Tag: Star Wars News
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Expanded Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Soundtrack Released
A new expanded soundtrack has been released for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The Michael Giacchino score was first released with the movie in 2016. The original soundtrack had 21 tracks on it. The new release has 57. This expanded soundtrack includes the film’s expanded score along with six alternative queues. Rogue One: A…
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New Photo Location Arrives at Downtown Disney for The Book of Boba Fett
A new photo op has appeared outside of Star Wars: Trading Post for The Book of Boba Fett. The Star Wars series arrives on Disney+ on December 29th. The photo op looks like what was formerly Jabba The Hutt’s throne. In this new series, this throne now belongs to Boba Fett. The Book of Boba…
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Disney+ Releases Behind the Scenes Look at Obi-Wan Kenobi
As part of its Disney+ Day celebrations, a behind the scenes look at Obi-Wan Kenobi was released. Lasting about a minute, it has Ewan McGregor and director Deborah Chow talking about the series at a fairly high level. This does include some teases about what could be showing when Obi-Wan Kenobi arrives on Disney+ sometime…
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Hayden Christensen to Reprise Star Wars Role in Ahsoka
Hayden Christensen is going to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story saying that he will be appearing in Ahsoka, a Star Wars live-action series that is being made for Disney+. While there isn’t a lot known about this film, it is known that Rosario Dawson will be portraying Ahsoka,…
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Disney+ Announces Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Disney+ announced today that Star Wars: The Bad Batch has been renewed for a second season. The show takes place after the Clone Wars and follows a group of elite experimental clones of the Bad Batch along with their young companion, Omega. They have to face a galaxy that is rapidly changing with the rise…
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Check Out This Special Look at Star Wars: Visions!
Today at Anime Expo Lite, Disney+ revealed the names for all seven of the Japanese animation studios that will be bringing Star Wars: Visions to life. Fans were also given a special look at the unique talents and perspectives that will be bringing these different shorts to life. The seven studios are Kamikaze Douga, Geno Studio…
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New Star Wars LEGO Set Changes Boba Fett’s Ship Name
A new LEGO set for The Mandalorian indicates that Boba Fett’s ship now has a new name. Previously called Slave I, Star Wars appears to be leaving this name behind. The LEGO set now calls the ship Boba Fett’s Starship. James Burns of Jedi News interviewed LEGO Star Wars Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Lead…
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Patty Jenkins Star Wars Movie Gets Its Writer
The next Star Wars movie has its writer. Rogue Squadron, the Star Wars movie being directed by Patty Jenkins, is being written by Matthew Robinson. Robins, who most recently co-wrote and co-directed The Invention of Lying has written scripts for quite a variety of movies throughout his career. The film, announced in December 2020 is…
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Check Out These Star Wars Droid Screen Tests With Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker in 1976
In 1977 the world was introduced to Star Wars and things would never be the same. This was a world of Jedi, Sith, Star Destroyers, Death Stars, and droids. A lot of work went into making all of these things come to life on the big screen. Part of the process was screen tests. For…
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Rey Debuts New Winter Robes and Joins Chewbacca in Working on the Millennium Falcon at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Rey appears to have debuted a new winter outfit at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Yesterday, she was found wearing a new robe in the evening on Batuu. The robe is very reminiscent of Jedi robes. This is in contrast to what she previously would wear when it cooled off on Batuu that evoked more…
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Star Wars Celebration 2022 Dates Moved Up to May
The dates for the 2022 Star Wars Celebration have been moved from August to May. Today, StarWars.com announced that Star Wars Celebration will be taking place from May 26 – 29, 2022. For those with tickets already who wish to still attend Star Wars Celebration, their order will be automatically transferred to the new date.…
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Disney CEO Affirms Kathleen Kennedy’s Continued Role Leading Lucasfilm
During a question and answer portion of the Disney Shareholder Meeting this week, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was asked if Kathleen Kennedy should be fired and replaced with someone like Jon Favreau or Dave Filoni. Chapek was quite direct in his response that Kennedy wasn’t going anywhere. Chapek said, “We’ve been absolutely thrilled that we…
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Celebrate May the 4th With Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney+
There is one more reason to celebrate May the 4th this year. Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be arriving on Disney+ on this day. This show is the next animated series in the Star Wars universe and follows the adventures of the elite and experimental troopers of Clone Force 99. First seen in Star Wars:…
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Mondo and Disney Release Solo: A Star Wars Story Vinyl
Mondo has partnered with Walt Disney Records to release a new vinyl release of the Solo: A Star Wars Story soundtrack. The two-disc vinyl release of John Powell’s score also includes new artwork by César Moreno. It is pressed on 2 180 Gram “Hyper Space” color vinyl records. Solo: A Star Wars Story is the…
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Gina Carano No Longer in Star Wars Universe
Gina Carano, who has been portraying Cara Dune in The Mandalorian, is no longer associated with Star Wars. Gizmodo is reporting that she has no future to be had with Star Wars after multiple offensive social media posts. A statement released to io9 by Lucasfilm said, “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for…
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New Biography on Skywalker Family Announced
Perhaps the most well-known family name in the Star Wars galaxy, the Skywalker family name is full of tragedy and triumph. Throughout the Skywalker Saga, generations of the Skywalker family found themselves locked in a battle between the light and the dark side of the Force. A new book, Skywalker: A Family at War, takes a…
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Alan Tudyk Not Appearing in Season One of Andor Star Wars Series on Disney+
Alan Tudyk has confirmed that he will not be appearing at K-2SO in the first season of Andor on Disney+. While initially it had been reported that the humorous android would be appearing in the prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, things have changed. The big change is that K-2SO simply isn’t included in…
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Lucasfilm Games Announces New Open-World Star Wars Game
Today Lucasfilm Games announced a new open-world Star Wars game that it is developing with Ubisoft. This will be a story-driven game that will come to life with the help of Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft’s studio that is based Malmö, Sweden. “We’re really excited about an opportunity to work with the team at Massive, led by David…
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Lucasfilm Games Announced as Home for All Gaming Titles
Today Lucasfilm announced that future gaming titles would all be found under the banner of Lucasfilm Games. With the announcement came the unveiling of social channels on Twitter (@LucasfilmGames) and Facebook (@LucasfilmGames) as well. These will offer future news and updates about Lucasfilm Games. A sizzle reel was also released today celebrating the history of…
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The Star Wars Novels Timeline Released With Star Wars: High Republic Books
Star Wars: High Republic is now telling stories from the Star Wars galaxy 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. With this new era of Star Wars being explored, more details about the bigger picture timeline of Star Wars are now available. At the beginning of Light of the Jedi, a timeline for all of the Star…
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Star Wars: The High Republic Arrives
The first books for Star Wars: The High Republic have arrived today. This new multimedia initiative will be telling the stories of the golden age of the Jedi. The stories being told through this series will dramatically grow the world of stories found in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: The High Republic will be telling stories…
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Original Boba Fett Star Jeremy Bulloch Dies at 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the original star to portray Boba Fett, has passed away at the age of 75. He portrayed the physical role of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Bulloch was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. At a young age, he began acting. At the age of 12, he…
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Disney Announces Behind the Scenes Look at Second Season of The Mandalorian with Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Today Disney announced that the popular Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian will be returning to cover the making of the second season of The Mandalorian. The series gives a behind-the-scenes look at the first live-action Star Wars show that debuted last year on Disney+. It became an instant favorite on the streaming service. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian‘s…
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Diego Luna Provides Status Update on Cassian Andor Series
Diego Luna has provided an update on the status of Disney+’s Cassian Andor series. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Diego shared that he was currently in London filming the series. The untitled Cassian Andor series is expected to be arriving on Disney+ sometime in 2021. It has Luna returning for…