lucasfilm Archives

As impressive of a rollout as we saw on Friday for Disney+, Lucasfilm & series creator Leslye Headland's (Russian Bride) Star Wars: The Acolyte, the streaming series wasn't done making news at Star Wars Celebration 2023 Earlier today, we learned that Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna, Russian Doll) has been cast in the role of Vernestra Rwoh[...]

Today's the second day of Star Wars Celebration, and Dave Filoni & Jon Favreau had even more news to share on Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Rosario Dawson-starring Star Wars: Ahsoka First up, how about some big casting news? Because we have David Tennant and Lars Mikkelsen joining the "Star Wars" series First up, we have Tennant returning[...]

Set after the fall of the Empire, Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy And now, thanks to Star Wars Celebration, we know that we'll be joining Ahsoka this August Along with a new key art poster,[...]

Even if Lucasfilm was giving Star Wars a break on the big screen, the fact that there seemed to be nothing on the docket [or nothing of any substance] made even casual fans raise an eyebrow The studio decided to ease some worries today during the showcase panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe by confirming[...]

Star Wars Celebration provided fans with something a little extra in Lucasfilm's other biggest franchise Indiana Jones releasing the official trailer for The Dial of Destiny finally providing greater context for the fifth and final film to feature star Harrison Ford as the legendary archaeologist In the presentation and Appearing in person were cast members[...]

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced that one of the three upcoming films on the way will see Dave Filoni direct a big-screen "close out" to the connected storylines between The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and (possibly) Skeleton Crew No other details have been released, but we do have a look back to[...]

As Star Wars Celebration rolls on, viewers learned more about what they can expect from Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Stemming from director Jon Watts & writer Chris Ford, with Watts, Ford, Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni executive producing, the series will feature episodes directed by Jon Watts, David Lowery, The Daniels,[...]

First up, you can pencil in 2024 for the Lucasfilm series, which was described by Headland in her pitch to be a mashup of Frozen and Kill Bill from the perspective of the big bads, with an overarching vibe inspired by samurai films The time period that the series is set in is important because[...]

Star Wars Celebration 2023 kicked off from London in a big way this morning, with the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase offering some promising news for fans of Tony Gilroy (Rogue One), Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Diego Luna-starring "Rogue One" prequel series Star Wars: Andor. For those wondering about the status of the second season, Gilroy has an updated[...]

With S03E06 "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" (directed by Bryce Dallas Howard & written by Jon Favreau) currently streaming, Disney+ & Lucasfilm are honoring Black and Lizzo with the honor of having their characters immortalized in key art character profile posters Here's a look – and make sure to stick around for a look back[...]

One not-so-small problem? Nubs isn't the only one after it… Image: Lucasfilm Screencap With the original animated series set to hit Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4th (of course), here's a look at the four Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures shorts that have been released so far, introducing us to the show's main players: Produced by Lucasfilm[...]

Earlier this month, we learned that Academy Award-winning filmmakers The Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once) were set to helm an episode of Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Now, THR has confirmed a previous report that David Lowery (The Green Knight) has also been tapped to direct the streaming series (stemming[...]

The following contains minor spoilers for the episode "Chapter 21: the Pirate." (L-R): Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+ ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM All Rights Reserved. The Mandalorian: Mandalore Avengers! Assemble! As they recover from their exhausting mission to save Paz Vega's (Tait Fletcher) son, we find the[...]

The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger confirmed that three rounds of staff layoffs are underway - with the first taking place this week.

In addition to the key art that follows, we also have three show-related shorts that were released on YouTube earlier today to give you a better vibe on what you can expect. Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Image: Disney+/Lucasfilm) With the original animated series set to hit Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4th (of course), here's[...]

Following that, we have Mandalorian heavy infantry warrior Paz Vizsla (voiced by Favreau and portrayed by Tait Fletcher). Image: Lucasfilm Image: Lucasfilm Did Giancarlo Esposito Reveal His "The Mandalorian" Return Episode? Thanks to ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad Better Call Saul) may have accidentally confirmed his return in this week's episode, S03E05 "Chapter 21." In the interview[...]

When it comes to Disney+ & Lucasfilm's third season of Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni's Pedro Pascal-starring The Mandalorian, were four episodes down and have four episodes to go That means that we're at the midway point – and guess who's been missing? If you went with Giancarlo Esposito's (Breaking Bad Better Call Saul) Moff Gideon, then[...]

Sackhoff spoke to StarWars.com about Bo's headspace in season three alone as we find her on her throne in the home of Kalevala. (L-R): Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+ ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM All Rights Reserved. Katee Sackhoff on Her Long Journey as Bo-Katan Sackhoff in Star Wars "That[...]

Image courtesy of Disney/Lucasfilm The Mandalorian: Clean Slate & Heroic New Star Wars Beginning for Ahmed Best "As soon as I put the robes on for my first costume test, and I walked on to get approval from Jon and Dave, and they handed me a lightsaber, I was like, 'Oh, I'm in this,'" Best recalled[...]

Though filming on the "Star Wars" universe series has already wrapped, getting details on Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew hasn't been easy But on Monday, the streaming series (stemming from director Jon Watts & writer Chris Ford (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and with Watts, Ford, Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni executive producing) had a huge report[...]

Some big-time news to report on Disney+ & Lucasfilm's upcoming Jude Law-starring Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Stemming from director Jon Watts & writer Chris Ford (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and with Watts, Ford, Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni executive producing, the series is described as a galactic version of classic Amblin [Think "Spielberg"] coming-of-age adventure films of the '80s[...]

If it is canceled and it's a long shot, I think Disney should at least give fans one last hurrah in the form of a film either theatrically or on Disney+ with our new adventurers, and give Val Kilmer at least one more opportunity to shine in the limelight as Madmartigan. In Lucasfilm's WILLOW exclusively on[...]

With Lucasfilm & Disney+'s The Mandalorian currently burning through its third season, fans' radars are starting to focus on the upcoming Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo & Eman Esfandi-starring Ahsoka Thankfully, Dave Filoni was kind enough to take a break from co-masterminding the "Star Wars" streaming universe with Jon Favreau to offer some insight into[...]

Fresh from the episode "The Convert," the actress spoke with Entertainment Weekly about what Bo saw during the events of the previous one in "The Mines of Mandalore." The following contains major spoilers for the episode. (L-R): Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+ ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM[...]

Earlier this week, fans of Lucasfilm, & Disney+ & Jonathan Kasdan's Warwick Davis (Willow Ufgood) & Joanne Whalley (Queen Sorsha)-starring Willow, would not be returning for a second season Well, it turns out that the door to more adventures isn't as closed as originally announced Releasing an extended statement on Twitter, Kasdan clarified (and EW was[...]

Fans of Lucasfilm & Disney+'s Warwick Davis (Willow Ufgood) & Joanne Whalley (Queen Sorsha)-starring sequel series who were hoping for a second-season return to the world of Willow won't like the news coming out of "The Mouse today Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the live-action series won't be returning to the streaming service for another[...]

And with it being the beginning of the week, you know that means it's time for the Disney+ & Lucasfilm streaming series to award a character from the series the high honor of receiving their own character profile key art poster After last week brought us The Armorer (Emily Swallow) & the Anzellan droidsmiths[...]

Could viewers be getting a chance to check out Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo & Eman Esfandi-starring Ahsoka a little sooner than expected? Last month, offered a heads-up during an interview with TODAY with Hoda & Jenna "'Ahsoka,' yeah, that's probably gonna come out in the fall We're gonna have 'Haunted Mansion' come[...]

Before "Chapter 18" hits our screens, Disney+ and Lucasfilm are offering two key characters from the season opener the high honor of receiving their own key art profile posters For this go around, we have a new look at The Armorer (Emily Swallow), who offered our hero a possible road to redemption And following that,[...]

With production currently underway on the second season of Tony Gilroy (Rogue One), Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Diego Luna-starring "Rogue One" prequel series Star Wars: Andor, Luna took some time out from filming the streaming series' final run to share why he wanted to return to tell more of Cassian Andor's story, what he likes about[...]