Star Wars

Lucasfilm has one movie star under its belt right now: the character of Rey Skywalker. That’s the conclusion of a new article in The Hollywood Reporter, a post-mortem analysis of the news last week about Simon Kinberg taking over as writer/producer of a new trilogy of Star Wars movies for Disney/Lucasfilm. Though Daisy Ridley’s return as the character has only been confirmed for one movie, THR is saying that she’s expected to appear in several of the feature films that are in development — though they were unable to confirm which ones. A report last week said that she’s supposed to be the Obi-Wan of the new trilogy, meaning she will have a mentor supporting role. THR even suggested that some of the filmmakers working for Lucasfilm are “jostling” to feature the character in their project...

In my last review of The High Republic Adventures issue #10, I lamented that the series had reached a slow point. With all the politicking on Eriadu and all the various side stories happening with the characters, it felt like the overall plot was slamming on the brakes. Unfortunately, issue #11 of The High Republic Adventures doesn’t do anything to alleviate this problem. It only makes it worse. Focusing on characters Ram Jomaram and Padawan Gavi (most notably from Escape From Valo), it’s an additional side-story that only makes things more convoluted. If you, as the reader, can keep up with all of these different plots, all the more power to you. But unless you have absolutely kept up with every single thread and have read through the middle-grade novels as well, this issue is a frustr...

While less than two months away from its premiere on Disney Plus, details about the upcoming series Skeleton Crew are still sparse. The series will feature a group of kids swept up from their comfortable life into an adventure across the galaxy, meeting pirates and other dangers as they travel aboard a mysterious starship. Starwars.com quietly added a few new images to their official gallery for the series, showing the young cast in different scenarios across their adventures. So, let’s have a look at the images and see what crumbs of new information we can glean from them.  Official still from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew showing Tunde Adebimpe looking at the stars Let’s start with the one we know least about. In this still we see Tunde Adebimpe’s character looking up at the stars. We don’...

UPDATE! Random House Worlds has announced that you will be able to get your hands on Reign of the Empire early if you are attending New York Comic Con. Visit the Star Wars area of Booth #3021 at @NY_Comic_Con with the secret message to claim an advance reader’s copy of THE MASK OF FEAR by Alexander Freed.“Mon Mothma requests your aid.”Copies are limited. First come, first served while supplies last. pic.twitter.com/LOaHdAou7W— Star Wars Books (@StarWarsByRHW) October 11, 2024 Senior editor Tom Hoeler confirmed these exclusive copies will contain the entire book. He went on to clarify that they will try to make copies available every day, but wasn’t able to make a guarantee. Word of advice for those new to conventions, make booth #3021 your first priority if you are interested in getting...

ReedPop, the organization behind Star Wars Celebration Japan, has revealed a new set of rules that attendees planning to cosplay at the event must follow. Additionally, the first wave of the official hotel block has been made available for people who still haven’t booked their rooms for the convention. Dressing up as your favorite Star Wars character will still be allowed at Celebration but with the event heading Japan for the first time since 2008, ReedPop are encouraging fans to be mindful of the cultural differences there when it comes to cosplay and travelling to and from the convention and will be enforcing some new rules when it comes to cosplay next year. To help cosplayers understand the new guidelines Star Wars Celebration is splitting cosplay into two definitions. First is “ca...