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 Ghost is definitely in the film, as are several original Star Wars characters.
On a side note, traffic is absolutely awful and will continue for 8 more days.
They're holding the premiere at the Pantages, which was the hotspot from the 30's to the 50's, instead of the Cinerama Dome or the Chinese. It's less than a block from our preschool and it took me 20 minutes to drive 1.1 miles.
These clips are from tonight's episode, must've leaked early. So obviously DO NOT WATCH if you don't want to be know what happens ahead of time. Hell, don't even look at the video titles, because even that much contains massive spoilers...
Only thing I will say is that some of our speculations are looking pretty solid. And this looks like a badass episode.
The Ghost is also visible in the upper left corner of this shot, on a landing pad at the temple base on Yavin 4. Filoni says fans of the show may someday see Rogue One’s action retold from his characters’ perspective on a future season of Rebels. "I already have some theories about the story behind it," Filoni says. "I can imagine doing that entire [Scarif] battle from their point of view, whoever is on the Ghost at that point."
The "General Syndulla" reference has created debate among Rebels fans, since Hera’s father, Cham Syndulla, is already a resistance general on the show – and she’s not. It turns out, this a tease of things to come on Rebels. “I can clarify that’s absolutely Hera being paged, not her dad,” Filoni says. “The movie gives that away, but I would rather have all the [references] be right. Hera will eventually become a general in the Rebel Alliance.” But how? That storyline will remain a mystery for now. [Reply]
The Oscar-winner will first appear as animated Saw when the character joins Rebels on Jan. 7 (8:30 p.m. ET on Disney XD) in an episode titled "Ghosts of Geonosis." Click here for more details on that storyline, along with an exclusive video from the episode. [Reply]
