion project in the works for eight years, Alice Lowe’s follow-up to Prevenge borrows from the likes of Terry Gilliam and Stanley Kubrick to tell a story about the obsessive pursuit of love, with a healthy side of schlocky gore. Lowe has long been something of a savant of the strange and macabre, from her breakout role in Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace onwards. But her imagination really runs wild here, leaping between centuries with aplomb, even if the jokes are disappointingly weak.

The Paddington films have always been imbued with a deep love of cinema. Paul King’s Paddington and Paddington 2 revelled in creating handcrafted textures, both beautifully shot and making nods to classic slapstick comedies, prison escape dramas, and soundstage musicals. Next, Paddington is venturing out of London – make way for Paddington In Peru, a threequel that sees Douglas Wilson make his directorial debut, taking the reins from King, and sending our young furry hero (and the Brown family) on an Amazonian adventure. That change of location means an influx of new cinematic touchstones.

After reprising his role as Star Wars villain Director Orson Krennic last year in The Bad Batch, it looks like Rogue One actor Ben Mendelsohn is eyeing a return to that galaxy far, far away for Andor Season 2. Just last weekend, Diego Luna — who plays the eponymous rebel in both Gareth Edwards’ film and Tony Gilroy’s series — teased to fans at ACE Superhero Comic Con that “there will be characters that you recognise” in the Peabody award-winning show’s second series. And now, in an interview with The Playlist, Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios — director of the last three episodes of Andor’s upcoming series — has let slip that Mendelsohn is among the recognisable characters fans can expect to see when the show returns.

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