‘Skeleton Crew’ Soldifies a Wizard Time of Adventure and Mystery

There’s something splendidly meta about seeing kids pretend to have a lightsaber battle, in a galaxy where there actually are Jedi and lightsabers. That’s what came to mind while watching the premiere of the newest Star Wars live-action series, Skeleton Crew, where a group of kids come across an abandoned starship and accidentally launch themselves into space.

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‘Skeleton Crew’ Trailer Brings the ‘80s Vibes in Story and Sound

The official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is out, and… wait, is that Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom (Coming Home),” I hear? Already it was something to behold to have an artist create a song for the previous live-action series, The Acolyte, with Victoria Monét’s “Power of Two,” but to actually license a song for a trailer for a Star Wars series is very unusual.

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Watch the New Trailer for Universal Pictures’ ‘Firestarter’

The trailer for a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter has been released! The cast includes Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, and Gloria Reuben. The film, which is directed by Keith Thomas and comes from the producers of The Invisible Man, will premiere in theaters and be available to stream on Peacock starting May 13.

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