If you were wondering when the next chunk of small-screen ‘Star Wars’ might be on the way –– we can now offer you an exact date. Yes, following a vague announcement of August, Disney+ has announced that new series ‘Ahsoka’ (or to give it its full title: ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’) will debut on the streaming service on August 23rd.
Voiced in animated form by Ashley Eckstein, the character is played in live action by Rosario Dawson, who brings the former Jedi warrior to life with all the dual-lightsaber action you might be craving.
Set after the fall of the Empire, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. The character was co-created by George Lucas and Dave Filoni and made her debut as the Jedi apprentice and foil of Anakin Skywalker in the animated TV series ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ and also starred in ‘Star Wars: Rebels’.
In her ‘Mandalorian’ debut, Ahsoka was the person who revealed to Mando (and the viewing audience) that Baby Yoda’s real name is Grogu, and that he was raised in a Jedi temple on the planet of Coruscant. When the Empire came to power following the Clone Wars, Grogu was spirited away into hiding.
Ahsoka refuses to train him as a Jedi but advises Mando that he take the Child to the planet Tython, where there were strong Jedi forces left from an ancient Jedi temple. It’s there that Grogu meets up with Luke Skywalker who trains him further.
When we last met Tano, she revealed that she was on a mission to track down the resurgent Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), the self-convinced heir to the Empire, and a dangerous threat who is rebuilding the former force.
And the show will also introduce live action versions of fan favorite ‘Rebels’ characters including Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, plus Chopper the moody droid (voiced though electronic means by Filoni) and Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger, who disappeared on a mission in the animated series’ finale.
And as seen in the latest TV spot for the show, David Tennant –– or at least his voice –– is back playing Jedi droid tutor Huyang, introduced in ‘The Clone Wars’.
As mentioned at the start, ‘Ahsoka’ will debut on Disney+ on August 23rd, though Lucasfilm has yet to announce whether it’ll kick off with more than one episode.
Though it was part of the big TV panel on day 1 of Star Wars Celebration, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ is clearly important enough to Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau and the Lucasfilm team that they dedicated a whole panel to it alone on day 2 –– and held over some casting nuggets and other information to justify the special attention.
The series, which focuses on rebellious and headstrong Jedi warrior Ahsoka Tano (introduced in animated form in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ and played in live-action on ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ by Rosario Dawson, will follow the title character as she looks to track down evidence that the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn (voiced by Lars Mikkelsen in the animated ‘Star Wars Rebels’ show that also saw Ahsoka appear) will return to be a big threat for her and her friends.
Grand Admiral Thrawn, as seen in ‘Star Wars: Rebels.’
Who is Grand Admiral Thrawn?
Thrawn was originally created by author Timothy Zahn as part of a series of Star Wars novels released in the 1990s that covered the time period after ‘Return of the Jedi.’ He was a cunning and ruthless Grand Admiral in the Empire who takes control of what’s left of the Imperial fleet and mounts a counter-offensive to take down the New Republic.
But after Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, Zahn’s novels –– and Thrawn with them –– were removed from Star Wars canon and rebranded as “Star Wars Legends,” in order to make room for the sequel film trilogy starting with ‘The Force Awakens.’
Still, Filoni was able to bring him back for ‘Rebels’ and is now making him the primary antagonist in ‘Ahsoka’.
Dawson was on stage for the panel (along with a physical version of ‘Rebels’ droid Chopper, who will also appear in the new show, and brought up the danger of Thrawn.
Here’s what Dawson had to say,
“That guy… Ahsoka really is driven by trying to do good. I think she recognises a threat that other people aren’t necessarily seeing. He is formidable, and not someone to take lightly. She has sensed that there is something, that these foes are not easily dismissed.”
While fans both in attendance and online had been treated to the ‘Ahsoka’ trailer yesterday, a new version ran during the panel, revealing that Mikkelsen will be crossing over from ‘Rebels’ to play Thrawn in live-action. He was brought up on stage and revealed how thrilled he was to be playing the role again.
He’ll be joined by Diana Lee Inosanto, who debuted the character of Morgan Elsbeth in ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 and returns as a thorn in Ahsoka’s side here.
Here’s Inosanto on Morgan,
“She absolutely is very loyal to Grand Admiral Thrawn. But we also know she’s a hard worker. You’re gonna learn more about her background, I’m really excited about that.”
We also learned that Ray Stevenson and Ivanna Sakhno are playing villainous characters called Baylon and Shin in the series, but while we know they’ll be collaborating with Morgan and Thrawn, Filoni and the rest aren’t revealing anything else.
And Thrawn/Morgan aren’t the only holdovers planned for the show, as Filoni also revealed that David Tennant is lending his voice to the live-action take on Jedi tutor droid Huyang from ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’. “You have to have him,” Filoni said. “He makes it work.”
Behind the scenes, we also now know that Filoni has directed episodes of the show, with episodes from Steph Green, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Patel and Rick Famuyiwa, while Kevin Kiner, who wrote Ahsoka’s theme, and composed the music for most of the animated series, is back to score ‘Ahsoka’.
To date, Disney and Lucasfilm will only confirm that ‘Ahsoka’ will start on Disney+ this coming August.
In related ‘Star Wars’ news, Variety interviewed Kennedy about some of the big film and TV developments as announced yesterday –– including asking about some of the titles and filmmakers that were conspicuous by their absence from the panels.
We learned, for example, that one of the big three new ‘Star Wars’ movies planned by Lucasfilm will see the return of Daisy Ridley’s Rey. Set 15 years beyond ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ the movie, to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, is set in an era described as the New Jedi Order and see Rey establishing a bountiful new age of Force-users in the wake of the Skywalker Saga.
Kennedy said this about informing Ridley she’d be back holding a lightsaber again,
“It was a pretty straightforward phone call. I started out by just saying, ‘Hey, I think we’re getting near being ready.’ We’ve been talking a lot about what we’re doing in the movie space and I think we’re getting close to being ready. How would you like to go to Celebration?’ That was really the beginning of it. She was out of her mind excited.”
(L to R) Daisy Ridley and director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
Someone who didn’t take the stage yesterday was ‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson, who is reportedly interested in returning to ‘Star Wars’ but is currently engaged elsewhere. Should we suspect foul play? Apparently not.
Kennedy had this to say,
“Rian and I talk all the time. He is unbelievably busy. So we’re not actively involved in anything at the moment because he’s doing another one of the ‘Glass Onion’ movies and then God knows what else. But he really wants to step back into the space. It’s a big commitment of time, so that’s really on him.”
Someone who is more actively looking to be part of the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy is ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ director Taika Waititi, who has been writing a screenplay.
Of the director, Kennedy said this,
“Taika is still working away. He’s writing the script himself. He doesn’t really want to bring others into that process and I don’t blame him. He has a very, very unique voice. So we want to protect that and that’s what he’s doing. But we’re going to make that one day.”
‘Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Poster Courtesy of Disney+
And finally, to bring it all back to TV, Kennedy admitted that Lucasfilm currently has no plans for a second season of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.
Here’s Kennedy on the show,
“That is not an active development. But I never say never, because there’s always the possibility. That show was so well-received and director Deborah Chow did such a spectacular job. Ewan McGregor really wants to do another. Everybody’s all hands on deck with what we’re doing right now, as you can see by what we showed everybody at the Celebration. We’ll turn our attention to that again maybe down the road.”
President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
(L to R) Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daisy Ridley at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
Star Wars Celebration is happening now at the Excel Center in London, so of course the announcements are coming thick and fast about that galaxy far, far away.
Yet, following a fallow period after ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ that featured any number of big, exciting promises but nothing in the way of actual movies, it’s hard not to view the news with a slightly cynical eye –– how many times have must we be told about something Rian Johnson is cooking up, or Taika Waititi’s planned film –– before we start to cross our arms as a fandom and say, “we’ll believe it when we see it!”
Our patience (young Padawans) might yet be rewarded, as Kathleen Kennedy and the Lucasfilm team took to the stage to confirm a new trio of films that hopefully have a lot more chance of coming to fruition (though, of course, we all said that about Patty Jenkins’ ‘Rogue Squadron’, still yet to leave the development hangar and waiting for a slot on the roster.)
So what did get announced today?
(L to R) Director James Mangold, Dave Filoni, and director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
What is Dave Filoni working on?
Dave Filoni, of course, is one of the masterminds (alongside Jon Favreau) of the current run of small screen ‘Star Wars’ that has helped to keep the flame alive for fans including ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ and the upcoming likes of ‘Ahsoka’ and ‘Skeleton Crew’.
But Filoni, whose province has been on the small screen for years now, is being rewarded with a shot at the big one.
He will direct a big-screen adventure tying in to ‘The Mandalorian’, a “cinematic event” that tells a vital part of the “escalating war between the Imperial remnant and the New Republic.” It’ll continue to flesh out the time between ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘The Force Awakens’ –– though it’s currently unknown whether it’ll mark a final chapter in the wider ‘Mando-verse’ story, or whether Filoni and Jon Favreau’s epic yarn will continue beyond the big-screen tale.
Also unknown at this point? The title or any specific details on which characters might appear. But we’d put serious credits on a certain green, big eared charmer showing up in some capacity.
(L to R) Dave Filoni, Daisy Ridley and director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
This one sounds most likely to thrill fans of the ongoing Skywalker storyline, since it’ll see the return of a big part of the sequel trilogy.
The will take place at the furthest end of the ‘Star Wars’ timeline, moving 15 years beyond ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. Her film, set in an era described as the New Jedi Order, will be all about establishing a bountiful new age of Force-users in the wake of the Skywalker Saga. And the Jedi building that future? None other than Rey herself, with Daisy Ridley confirmed to return in the role she originated. “My heart is pounding,” Ridley stated as she took to the Celebration stage, to huge cheers from the audience.
(L to R) Director James Mangold, and Dave Filoni at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
James Mangold to direct a Star Wars Movie
Finally, there is news of a third movie to be directed by another filmmaker drafted in from a different corner of the Lucasfilm empire.
For his film, he’s going right back to the beginning –– exploring “the first Jedi to wield the Force” as he explained on stage. It goes back to the earliest part of the newly-updated set of Star Wars eras, the Dawn Of The Jedi.
“It takes place 25,000 years before Episode IV, and it’s about the discovery of the Force,” he explains. His influences extend to historical theological epics. “I told Kathy [Kennedy] I wanted to make a kind of Bible movie, a kind of ‘Ten Commandments‘ of ‘Star Wars’ –– kind of a Cecil B. DeMille film about the arrival of the Force, and that’s what I’ve been pecking away at between press events. That’s the idea.”
None of the movies have a release date or name announced yet, though with Disney/Lucasfilm targeting a December 2025 slot for a new ‘Star Wars’ movie, there’s a chance one of them could fill it. And at least it sounds like they have a plan –– now we wait and see if it works out.
(L to R) Director James Mangold, Mads Mikkelsen, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge from ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
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A new Indiana Jones trailer
Talking of Mangold, Team Lucasfilm also revealed the latest look at ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’, the fifth and likely final outing for Harrison Ford’s artifact-hunting adventurer.
With the story (aside from a prologue set in the 1940s at the peak of Indy’s adventures and featuring some impressively de-aged shots of Ford) now taking place in the late 1960s, an older and wiser––debatably––Dr. Jones is more content to lecture than to put his life at risk to find some mythical treasure. It’s not the years, as he once reminded us, it’s the mileage.
But when he’s contacted by his goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), he realizes that he can’t escape his past entirely. The title gadget is being sought by a Nazi sleeper cell (including Mads Mikkelsen’s Voller) who plan to use it to correct Hitler’s “mistakes” and see the Reich restored.
They discovered it, Jones took it from them way back when and now –– as this new footage reveals –– Helena takes it from him, since she’s found a bidder willing to pay richly for it. Cue another adventure for our hero.
The new trailer, which stylishly blends the Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ with the classic Indy theme is sure to get fans excited.
Following a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the next Indy movie is due in theaters on June 30th.
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President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
‘The Mandalorian’ season 3 starring Pedro Pascal premieres March 1st on Disney+.
The premiere episode of hit Disney+ ‘Star Wars‘ series ‘The Mandalorian’ reminded fans exactly why it is the most popular ‘Star Wars’ show on the streamer. Now in its third season, we dive right back into the thick of it – with Din Jarin attempting to repent for his sin of removing his helmet and no longer deemed a Mandalorian.
The 8 episode series premiered on March 1st 2023 with one episode, titled “The Apostate”, after its absence from Disney+ in 2022. Despite the long wait, this premiere episode delivers on action and heart. It felt like old school ‘Star Wars,’ filled with creatures, space battles, and practical effects.
Starting off in Concordia, we see the Armorer forging a new helmet for a young member of her faction, the Children Of The Watch. A ceremony follows where the young Mandalorian takes his vow in the waters as the clan looks on. All seems to be going well until a ferocious beast suddenly breaches the water, sending everything into chaos.
A fight between the beast and the Mandalorians ensue, but the creature proves to be too large and too fierce despite being outnumbered. Just as things were getting dire, Din Jarin (Pedro Pascal) swoops in to save the day, obliterating the creature. Din has come back to beg to be let back into the convent, and the Armorer (reluctantly) agrees to do so if he bathes in the living waters of Mandalore.
Jin sets off on his new mission, with Grogu in tow, optimistic about the completing his mission and to regain the honor of being a Mandalorian once again.
It was great to see so many different Mandalorians in this episode, with different styles of helmets, some bright, some monochromatic. The Mandalorians’ style of fighting is unique and this episode showcased how they use different weapons, working together to defend against the giant creature.
Before Din and Grogu can make their way to the living water of Mandalore, they have a few stops to make. Their first stop is Nevarro, the volcanic planet overrun with Imperials in season 1. Things for Nevarro have definitely taken a turn for the better under the rule of Greef Karga (Carl Weathers), now the High Magistrate of Nevarro. The city is vibrant and busy, filled with citizens and vendors buzzing about on the street.
It’s great to see Din check in with his friend but his main goal is to rebuild the droid IG-11 (Taika Waititi). Its remainder parts is used as a part of a statue in remembrance of the droid’s sacrifice, but Din convinces High Magistrate Karga he needs to reconstruct IG-11 in order to go to Mandalore.
Din’s attempt is unsuccessful and it is here we get to meet a few Anzellan droidsmiths – the same species of Babu Frik from ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’. We knew of this easter egg from one of the trailers for ‘The Mandalorian’ but the scene still delighted the audience.
During Din’s visit, Kreef Graga tried to convince him to settled down at Nevarro, and offered him the position of Marshall. This is where the episode addresses the absence of Cara Dune. Graga explains that after she brought in Moff Guideon (Giancarlo Esposito), she was recruited by special forces. Following the news of Gina Carano being fired from the series, we wondered if the character would be recast or just simple never talked about so it is nice to see they address why Cara Dune is absent from the show.
We all fell in love with Grogu in season 1 of ‘The Mandalorian’ – the internet buzzed about him and the stores filled with Baby Yoda merchandise. In seasons 1 and 2, Mando saw Grogu as a job. As he grew more attached to the tiny being, he became more protective despite trying his hardest to stay detached. After training with Luke Skywalker, Grogu makes the choice to return to Din and we see the dynamic shift from Din’s overprotective nature to a partnership. Grogu is no longer defenseless or as dependent on Din so both are more at ease during their adventure, which is refreshing after 2 seasons of constantly worrying about Grogu’s well being.
Even though he’s more grown and in tune with the Force, Grogu is still as adorable as ever. From spinning round and round on Greef Karga’s chair, stealing candy off his desk, or those precious big doe-eyed looks, Grogu is still very much the scene stealer of the show.
After watching episode 1 of season 3, it is no wonder ‘The Mandalorian’ is a fan-favorite ‘Star Wars’ show. The characters are rich, the visuals are stunning, and the blending the technology of the volume and practical effects makes this world feel more expansive. It has that “original ‘Star Wars’” feel yet it is a breath of fresh air. The runtime of 38 minutes may seem short on paper, but director Rick Famuyiwa was able to utilize every second of the episode to give not just the title character, but supporting characters meaningful arcs, and this is just the beginning.
At the launch event – audiences were treated to two episodes. While the first episode rekindled our love for ‘The Mandalorian’, the second one was a bit heavier. Dealing with the loss of the Dark Saber, we get to see Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) in her current state, and her interaction with Din as he tells her of his goal to go to Mandalore. The episode had a slight horror element to it, with Grogu taking on more of the spotlight. The action scenes are top notch in episode 2, the creatures more strange ( and creepy), leaving the audience wanting more.
It is great to be back in the Mando-verse and see where our heroes go as the stakes are higher than ever. Season 3 is off to a strong start, and with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni at the helm, there’s no doubt this show will be in every conversation in the weeks to come.
The first two episodes of ‘The Mandalorian’ season 3 receives 9 out of 10 stars.
It’s fair to say that the news has gone quieter than news reports on Alderaan for the big screen ‘Star Wars’ side of things.
While the TV arm keeps flourishing with ‘The Mandalorian’, its various spin-offs and other shows such as ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, ‘Andor’ and upcoming animated series ‘Tales of the Jedi’, the movie side of Lucasfilm’s sprawling franchise hasn’t seen a release since 2019’s ‘The Rise of Skywalker’.
And despite financial success, it was a divisive title that didn’t garner a lot of love from critics.
Now, at least, according to Deadline, one of the projects in development at Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ assembly line is taking a tentative step forward, as the movie has hired ‘Ms. Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as director.
Obaid-Chinoy, who handled two episodes of the peppy, enjoyable Marvel outing, is being brought in now to work with writer/producer Damon Lindelof, so that she’s part of the creative team from an early stage.
It’s no doubt to help avoid some of the director problems that Lucasfilm has faced in the past, including on ‘Solo’ and Colin Trevorrow stepping away from what became ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ under J.J. Abrams.
And Lindelof, of course, has plenty of writing experience, having worked on ‘Lost’, created shows such as ‘The Leftovers’ and ‘Watchmen’ and provided scripts for movies including ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and ‘Alien’ prequel ‘Prometheus’.
Michael Fassbender as David in ‘Prometheus.’
Lindelof has been figuring this one out for a few months, but he hasn’t been working alone: what Deadline’s story doesn’t mention, but that The Hollywood Reporter’s Bothan spies whispered to it is that Lindelof is in fact co-writing the movie with rising star scribe Justin Britt-Gibson.
His resume includes time as an executive story editor on Guillermo del Toro’s vampire drama, ‘The Strain’ and wrote episodes of Starz’s ‘Counterpart’, the series about parallel dimensions that starred J.K. Simmons and was cruelly cancelled after two excellent seasons. Gibson has also worked on ‘Banshee’ and ‘Into the Badlands’.
Further, there is news that the movie’s basic story was hammered out, TV-style by a writers room convened over a two-week session in July.
Present to figure out the ideas behind the script were Patrick Somerville, (a veteran of Lindelof’s much-admired drama ‘Leftovers’ who went on to create ‘Station Eleven’, Rayna McClendon, a consulting producer from ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ who has also contributed to Lucasfilm’s upcoming ‘Willow’ sequel series; and ‘Briarpatch’ TV series creator Andy Greenwald. There’s also mention that Dave Filoni – the creative mastermind behind much of Lucasfilm’s animated ‘Star Wars’ series and who now works alongside Jon Favreau to shepherd the ‘Mandalorian’ set of shows – was also involved.
No concrete details have emerged about the script that Lindelof and Britt-Gibson are writing, though there is talk that it’ll be set after the events of ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and could potentially feature characters from the sequel trilogy that also includes ‘The Force Awakens’ and ‘The Last Jedi’. It’s very much a wait and see on that front, however – chances are Lindelof might be more interested in a story entirely unconnected to the recent movies (“somehow, Palpatine returned again… again.” Yeah… not loving the idea ourselves.)
The Reporter’s sources also mention that unlike recent developments aimed at figuring out trilogies in one go, this will be a stand-alone with potential for more if it succeeds.
And Lucasfilm could use a win, what with endless stories of big names including ‘The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson, Marvel boss Kevin Feige and writer/director Taika Waititi talking up their plans, with little actual momentum to be found.
The most recent disappoint was Patty Jenkins’ ‘Rogue Squadron’, which had looked like it was headed for take-off, but has since been grounded, its release date off the books and no word on when it might be headed for production, let alone release.
Given that the Lindelof film is still in the scripting stage, we wouldn’t expect to see it much before 2025, but there will no doubt be 265 ‘Star Wars’ TV shows to fill the gap in the meantime.
(L to R) John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, and Oscar Isaac star in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.’
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Though the focus at this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration was on the big-ticket televisual likes of ‘The Mandalorian’ and its various live-action spin-offs, the galaxy of animated ‘Star Wars’ series continue to expand, and a number of announcements were made, including the first trailer for Season 2 of ‘The Bad Batch’.
The series, which functions as both a sequel and a spin-off to ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’, follows the exploits of a squad of elite clone troopers also known as Clone Force 99, consisting of Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, and Echo (all voiced by actor Dee Bradley Baker). These troopers, with genetic mutations that give them different abilities, take on daring mercenary missions.
This first look at the new season suggests a time jump, with the main characters looking older and sporting updated armor. But they’re still tasked with finding their way in a universe that just keeps getting more and more dangerous. But at least there’s a young Wookiee with a lightsaber.
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ will arrive on Disney+ in the fall.
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‘The Bad Batch’ wasn’t the only ‘Star Wars’ animated series to get a news update. We also learned that new anthology series ‘Tales of the Jedi’ will also be arriving later this year.
Adapted – albeit very loosely and with a serious time period shift – from the Dark Horse comics, the show will chronicle the younger days and origin stories of Force practitioners from both sides. We can expect to see the rise of Count Dooku – who, of course, was once a Jedi before his turn to the dark side. And, of course, was the mentor of Qui-Gon Jinn, with Liam Neeson returning to voice the character (and his son, Micheál Richardson, will play the character in his younger days). Episodes will also focus on the youngest days of Ahsoka Tano.
‘Tales’ stories are being described as “tone poems” that rely more on their visuals than huge slabs of dialogue. And, given where Dooku’s story ends up, don’t go expecting them all to be full of joy. “We had a fun time, but these aren’t just fun, happy stories. It gets rough at times,” ‘Star Wars’ TV supremo Dave Filoni said at the Celebration panel for the show. “You wouldn’t be happy unless you overcome something possibly tragic along the way. Some of these are dark. Some of these I watched later and was like, ‘Wow, what was I doing?’ And I was in lockdown like everyone else, so that explains that. But this Dooku one, which I don’t know if you know, doesn’t end up so good for him, I was like, ‘This is surprisingly tragic.’”
Finally, there will be a second run of ‘Star Wars: Visions’, in which the Lucasfilm team lets animators, and their studios tell original tales set within that galaxy far, far away with a variety of styles. The new stories, coming from shorts come from animation studios in Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Chile, France, South Africa, and the United States.
We’ll have to wait a little longer for those new episodes though, as they’re not due on Disney+ until Spring 2023.
(L-R) Carrie Beck, Brad Rau, Michelle Ang, Dee Bradley Baker, Jennifer Corbett, Matt Michnovetz and Dave Filoni attend the panel for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” series at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California on May 29, 2022. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney).
