Mangold, Star Wars

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 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 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 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 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'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 plans for ‘Star Wars’ prequel
A Complete Unknown' director James Mangold has shared some of his plans for his upcoming project: 'Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi'.
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.
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 ...
“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’), ...