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How Ashley Eckstein Crafted Star Wars Mindful Matters for Fans of All Ages

Star Wars Mindful Matters, a new digital series on StarWarsKids.com and the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, teaches lessons inspired by the ways of the Jedi. Hosted by longtime fan-favorite actor Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and beyond) and produced in collaboration with Citrone 33, episodes cover more thoughtful approaches to mental wellness, including calmness through breathing, connecting with one’s surroundings, and facing fears. Adventure, excitement? A Jedi craves not these things; Star Wars Mindful Matters understands this, and that’s what makes these lessons so special. 

The series made its debut on May the 4th — a.k.a. Star Wars Day — of 2022, but its origins stretch back 10 years. Eckstein recalls meeting children during appearances at Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney

The Story Behind Lucasfilm and Volkswagen’s Fantastic Obi-Wan Kenobi-Inspired Vehicles

Doug Chiang couldn’t pass it up. In early 2022, Lucasfilm and Volkswagen agreed to collaborate on designing two vehicles inspired by Obi-Wan Kenobi, streaming now on Disney+. For Chiang — designer of the podracer, U-wing, and near countless other iconic Star Wars vehicles — it was a rare opportunity to combine two passions.

“I got into film design because I love car design,” he tells StarWars.com at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. “A collaboration like this with VW is really wonderful, because I can see the other side.”

“We thought, ‘Let’s see how two cool things can come together,” adds Jozef Kabaň, VW’s head of design. “We thought Volkswagen and the [Obi-Wan Kenobi] story could work very well.”

Doug Chiang visits Lucasfilm and Volkswagen’s Obi-Wan Kenobi-inspired vehicles for the first

Obi-Wan Wednesdays: LEGO Star Wars Obi-Wan Vs. Darth Vader 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!

The duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi continues…with LEGO bricks!

This week, Obi-Wan Wednesdays debuts a new LEGO Star Wars set inspired by the memorable battle from Obi-Wan Kenobi Part III, an adorable L0-LA plush from Mattel, and much more. Check out a few of our favorite reveals below!

Tala Durith Pop! by Funko

This ally of Obi-Wan is ready for your Pop! collection.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Retro Collection by Hasbro

Obi-Wan, Darth Vader, the Grand Inquisitor, NED-8, and the Fifth Brother join the Star Wars

Hunting for the Empire in Marvel’s Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #24 – Exclusive Preview

A show of Imperial strength and order can so quickly descend into chaos.

In StarWars.com’s exclusive first look at Marvel’s Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #24, Beilert Valance and his team try to thwart an assassin on a job for the Empire.

Bounty Hunters #24, written by Ethan Sacks and illustrated by Paolo Villanelli, with a cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli, arrives June 15 and is available for pre-order now on ComiXology and at your local comic shop.

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From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: The Art of Set Decorating with “Miles of Junk”

Roger Christian was one of the first people hired to work on Star Wars. As set decorator for the movie, it was his task to transform George Lucas’ idea of a lived-in galaxy into something real, tangible, and filmable. His efforts earned him an Academy Award, sharing the Best Production Design Oscar with John Barry, Norman Reynolds, and Leslie Dilley.

In an exclusive excerpt from Star Wars Insider #211, writer Brandon Wainerdi sits down with Christian to learn about his earliest memories of working on Star Wars: A New Hope and his return to the saga as second unit director for both Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

Star Wars Insider: How did you become involved with George Lucas and Star Wars

Roger Christian: I was called

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,