Mangold, Star Wars and 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 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's Star Wars movie is set thousands of years in the past because he's "not interested in being handcuffed" by the massive canon
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James Mangold Doesn't Want To Be "Handcuffed" To ‘Star Wars' Lore With Upcoming Prequel
As James Mangold makes his mark on a galaxy far, far away with his upcoming Star Wars installment, he’s emphasizing the “long time ago” part of the setting. The 4x Oscar winner, who is set to co-write and direct Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi,
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
Previous comments on how James Mangold’s Star Wars movie happened have painted a picture of mutual excitement between the co-writer/director and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. So hearing that Dawn of the Jedi is not only still cooking, but it’s being given the time to do so, is exciting.
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.
James Mangold Discusses His STAR WARS Film Explaining It's Free From the Lore's Restraints
James Mangold , the director behind Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , is currently developing an ambitious Star Wars project for Lucasfilm that will explore the origins of the Jedi. Tentatively referred to as Dawn of the Jedi ,
LOGAN Director James Mangold Says His STAR WARS Movie Won't Be "Handcuffed By So Much [Immovable] Lore"
James Mangold remains hard at work on a Star Wars movie set 25,000 years in the past and, in a new interview, the filmmaker explains how that's freed him from lore and fan expectations. Check it
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.
DGA Awards Noms Analysis: What James Mangold’s Surprise Nom for ‘A Complete Unknown’ May Mean
Everyone assumed that the nominees for the Directors Guild of America ’s top DGA Award would include, as they did in ...
Oscar Predictions: Best Director — DGA Gives Boost to James Mangold, With Payal Kapadia Surging
Oscars best director predictions include Ridley Scott, Jacques Audiard, Steve McQueen, RaMell Ross, Ridley Scott and Denis ...
Sean Baker, James Mangold, Brady Corbet, Edward Berger, and Jacques Audiard Among DGA Awards Nominees
Sean Baker for "Anora," Brady Corbet for "The Brutalist," James Mangold for "A Complete Unknown," Jacques Audiard for "Emilia ...
“I Was Sitting in the Library Writing It, Crying”: Jesse Eisenberg, James Mangold, Halina Reijn and the Writer Roundtable
Justin Kuritzkes (‘Challengers’ and ‘Queer’), Payal Kapadia (‘All We Imagine as Light’), Mangold (‘A Complete Unknown’), ...
Breaking Baz: How ‘A Complete Unknown’ Costume Designer Turned Detective To Find Vintage Outfits For Timothée Chalamet And His Co-Stars
A Complete Unknown costume designer Arianne Phillips and her team had to dress thousands of extras as well as Timothée ...
'A Complete Unknown' Pushes James Mangold's Career Box Office Closer to a Massive Milestone
Following his work on the Indiana Jones franchise, A Complete Unknown has pushed James Mangold's career box office total to ...