Star Wars, James Mangold

James Mangold’s ‘Star Wars’ Is Set 25,000 Years Before the Other Movies: What’s Happening in That Era?
The "A Complete Unknown" director said he's excited to make a movie set in this period so he's not "handcuffed" to "Star Wars" lore.
James Mangold's ‘Star Wars' Movie Is Set 25,000 Years Before ‘Phantom Menace' So That It's Not ‘Handcuffed by Lore': Then ‘You Can't Please Anybody'
James Mangold, who just picked up a Directors Guild of America nomination for “A Complete Unknown,” recently told MovieWeb that his upcoming “Star Wars” movie is deliberately set thousands of years before any other movie in the long-running franchise so that he doesn’t have to deal with the canon and can thus avoid angering fans.
James Mangold's Star Wars Movie Won't be 'Handcuffed' to Lore
For a director who's helmed multiple box office successes, including Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line with Joaquin Phoenix and Girl, Interrupted with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is undoubtedly his biggest project yet.
This Star Wars Making of Documentary Is One of Lucasfilm’s Best Movies
Making Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace really is one of Lucasfilm’s best movies. How is it that, in a filmography that includes the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, a “making of” documentary ranks among the best titles put out by the legendary
James Mangold's Star Wars movie is set thousands of years in the past because he's "not interested in being handcuffed" by the massive canon
A new Star Wars movie is on the way from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold, and it's going to be set tens of thousands of years back on the Star Wars timeline. Why set it so far in the past? Well, it's because Mangold doesn't want his hands tied by Star Wars's formidable canon.
James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi will avoid being handcuffed by Star Wars lore
James Mangold is taking the phrase, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” quite literally. Mangold’s Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi will be a prequel movie set thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga. Mangold, who will direct Dawn of the Jedi, is excited to tell a new story with his co-writer, Beau Willimon.
James Mangold Finally Explains Why His Star Wars Movie Is Dawn of the Jedi Era
After concluding the saga of Indiana Jones, and bringing the enigma known as Bob Dlyan to the big screen, director James Mangold will be turning his attention to a galaxy far, far away. He’ll also be turning back the clock on that galaxy thousands of years.
32 movies that inspired Star Wars
From Japanese samurai flicks to gritty war movies, the visual language and tonal atmosphere of Star Wars is rooted in decades upon decades of film history. Here are 32 movies that inspired Star Wars creator George Lucas, as well as his many successors.
James Mangold Shared An Update On His Star Wars Movie, And I Love His Thoughts On What’s Most ‘Important’ To Him About The Film
Beau and I, in relation to Star Wars, have been working on a script, and we'll see what happens [...] Again, it’s just a matter of, do we find a way on the page to say something original? The Star Wars movie would be taking place 25,
James Mangold's Dawn Of The Jedi Will Have A Big Advantage Over Other Star Wars Movies
The thing James Mangold finds most appealing about his Dawn of the Jedi movie may also allow the film to chart a bold new future for Star Wars.
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James Mangold Talks His New STAR WARS Movie, Plus All the New STAR WARS Movies Announced (Including Daisy Ridley’s Return as Rey)
After many false starts and canceled projects, Star Wars is finally ready to return to theaters. Lucasfilm announced three new upcoming standalone movies during the opening of Star Wars ...
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James Mangold doesn't want to be 'handcuffed by lore' with Star Wars movie
Director James Mangold wanted to set his Star Wars movie thousands of years before the existing films because he didn't want ...
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'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 7 is a bittersweet return to At Attin
Skeleton Crew's penultimate episode lets Jude Law shine again and feels like the first half of a season finale that remains ...
The 10 Most Powerful Star Wars Characters Ranked
Star Wars has never seemed interested in fleshing out the rules and limitations of the Force, but at the center of nerd culture, it hasn’t always had a choice. Over the years, some characters have ...