… New footage shown of the rebooted version of the game looks more like what you’d expect from the franchise, with bright colors, whimsical monsters, and characters still very much designed in the style of the late Akira Toriyama. …
… Ohlen said he’d pitched then-LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who was overseeing the whole Star Wars universe, as well as director Dave Filoni, who has since taken over the franchise alongside executive Lynwen Brennan. “ Filoni was like, ‘if you set it a couple hundred years before the fall of… …
… I have so much grief for Kratos’ first family because they wield so much narrative power over this entire franchise but we know so little about them. …
… Others are worried the franchise is leaving Kratos behind. …
… The initial franchise owner was planning to move, telling corporate about her interest in selling the location. …
Star Wars By Zack Zwiezen Published May 4, 2026 Start Slideshow Star Wars is a massive and popular franchise that encompasses hundreds of books, games, and more. …
… Dying Light franchise director leaves after 13 years Tymon Smektala joined Techland in 2013 as a game designer and recently served as head of the entire zombie franchise. …
… However, they were also clear that Kratos is still the center of the universe. “For me, it’s really exciting because Kratos is sort of the ‘tree,’ and he sort of drives the franchise forward, and we want to follow him, but there are so many interesting characters that we created along the way,” Bar… …
… The franchise desperately needs to move forward. …
… And trying to figure that out, expand the franchise, continue on past Episode 9 Rise of Skywalker, and still tell a story that has the right tone is a massive challenge. “It’s the old tanker equation, which is you turn the wheel and it takes five minutes before it turns a little bit like this. …