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.
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams:
Man, the SW well has been so dry. It's worse than waiting for football to start.
I agree.
More than three years has passed since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and all we have is the second season of a new series that's only had 16 episodes and a film yet to be released.
Add to that, it'll be Christmas 2016 before another film is released and it'll have nothing to do with the future but set briefly before ANH.
While I'm sure it'll be a fun movie, we already know the story and the outcome, so it's not likely to have any real revelations.
It's more like a no-brainier to appease OT fans. [Reply]
More than three years has passed since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and all we have is the second season of a new series that's only had 16 episodes and a film yet to be released.
Add to that, it'll be Christmas 2016 before another film is released and it'll have nothing to do with the future but set briefly before ANH.
While I'm sure it'll be a fun movie, we already know the story and the outcome, so it's not likely to have any real revelations.
I'm glad that she's not voicing Princess Leia, which was previously rumored.
While I wouldn't mind seeing Leia at some point, I think Season Two is way too early, IMO. I'd rather see her sometime around Season Four or Five. At least until after Rogue One is released. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Yeah, that looks good....
One of the most interesting things from that trailer is that apparently, Force sensitive children are still being born into the galaxy just a few years before ANH.
I wonder how that ties into The Force Awakens? [Reply]