About this episode
The episode discusses the significant box office drop of The Mandalorian and Grogu and critiques the direction of Star Wars under Kathleen Kennedy.
The Mandalorian and Grogu has officially hit a record (according to online publications) for the biggest Star Wars box office drop off in its second week. With about 70% of a dip, The Mandalorian and Grogu doesn't look like it will make it's money back, at least from the theatrical release. Merchandise and Disney Plus surely will cover the cost over time, however this doesn't seem to be a box office success, unnfortunately. I blame the previous direction that Kathleen Kennedy steered Star Wars and Lucasfilm in which led us to right here, apathy. Let's see how they can fix this issue going forwards. I want Star Wars to always win, and in order to do that, we must have stories that are meaningful and make you want to go see these films. We need concrete planning, outlines and story development. Not just disjointed-ness after the brilliant Mandalorian Season 2 finale. THEORY SABERS - https://theorysabers.com/ Best sellers: Ani III - The Chosen One - https://www.theorysabers.com/product/hilt-ani3 Prodigal Son V1 (Affordable Version) - https://www.theorysabers.com/product/hilt-lukev1 HATS and MERCH - https://www.theorysabers.com/products-3?category=Accessories&subcategory=Merch…
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Host: Star Wars Theory
Topics covered
- box office performance
- Star Wars
- The Mandalorian
- film analysis
- storytelling
- Kathleen Kennedy
Keywords
- Mandalorian
- Grogu
- box office drop
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Star Wars
- film success
- story development
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Books & works: The Mandalorian
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