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To say that writer, executive producer, and director Dave Filoni has logged a lot of flight time inside the Star Wars universe would be an understatement Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Resistance, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (appropriately set to end its run on Star Wars Day, Monday, May 4) gave him the[...]

I recognize the privilege that this is and I want to do good with it. And so, you know, I remember asking Dave Filoni, I said, "why me?" I said, "why did you cast me?" And, you know, because my audition was actually pretty terrible when I auditioned for Ahsoka because he wanted somebody with an[...]

In February, Star Wars: The Clone Wars returned to Disney+ for a long-awaited seventh, and final, season. Last week, Anakin Skywalker's epically popular

Now thanks to Cinematographer Baz Idoine's Instagram post, we've learned a new name – though more like a "new" familiar face returning: Dave Filoni (The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), director of the series' pilot episode. Check out the post below, with a  name reveal that didn't take a lot of clue-searching on our part:   View this[...]

This week on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" Captain Rex, and the Bad Batch must escape the Separatists in a violent, desperate struggle to survive.

This week on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" Anakin is back and joins Captain Rex and the Bad Batch to hunt down Echo, a clone trooper long thought dead.

Most importantly, it feels like The Clones Wars picked up right where they left off. Fully animated MAJOR SPOILERS below… https://youtu.be/74KX0sQ2I4EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Star Wars: The Clone Wars | "The Bad Batch" Clip | Disney+ (https://youtu.be/74KX0sQ2I4E) [rwp_box id="0"] When Star Wars: The Clone Wars was unexpectedly cancelled after its sixth season, Dave Filoni and the writers were[...]

Last year saw the D23 news from Executive Producer/Supervising Director Dave Filoni that the seventh season would be its last. So with now with less than a week to go before the series' return, the streaming service is introducing viewers to a group that could prove to be a serious "X Factor" in how all this[...]

Star Wars's most valuable TV asset Dave Filoni took to Twitter over the Christmas holiday to give a nod to fans who were watching The Rise of Skywalker since its release The film garnered a $175.5 million domestic debut at the box office the past weekend Despite underperforming compared to its predecessors The Last Jedi[...]

The one question on everyone's mind is the same: where can we buy one? Showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni made sure "The Child" as it is actually known as was not revealed before the show's debut last week Once Baby Yoda peaked out of that hover basket however it was all over Social media[...]

Producer-writer Jon Favreau and director Dave Filoni draw on all the tropes of the Spaghetti Western to create a new type of Star Wars story There's a bar brawl, quick-draw shootouts A crime boss played by Werner Herzog Displaced Stormtroopers work as mercenaries in the middle of nowhere like former Confederate soldiers on the run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVnrBLOBcIVideo[...]

Just in time to be the best ever Valentines Day gift, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will premier on Disney+ in February 2020. © Lucasfilm Ltd It was way back at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 when Dave Filoni used The Clone Wars' 10th Anniversary Panel to announce the show's revival Filoni, now the ringmaster for Star Wars animated[...]

It will be exciting to see where this new talent takes the show. (Disney Channel) Star Wars Resistance stars Christopher Sean as Kazuda Xiono; Suzie McGrath as Tam Ryvora; Scott Lawrence as Jarek Yeager; Myrna Velasco as Torra Doza; Josh Brener as Neeku Vozo; Donald Faison as Hype Fazon; Elijah Wood as Rucklin; Jim Rash and[...]

Dave Filoni, who worked with Lucas on The Clone Wars, stated as recently as Star Wars Celebration Chicago that creative development on The Clone Wars took place at Lucas's Skywalker Ranch Filoni, with his signature cowboy hat, has become Star Wars royalty and the head of all Lucasfilm Animation projects His success on both The Clone[...]

That said, WHAT A TRAILER, GUYS! During Sunday at Star Wars Celebration, Dave Filoni and Sam Witwer, Ashley Eckstein, and Dee Bradley Baker joined Warwick Davis on the main stage to discuss the return of animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars, which was announced as returning for a 7th season back at San Diego Comic Con 2018. What we know now[...]

This week, we got the official word from Star Wars that yes, Pedro Pascal is indeed playing the lead in the upcoming Star Wars live-action The Mandalorian tv series from Jon Favreau for Disney+. Seems like Pascal himself is pretty f**king excited for this news to be official too, taking to his Instagram account to share[...]

Getting to work with amazing people like Dave Filoni, Justin Rich, and the entire crew is awesome An honor and a privilege. I have seen the show, at least the first two episodes (no spoilers people don't worry) and I really felt that your voice as a writer came through while watching It gave the characters[...]

They have also revealed some of the names that will be directing episodes, including Dave Filoni (who will take the reigns of the first episode), Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) The series is being written and  executive produced by Jon Favreau. Production on the first Star[...]

Here is a new look at the pilots of Star Wars Resistance themselves: A lot of inspiration for the show comes from producer Dave Filoni and his personal history to pilots His grandfather and uncle were pilots, and his uncle restored World War II planes and took them to airshows, taking along Filoni. "When you see movies[...]

The history of the Star Wars universe continues to expand and evolve, with Disney Channel releasing our first look at eagerly anticipated animated series Star Wars Resistance. Created by Lucasfilm Animation veteran Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), the series's voice cast includes Donald Faison, Jim Rash, Bobby Moynihan, Gwendoline Christie, Myrna Velasco, and[...]

It will be set in the time prior to Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will feature the beloved droid BB-8 alongside ace pilots, colorful new characters, and appearances by fan favorites including Poe Dameron and Captain Phasma, voiced by actors Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie, respectively. Longtime Lucasfilm animation guru Dave Filoni commented on some of the[...]

Even George Lucas no longer has creative control of his own creations and giving up that sense of ownership and control can be difficult. It's not any different on the animated side of the Star Wars coin as Dave Filoni spoke to ComicBook.com about letting other people work with characters like Sabine and Ahsoka. "That would be[...]

Words and Pictures by Bleeding Cool's Erin Wilhelm: Ten years ago, in August 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuted first as an animated film and then as an animated series later in 2008, introducing Dave Filoni as the genius of Star Wars Animation that we know him to be today Over six seasons, Filoni told compelling[...]

It was a sad day when the news came down that Star Wars: Rebels was ending.  After three seasons, number 4 will be the end of the animated series. Star Wars: Rebels head honcho Dave Filoni and Saturn Awards Ambassador Valerie Perez at the 2017 Saturn AwardsPhoto by Mary Anne Butler Showrunner (and hat wearer extraordinaire) Dave Filoni[...]

The Star Wars universe has reached far and wide from the original films to comics, games, and of course the various animated series.  The more recent of these, Star Wars Rebels, is sadly entering into its final season. This morning, the official trailer was released, featuring some familiar characters, villains, and locations: https://youtu.be/-jWIDwq44ZIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is[...]

Any cheer shown by the crowd however was drained when, as speculated upon by fans, Dave Filoni announced Season 4 will be the last. But before that, the entire main voice cast of the show joined host Dave Collins and Filoni onstage As each member of the cast was introduced, the loudest ovations were definitely for[...]

When asked about whether or not we would be exploring the Force in the final season of Rebels, executive producer Dave Filoni made an impassioned and beautiful speech about the core of Star Wars. "The Force is the core of Star Wars and you have to be careful if you answer too many questions about it[...]

Throughout the Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Dave Filoni was wearing a black t-shirt which asked the question: "Ahsoka Lives?" He was still wearing the shirt near the end of the panel, before they showed the trailer (watch it here): But when the lights came back on after the trailer, Filoni's shirt was different: Did the shirt now[...]

Star Wars Rebels, the new animated series from Disney will debut its second season at Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim, California this coming up April 16-19, 2015. That's right; fans attending Star Wars Celebration will witness the global debut of Season Two's first episode (following an encore showing of Season One's two-part finale), and Dave Filoni (executive producer,[...]

Star Wars Rebels debuted Friday night with the hour-long episode Spark of Rebellion and now they've released Rebel Recon hosted by Andi Gutierrez, a behind the scenes video that shows a recap of the episode, interviews with cast and crew and a sneak peak at the first regular episode that will air October 13th. In the video[...]