Fandom’s force awakens at Star Wars Celebration, and Disney knows it
“Star Wars” creator and filmmaker George Lucas poses with a group of “Star Wars”-inspired Disney characters on Aug. 14, 2010 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Florida.
Josh Rottenberg covers the film business for the Los Angeles Times. He was part of the team that was named a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news for covering the tragic shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” He co-wrote the 2021 Times investigation into the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. that led NBC to pull the Golden Globe Awards off the air while the organization underwent major reforms. A graduate of Harvard University, he has also written about the entertainment industry for the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Fast Company and other publications.
