SWCA 2022: 6 Things We Learned from the Light & Magic Panel

Today they’re legends of filmmaking, but back in the late 1970s they were special effects innovators just trying to make George Lucas’s vision a reality. On Friday at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, executive producer Ron Howard took the stage alongside VFX titans Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Joe Johnston, Rose Duignan, and Lucasfilm vice president and general manager Lynwen Brennan for a special panel introducing the new documentary series, Light & Magic, premieres on Disney+ on July 27. With Lawrence Kasdan appearing virtually and ABC’s Chris Connelly hosting, the panelists shared personal insights and revealed clips from the evocative new series that explores the early days of Industrial Light, & Magic like never before. Here are six things we learned.

1. Being interviewed by Kasdan on-camera for the series was

SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Panel

Although for some of us it feels like only yesterday, it’s been 20 years since Star Wars: Attack of the Clones first arrived on movie screens. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, fans gathered on the event’s largest stage to hear memories and insights about the first all-digital blockbuster and a critical chapter in the Skywalker saga.

Host Ashley Eckstein (who voiced Ahsoka Tano, a character quite familiar with clone troopers) welcomed onscreen talent including Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett), and Daniel Logan (Boba Fett). Lucasfilm creatives included art director Doug Chiang, visual effects supervisor John Knoll from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and supervising sound editor Matthew Wood from Skywalker Sound. And in addition, a couple of very special guests — Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Hayden

SWCA 2022: Boba Fett, Fennec Shand, and More Star Wars Characters Coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park

Boba Fett and Fennec Shand are heading for Black Spire Outpost. 

At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 in the “From a Galaxy Far, Far Away to Disney Park Near You” panel, it was announced that the daimyo of Tatooine and his loyal advisor will stake a claim in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park — starting today, May 28. The duo’s appearance will constitute an untold tale in their journey, and visitors may encounter Boba and Fennec as they attempt to remain in the shadows. But the central characters of The Book of Boba Fett are not the only visitors coming to Batuu. The Mandalorian and his ward, Grogu, will also arrive at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at a later date. 

In addition, the panel featured a look back

SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Summer of LEGO Star Wars Panel

Today at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, Lucasfilm and the LEGO Group celebrated everything LEGO Star Wars, from toys to games to animation. Dubbed “The Summer of LEGO Star Wars,” the panel — moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown — featured many of those working behind the scenes of LEGO Star Wars, including Douglas Reilly (vice president, Lucasfilm Games), Jill Wilfert (vice president, entertainment partners and content, the LEGO Group), Jens Kronvold  Frederiksen (design director, LEGO Star Wars, the LEGO Group), Chris Gollaher (director, product design, Lucasfilm), Josh Rimes (vice president, animation development and production, Lucasfilm), Jason Cosler (senior manager and producer, content development, the LEGO Group), David Shayne (writer and filmmaker), and Leland Chee (senior creative executive, franchise story and content, Lucasfilm). As we found out, the panel name would

SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel

What’s behind your favorite, group effort non-fiction Star Wars book? Probably a very intense spreadsheet and a lot of collaborative and supportive text messages exchanged amongst the authors. That’s just one of the not-so-secrets we learned at today’s Lucasfilm Publishing: Behind the Page panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. Panelists Ashley Eckstein, Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Cole Horton, Chris Kempshall, Kelly Knox, Amy Richau, Clayton Sandell, Phil Szostak, and moderator Amy Ratcliffe talked through what goes into creating some of the incredible lifestyle guides, behind-the-scenes tomes, art books, and more that weigh down so many of our bookshelves. Here are seven things we learned.

1. Star Wars Everyday cover revealed! Ashley Eckstein could only stay for a few minutes, but she brought the fabulous cover for her upcoming

SWCA 2022: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Coming to Nintendo Switch

The Sith are looking to crush the Old Republic and finally eliminate the Jedi — on Nintendo Switch.

Announced today at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, the classic RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is coming to Nintendo’s popular console. Arriving June 8 from developer Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games, the standalone sequel to the beloved Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic finds the Sith ascending, and only the galaxy’s few remaining Jedi can stop them. 

“We’re really grateful that we get to work on such amazing and beloved titles for fans of the original game and new ones exploring these experiences for the first time,” says Michael Blair, senior director of Business Development at Aspyr. “With the resolution updates, performance optimizations, and The Sith Lords Restored Content

SWCA 2022: Gather Your Younglings for the Young Jedi Adventures Series

A new class of aspiring Jedi younglings are set to enter The High Republic next year.

As announced on the Star Wars LIVE! Stage at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim today, Young Jedi Adventures is coming to Disney+ and Disney Junior in the spring of 2023.

The first full-length animated Star Wars series created for preschoolers, early grade schoolers, and their families, these original stories will follow Younglings as they are swept off into adventures, and start their journeys on the path to becoming Jedi Knights, learning valuable skills for our galaxy and the galaxy far, far away. The Jedi-in-training will tackle topics of compassion, self-discipline, teamwork, patience, and friendship.

The new series will be part of the era known as the High Republic, set centuries before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and currently being explored in the

SWCA 2022: Respawn’s Stig Asmussen Talks Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Reflects on Its Predecessor – Exclusive

Released November 2019, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order quickly became one of the most critically-acclaimed Star Wars games ever, delivering fans the Jedi experience they’d long dreamed of. Jedi: Fallen Order followed Cal Kestis, a Padawan survivor of Order 66, and his loyal droid, BD-1, as they struggled to survive in the age of the Empire. In an engaging story, Cal found new abilities, allies, and purpose; on the gaming side, the controls were tight and the action thrilling. A sequel was announced in January, and now we’re getting our first glimpse at the game, along with some new details.

Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts, and Respawn Entertainment revealed a surprise teaser for the highly-anticipated sequel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 today, as well as its name: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In advance

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Here!

It’s finally time to say “Hello there” once more to Anakin Skywalker’s former Jedi Master.

Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new limited series set between the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: A New Hope, has arrived on Disney+! With a promise to reunite Kenobi with the Sith Lord Darth Vader, and introducing Vader’s Inquisitorius into live action, fans are in for a thrilling story. The first two episodes are now streaming, with subsequent installments of the six-episode season premiering every Wednesday in June.

Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Master’s untold story, stars Ewan McGregor reprising the role as the titular Kenobi, along with Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader. Joining the cast are Moses Ingram as Reva, Joel Edgerton as Owen Lars, Bonnie Piesse as Beru Lars, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma,

SWCA 2022: 4 Things We Learned from the Attack of the Chords Panel

With Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 off and running, Skywalker Sound’s David Collins examined the artistry of John Williams’ original score for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, now enjoying its 20th anniversary. With a lifelong passion for music, Collins provided a learned and thoughtful ear to the nuance of Williams’ beloved scores, as he did previously for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at Celebration Chicago in 2019. Here are four things we learned.

1. Music is a language we can all understandFrom a new take on classic Hollywood romance to the return of familiar themes, there was a lot to unpack. As the host quipped, “I like to call this: David talks about ‘Across the Stars’ for an hour,” but he also explained how “music is a language,” one “that we