It should be a time of peace and exploration, as Phase II of Star Wars: The High Republic finds the Jedi Order and the Republic working to unite a vast galaxy.
In the upcoming novel, Cataclysm by Lydia Kang, the sequel to Convergence by Zoraida Córdova, the once warring planets of Eiram and E’ronoh are on the cusp of an armistice when news breaks of a disaster at the treaty signing on Jedha. Together, the royal heirs of both worlds — Phan-tu Zenn and Xiri A’lbaran — must work alongside the Jedi to uncover evidence of the true culprit.
In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of the book, which arrives April 4, Princess Xiri attempts her first negotiation. But first, the Path representative demands a token of goodwill, and it’s up to Jedi Enya Keen to produce a gift almost as valuable to her as her own life…
What was that mysterious reptilian creature that ran rampant in the most recent episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch? It was the fearsome zillo beast, a fan-favorite monster that has been a part of the galaxy since the early seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
This misunderstood menace first appeared in 2013, in The Clone Wars episodes “The Zillo Beast” and “The Zillo Beast Strikes Back” (Season 2, Episodes 18 and 19). These two episodes played like loving homages to classic monster films like Godzilla (1954) and King Kong (1933). Ever since then, however, fans have been wondering what Palpatine’s conniving, cloning plans for the beast were.
And now, thanks to the newest episode of The Bad Batch (“Metamorphosis”), the zillo beast is back, and StarWars.com has all the insights you need to catch up on this energy-absorbing monster of the week…
This is the Way…to upgrade your gaming experience.
To celebrate the release of The Mandalorian Season 3, with the premiere episode now streaming only on Disney+, Xbox has teamed up with Lucasfilm to create new gaming gear modeled after Din Djarin, Grogu, and a massive one-of-a-kind gaming station modeled after Grogu’s hovering pram.
The dynamic duo at the heart of the first Star Wars live-action series has inspired a new pair of Xbox Series X and Series S consoles and controllers. The Series X features The Mandalorian’s sleek beskar armor while Grogu’s Series S is the perfect companion, painted green with new art featuring the fan-favorite youngling…
Family reunions can be messy in the galaxy far, far away.
Sana Starros, who debuted in Marvel’s Star Wars series, has stepped out in her own comic. Issue #1 saw the smuggler return home, and she soon found herself in a complicated situation: Imperial Officer Cerasus Ehllo has abducted Sana’s cousin, Aryssha — his pregnant wife.
In StarWars.com’s first look at Star Wars: Sana Starros #2, Sana, Grammy Thea, and Aryssha’s mother, Mevera, are on Ehllo’s trail. Their trip is quickly interrupted, however, by an unexpected visitor…
Sana Starros #2, written by Justina Ireland and illustrated by Pere Pérez, with a cover by Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez, arrives March 8 and is available for pre-order now on ComiXology and at your local comic shop…
“Mando Mania,” a limited, weekly celebration of exciting products inspired by Star Wars original series, including The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and more, kicks off today. The program, which will reveal new products and spotlight favorites available now, arrives to mark the March 1 debut of The Mandalorian Season 3 on Disney+.
Each Tuesday, fans can visit StarWars.com/Mando-Mania to check out newly revealed products ready for pre-order, as well as items available immediately at retailers to celebrate favorite heroes and villains, including Mando and Grogu.
This week, Mando Mania reveals a first look at new Mando-inspired headphones by Logitech, details on new events in the mobile game Disney Emoji Blitz, and more. Check them out below!…
The galaxy’s favorite duo is back for an all-new season of adventures in The Mandalorian. Din Djarin and Grogu have been traveling across the galaxy, making new allies, honing their skills, and avoiding fearsome enemies. Freshly reunited in The Book of Boba Fett, they’re ready to take on the mysteries of Mandalore.
The Mandalorian returns to Disney+ for Season 3, starting on March 1, 2023. But first, let’s catch up with the Mandalorian and “the kid” and see where their journey has taken them so far.
Spoiler warning: The following article contains story details and plot points from the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett…
Join Brian Cameron on Good Morning Tatooine to discuss this weeks Star Wars news.
On this weeks show up for discussion are the latest guest announcements for Star Wars Celebration, Cantina2, and SWFFD; as well as all the build up to The Mandalorian season 3.
We check out the Denuo Novo Rogue One Death Trooper helmet, Micro Galaxy Squadron Wave III, Gentle Giants’ Koska Reeves 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust, and the Snips and Skyway FiGPin Disney Park exclusives.
We celebrate Women’s History Month with the latest covers from Marvel Comics, and look ahead to Dark Horse Comics’ Tales from the Death Star. Pinewood Studios is going to be expanding, and we will have all the latest news on the extension, and we will also have the latest on Disney After Dark May extravaganza, and the D23 European events heading our way in April.
The cinematography lighting & VFX director tells StarWars.com about utilizing filmmaking tricks like rear projection to give the animated series an artistic flair.
In “Spoils of War,” the Lucasfilm Animation team crafted a memorable cold open for the second season premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. It’s a peaceful and sunny day on the tropical planet Aynaboni until a swarm of menacing crab creatures roar down a picturesque beach, chasing three members of Clone Force 99.
For Joel Aron, the cinematography lighting & VFX director — a longtime member of the animation team and, before that, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), — the beach chase was yet another exciting challenge at fooling the audience. “It’s funny how different questions come up with a sequence like that,” he tells StarWars.com. “Someone says, ‘Do we need the characters to run in the water? Can they run on the beach?’ Having the characters run in the water like that can be challenging and expensive, but we find interesting ways to do it.” In this case, their feet stay below frame and animators add splashes at the bottom, a suggestion of the action…
Following the House of Ideas’ bestselling recreation of Season 1, the story continues in a new eight-issue series.
The clan of two will be back at Marvel Comics.
StarWars.com is excited to announce that Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2, an eight-issue adaptation of the second season of the hit Disney+ series, is on the way. Like Marvel’s first The Mandalorian series, which concludes next week, every issue will retell the story of one episode. The Mandalorian Season 2 will begin with “Chapter 9: The Marshal,” adapting a memorable episode in which Mando encounters Marshal Cobb Vanth, setting the stage for major events to come.
Mando and Grogu aren’t the only duo coming back, however: The current creative team of writer Rodney Barnes and artist Georges Jeanty are returning for the series. While Jeanty will kick off The Mandalorian Season 2 with art for issue 1, he’ll be joined by artist Steven Cummings, fresh off the Star Wars event series Hidden Empire, who will be penciling every other issue.
“Adapting The Mandalorian has been a pure treat!” Barnes tells StarWars.com. “The series embodies all aspects of the Star Wars universe: the myth, the mystery, and spectacle that made me fall in love with it so long ago. It’s an honor to be part of this project!”
“I am thrilled to be able to be part of the world of The Mandalorian and get to draw some of his adventures,” adds Cummings. “The Lone Wolf and Cub via the Old West vibe of the show has me excited to pick up my pencil every day and dive in.”
Check out the main and variant covers for The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 below; a release date will be announced at a later time. This is the Way…
As Marvel’s adaptation of The Mandalorian reaches its conclusion, the Child is in the hands of the Empire, with Moff Gideon taking control of the situation. The Mandalorian and his friends prepare to make their final stand — and to save the little being from Gideon. However dangerous, the situation is one similar to events from Din Djarin’s past.
In StarWars.com’s first look at The Mandalorian #8, scout troopers hold the Child captive — while a flashback into Din Djarin’s past shows why he feels such a bond with his young charge…
The Mandalorian #8, written by Rodney Barnes and illustrated by Georges Jeanty, with a cover by Sara Pichelli & Federico Bee, arrives March 1 and is available for pre-order now on ComiXology and at your local comic shop…
Never been to the world’s biggest Star Wars party? Now is the time.
There’s no fan event quite like Star Wars Celebration. Devoted solely to the galaxy far, far away and produced by Lucasfilm, it’s a way for fans to come together and let their love of the saga shine. With tons to do and see at Celebration, there’s no one reason to go; but if you’ve yet to make the journey, and with Star Wars Celebration Europe coming April 7-10 in London, here are five reasons you may want to take the plunge. (And if you can’t join us this year, with the next Star Wars Celebration not taking place until 2025, you’ll have plenty of time to work on your cosplay, refine your Wookiee roar, and sharpen your lightsaber skills.)..
Anakin and Obi-Wan’s Jedi starfighters, Poe Dameron’s X-wing, and many more fan-favorite ships join the small-scale, big-fun line of toys.
“Size matters not,” Yoda said. “Judge me by my size, do you?” But when it comes to Jazwares’ charming Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron series, Yoda might’ve been wrong. Smaller is better.
Launched in 2022, Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron calls back to fan-favorite lines of old with small-scale vehicles and characters, putting them literally in the palm of your hand. It’s the perfect size for armada building, and Jazwares has wasted little time in exploring the saga’s various eras with releases that appeal to fans of all generations, from Mando and the Razor Crest to Luke Skywalker and his X-wing. And the line is about to expand…
Over the past two decades, the downfall of the Republic had been well-documented in a variety of movies, television shows, comics, and books. In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, for instance, we first saw the covert holograms of Darth Sidious ordering Order 66, Palpatine declaring himself Emperor in front of the Senate, and the construction of the first Death Star. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we learned more about inhibitor chips, the plans for the clone army, and more of the Sith lord’s machinations.
And now, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, there is a previously un-glimpsed look at what comes immediately after: the first days of the Galactic Empire. It is told with fascinating moments of world-building and a deeper look into the larger galaxy. As its second season unfolds on Disney+, StarWars.com now takes a look at The Bad Batch and the insights that it has brought so far into that tumultuous time…
Check out the special variant covers that will grace Marvel’s Doctor Aphra, Darth Vader, and The High Republic – The Blade series in March and April.
Lucasfilm and Marvel will celebrate the women of Star Wars beginning in March — Women’s History Month — with a special series of variant covers by superstar artist Peach Momoko. And StarWars.com and This Week! In Star Wars are excited to reveal three additions to the collection.
Sabé, loyal handmaiden to Padmé Amidala who would later challenge Darth Vader, is the cover star of Darth Vader #32 (on sale March 22); Barash, the newly introduced High Republic-era Jedi, takes the spotlight on The High Republic – The Blade #4 (on sale March 29); and the villainous Domina Tagge will grace the variant of Doctor Aphra #30 (on sale April 12). Check them out below!…
Mark Newbold talks with Regal Robot’s Tom Spina about their new Hero Gaffi Stick™ Prop Replica – Signature Edition, and The Mandalorian™ Tusken Raider™ Gaffi Stick™ Prop Replica.
The Mandalorian™ Tusken Raider™ Gaffi Stick™ Prop Replica – $1,399.00
This 1:1 prop replica is based on the unique Tusken Raider™ Gaffi Sticks™ primarily seen in The Mandalorian™. Also called a Gaferffii™, this limited, numbered edition is part of Regal Robots’ Star Wars™ Archive Collection, a continuation and expansion of their work creating authentic replicas with impeccable lineage.
The faux wood section of this gaffi stick (based on a Fijian “totokia” club) was mastered directly from the same molds as the props in the series. For this edition, they’ve also recreated the faux-metal spike end (originally provided by the production). The solid-resin prop replicas are made in the U.S.A. and are authentic recreations of the props wielded by the Tusken Raiders in Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian.
The polyurethane resin props are all painted and hand-stained with a hint of woodgrain and a multi-layered faux metal spike. An elegant black wood stand supports the heavy prop for table-top display.
Each of the 150 pieces in this limited edition will be made and hand finished in the U.S.A.
This 1:1 prop replica is based on the hero-style Tusken Raider™ Gaffi Stick™ seen in Star Wars: A New Hope™. Also called a Gaferffii™, this signature edition is part of Regal Robots’ Star Wars™ Archive Collection, a continuation and expansion of their work creating authentic replicas with impeccable lineage.
With hands-on access to the original film prop artifacts and high resolution 3D scanning, their team crafted a faithful recreation of the original props from the film, capturing the unique asymmetry, hand-carved look and intentionally crude welding.
With masters created using that technology, their team solid-cast heavy polyurethane resin for the “wood” portion of the Gaderffii club, just like the original props. That section is painted and hand stained with a hint of woodgrain. The metal tube and fins are welded steel with a cast metal spike and layers of hand aging and distressing.
An elegant black wood stand supports the prop for table-top display. This special signature edition also includes a plaque hand-signed by Roger Christian, who built the prop for the 1977 film.
Each of the 150 pieces in this limited, signature edition will be made and hand finished in the U.S.A.
From island getaways to luxury starcruisers, the galaxy far, far away is full of romantic sites and locales.
While often overlooked, romance plays a substantial role in Star Wars. From Han and Leia in the original trilogy to Hera and Kanan in Star Wars Rebels, the love stories of the galaxy are part of what makes our heroes’ lives so relatable and worth fighting for. Falling in love in Star Wars only makes sense, too: If you can look past the many conflicts in the galaxy, you’d find that it’s full of many beautiful worlds that can be downright romantic.
In honor of Valentine’s Day season, we’ve compiled a list of the best potential date spots in the galaxy…
Your little ones can soon take their first steps into a larger world of reading — with Star Wars.
StarWars.com and This Week! In Star Wars are excited to reveal a new series of books for kids based on the upcoming all-ages animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. The collection of titles has been designed for ages 3-5 and 3-7, and ranges from readers to Little Golden Books, all fully-illustrated in the art style of the show.
Young Jedi Adventures is the first full-length animated Star Wars series created for preschoolers 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. StarWars.com and This Week! In Star Wars also revealed the premiere date, cast, and new images from the series today.
Young Jedi Adventures 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 New York Times bestselling series of books and comics for all ages, Star Wars: The High Republic.
Get a first look at the Young Jedi Adventures books below, along with story descriptions and release dates!
This May the 4th will see the start of a new Star Wars adventure for fans of all ages.
Today, Disney+, Disney Junior, and Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4, 2023, also known as Star Wars Day. Set during the High Republic era and the prime of the Jedi Order, the animated series follows Jedi younglings as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need, and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way…
The scoundrel teams up with Chewbacca for a dangerous gamble that will take them into Jabba’s lair.
That ol’ smoothie Lando Calrissian is getting his own Marvel one-shot.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, today StarWars.com and This Week! in Star Wars are revealing your first look at the cover art for the Marvel comic featuring the one-time Baron Administrator of Cloud City, Lando Calrissian, once again pressing his luck at the Sabacc table…
If you’re a fan of Star Wars animation, you know Dee Bradley Baker’s voice. He played every clone trooper in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and now does the same in Star Wars: The Bad Batch — including the principal troopers in Clone Force 99. As Hunter, Tech, Echo, Wrecker, and ex-Batcher Crosshair, Baker has very different personalities to bring to life. And when his own characters are together in a scene, it’s no work of editing magic.
“Most of the Bad Batch scenes, we just record straight through as written,” Baker tells StarWars.com. “It feels to me, I’m fond of saying, like jumping from rock to rock in a stream. Each is a clear entity. I can see it, I can feel their distinct difference so that they’re like a real person, and I can just jump from one to the other.” It’s an acting workout to be sure, and Baker has a lot to do this season…
The thrilling two-part mid-season event for Star Wars: The Bad Batch arrived on Disney+ today, “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth & Consequences.” And now you can immerse yourself in the official StarWars.com episode guides for the first half of the season.
We reunited with Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Omega, in the two-part premiere “Spoils of War” and “Ruins of War,” which took us back to Serenno in search of Count Dooku’s war chest. In “The Solitary Clone,” Commander Cody and Crosshair went on their own mission for the Imperial regime. This season, Clone Force 99 has been on several heart-pumping missions in “Faster” and “Entombed,” and “Tribe.” With the latest episodes taking us back to the heart of the Empire, Coruscant, for “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth & Consequences,” the season takes a tumultuous turn for the galaxy at large and the fate of every clone soldier…
As Bo-Katan Kryze, Katee Sackhoff’s Star Wars journey has taken her character from animated form in Star Wars: The Clone Wars to the live-action adventure of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Star Wars Insider’s John Kirk spoke with the actor about her time in the Star Wars galaxy, including how a part in Robot Chicken led her to the throne of Mandalore. Check out StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt from the interview, available now in Star Wars Insider #216, below…
Join Brian Cameron, and Paul Naylor on Good Morning Tatooine as they discuss this weeks Star Wars news.
On this weeks show we discuss the latest guest announcements for Star Wars Celebrations, and two of the events around the show – Bib’s Bash, and Return of the Bash.
We check out the latest product announcements from Hasbro, Deuno Novo, and Funko. Look at the Tales from the Galaxy Edge VR2 trailer, ILM’s latest Andor breakdown, and The Mandalorian featurette for season three.
Before ending the show by looking ahead to Visions season two!
A popular theory regarding the fan-favorite clone trooper, Captain Rex, and a background character from Return of the Jedi might not hold as much water as it used to.
In the Star Wars Original Trilogy capper Return of the Jedi, the heroes venture to the forest moon of Endor to disable the Empire’s shield generator and help to obliterate the second Death Star.
The Rebel Alliance dispatches a team to Endor, consisting of Luke, Leia, and the other main characters, as well as a squad of ground troops. And among those soldiers is an older man with a distinctive white beard.
Then, several decades later, Captain Rex cropped up on the animated series Star Wars Rebels, sporting facial hair that made him look quite similar to that specific Endor trooper. This, of course, led fans to speculate and theorize that these two men were one and the same. But are they? Perhaps not, according to newly-revealed merchandise…
The love and generosity of Mark Hamill knows no bounds.
Our very own Luke Skywalker is doing his bit to fight the evil Empire, as he announces his plans to raise money for Ukraine by selling signed Star Wars posters.
By his own admission, he doesn’t sell signed merchandise very often — this is the first time he’s done so in six years, back when The Last Jedi was coming out — but this is a special case, as he is one of a few celebrities to become an ambassador for Ukraine’s “Army of Drones”, stepping up when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky asked him to join the fight against the “empire of evil” last September.
Only a limited amount of posters will be sold, and while it’s yet to be determined exactly how they will be sold, Hamill suggests that it will be via some kind of auction…
Clone Force 99 is more than a squad, it’s a found family.
As mid-season approaches in Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, with new episodes streaming every Wednesday on Disney+, StarWars.com is putting your loyalty to the Batch to the test. How well do you know The Bad Batch series? Test your knowledge and find your place in the galaxy. ..
Clone Force 99 is back, and along with the group’s new adventures in Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 on Disney+, come new friends they encounter along the way. In episode six, the team meets Gungi, who we first saw in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The young Wookiee Padawan makes quite an impression.
These cookies resemble Gungi from his youthful fur to his iconic Brylark lightsaber. Gungi’s familiar tooth, shoulder bandolier, and sash, all made out of icing, come together to complete his look. His energetic moves can be recreated by hanging these snacks off the sides of cups, bowls, Kashyyyk trees, or anywhere an edible Jedi might find themselves while out and about. Clone Force 99 would surely approve of these flavorful Wookiee cookies!…
Star Wars: Visions is coming back, and on a special day for Star Wars fans.
Today, Disney+ and Lucasfilm announced that the second volume of the animated anthology series will premiere May 4, 2023, a.k.a. Star Wars Day, exclusively on Disney+. Volume 2, building on the Emmy Award-nominated first run of Star Wars: Visions in 2021, will feature nine new shorts from nine studios from around the globe; the shorts promise to feature unique animation styles from a variety of countries and cultures, depicting each filmmaker’s specific vision of the Star Wars galaxy.
The shorts included in Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 were created by the following international animation studios: El Guiri (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Punkrobot (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Studio Mir (South Korea) Studio La Cachette (France), 88 Pictures (India), D’art Shtajio (Japan), and Triggerfish (South Africa). D’Art Shtajio’s short was created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. (United States).
“The reaction to the first volume of Star Wars: Visions blew us away. We were delighted that this project inspired and resonated with so many people,” says James Waugh, Star Wars: Visions executive producer and senior vice president, Franchise Content & Strategy, at Lucasfilm. “We always saw Star Wars: Visions as a framework for celebratory expressions of the franchise from some of the best creators working today. Animation is in a global renaissance, and we’re constantly staggered by the amount of creativity pushing the medium forward. With Volume 1, the imaginative minds of Japan’s anime industry were on full display. With Volume 2, we expanded our canvas to take audiences on a global tour of some of the most talented creators from around the world. We’re so proud to be able to reveal the line-up of studios we’ve assembled. Every short is incredible, full of heart, scope, imagination, and the values that make stories distinctly Star Wars — all while opening up bold new ways of seeing what a Star Wars story can be.”
Waugh serves as executive producer on Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 along with Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes. Check out details on each short and filmmaker below…
Today, Disney+ and Lucasfilm announced that the second volume of the animated anthology series “Star Wars: Visions” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on May 4, 2023. Following on the Emmy Award®-nominated success of “Star Wars: Visions,” the newest volume will continue to push the boundaries of “Star Wars” storytelling, with nine new shorts from 9 studios from around the globe. Employing the most captivating animation styles from a variety of countries and cultures, the second volume offers a dynamic new perspective on the storied mythos of Star Wars.
The shorts included in “Star Wars: Visions” Volume 2 were created by the following international animation studios: El Guiri (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Punkrobot (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Studio Mir (South Korea) Studio La Cachette (France), 88 Pictures (India), D’art Shtajio (Japan), and Triggerfish (South Africa). D’Art Shtajio’s short was created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. (United States).
“The reaction to the first volume of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ blew us away. We were delighted that this project inspired and resonated with so many people,” says James Waugh, “Star Wars: Visions” executive producer and Senior Vice President Franchise Content & Strategy at Lucasfilm. “We always saw ‘Star Wars: Visions’ as a framework for celebratory expressions of the franchise from some of the best creators working today. Animation is in a global renaissance, and we’re constantly staggered by the amount of creativity pushing the medium forward. With Volume 1, the imaginative minds of Japan’s anime industry were on full display. With Volume 2, we expanded our canvas to take audiences on a global tour of some of the most talented creators from around the world. We’re so proud to be able to reveal the line-up of studios we’ve assembled. Every short is incredible, full of heart, scope, imagination, and the values that make stories distinctly ‘Star Wars’ — all while opening up bold new ways of seeing what a ‘Star Wars’ story can be.”
Waugh executive produces “Star Wars: Visions” Volume 2 along with Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes.
Details on each short and filmmaker follow:
Title: “Sith” Studio: El Guiri Writer-director: Rodrigo Blaas
Rodrigo Blaas is an Emmy Award®-winning director who has spent more than 20 years in animation. After co-founding Stromboli Animation in 1997, Blaas joined Blue Sky Studios in 2000, working on the feature film “Ice Age,” before transitioning to Pixar Animation Studios. There, he worked on such projects as “Finding Nemo” (2003), “The Incredibles” (2004), “Ratatouille” (2007) and “Wall-E” (2008) and on the Oscar®-nominated short film “La Luna” (2011). More recently, Blaas partnered with Guillermo del Toro to develop the award-winning series “Trollhunters,” served as creative director for Mikros Animation Paris and, in 2021, created El Guiri Studios in Madrid with his partner, Cecile Hokes. He also wrote and directed 2009’s award-winning short film “Alma.”
Title: “Screecher’s Reach” Studio: Cartoon Saloon Director: Paul Young
Paul Young is a co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, an IFTA winner and Oscar®, Emmy® and BAFTA nominee. He produced the animated features “My Father’s Dragon,” “WolfWalkers,” “The Secret of Kells,” “Song of the Sea” and “The Breadwinner” as well as award-winning TV series including “Puffin Rock,” “Dorg Van Dango” and “Viking Skool.”
Title: “In the Stars” Studio: Punkrobot Writer-director: Gabriel Osorio
Gabriel Osorio majored in Fine Arts at Universidad de Chile, later specializing in 3D animation. After working in commercials, movies and television series, he founded Punkrobot Studio. Since 2008, he has directed projects for children’s television including “Flipos,” “Muelin y Perlita,” “Soccer Girls” and television spots. In 2016, his short film “Bear Story” became the first Latin American project to win an Oscar® in the animated short category.
Title: “I Am Your Mother” Studio: Aardman Director: Magdalena Osinska
Magdalena Osinska is an award-winning director who has been with Aardman for eight years. She has directed stop-motion, CGI, 2D and live-action commercials including Wallace & Gromit’s “The Great Sofa Caper” and “Share the Orange.” Osinska directed development of the children’s series “Joyets” and has also directed films including “Spirits of the Piano” and “Zbigniev’s Cupboard.” A graduate of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK, as well as the Polish Film School in Lodz and Art College in Warsaw, Osinska is currently developing the feature film “Jasia,” based on her grandmother’s memories of WWII Poland.
Title: “Journey to the Dark Head” Studio: Studio Mir Director: Hyeong Geun Park
Rising star Hyeong Geun Park had already made a name for himself when he entered the Korean animation industry in 2017, thanks to his strong drawing and animation sensibilities. He has directed animation for dozens of cinematic game trailers and has since expanded into animated series, working on projects including “Dota: Dragon’s Blood: Book 3” (2022) and “Lookism” (2022). “Journey to the Dark Head” is the first title he has executive produced from start to finish.
Title: “The Spy Dancer” Studio: Studio La Cachette Writer-director: Julien Chheng
Julien Chheng is CEO of Studio La Cachette, an Emmy Award®-winning French animation studio he co-founded in 2014 with fellow Gobelins school’s alumni Oussama Bouacheria and Ulysse Malassagne. Chheng was trained in visual development at Disney and has worked as a character animator on acclaimed 2D animated features “The Rabbi’s Cat,” “Mune” and the Academy Award®-nominated “Ernest and Celestine.” In 2021, he won an Emmy Award® as animation executive producer of “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal,” for which he also served as animation supervisor. In 2022, Chheng directed with Jean-Christophe Roger the Cesar-nominated feature “Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia.”
Title: “The Bandits of Golak” Studio: 88 Pictures Director: Ishan Shukla
Ishan Shukla started his career as a CG artist in Singapore. For more than a decade, he spearheaded projects ranging from TV commercials to series and music videos. His 2016 animated short, “Schirkoa,” was long listed for the Academy Awards® after receiving dozens of awards and playing at 120 international festivals, including SIGGRAPH Asia where it was named Best in Show. He then set up his own animation studio to work on adult-oriented animated feature films including a feature-length version of “Schirkoa,” set to hit festivals in summer 2023.
Title: “The Pit” Studios: D’art Shtajio and Lucasfilm Ltd. Writer-director-executive producer: LeAndre Thomas Co-director: Justin Ridge
LeAndre Thomas is an award-winning writer and director from Oakland, Calif., whose most recent film won Best Director at the Pasadena International Film Festival. In addition to his independent films, Thomas is a part of the franchise studio team at Lucasfilm Ltd. where he has worked for more than 11 years being credited on recent titles such as “Light & Magic,” “The Mandalorian,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi,” and many more.
Justin Ridge executive produced the Emmy®-nominated series “Star Wars Resistance.” His credits also include “Star Wars Rebels,” “Storks,” “The Cleveland Show,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
Title: “Aau’s Song” Studio: Triggerfish Writer-directors: Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke
Nadia Darries is a director, animator and co-founder of Goon Valley Animation, with an avocation for songwriting. Born in the Cape Flats in South Africa, Darries has worked on high-end animated film and motion design as an animator, project manager, creative director and director since 2015. Her experience includes animating at Triggerfish Animation Studios on the award-winning BBC films “Stick Man,” “Revolting Rhymes” and “Highway Rat.”
Daniel Clarke is a Cape Town-based director and artist working in animation, film and illustration. He started his career in animation in 2008 at Triggerfish Animation Studios, where he has served as production designer, art director and director on projects such as the feature film “Khumba,” BBC’s “Stick Man” and “The Snail and the Whale.” In 2018, along with James Clarke and Daniel Snaddon, he completed the graphic novel “Kariba.”
“Star Wars: Visions” Volume 2 streams exclusively on Disney+ beginning May 4, 2023.
Today in the Hasbro Pulse Livestream, we got our first look at upcoming toy and collectible releases celebrating the anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, including a Black Series premium electronic Scout Trooper helmet fresh from Endor, a 3.75-inch scale Anakin Skywalker in the final moments of the film, and a red-tinged 6-inch-scale Darth Vader paying homage to the original poster art and title, Revenge of the Jedi, headed for Star Wars Celebration Europe.
Godammit, I LOVE The Black Series!!!
Plus, the retro collection welcomed a prototype of the Mandalorian inspired by the saturated colors used in the design process, Starkiller from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed stormed the 3.75-inch Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Jedi Master Ki-Adi Mundi was welcomed to the Black Series. Look on these reveals with your own eyes and check out the biggest announcements below!…
Season 3 Premieres March 1, Exclusively on Disney+
Today, Disney+ shared brand-new key art and an exciting featurette for the third season of “The Mandalorian,” the critically acclaimed, original, live-action series from Lucasfilm, streaming exclusively on Disney+ starting March 1. Watch the new featurette and join Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa and others as they explore how “The Mandalorian” and its fan-favorite character Grogu rose to engage the world and win the hearts of viewers across the globe.
The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.
The series stars Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers, Amy Sedaris, Emily Swallow and Giancarlo Esposito. The directors of the eight-episode Season 3 include Rick Famuyiwa, Rachel Morrison, Lee Isaac Chung, Carl Weathers, Peter Ramsey and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Jon Favreau is the showrunner/head writer and serves as an executive producer along with Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck are co-executive producers.
