{"id":14917,"date":"2018-03-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-oscar-winners-sxsw-buzz-the-live-action-star-wars-series-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-03-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T07:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-oscar-winners-sxsw-buzz-the-live-action-star-wars-series-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-oscar-winners-sxsw-buzz-the-live-action-star-wars-series-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: Oscar Winners, SXSW Buzz, the Live-Action 'Star Wars' Series and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Shape of Water <\/em>is the Best Picture of 2017:<\/strong> The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday night with Oscars going to a wide spread of nominees. But the big winner was Guillermo del Toro and The Shape of Water<\/em>, which won Best Picture and Best Director. See the full list of winners here<\/a> and see our highlights of the ceremony here<\/a> and red carpet favorites here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

GREAT NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Favreau will steer the Star Wars <\/em>series:<\/strong> Lucasfilm announced Iron Man <\/em>and The Jungle Book <\/em>director Jon Favreau as the writer and producer of the first live-action Star Wars <\/em>TV series, which will be found on Disney’s new streaming service. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg is passing Robopocalypse <\/em>to Michael Bay:<\/b> It’s not surprising that Steven Spielberg would recruit Michael Bay for another collaboration following Transformers<\/em>, but it is surprising that Spielberg is giving up directing Robopocalypse<\/em>, which he’s been developing for years. Read more on that and Bay’s next project here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

FESTIVAL BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

SXSW 2018 preview:<\/strong> With the SXSW Film Festival beginning this week, we highlighted all the movies and events that people are already buzzing about. Read the whole guide here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marc Forster talks Christopher Robin<\/em>:<\/strong> We talked to Christopher Robin <\/i>director Marc Forster ahead of the movie’s teaser debut, and he explained what we can expect from Disney’s live-action take on the Winnie the Pooh characters. Read the whole interview here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

An Unused Oscars Musical Number:<\/strong> The Lonely Island came up with a song to perform at the Oscars last weekend, but the Academy declined to use it. Watch the silly musical number, which involves Thor and Wonder Woman, below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Poppins Returns <\/i>welcomes back an icon:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first teaser trailer for Mary Poppins Returns <\/em>during the Oscars, and it’s <\/span>supercalifragilisticexpialidocious<\/span>. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Christopher Robin <\/i>tugs at our heartstrings:<\/strong> Disney also debuted the first teaser for Christopher Robin<\/em>, which spotlights Ewan McGregor as the now-grown title character and teases a live-action Winnie the Pooh.<\/span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Seagull <\/i>lets Saoirse Ronan soar:<\/b> Saoirse Ronan follows her Oscar-nominated performance in Lady Bird <\/em>with a starring role in the latest adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull<\/em> with Annette Bening and Elisabeth Moss. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/div>\n

Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Shape of Water <\/em>is the Best Picture of 2017:<\/strong> The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday night with Oscars going to a wide spread of nominees. But the big winner was Guillermo del Toro and The Shape of Water<\/em>, which won Best Picture and Best Director. See the full list of winners here<\/a> and see our highlights of the ceremony here<\/a> and red carpet favorites here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

GREAT NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Favreau will steer the Star Wars <\/em>series:<\/strong> Lucasfilm announced Iron Man <\/em>and The Jungle Book <\/em>director Jon Favreau as the writer and producer of the first live-action Star Wars <\/em>TV series, which will be found on Disney’s new streaming service. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg is passing Robopocalypse <\/em>to Michael Bay:<\/b> It’s not surprising that Steven Spielberg would recruit Michael Bay for another collaboration following Transformers<\/em>, but it is surprising that Spielberg is giving up directing Robopocalypse<\/em>, which he’s been developing for years. Read more on that and Bay’s next project here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

FESTIVAL BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

SXSW 2018 preview:<\/strong> With the SXSW Film Festival beginning this week, we highlighted all the movies and events that people are already buzzing about. Read the whole guide here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marc Forster talks Christopher Robin<\/em>:<\/strong> We talked to Christopher Robin <\/i>director Marc Forster ahead of the movie’s teaser debut, and he explained what we can expect from Disney’s live-action take on the Winnie the Pooh characters. Read the whole interview here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

An Unused Oscars Musical Number:<\/strong> The Lonely Island came up with a song to perform at the Oscars last weekend, but the Academy declined to use it. Watch the silly musical number, which involves Thor and Wonder Woman, below.<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Poppins Returns <\/i>welcomes back an icon:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first teaser trailer for Mary Poppins Returns <\/em>during the Oscars, and it’s <\/span>supercalifragilisticexpialidocious<\/span>. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Christopher Robin <\/i>tugs at our heartstrings:<\/strong> Disney also debuted the first teaser for Christopher Robin<\/em>, which spotlights Ewan McGregor as the now-grown title character and teases a live-action Winnie the Pooh.<\/span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Seagull <\/i>lets Saoirse Ronan soar:<\/b> Saoirse Ronan follows her Oscar-nominated performance in Lady Bird <\/em>with a starring role in the latest adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull<\/em> with Annette Bening and Elisabeth Moss. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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