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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

Harrison Ford And Steven Spielberg Were Never Fully On Board With The Fourth Indiana Jones Movie, Even While They Were Making It

Apparently, they had reservations from the start.

Cinemablend

Steven Spielberg Got A Little Snarky About Getting Turned Down To Direct James Bond Back In The Day

Spielberg has a license to be petty.

Cinemablend

‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct Bond – twice

Film-maker says he approached producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli after Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were hits, but was knocked back both times

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Steven Spielberg reveals he was ‘consistently turned down’ to direct Bond films

The American director said 007 producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli had ignored his repeated requests.

Evening Standard

Steven Spielberg says James Bond producer rejected him twice but ‘can’t afford’ him now

Filmmaker says he ended up directing Indiana Jones franchise after being turned down

The Independent UK

George Lucas once had a "brilliant idea" to make a special edition of Howard the Duck with Robin Williams

A quacking idea

Total Film

A Luke Skywalker reference involving Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian and Grogu was added on the day, Jon Favreau says

A Luke Skywalker reference in The Mandalorian and Grogu was a last minute addition

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Jon Favreau reveals he reached out to Star Wars creator George Lucas for one specific aspect of The Mandalorian and Grogu

George Lucas was involved in The Mandalorian and Grogu thanks to a specific starfighter

Total Film

Masters of the Universe shows how companies learned to monetise childhood forever

A new Masters of the Universe film is now out in cinemas – nearly four decades on from the original 1983 cartoon series and 1987 film.

The Conversation

3 signs a garden room will provide the ideal extra space you need, and the one factor that means it may not be suitable

Plus the one factor that means it may not be suitable

Ideal Home

The best Steven Spielberg films, chosen by directors, critics and super-fans: ‘pure popcorn perfection’

From franchise hits to historical epics, joyous musicals to autobiographical family sagas: Steven Spielberg has done it all. As his latest sci-fi film Disclosure Day is released, film-makers, authors and Guardian critics reveal which of his movies means the most to them

The Guardian - UK

Marcia Lucas obituary

Film editor who won an Oscar for her work on Star Wars, which she nevertheless referred to as ‘a kids’ movie’

The Guardian - UK

Steven Spielberg Explains Why Tom Selleck Had To Drop Out Of Indiana Jones

What could've been...

Cinemablend

Why a 1980s TV icon lost the iconic Indiana Jones role to Harrison Ford

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Total Film

Before The Mandalorian and Grogu and The Clone Wars, Embo was originally supposed to appear in George Lucas’ abandoned $40 million per episode Star Wars series

Dave Filoni says Embo was originally supposed to appear in Star Wars earlier

The Independent UK

Steven Spielberg on the star who almost played Indiana Jones: ‘We wanted Tom’

Tom Selleck missed out on iconic role due to contractual obligations with network behind Magnum PI

Inverse

50 Years Ago, Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars' Most Crucial Scene

In memory of the essential editor, Marcia Lucas, who crafted the ending of 'Star Wars.'

Space

It had the power! The weird origins of He-Man, Skeletor, and the 'Masters of the Universe'

Mattel's musclebound response to 'Star Wars' had a life of its own

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The Guardian - AU

Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80

‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancer

The Independent UK

Award-winning Star Wars editor and George Lucas’ ex-wife dies

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The Independent UK

Marcia Lucas: Oscar-winning editor behind original Star Wars films dies aged 80

Marcia Lucas was married to Star Wars creator George Lucas from 1969 to 1983

Cinemablend

Jon Favreau And Dave Filoni Got Asked The 'Most Controversial' Star Wars Question (But I Dig Their Answers)

Points were made.

Euronews

Bad news for Star Wars as 'The Mandalorian And Grogu' becomes lowest box office opening for series

'The Mandalorian And Grogu', the Star Wars franchise’s first big screen outing since 2019’s 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', has broken an unfortunate record. It has opened to the lowest box office in the franchise’s history.

MusicRadar

“It was the record that changed our lives. The record that won us freedom of creative expression”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee recalls how the band's 1976 prog classic 2112 transformed their fortunes

No one at the record company was happy to hear that Rush had another concept record. But this time the prog trio stuck the landing on a sci-fi epic that changed everything

Total Film

Dave Filoni is "closely in step" with The Mandalorian and Grogu even though it's more standalone than the planned season 4, says Jon Favreau

Exclusive: Jon Favreau explains why The Mandalorian and Grogu is a standalone adventure

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