And here's our replacement for Clone Wars. Coming to Disney XD in fall 2014. Bridges the gap between Eps 3 and 4. Looks...very cool. Conceptually.
Bit more detail:
Originally Posted by Entertainment Weekly:
Star Wars Rebels, a one-hour animated pilot already in production at Lucasfilm, is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2014 on the Disney Channel before the new brand leaps to Disney XD for the ongoing series, according to Lucasfilm sources.
The series will mine material from the 19 years that follow Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and precede the Episode IV: A New Hope. In other words, using the life of the Skywalker twins as a measure, the series will be active in the story years that come after their separation as newborns and before their (unwitting) reunion on the prison level of the Death Star.
No word on whether the show will feature Darth Vader (who would be in the Empire’s power consolidation years and earning his reputation) or even pull in a character like Han Solo, the smuggler and cynic who becomes an unlikely freedom fighter when he opts to stand with his friends against cosmic odds. The title of the show is vaguely phrased in a way that any rebel — even a Boba Fett or Ahsoka Tano might qualify as a title character merely by walking an outsider’s path.
The series has three executive producers: Dave Filoni, the point man on The Clone Wars animated series that launched in 2008; screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg, who has a flair for tonal rewiring and energizing familiar brands with new edge (e.g.: X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes); and Greg Weisman, whose credits include well-regarded work on Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
The final five episode titles have been released. The last two could be considered spoilers, so look at your own risk:
Spoiler!
S2E18 “Shroud Of Darkness” March 2nd
SES19 “The Forgotten Droid” March 16th
S2E20 “The Mystery Of Chopper Base” March 23rd
S2E21 “Twilight Of The Apprentice” Part 1 March 30th
S2E22 “Twilight Of The Apprentice” Part 2 March 30th
Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower:
The similarity between the Son and the Grand Inquisitor is intentional but not to imply they are the one in the same.
Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower:
The similarity between the Son and the Grand Inquisitor is intentional but not to imply they are the one in the same.
Originally Posted by Rausch:
So same race, different person?
The Mortis arc was described as a "shared force vision" encountered by Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka, so therefore 'the Son' didn't really exist and was just an embodiment of the Dark Side of the Force for the purposes of the episode. The Grand Inquisitor is/was an Umbaran (the scary AF looking, crater-dwelling race from Ep. III).
According to Wookiepdia, the Mortis arc was going to feature Darth Bane and Darth Revan as Dark Side force ghosts but Lucas kibosh'ed that. The Son was used and his design was meant to link 'the past' (meta, the Clone Wars series) with 'the future' (meta, SW: Rebels). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower:
The Mortis arc was described as a "shared force vision" encountered by Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka, so therefore 'the Son' didn't really exist and was just an embodiment of the Dark Side of the Force for the purposes of the episode. The Grand Inquisitor is/was an Umbaran (the scary AF looking, crater-dwelling race from Ep. III).
According to Wookiepdia, the Mortis arc was going to feature Darth Bane and Darth Revan as Dark Side force ghosts but Lucas kibosh'ed that. The Son was used and his design was meant to link 'the past' (meta, the Clone Wars series) with 'the future' (meta, SW: Rebels).
Ok.
I'll be honest, that $#it seemed to fit more with LOTR than Star Wars. I hated those 3 episodes. If it's just a coincidental I can go back to ignoring it... [Reply]
I'll be honest, that $#it seemed to fit more with LOTR than Star Wars. I hated those 3 episodes. If it's just a coincidental I can go back to ignoring it...
It was an interesting idea, the visuals were interesting and it was interesting to hear Liam Neeson lend his voice to Qui-Gon for the first time but the tone of the arc didn't feel like SW, definitely. [Reply]
