{"id":92817,"date":"2023-04-08T14:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/08\/james-mangold-cites-10-commandments-ben-hur-inspiration-for-his-star-wars-film\/"},"modified":"2023-04-08T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T14:32:29","slug":"james-mangold-cites-10-commandments-ben-hur-inspiration-for-his-star-wars-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/08\/james-mangold-cites-10-commandments-ben-hur-inspiration-for-his-star-wars-film\/","title":{"rendered":"James Mangold Cites &#8217;10 Commandments&#8217; &#038; &#8216;Ben-Hur&#8217; Inspiration For His &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \"\/>\n<p>Earlier in the present day on the Star Wars Celebration in London,\u00a0<strong>Lucasfilm<\/strong>\u00a0head\u00a0<strong>Kathleen Kennedy<\/strong>\u00a0introduced three upcoming \u201c<strong>Star Wars<\/strong>\u201d movies: one from\u00a0<strong>Dave Filoni<\/strong>, one from\u00a0<strong>Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy<\/strong>, and one other from\u00a0<strong>James Mangold<\/strong>. Filoni\u2019s movie wraps up a number of storylines from\u00a0<strong>Disney+<\/strong>\u00a0exhibits, whereas Obaid-Chinoy\u2019s follows up on\u00a0<strong>Daisy Ridley<\/strong>\u2018s Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order. But what about Mangold\u2019s movie?<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/star-wars-movies-dave-filoni-james-mangold-1235576542\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a> has the news on Mangold\u2019s intentions for his \u201cStar Wars\u201d initiatives, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/dawn-of-the-jedi-star-wars-movie-james-mangold-20230407\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tentatively titled \u201c<strong>Dawn Of The Jedi<\/strong>.\u201d<\/a> And that working title reveals what Mangold\u2019s entry within the \u201cStar Wars\u201d universe will study. In brief, he\u2019ll discover the beginnings of the Jedi order and its founders, set hundreds of years earlier than the occasions of the unique \u201cStar Wars\u201d movies. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance to tell the entire story of its own, the birth of the force,\u201d Mangold informed Variety. \u201cWhen I first talked to Kathy Kennedy about it, I simply mentioned, \u2018I just see this opening to make kind of a \u201c<strong>Ben-Hur<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>The 10 Commandments<\/strong>\u201d about the birth of the force.\u2019\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So a non secular epic set within the \u201cStar Wars\u201d universe? Not a foul thought. \u201cThe force has become a kind of religious legend that spans through all these movies,\u201d Mangold continued. \u201cBut where did it come from? How is it found? Who found it? Who was the first Jedi? And that\u2019s what I\u2019m writing right now.\u201d Obviously, an origin story of the drive received\u2019t take care of any well-known \u201cStar Wars\u201d characters, so Mangold will tread uncharted territory for his movie. But perhaps that\u2019s what the \u201cStar Wars\u201d Universe wants proper now.<\/p>\n<p>With \u201cDawn Of The Jedi,\u201d Mangold provides one other movie to his record of upcoming initiatives that already features a\u00a0<strong>Buster Keaton<\/strong>\u00a0biopic and a\u00a0<strong>Bob Dylan<\/strong>\u00a0biopic with\u00a0<strong>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong>. Mangold <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/james-mangold-says-hes-writing-both-his-star-wars-swamp-thing-movies-20230407\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">additionally confirmed in an interview<\/a> on the Star Wars Celebration that he\u2019s writing the \u201c<strong>Swamp Thing<\/strong>\u201d film at\u00a0<strong>DC Studios<\/strong>. That was all however confirmed in February after Mangold tweeted a picture of the comics character after\u00a0<strong>James Gunn<\/strong>\u2018s announcement of \u201c<strong>Gods And Monsters<\/strong>,\u201d but now it\u2019s official. \u201cThe truth is, I\u2019m writing both right now, and who knows what\u2019s going to happen and what\u2019s gonna blossom first or second?\u201d mentioned Mangold.<\/p>\n<p>But earlier than \u201cDawn Of The Jedi\u201d or \u201cSwamp Thing,\u201d Mangold has the theatrical launch of \u201c<strong>Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny<\/strong>\u201d up subsequent. That movie bows on June 30, and its success may affect how shortly Lucasfilm desires to convey Mangold\u2019s \u201cStar Wars\u201d movie into fruition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){var js, fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if(d.getElementById(id)) return; js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.0\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Earlier in the present day on the Star Wars Celebration in London,\u00a0Lucasfilm\u00a0head\u00a0Kathleen Kennedy\u00a0introduced three upcoming \u201cStar Wars\u201d movies: one from\u00a0Dave Filoni, one from\u00a0Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and one other from\u00a0James Mangold. Filoni\u2019s movie wraps up a number of storylines from\u00a0Disney+\u00a0exhibits, whereas Obaid-Chinoy\u2019s follows up on\u00a0Daisy Ridley\u2018s Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order. 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