Savannah Sanders

Savannah Sanders

Writer

Savannah Sanders joined The Direct as a writer in 2020. In addition to writing for The Direct's Star Wars, Marvel, and DC teams, Savannah specializes in the relationship between Disney's blockbuster franchises and the Disney Parks.  

Prior to joining The Direct, Savannah was a high school history, government, and English teacher, as well as a freelance writer with bylines for the Touring Plans Blog and Screen Rant. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Southern Illinois University

You can follow Savannah on Twitter (@DisneyParkSavvy) to keep up with her thoughts and reviews. 

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Savannah Sanders's Latest Stories

James Gunn Announces Unexpected First Superhero for DC's Rebooted Universe

James Gunn has confirmed which character will be the first superhero of his new DC reboot.

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Dwayne Johnson's Live-Action Moana Movie Gets Exciting Release Announcement

Disney's live-action Moana movie received its release date.

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Scarlett Johansson Confirms New Marvel Project Is In the Works

Actress Scarlett Johansson revealed that the Marvel project she's producing is still happening.

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Andor's Massive Budget Breaks Star Wars Record

Lucasfilm's budget for the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor was made public.

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Black Panther 3 Gets Discouraging Update from Star

Shuri's Letitia Wright shared an update on when MCU fans expect Black Panther 3.

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11 Rejected Designs for Spider-Verse 2's Spider-Punk (Photos)

Take a peek at what could have been when in terms of Spider-Punk in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Disney+ Just Removed Its First Two Marvel Originals

The first two Marvel Disney+ originals were just removed from the streamer.

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Marvel Accused of 'Abusing' TV Writer System by MCU Editor

An MCU writer explains how Marvel Studios has further taken advantage of the writer system.

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Gal Gadot Responds to 'Female James Bond' Hopes for Next Movie

Is Gal Gadot trying to emulate a female James Bond in her upcoming film?

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Avatar 2's Kiri Almost Looked A Lot Different (Photos)

New concept art for Avatar: The Way of Water revealed a different look for Sigourney Weaver's Kiri.

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Ahsoka Season 1: Disney+ Announces Release Date

The Disney+ release date for Season 1 of Ahsoka was revealed.

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Marvel Studios' Newest Show Can Fix Disney+'s Frustrating Runtime Problem

The runtimes for Secret Invasion may have solved fan complaints with past MCU Disney+ series.

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Gets Unsurprising Disney+ Episode Count

The episode count for Star Wars' next Disney+ series, Skeleton Crew, has been revealed.

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Disney+'s X-Men Reboot Gets Disappointing Release Update

New reports suggest that Disney+'s X-Men 97 reboot could be coming later than expected.

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Pixar's Elemental Becomes Lowest-Rated Original Movie In Studio History on Rotten Tomatoes

Pixar's Elemental is currently the studio's lowest-rated original film to date.

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Awkwafina's Scuttlebutt Song in Little Mermaid Gets Mixed Reactions From Fans

How are fans reacting to Awkwafina's Scuttlebutt song in The Little Mermaid?

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Disney Rejected The Mandalorian Upgrade to Revive Star Wars' Luxury Hotel

Disney decided against a pitched retheme of The Mandalorian for its struggling Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.

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Mantis Actor Speaks on MCU Future After Emotional Guardians 3 Ending

Pom Klementieff commented on Mantis' MCU future after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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Mark Hamill Comments on Recasting Luke Skywalker

Mark Hamill discussed the odds of Luke Skywalker being recast for a future Star Wars project.

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Alfred Molina's Doc Ock Makes Surprise Return for 2023 Marvel Movie

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse included a cameo from Alfred Molina's Doc Ock.

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Disney+ Removing Marvel Special Series This Month

The Marvel Studios special, MPower, is confirmed to be removed from Disney+.

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Sasha Banks Lied TWICE About Her Star Wars Mandalorian Return

The Mandalorian's Sasha Banks lied about her number of appearances in the Star Wars Disney+ show.

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Watch: Guardians of the Galaxy 3's Incredible Opening Scene Released Online

Check out Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's opening scene available to watch online now.

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First Look at Man of Steel Villain's Return In The Flash Movie (Photos)

Fans now have their first glimpse at another Man of Steel villain making their DCEU comeback.

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Avengers 5 Writer Shuts Down MCU Leak Accusations

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania writer Jeff Loveness responded to claims about him leaking MCU information.

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Marvel Releases First Poster for Emilia Clarke's MCU Character (Official)

Marvel revealed the first Secret Invasion poster for Emilia Clarke's MCU character.

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Why Marvel Studios May Soon Regret Ant-Man 3's Post-Credits Scene

Marvel Studios may regret a certain Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania post-credits scene.

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Loki Season 2: First Look at Owen Wilson's Bizarre New Costume on Display (Photo)

A new photo revealed Owen Wilson's wild new suit for Loki Season 2 on Disney+.

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Star Wars' Upcoming Disney+ Slate Faces Delays In Production (Report)

A new report suggested that Star Wars' Disney+ slate is likely to face delays.

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The CW's Cheapest DC Superhero Show Exposed by New Report

A new report revealed which of The CW's DC shows is the least expensive.

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Is Robert Downey Jr. Playing a Villain In Oppenheimer?

Robert Downey Jr.'s Oppenheimer character suggests he may be playing the Christopher Nolan film's antagonist.

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James Gunn Ranks His Top 3 Favorite Superhero Movies

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn has ranked his favorite superhero movies.

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Ant-Man 3: Quantumania on Disney+: What Exact TIME Will It Release?

When exactly will Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania be available to stream on Disney+?

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Hawkeye Star Announces Pregnancy Ahead of Her Marvel Spin-off Show

Prior to her solo Disney+ series debut, Hawkeye star Alaqua Cox just revealed that she's pregnant.

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The Flash Movie: Barry Makes Things Awkward With His Crush In New Footage

A new clip from The Flash featured an exchange between Barry Allen and Iris.

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Disney+ Announces Removal of Content: Will Marvel Movies & Shows Get Dropped?

Since Disney announced the removal of select Disney+ content, the question is whether that will affect Marvel movies or Disney+ series.

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The Mandalorian Star Explains Bo-Katan's Mythosaur Secret

Katee Sackhoff explained Bo-Katan's reaction to The Mandalorian's Season 3 Mythosaur.

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Spider-Verse 2 Includes Sneaky Black Panther Reference In New Trailer

A new trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse referenced the Black Panther.

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Avatar 4 Release Window Gets Update From James Cameron

Director James Cameron has shared Avatar 4's preferable release window.

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‘You Can’t Fathom It’: Emilia Clarke Teases Her Marvel Debut In New Video

Emilia Clarke hyped her MCU debut in Secret Invasion coming to Disney+.

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