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D23 Teases "Andor" S2, "Mandalorian" Movie (www.darkhorizons.com)

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Lucasfilm used its part of the Disney Showcase at D23 to both tease the second season of “Andor” and offer the first tease of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” movie. First up, the second season of “Andor” had little on offer – no artwork, release date or stills – just a behind-the-scenes featurette only for the […]

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[–] golli@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

But those aren't usually big budget movies, right? Probably more in line with the cost of a few episodes. And how often do they get a theatrical release?

I'm obviously just speculating here, but i assume the Star Wars Mandalorian movie will get a proper release with a marketing campaign and all the jazz. Doubt they'll just make something cheap and drop it straight on D+.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Agreed, and I guess Star Trek would be the gold standard here, though many TV series would get a movie that received broad release, even if it wasn't expected to be an absolute blockbuster. It doesn't happen quite so much anymore, so, like, it's an older code, sir, but it checks out.

[–] golli@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Star Trek is probably a better comparison, than what i was thinking of. My mind was more on things like El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie that got a very, very limited release and serves as an epilogue. Or maybe the Psych movies that are probably more like an episode in movie form (havent seen them).

Guess we get to see how this format works out nowadays.