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The Mandalorian spinoff The Book of Boba Fett gets Disney+ launch date

Star Wars fans are in for a treat this Christmas, as streaming service Disney+ confirms a December 29 launch date for its latest Lucasfilm series, The Book of Boba Fett.

The show is a spinoff from The Mandalorian, picking up from the season 2 finale of the Emmy-nominated hit show.

Here’s the spiel: ‘The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.’

The series stars Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen. Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodriguez, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson are the executive producers, with Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck serving as co-executive producers, with John Bartnicki producing and John Hampian as co-producer. The full key art is show below…

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds Immersive Experience sets Guinness World Record

It’s official: Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest theatrical run of a musical immersive theatre production, boasting more than 31,000 performances (and counting) since its launch in 2019. Created by immersive entertainment specialists Layered Reality in collaboration with visionary composer Jeff…

It’s astounding: What to expect as The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates 50 years

Half a century ago, a low-budget British-made musical about a sweet transvestite from Transylvania opened quietly and flopped. Today, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has grossed nearly $225 million and earned the distinction of being the longest-running theatrical release in history.  And now fans are about to see an avalanche of fresh activity as the…