Tag: Star Wars
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Lucasfilm and EA Announce Star Wars: Squadrons
A new Star Wars space combat game has been announced by Lucasfilm and EA. Star Wars: Squadrons will allow players to fly their favorite starfighter in some of the most iconic battles known to Star Wars fans. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and playable via virtual reality (VR) on PlayStation…
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Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite Postponed to an Unknown Date
This morning, Star Wars fans received the news that Star Wars Celebration Anaheim would be postponed to 2022. The convention was set to take place in August 2020 but as COVID-19 has continued to affect the world, organizers realized that the best way to keep everyone safe was to postpone the event. This afternoon, Disneyland announced…
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The First Order Descends on Disney Springs as Businesses Continue to Reopen
This week World of Disney and other establishments opened as Disney Springs continues its phased reopening. With the reopening of World of Disney came some surprise visitors. The First Order arrived to survey the area for members of the Resistance. First Order Stormtroopers can be found above Disney Springs in balconies as they pursue their…
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Explore Batuu in a New Way With Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge Virtual Reality Experience
Today a new virtual reality experience was announced that fans of Star Wars, and most specifically Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, will love. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge will give fans an immersive new way to experience the planet Batuu, as seen at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. This new “action-adventure virtual…
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Star Wars: The High Republic Release Dates Revised
Today it was announced that the highly anticipated series Star Wars: The High Republic will be released at a later date than previously anticipated. This comes as the coronavirus has caused marketplace delays. The series will now be kicked off starting in January 21. Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, an adult…
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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Becomes Most-Streamed Digital Original Show
It is no secret that the world loves Star Wars! Just in the past year, fans have been delighted by the release of season one of The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Today, we learned that fans broke records as Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially became the…
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Timothy Olyphant Joins the Cast of “The Mandalorian” Season 2
Many fans have been patiently awaiting season 2 of “The Mandalorian” since it was announced earlier this year. As the season production continues, we continue to find out who we will be seeing on our screens come October! This week, we found out that Timothy Olyphant will have a role in this Star Wars series! At…
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Reopening Begins – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter. Each week we quickly cover the top Disney and geek headlines. This week, there was a lot of ground to cover. The biggest news came from an earnings call for The Walt Disney Company. Out of this came the news that Shanghai Disneyland will be reopening this…
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Temuera Morrison to Portray Boba Fett in Season Two of The Mandalorian
Temuera Morrison, most known in the Star Wars universe for portraying Jango Fett in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Now, he is returning to the Star Wars universe for the second season of The Mandalorian on Disney+. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Temuera Morrison will be taking up the helmet and return as Boba Fett. Boba…
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New Avatars Released for Disney+ Profiles
This week in celebration of Star Wars Day, new avatars were released for Disney+ user profiles. It should come as no surprise that these characters are all Star Wars characters. Darth Maul Jabba the Hutt Bo Katan D-O Captain Rex Porg 332nd Trooper Here is a look at the new avatars you can use on Disney+.…
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Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write New Star Wars Feature Film
Happy May the 4th to all you Star Wars fans! Though the day is just beginning, we have already seen some exciting news to start the day! Just now, starwars.com announced that there would be a new Star Wars feature film coming to theaters. For this project, Taika Waititi is set to direct and co-write the screenplay alongside Academy…
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Do More With Your Droid With Disney’s New Droid Depot App
The Droid Depot at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge allows guests to build and customize their own droid. Today, that experience got added to as Disney released a new Droid Depot App to help brings these droids to life even more! The new app is currently available free on the App Store and Google Play. This new app…
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May the Fourth – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter. Each week we share the top Disney and geek headlines in a concise report. This week, there are more updates on Disney Parks reservation cancellations due to the coronavirus. Florida also has released guidelines for how Walt Disney World Resort could reopen. This coming Monday, May the…
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New Star Wars Starbucks Been There Mugs to Be Released on May 4th
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. On Star Wars Day, May the 4th, a special line of “Been There” mugs from Starbucks will be released on shopDisney.com. These mugs will be available at 7:00 PST on May the 4th on shopDisney.com under “Classic Star Wars.” The three destinations…
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An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th Announced by Star Wars: Celebration Organization
Reedpop, the organization behind Star Wars: Celebration announced that it will be celebrating Star Wars day with an online celebration. This comes as many Star Wars fans continue to shelter in place due to COVID-19. To celebrate Star Wars Day, the organization announced that it will be having a two-day online celebration. Online Revelry: May the 4th Be…
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The Journey Continues – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1030 (#501)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the geeky journey continues as the geeks geek out about Star Wars and the potential reopening of Walt Disney World Resort. This comes after news of progress the economic task force has made in Florida. With nothing official on the reopening of Walt Disney World…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Arriving on Disney+ On May the 4th
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be arriving on Disney+ on May the 4th. Disney made the announcement today that the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga will be coming exclusively to its streaming service months early. This is the final movie of nine in the Skywalker Saga that began with Star Wars: A…
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Down to Earth – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! This week, there is surprisingly a lot going on. Furloughs began for The Walt Disney Company. Executives from Disney were named to be on economic task forces for the reopening of a couple of states. The Walt Disney Company also celebrated Earth Day, as did many others. In…
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Casting Announced for Cassian Andor Live-Action Series for Disney+
The Disney+ streaming service has been the place to go for Star Wars content! Earlier this year, Disney announced that there would be a live-action Cassian Andor series coming to the streaming service and now we know who has been cast for the series! While we don’t know when this series will debut on the streaming…
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Season 3 of The Mandalorian in the Works for Disney+
The Mandalorian is set to return for its second season on Disney+ in October. However, season 3 is apparently already in the works. According to Variety, Jon Favreau has been “writing season 3 for a while” for the hit Disney+ show. The news comes ahead of the release of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, a docuseries about…
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Disney+ Releases First Look at Upcoming Documentary “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian”
Today Disney+ has released the official trailer for its upcoming documentary Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. With the trailer came key art as well. This docuseries will give a comprehensive look at the making of The Mandalorian for Disney+. During the course of its 8 episodes, many different parts of the show and how it was made…
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Female-Centric Star Wars Series in the Works for Disney+ Streaming Service
Star Wars fans have another big project to look forward to! This week, fans found out that Leslye Headland was the showrunner and writer for a female-centric Star Wars series that would be coming to the Disney+ streaming service. This point of view is something that the Star Wars universe has been notoriously lacking since the…
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How’d We Get to 500? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1029 (#500)
Welcome to the 500th episode of GEEKS CORNER! This episode was originally hoped to be a grand celebration of 500 episodes with the geeks and friends together. However, since everyone is still sheltering in place it is done virtually. Despite this setback, the geeks still have a great time geeking out and celebrating some fun…
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Disney+ to Give Unprecedented Look at the Making of The Mandalorian with Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Today it was announced that Disney+ will be celebrating May the 4th with the release of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian and also the final episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian is a behind the scenes look at the making of The Mandalorian. Executive Producer Jon Favreau will be joined by both…