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Disney’s forthcoming Netflix rival adds new ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel series to its lineup

Despite the rather unoriginal-sounding name of Disney’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service, Disney+ is gearing up to be a pretty big deal ahead of its late-2019 launch as the soon-to-be Netflix rival will feature several new series revolving around characters within the Star Wars and Marvel universes.
With production already underway on Jon Favreau’s previously announced live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger revealed yesterday that Lucasfilm is developing a second live-action Star Wars series for Disney+ that will begin shooting sometime next year and will follow the adventures of Cassian Andor, the Rebel spy played by Diego Luna in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
“Going back to the Star Wars universe is very special for me,” said Luna, who will reprise his role for the upcoming series. “I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply.”
The untitled series will follow Cassian during the formative years of the Rebellion, prior to the events that unfold in Rogue One, and “will explore tales filled with espionage and daring missions to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of a ruthless Empire,” according to the show’s official logline.
And, as if that wasn’t enough, Iger also announced that Marvel Studios has begun development on a series based on Tom Hiddleston’s deceptious God of Mischief, Loki, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Disney seems to be keeping details about this particular project tightly under wraps as Iger wouldn’t mention anything about the show beyond the fact that it’s in the works.
TV News
Jordan Peele’s revival of ‘The Twilight Zone’ will premiere on CBS All Access this April

Jordan Peele‘s eagerly awaited revival of The Twilight Zone will premiere on CBS All Access on Monday, April 1 with new episodes of the series debuting weekly on Thursdays beginning April 11, the streaming service announced Wednesday.
The Twilight Zone, which is being produced, hosted, and narrated by Peele, will feature an all-star cast that includes the likes of Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Lucinda Dryzek, Taissa Farmiga, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jefferson White, Jonathan Whitesell, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise, and Steven Yeun.
CBS Television Studios is producing the series in association with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Simon Kinberg‘s Genre Films. Peele and Kinberg are also serving as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling, Rick Berg, and Greg Yaitanes.
The original Twilight Zone series was created by Rod Serling and ran for five seasons until 1964, ending with a total of 156 episodes that starred actors like Dennis Hopper, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Redford, and William Shatner. The show was known for using socially conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times.
“Rod Serling was an uncompromising visionary who not only shed light on social issues of his time but prophesied issues of ours,” Peele said in a statement last year. “I’m honored to carry on his legacy to a new generation of audiences as the gatekeeper of The Twilight Zone.”
The series will be available exclusively only to CBS All Access subscribers.
Movie News
2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards winners revealed: See who won big at last night’s ceremony

The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by Megan Mullally, were well underway at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium Expo Hall on Sunday evening with Black Panther picking up the night’s biggest honor for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Individual awards went to Mahershala Ali, Emily Blunt, Rami Malek and Glenn Close for performances in film, while Patricia Arquette, Jason Bateman, Rachel Brosnahan, Darren Criss, Sandra Oh, and Tony Shalhoub picked up awards for performances in television.
The complete list of 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards winners is below.
The Theatrical Motion Picture Recipients are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RAMI MALEK / Freddie Mercury – “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
GLENN CLOSE / Joan Castleman – “THE WIFE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MAHERSHALA ALI / Dr. Donald Shirley – “GREEN BOOK” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
EMILY BLUNT / Evelyn Abbott – “A QUIET PLACE” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
ANGELA BASSETT / Ramonda
CHADWICK BOSEMAN / T’Challa/Black Panther
STERLING K. BROWN / N’Jobu
WINSTON DUKE / M’Baku
MARTIN FREEMAN / Everett K. Ross
DANAI GURIRA / Okoye
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Erik Killmonger
DANIEL KALUUYA / W’Kabi
LUPITA NYONG’O / Nakia
ANDY SERKIS / Ulysses Klaue
FOREST WHITAKER / Zuri
LETITIA WRIGHT / Shuri
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
The Television Recipients are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
DARREN CRISS / Andrew Cunanan – “THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE:
AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Tilly Mitchell – “ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA” (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SANDRA OH / Eve Polastri – “KILLING EVE” (BBC America)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime Video)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime Video)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THIS IS US(NBC)
ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson
STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson
NILES FITCH / Teenage Randall
MACKENZIE HANCSICSAK / Young Kate
JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson
FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson
JON HUERTAS / Miguel Rivas
MELANIE LIBURD / Zoe
CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson
MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson
LYRIC ROSS / Déjà
CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon
MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson
HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Prime Video)
CAROLINE AARON / Shirley Maisel
ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel
MARIN HINKLE / Rose Weissman
ZACHARY LEVI / Benjamin
KEVIN POLLAK / Moishe Maisel
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman
BRIAN TARANTINA / Jackie
MICHAEL ZEGEN / Joel Maisel
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
GLOW (Netflix)
The 55th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
ALAN ALDA
Trailers
‘Game of Thrones’ will return for its eighth and final season on April 14, new teaser reveals

Ahead of the premiere of the third season of True Detective on Sunday, HBO aired a new Game of Thrones teaser which reveals April 14 as the debut date for the show’s upcoming six-episode eighth season.
The teaser, which was directed by David Nutter, who won an Emmy in 2015 for the season five finale of Game of Thrones, features an original score by Ramin Djawadi, who also picked up an Emmy for his work on the show in 2018 for the season seven finale.
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who wrote the scripts for season eight with Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill, also directed several episodes of the forthcoming season along with Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik.
While the eighth season of Game of Thrones will ultimately also be its last, HBO isn’t done with the property altogether, as the network has an assortment of different plans for the show tucked up their sleeves.
One of those plans is a spinoff series, which will be set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones and will chronicle the world’s descent from the so-called “Golden Age of Heroes” into its darkest period in history.
“We’re just starting the search for director [and] casting director,” HBO programming president Casey Bloys said in November, adding that he hopes the spinoff which is based on a story created by Jane Goldman and Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, will begin shooting this year.
Season eight of Game of Thrones will air at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.