Obi-Wan Wednesdays: Find Ben Kenobi at Tibidon Station and More!

Hello there. Obi-Wan Wednesdays is a new product program celebrating Obi-Wan Kenobi, the limited series now streaming on Disney+. Visit ObiWanWednesdays.com every week throughout the series’ run for reveals of action figures, apparel, and much more inspired by the series and the legendary Jedi Master himself!

Ben Kenobi has arrived among the latest Obi-Wan Kenobi-inspired products!

This week, Obi-Wan Wednesdays debuts a new Star Wars: The Black Series figure of Kenobi at Tibidon Station, a Funko Pop! figure of newcomer Haja Estree, and more. Check out a few of our favorite reveals below!

Star Wars: The Black Series Ben Kenobi Figure by Hasbro

A new sculpt and costume from the new Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series shows Kenobi adrift at Tibidon Station.

Haja Estree Pop! by Funko

The new character joins the Funko

SWCA 2022: 5 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets and Details of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett

The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett have told stories that dovetail into each other. They’re at times emotional, frightening, and thrilling — but also, dazzling in their presentation. In an engrossing panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, featuring Janet Lewin (senior vice president, general manager, Industrial Light & Magic), Matthew Wood (supervising sound editor), Bonnie Wild (sound editor and re-recording mixer), John Rosengrant (legacy effects supervisor), Richard Bluff (visual effects supervisor), and moderated by Vanity Fair’s Anthony Breznican, the talents behind the series’ innovative visuals and sounds gathered to tells fans about the creative process. Here are five details we learned.

1. The visual effects team knew that their background technology worked when it fooled a certain visitor: James Cameron. The Mandalorian employed use of the ILM StageCraft

SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel

It’s been seven years since Marvel relaunched its take on Star Wars comics and the stories there are still going strong. Moderated by Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski, Star Wars Marvel comic book writers Rodney Barnes, Chris Cantwell, Jody Houser, Ethan Sacks, Cavan Scott, Charles Soule, and Alyssa Wong took to the stage during Star Wars Celebration to talk about their current projects and to tease a few forthcoming ones. Here are 8 things we learned at the panel.

1. Star Wars: Yoda arrives this October. The Star Wars comic line is expanding in October with a miniseries focusing on the Jedi Master. The series takes place between Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with Cavan Scott and Nico Leon tackling issues #1-3 and #10, Jody Houser and

SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: Visions Panel

Lucasfilm brought some surprises to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, as they revisited the making of Star Wars: Visions. The nine-episode Star Wars anime anthology series on Disney+ took the galaxy far, far away to a whole new place in 2021.

The team was brought together to talk about the experience in the “A Look Back at Star Wars: Visions” panel. Host Chastity Vicencio chatted with Lucasfilm’s James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez, and Quibic Pictures’ Justin Leach about the origins of the project and what’s in store in the future. Here are just some of the highlights.

1. Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 is coming Spring 2023! While there’s not much to reveal yet, the second volume will bring together new stories from creative teams in Japan, India, UK, Ireland, Spain, Chile, France,

SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Panel

Fall in, soldiers. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, fans of Star Wars: The Bad Batch received a briefing on what’s to come in Season 2 of the animated series, the making of Season 1, and much more. Moderator David Collins welcomed Brad Rau (executive producer/supervising director), Jennifer Corbett (executive producer/head writer), Matt Michnovetz (story editor), Bradley Dee Baker (voice actor behind the Bad Batch), and Michelle Ang (voice of Omega) for an in-depth discussion on everything Clone Force 99. “I am so proud of this group,” Dave Filoni said in a surprise introduction. “What they’ve made with Bad Batch is just absolutely incredible.” Here are six highlights from the conversation.  

1. The Season 2 trailer is here; it’s got some surprises. The team is looking for allies, new dangers lurk,

SWCA 2022: Sabine Wren Joins the Cast of Ahsoka and 6 Other Favorite Moments from the Mando+ Panel

Soon Sabine Wren will be reunited with Ahsoka Tano — in live action.

On Saturday at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni invited fans for a sneak peek at what’s the come in The Mandalorian Season 3 and Ahsoka, which began production earlier this month. In an unexpected reveal, the filmmakers introduced live-action Sabine Wren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and the first footage from the forthcoming series, as well as panelists Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka Tano) and Chopper.

The star-studded panel also included surprise guests Pedro Pascal (Din Djarin), additional Mandalorian performers Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder, Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon), Emily Swallow (The Armorer), Carl Weathers (Greef Karga), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett), Katee Sackhoff (Bo-Katan), newly announced Season 3 executive producer Rick Famuyiwa, and Grogu. Plus, fans

SWCA 2022: 5 Creative Lessons Behind the Making of Star Tours

It’s been 35 years since Captain Rex first attempted to fly a Starspeeder 3000 to the forest moon of Endor, and this week creatives from both Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) gathered at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 to discuss the ongoing legacy of the beloved Disney Parks attraction, Star Tours.

After an introduction from Mark Vargo, head of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, host Ashley Eckstein first welcomed those involved in the original version of the attraction, including Imagineer and Disney Legend Tony Baxter, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren, and Imagineer Chris Runco. Later Eckstein was joined by WDI’s senior media producer Meghan Short and ILM visual effects supervisor Bill George, both of whom have contributed to newer renditions of Star Tours at Disney Parks

SWCA 2022: Fans Share the Joy of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022

Star Wars Celebration is named “celebration” for a reason. Fans of the galaxy far, far away come from all over the world to share in the joy and community of Star Wars. There’s always something exciting to see, new friends to make, and screams of delight echoing across the show floor.  And that was the case this year at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022.

Isaias Ramirez came from Phoenix, Arizona, for his very first Celebration. Ramirez might have been impeccably dressed as Kylo Ren, scar and all, but he couldn’t help smiling. His favorite part of the show was the friends old and new he’d already discovered there. “[I’ve been] meeting friends, essentially internet friends, for the first time at this convention,” he tells StarWars.com. “It’s been amazing. I honestly don’t

SWCA 2022: The Women of ILMxLAB Discuss Their Career Journeys

From Vader Immortal to Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, ILMxLAB has made it a mission to push the boundaries of immersive entertainment with their award-winning experiences. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, Lucasfilm celebrated some of the women striving to realize the innovative stories from ILMxLAB with a special panel discussion.

Just like Rey’s rocky path from scavenger to Jedi, most adventures are never a straight walk. Emily Burch, development operations engineer, worked in health insurance before finding her way at ILMxLAB. Similarly, Rachel Radeztsky, associate gameplay engineer, shifted career paths while in the middle of grad school. “It wasn’t an easy road,” said Radeztsky.

Marissa Martinez-Hoadley

For Marissa Martinez-Hoadley, school wasn’t something that was at the top of her list. “I’m kind of from that last generation