Moving To The Smal Screen

Unless you've never heard of Star Wars you probably know that Ewan McGregor has been pushing for an Obi Wan  stand alone movie.  While Star Wars: Rogue One did pretty good in the theaters, the lack luster box office disappointment off  Solo made the Mouse House do a double take.  They are currently not planning any new Star Wars movies after this year's Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.  While the franchise has made them a boat load of money, they franchise seems to be dipping.  There was a lot of complaints after Star Wars: The Last Jedi  and more recently with Solo, so in order to regroup and start from scratch, Disney is going to keep the franchise going on the small screen.

It's already been announced the upcoming streaming platform  Disney+ will be producing a live action television series called The Mandiloriam.  There is now word that Disney and Ewan McGregor are in talks to bring his character of Obi Wan Kenobi to their streaming service.  There is also talk of making a Boba Fett  series for their streaming service as well.

This is a smart move, in all honesty.  Movies (without the "Marvel" name in front of it) seem to keep taking a hit in the theaters.  This is due to a number of factors (the chief one being the laziness of Hollywood to come up with a great new idea, hence all of the remakes we keep seeing, including from Disney!)  This will allow them to introduce new material for their property, without risking the bad reviews from movie critics.  It will also push more subscribers to their channel, since this will be the only option for viewing it, just like CBS All Access and their upcoming Picard  series.

This isn't the only Disney+ original series to be announced, as Marvel will be featuring WandaVision and What If? (new animated series) once it launches, but it will make a dent in both Netflix and Hulu once it launches.  I'll be subscribing once it does, so expect more posts regarding these series once they start to stream.