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 The Direct Articles

Why Emilia Clarke Is So Terrified of Spoiling Her Marvel Cinematic Universe Role

Secret Invasion's Emilia Clarke from Solo: A Star Wars Story talks about her fear of spoiling her role within the MCU and whether this is the first time she's auditioned for Marvel Studios.

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Loki: Tom Hiddleston Explains Loki's Questionable Decision During Episode 2 Twist

Tom Hiddleston discusses Loki's decision to abandon Owen Wilson's Mobius and the TVA at the end of Episode 2 of Loki on Disney+.

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Loki: How Roxxcart Connects To Iron Man Trilogy and Agents of SHIELD Easter Eggs

In the Episode 2 of Marvel's Loki on Disney+, the TVA visits a Roxxcart store that connects to the Iron Man films and the Agents of SHIELD series.

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Disney+ Changes Debut Day of Upcoming Marvel & Star Wars Shows

According to a new report, Disney+ intends to shift its release schedule for original series to Wednesdays as opposed to Fridays due to the success of Marvel's Loki.

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Guardians of the Galaxy 3: Vin Diesel Teases Key Groot Location In Future MCU Project

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy's Vin Diesel teases Groot's Planet X for an upcoming Guardians project.

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Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour & More Featured In 3 New Behind-the-Scenes Photos

New behind-the-scenes photos from Marvel's Black Widow have been shared, including one posted by David Harbour, ahead of the film's July 9, 2021 release.

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The Flash: Evidence Points To Longer Hair For Ezra Miller's Barry Allen In Solo Movie

A photo on Instagram shows The Flash's Ezra Miller with long hair during the filming of his DC solo film slated for a 2022 release.

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Disney CEO Points To MCU's Fantastic Four While Addressing Marvel Plans

Disney CEO Bob Chapek discussed how the company's reorganization has allowed Marvel to be more innovative which Marvel Studios plans to take advantage of with The Fantastic Four.

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James Gunn Reacts To Guardians of the Galaxy Video Game Announcement

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn responded to the new Guardians of the Galaxy game on Twitter.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Location Connects To New Episode of The Bad Batch

In the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Clone Force 99 visit a planet from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order possibly laying the groundwork for a Cal Kestis cameo.

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Star Wars: Fan-Favorite Clone Wars Character Returns In New Episode of The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Clone Wars fan-favorite character Captain Rex makes an appearance in The Bad Batch's latest episode on Disney+.

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Star Wars: Boba Fett Show Will Feature Flashbacks To Post-Empire Strikes Back Events

Star Wars actor Temuera Morrison discussed playing Boba Fett in The Mandalorian and the upcoming Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett.

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Loki Debut Breaks Record on Disney+, Outperforms WandaVision & Falcon and Winter Soldier Premieres

Marvel's Loki series viewership surpasses that of WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.

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Nightwing Director Offers New Hope For Batman Spin-off Movie

Director Chris McKay says he still has hope for a DC Nightwing movie, even though it was originally intended to be a spin-off of Ben Affleck's never-realized Batman film.

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Taika Waititi Comments on Possible Thor 5: 'Who Knows?'

The MCU's Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi talks about the possibility of returning for Thor 5.

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Zachary Levi's Shazam 2: Post-Credits Scene Plan Teased By Director

Shazam director, David F. Sandberg, talked about filming Shazam! Fury of the Gods and confirmed that the sequel will include post-credits scenes.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Duo Makes Unexpected Appearance In The Bad Batch

The latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch titled "Decommissioned" featured two surprise appearances from The Clone Wars.

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Star Wars: Ahsoka Easter Egg Featured In New Episode of The Bad Batch

Episode 6 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch contained several Ahsoka Tano Easter Eggs, specifically two droid connections to the former Jedi.

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Marvel's Kevin Feige Teases Unannounced MCU Characters For Avengers Campus

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige talks about Avengers Campus, Tom Holland and the Spider-Man stuntronic, and teases unknown MCU characters coming to Avengers Campus.

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Marvel's Kevin Feige Explains How Future Disney+ Shows Will Impact Avengers Campus

At the opening ceremony of Avengers Campus, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige discusses how the MCU will evolve in the MCU-themed land at Disney California Adventure.

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Avengers Campus: Full Look at Tom Holland-Starring Spider-Man Attraction, WEB SLINGERS, Revealed

Ahead of the opening of Disneyland's Avengers Campus, new videos reveal Spider-Man soaring over the land and a complete ride-through of WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure starring Tom Holland.

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WandaVision Creator Reveals 2 Big Things That the Post-Credits Scene Accomplishes

WandaVision's Jac Shaeffer shares the two goals the Disney+'s show writers set out to accomplish in the finale post-credits scene.

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Star Wars: Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron Movie Makes Headway With Familiar Crew Addition

A Wonder Woman production designer was added to Star Wars director Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron film which is slated for a 2023 release.

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Doctor Strange 2's 'Dark' Plot Teased By Marvel Script Supervisor

The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scriptwriter teased the sequel's "dark" story in a comment on Instagram.

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Star Wars Brings Back Luke Skywalker-Related Creature For The Bad Batch Episode 5

In Episode 5 of The Bad Batch on Disney+, Clone Force 99 rescues a creature that's connected to Luke Skywalker and Return of the Jedi.

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Black Widow Director Confirms X-Men's Logan Influence In Scarlett Johansson Movie

Black Widow's director Cate Shortland discussed which films inspired Natasha Romanoff's standalone story including Aliens and X-Men's Logan.

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Ant-Man 3: Evangeline Lilly Praises Recast Cassie Lang Actress Kathryn Newton

Ant-Man and the Wasp's Evangeline Lilly posted on Instagram about how excited she is for Kathryn Newton join the Ant-Man cast to which Newton responded with her own admiration for the MCU actress.

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Disney Reveals Avengers Campus Map Featuring Black Panther, Spider-Man & More

Disney releases a new, official map for Avengers Campus, an MCU-inspired land featuring Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and more at Disney California Adventure park.

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Falcon and Winter Soldier: Daniel Brühl Reacts To Zemo's Dance Memes

Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Daniel Brühl who plays Baron Zemo discusses why his character is different and those viral memes of his dancing in Madripoor.

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Falcon and Winter Soldier: Actor Comments on Thanos-Zemo Fan Theory

Zemo actor Daniel Brühl from Marvel's The Falcon and Winter Soldier on Disney+ discusses the theory that his character's signature mask is connected to Thanos.

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Falcon and Winter Soldier: Wyatt Russell Addresses Future With [SPOILERS]

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier's Wyatt Russell addresses his character of John Walker's future with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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Falcon and Winter Soldier: Sam's Captain America & US Agent Receive New Funko Pops

New The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Funko Pops! of Sam Wilson as Captain America, John Walker, and Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier have been released.

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Star Wars Teases Mystery Boss of The Mandalorian's Fennec Shand In The Bad Batch

A look at who Fennec Shand may be working for in Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney+.

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Loki Producer Confirms Fantastic Four Comic Inspiration For TVA In Disney+ Show

The creators behind Marvel's Loki for Disney+ confirms that the Fantastic Four comics actually inspired the series' TVA or Time Variance Authority.

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Star Wars Reportedly Stops Work on Mandalorian Spin-off, Rangers of the New Republic

According to Variety, the previously announced Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic Disney+ series is no longer in active development at Lucasfilm.

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The Flash Movie: Behind-the-Scenes Photo Teases Ezra Miller's Barry Allen

The Flash director Andy Muschietti announces the start of filming with a photo displaying Barry Allen's name.

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Disney Announces Tom Hiddleston as Producer of Marvel's Loki Show

Disney credits Loki's Tom Hiddleston as an executive producer on his upcoming Disney+ series Loki.

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Star Wars Theory Connects Jango & Boba Fett To Omega's Force-Sensitivity Tease

A breakdown on theories about Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Omega's force sensitivity and midichlorians and whether that means Jango Fett or Boba Fett were also force sensitive.

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Aquaman 2: Jason Momoa Reveals How He Pitched Sequel Idea

Aquaman's Jason Momoa shares his experience in helping to write Aquaman 2 and how he's leaving to film the sequel in July.

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The Mandalorian: Disney Reveals Epic Darksaber at Star Wars Parks

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge released a replica of the Darksaber from The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and Rebels at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

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