StarWars.com is excited to announce that The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni will make their first Star Wars Celebration appearance since the premiere of the Disney+ series. The panel, called “Mando+ : A Conversation with Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni,” will take place Saturday, May 28, and feature the duo along with special guests for a look back and a look ahead at what’s to come.
StarWars.com is excited to announce even more celebrity guests appearing at Star Wars Celebration this May, including a few of Mandalore’s finest. Katee Sackhoff, who first played Bo-Katan Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars then brought the fan-favorite character to live-action in The Mandalorian Season 2, is confirmed to attend. And she’ll be joined by Carl Weathers, who portrays Greef Karga on the Disney+ series, and Emily Swallow, the Armorer who recently reappeared in an episode of The Book of Boba Fett after giving Din Djarin his important quest at the end of Season 1 of The Mandalorian.
Dee Bradley Baker, the voice actor behind Star Wars:The Bad Batch’s Clone Force 99, Captain Rex on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and
Bounty hunters are an essential part of Star Wars, and Boba Fett stands among the most iconic. In The Book of Boba Fett, many different facets of the character come together for the story of a crime lord coming to power, but doing so with a newfound sense of honor and family. If you’re new to Fett, or looking for more tales of the fabled mercenary, here are seven Star Wars stories to check out that offer insight on his journey, presented in order of release.
Boba Fett was an early instance of fan interest skyrocketing a character to greater prominence. With just the appearance of his T-shaped visor and jet pack, Fett became a favorite for moviegoers. He’s introduced in Star Wars:
Star Wars Celebration returns in May, launching with a must-see showcase that will kick the weekend’s festivities into hyperdrive. On Thursday, May 26, Lucasfilm’s current crop of live-action filmmakers will be joined by special guests to discuss the many Star Wars adventures coming soon, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and The Mandalorian.
We’ve all had a rough go of it over the last few years, and you may feel like you’ve spent a few hundred years in the belly of a Sarlacc. But unlike Boba Fett, there’s no bacta tank at home to heal and recharge. Thankfully, we do have a Star Wars Celebration on the horizon…which is almost as good.
As hard as it is to believe, the last Celebration was held in a pre-pandemic 2019, and so much has happened since then — in both the real world and the Star Wars universe. So it’s only natural to want to escape the former and celebrate the latter. Here are 5 reasons why Star Wars Celebration is a wonderful experience for the whole family.
Crimson Dawn’s Qi’ra and General Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance have a lot in common.
In StarWars.com’s exclusive first look at Marvel’s Star Wars #22, the two formidable leaders meet on Home One in a tense reunion while Chewbacca is preoccupied with other things, like saving his friend, Han Solo, from becoming a permanent decoration in Jabba’s Palace.
And in StarWars.com’s preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #22, Sabé and Ochi touch down on Naboo to face Darth Vader once more.
Star Wars #22, written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas, with a cover by Carlo Pagulayan, is available for pre-order now on ComiXology; Darth Vader #22, written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, with a cover by Paul Renaud, is also available for pre-order now on ComiXology. Both issues arrive April
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, available now, isn’t just the latest chapter in the beloved, brick-busting series based in the galaxy far, far away. It’s an entirely built-from-the-ground-up re-imagining of the franchise that first saw fans blasting minifig stormtroopers 17 years ago. Game development has come a long way since LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game blistered thumbs way back in 2005, and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is leveraging all the medium’s advancements to deliver the biggest, best entry in the series.
To help us wrap our heads around how LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is literally changing the game — while retaining all the appeal and charm that’s made the series a favorite among Star Wars and LEGO fans alike — StarWars.com spoke with TT
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has officially arrived in our galaxy. Available now for the Xbox One family of devices, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC, the game allows fans to play through all nine Episodes of the core saga, travel through hyperspace and explore over 20 unlockable planets, and experience an exciting mix of gameplay, from chaining attacks in lightsaber combat to space battles. Players can also unlock and choose from more than 300 characters, the most ever in a LEGO Star Wars game.
So punch it, LEGO Star Wars fans. It’s time to build and blast.
For more on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, check out StarWars.com’s previous coverage:
We’ve all had to practice patience, but Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 is finally around the corner. For some of us who are planning to attend, that means another looming topic is on our minds: Costumes!
Do you want to go as something classic like Princess Leia or Han Solo? Or do you want to properly honor the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones with a Count Dooku or Zam Wessell costume? Or maybe casual is more your style and you and two friends want to go as modern versions of Rey, Finn, and Poe? The options are endless!
Undoubtedly, some of the people reading this have been working on their costumes for this Celebration since dates were announced at the last Celebration. For those of you
The design of the Star Wars galaxy — so often marked by the distinctly used-future feel of cobbled-together freighters and ancient architecture — posed a challenge for the creators of the Halcyon starcruiser. The high-class cruise ship inside Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, now open inside Walt Disney World Resort, called for something more akin to Lando Clarissian’s polished and pristine Millennium Falcon than Han Solo’s hard-used version.
“The design aesthetic actually bridges the prequel era with the original trilogy,” says Doug Chiang, vice president and executive creative director at Lucasfilm. “You have a combination of old forms, old materials with sleek materials and sleek forms. It’s very unique in the sense that this is one of the first ships that actually combine those two aesthetics.”
