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.
OK, looking at the timelines, it looks like Ezra will be in his 50's by the time Force Awakens comes around (14 in Rebels, +9 years until Endor, +30 years until EP. 7). Guess there is no connection. Unless Ezra + Sabine = Kylo? OK, stretching way too much now!
Definitely agreed on that slingshot. Hope it's gone now. [Reply]
I hope they continue his internal struggle with darkness and that he's not just magically Zen now.
If this wasn't a kids show I'd further his relationship with Sabine and then have something happen to her to make him all revengy again. But it is and I don't expect that and I admit I read too much grrm. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
He must have bootlegged it because it's not scheduled to air until Monday night.
Ahh, okay. My cable box is doing weird things, listed every airing as new this week then didn't record any of them. Think it's on its last legs. [Reply]
