Star Wars

In 2019, Star Wars finally made the jump to live-action TV with The Mandalorian. That show had an impressive line-up of directors for its first season, but one name many were surprised to see among the roster was that of Bryce Dallas Howard. Although she had directed short films in the past, Howard was best known for her acting career. Her first episode of The Mandalorian marked her television directing debut, and the impressive results spoke for themselves. In the years since, Howard has returned to direct for each subsequent season of The Mandalorian as well as The Book of Boba Fett and Skeleton Crew. Soon, she’ll have yet another Star Wars show to add to her resume as she has recently finished principal photography on two episodes of Ahsoka‘s second season.  (L-R) Bryce Dallas Howard...

Bryce Dallas Howard, director of Star Wars Disney Plus series like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Skeleton Crew, has confirmed that she will be directing two episodes of the second season of Ahsoka. Earlier reports suggested that Bryce Dallas Howard was among the directors working on the second season of the series, a list which also includes Jennifer Getzinger, Anders Engström, and series creator, showrunner, and writer Dave Filoni. Yesterday, at a panel during the Los Angeles Comic Con, she confirmed that she was taking part in the second season of the series. She had nothing but the highest of praise for the story she got to help tell, holding Filoni in high regard as a friend and colleague: “It’s so good! It is so. Good. It is beautiful, it is thrilling, it is adventuro...

The first behind-the-scenes photo from Star Wars: Starfighter has been teased by director Shawn Levy, featuring stars Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray. The photo in question features the two actors standing on some kind of water craft wearing stained and rough clothing, with Gosling leaning on the craft’s steering controls.  According to Shawn Levy’s Instagram post, the photo was taken somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Sardinia (an island off the coast of Italy). It’s a surprise that the first photo from Star Wars: Starfighter is taking us to an oceanic planet. Most of us likely imagined the first tease of this film would feature Ryan Gosling in the pilot seat of some kind of nimble starfighter, like in the film’s title, but no! It’s not often we see an ocean planet in Sta...

Concept art of Aspyr’s cancelled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has surfaced online from MP1st showcasing how the studio was intending to redesign the Wookiee homeworld of BioWare’s iconic game. The remake is now being redeveloped by Saber Interactive. The concept art shows the planet Kashyyyk, one of four planets that the player character and their party visits after completing both the Taris and Dantooine portions of the galaxy-spanning adventure. The concept art was shared by one of the artists who worked on Aspyr’s version of the game as part of their creative portfolio, showing plans for a more elaborate redesign. You can look at it below:  Redesigned Kashyyyk for Knights of the Old Republic What does this mean for progress on the revival? Realistically, nothing – th...

Chancellor Valorum is the subject of this week’s Star Wars Character Spotlight, the leader of the Galactic Republic before and during The Phantom Menace, portrayed by the late Terence Stamp in the film. Valorum was a good man but ultimately became the victim of Palpatine’s political machinations. George Lucas’ inspiration for the character was then-US President Bill Clinton. Early life Finis Valorum was born on Coruscant to House Valorum, one of the wealthy elite families in the Republic’s capital. The Valorums had a long and storied history in the Republic, as Finis’ direct ancestor Tarsus Valorum had been the first ever chancellor of the Republic roughly 800 years earlier (confusingly, the Republic had already existed for 200 years by that point).  The Valorums had their own very succ...