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Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Teaser Trailer and First Poster Arrive

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Executive producers break down new characters and locations from the animated series, which premieres on Disney+ April 6, 2026, with the full cast announcement and a first look at the story to come.

By Kristin Baver

With a velvety growl, Maul himself invites you to look more closely at a galaxy reshaped by the Empire in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. Today, the first teaser trailer and poster for the animated series arrived, giving fans our first glimpse at the world of Janix and the machinations of the underworld playing out in an era near the beginning of Emperor Palpatine’s reign.

Beginning with a two-episode premiere on Disney+ April 6, 2026, and two episodes each week leading to a finale on Star Wars Day, May the 4th, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord picks up after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, for a pulpy adventure that finds Maul plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who may just be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge….

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Celebrate Lucasfilm Animation’s 20th Anniversary

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Take a closer look at the poster art marking Lucasfilm Animation’s anniversary with a complete and numbered list of characters and ships!

By Katarina Cruz

Although there is no realistic scenario in which Mother Talzin would find herself in the same room as Opeepit, Lucasfilm Animation’s 20th Anniversary makes that and so many other unexpected pairings possible.

As we cap off two decades full of found family, wonder, and boundless storytelling, and look ahead to the exciting next chapter with Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord this year, StarWars.com is here to give you a closer look at Lucasfilm Animation poster art first unveiled at last year’s Star Wars Celebration Japan. The art brings together a galaxy full of faces and facets from all eras of Star Wars animation, with 152 characters and a fleet of some of the most iconic ships (plus a purrgil). This was definitely a crossover worth waiting for.

Drawing from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, The Bad Batch, the Tales of anthology series, Star Wars Resistance, and even Strange Magic and Star Wars Detours (unaired but never forgotten), Lucasfilm Animation dug deep for boundless inspiration and plenty of deep-cut character selection. The finished piece is teeming with a variety of characters and creatures, styled like one of the legendary Lucasfilm team photos to commemorate the end of a production or other milestone.

Test your knowledge with the complete and numbered list of every character and ship featured…

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Who is Maul?

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The Dathomirian is an iconic villain in the Star Wars galaxy, yet remains a mysterious figure.

By Lucas Seastrom

Ever since his iconic debut in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Maul has had a way of showing up where he’s least expected.

Midway through the original television run of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he seemingly came back from the dead to seek revenge against Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the midst of a cast of mostly new characters in Star Wars Rebels, we saw Maul reemerge as a dangerous manipulator. And at the end of a live-action feature about the original trilogy scoundrel Han Solo, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Maul the crime lord made a surprise cameo.

Maul’s prevalence is all the more poignant because, somehow, he manages to remain so enigmatic. With the first trailer tease below signaling his upcoming return in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, the new animated series on Disney+ later this year, it’s worth taking stock of what we know about the Dathomirian Zabrak so far…

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Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down

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As Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm leadership to return to producing, Dave Filoni will lead the studio as President and Chief Creative Officer alongside Lynwen Brennan as Co-President

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Lucasfilm announced today that after 14 years of leading the studio, President Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from her role. Kennedy will return to full-time producing, including the studio’s upcoming feature films The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter.

Dave Filoni, who worked closely with creator George Lucas to build the Lucasfilm animation department on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and helped launch Star Wars live-action series alongside Jon Favreau on The Mandalorian, will take on creative leadership of the company as President and Chief Creative Officer and Lynwen Brennan will serve as Co-President.

Their close collaboration and more than 30 years of combined senior executive experience will carry Lucasfilm into its next chapter of storytelling, with a strong foundation of creative vision and operational leadership guiding the studio forward.

“My love of storytelling was shaped by the films of Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas. I never dreamed I would be privileged to learn the craft of filmmaking from both of them,” said Filoni. “From Rey to Grogu, Kathy has overseen the greatest expansion in Star Wars storytelling onscreen that we have ever seen. I am incredibly grateful to Kathy, George, Bob Iger and Alan Bergman for their trust and the opportunity to lead Lucasfilm in this new role, doing a job I truly love. May the Force be with you.”…

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Darth Vadar Lives!!

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Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa are also arriving on Batuu, as the Star Wars-themed land expands its timeline.

By Devan Coggan

Welcome to a new era of Batuu.

Disneyland Resort has announced exciting updates coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. Beginning April 29, 2026, Black Spire Outpost is is expanding its timeline, introducing elements from the events of the original film trilogy. As a result, visitors to Batuu, the planet inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, may cross paths with a few familiar faces — from Darth Vader and Imperial stormtroopers strutting through the streets to Han Solo and Chewbacca reuniting at the Millennium Falcon, all while John Williams’ iconic musical themes swirl through the air.

The original Galaxy’s Edge timeline placed Batuu during the era of the Resistance and the First Order, between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The new timeline will roll back several decades, expanding to span the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and The Mandalorian.

Ever since Black Spire Outpost welcomed its first visitors in 2019, the land has been growing and changing, adding new characters, attractions, and special events. This new timeline shift is the next chapter in the ever-expanding story of Batuu. “We’ve always seen Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge as a platform for storytelling, a land that would continue to live and grow and evolve,” explains Asa Kalama, vice president executive for creative and interactive experiences at Walt Disney Imagineering.

The new timeline means new characters (Han and Leia!), as well as updates to some shops and even the land itself. Here, we break down the biggest enhancements coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland…

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From Santa Yoda to Rocket Sleds

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Blue milk hot cocoa, caroling bounty hunters, and more from a Lucasfilm tradition.

By Pete Vilmur

In December 1977, after Star Wars had spent six months taking audiences to a brand-new galaxy far, far away, Lucasfilm began sending holiday cards to friends and corporate partners — a tradition that continues today. The very first Lucasfilm holiday card, which was an unassuming, Hollywood-themed greeting card, was probably sent to a few hundred recipients in 1977 and subsequently relegated to the backs of drawers — or worse — after the holiday season. The unfortunate fate of that first card would never be repeated, however, since the following year’s Lucasfilm card would debut two of the company’s most recognizable assets: droids C-3PO and R2-D2. And so began a long line of Star Wars-themed holiday cards issued by Lucasfilm over the years, a selection of which we are featuring here. Fans of legendary Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie will be delighted to see several of his works, which were exclusive to these cards, with most created between 1978 and 1983….

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Celebrate the Star Wars Saga with a Festive Holiday Short

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The trench run from Star Wars: A New Hope has been reimagined in gingerbread cookies for a stylized holiday Star Wars Mini by Industrial Light & Magic.

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This holiday season, we have the perfect gift to share your love of Star Wars and the magic of creativity with your favorite younglings. Arriving on Star Wars Kids this Tuesday, a bite-sized short from the wizards at Industrial Light & Magic reimagines a classic scene from Star Wars: A New Hope with a delicious twist: the Death Star, Darth Vader, and the Rebel Alliance fleet of X-wings has been crafted entirely out of gingerbread cookies!

This stylized animation is just one of the ways ILM artists are paying homage to the Star Wars galaxy, finding creative ways to explore both their craft and their love of the saga. “The Gingerbread Death Star Trench Run” was created by ILM’s artists, including Landis Fields, a real time principal creative, using some of the same unreal engine technology used to craft the sprawling worlds of Star Wars video games and visualize the far-flung locales of recent Star Wars live-action series.

“We all love to spread joy and inspire people to make things and to imagine things,” Fields tells StarWars.com. “If you look all the way back to Walt Disney and George Lucas, and the folks after them that carried the baton and built these companies up, you’ll see that that is always at the root.”…

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Star Wars Year in Review 2025

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StarWars.com celebrates the year’s biggest news and best moments from film, TV, games, books, comics, and more!

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It’s been a busy year across the galaxy.

The Star Wars universe expanded in 2025 with thrilling new adventures, major milestones, and a whole host of exciting announcements. New releases like Andor Season 2, the finale of Skeleton Crew, the complete anthology collection of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, and the six-episode Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld forged bold new stories, while beloved films like Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: The Force Awakens celebrated big anniversaries. There was something new in seemingly every corner of the galaxy, stretching across Disney+ series, upcoming theatrical movie releases, games, books, comics, and more.

Here, we put together a crew of StarWars.com contributors to break down the biggest announcements and major moments and milestones of 2025….

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Chewbacca and Other Creature Department Creations

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How do you make 100 new Star Wars aliens? In an exclusive interview with creature designer Neal Scanlan, dive into his Oscar-nominated work on Episode VII a decade later.

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As we mark the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which premiered in theaters December 18, 2015, StarWars.com looks back at the film that launched the sequel trilogy.

Who is your favorite creature or alien from Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Is it brave Resistance pilot Ello Asty (coyly named after a Beastie Boys’ song)? Is it the conniving Unkar Plutt, played by super fan Simon Pegg? Is it the lumbering luggabeast? Maz Kanata? The glowing-red-eyed nightwatcher worm that pops his head up for five seconds right before the 10-minute mark of the film?

Regardless of who it may be (it’s the nightwatcher worm), chances are that Neal Scanlan, the 2015 film’s creature shop head, helped to bring them to life.

Scanlan has seemingly done it all. He started his career at 19 years old as a stop motion designer, then working as an animatronics designer and supervisor (including for the Jim Henson Creature Shop for nearly a decade). After scoring an Academy Award for his work on 1995’s Babe, Scanlan started his own studio in 1996. The Neal Scanlan Studio worked on a score of incredible films, including Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. At one point, he retired….

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The Force Awakens From Concept to Screen

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To mark 10 years since the release of the first sequel trilogy film, go back to the literal drawing board to uncover how concept art helped define a new era of Star Wars storytelling.

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As we mark the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which premiered in theaters December 18, 2015, StarWars.com looks back at the film that launched the sequel trilogy.

On December 12, 2012, production designers Rick Carter and Doug Chiang, along with David Nakabayashi, creative director of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) art department, gathered at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco to handpick a “dream team” of concept designers for the first film in the nascent Star Wars sequel trilogy, later titled Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

That team, nicknamed the “Visualists” by Carter, included concept supervisors Ryan Church and Erik Tiemens, who, along with Chiang, were directly mentored by Star Wars creator George Lucas during their time leading the JAK Films art department for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. It also included ILM concept supervisor Christian Alzmann, the four of whom would go on to form the core design team of Chiang’s Lucasfilm art department for projects ranging from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to the 2026 theatrical release The Mandalorian and Grogu, as well as future Star Wars production designers James Clyne and Kevin Jenkins, to name but a few.

This year, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of both The Force Awakens on film and The Art of The Force Awakens, my first book in the long-running Art of Star Wars series, on bookshelves. The latter charts the full visual development of the film from concept to screen from within the art department, and the selections below demonstrate how vital that work was in bringing co-writer and director JJ Abrams’s vision for the first chapter in a new era of Star Wars storytelling to life….

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10 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About The Force Awakens

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In honor of the film’s anniversary, we look back at giant puppets, horror movies, and monsters playing the same game of holochess for nearly 40 years!

By Brandon Wainerdi

As we mark the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which premiered in theaters December 18, 2015, StarWars.com looks back at the film that launched the sequel trilogy.

Did you know that the faceless soldiers of the First Order have a surprising connection to a certain British secret agent? We imagine FN-007 likes his blue milk shaken, not stirred.

It has been ten years since Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered and, as we look back at the start of the sequel trilogy, it is also fun to take a peek behind the curtain. One of the most secretive, anticipated, and equally exciting movies ever released, The Force Awakens was created with exceptional care — a fact that is evident in all of the personal touches that went into its production. In honor of the film’s 10th anniversary, we’ve picked 10 of our favorite fun facts and hidden details to share with your friends and family during your next rewatch….

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It’s Always Poncho Season

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Actor Billie Lourd and the product design team discuss Columbia’s latest Star Wars capsule — including the classic Leia Organa rebel poncho and an adorable Ewok fleece.

By Paige Lyman

Deep in the Redwood forest of northern California one recent afternoon, actor Billie Lourd and her family paid homage to Lourd’s mother, Carrie Fisher, during an Endor-inspired shoot for the next Columbia and Star Wars collection.

The experience was a unique way for Lourd to pay homage to her mother, who played Princess Leia Organa in the original trilogy, and to continue her family’s enduring legacy with Star Wars. “Princess Leia, the layered warrior woman with strength beyond her gender that my mother created, truly stands the test of time and informs my strength as a woman and a mother every day,” Lourd shares with StarWars.com.

To keep her mother’s memory close during the shoot, Lourd wore one of Fisher’s rings. “My mother wore this incredible ring that looks like it glows from the inside out in the last years of her life and whenever I am doing something that reminds me of her or feels important I like to wear it,” Lourd adds. “When I have it on and look down at it, I feel like she is with me in some way. In the Redwoods, her presence truly felt ever present every time I looked up at the trees or looked down at the ring on my finger.”…

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Star Wars Insider to Launch Final Issue in 2026

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The magazine, most recently produced by Titan Publishing Group, will cap its run with 237 issues in print.

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After more than 200 issues, Star Wars Insider will end its current run in 2026.

The official Star Wars magazine first launched under the Insider moniker in 1994, part of an evolution that began with the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine.

But the earliest incarnation of the idea began in 1978 with the start of the Official Star Wars Fan Club. A newsletter in the membership kit was renamed bantha Tracks after a contest in issue #2, and would mark its final edition in March of 1987 with issue #35 covering the new Star Tours ride.

The first glossy Lucasfilm Fan Club magazine debuted in the fall that same year, featuring C-3PO and R2-D2 on the cover with a cake decorated with 10 candles to mark the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope as well as Lucasfilm’s expansion into new stories beyond the galaxy far, far away.

Growing interest in Star Wars just seven short years later spurred the new name, Star Wars Insider, which debuted with the widely coveted “premier issue” #23 in 1994. During its lifetime, the logo would be redesigned, the license would change hands, and many editors and writers would bring their love for Star Wars to those printed pages…

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Make Like Sabine

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Bring your own temperamental but adorable Loth-cat home from Disney Store and the Disney Parks just in time for Life Day.

By Paige Lyman

Sabine Wren’s adopted Loth-cat Murley has proven to be equal parts affectionate and feisty — depending on when you happen to catch the feline. And if you’ve ever thought about what it would be like to hear the soft purring (or growling) of an adorable Loth-cat in your own home, you don’t have to wait much longer.

StarWars.com has your first look at a newly revealed Loth-cat collectible toy, which will be available on DisneyStore.com and at Disney Parks as part of Gift of the Galaxy starting this Life Day on November 17, 2025. Inspired by Murley’s ever-present frown, brown spotted fur, and mischievous eyes from Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 1, now on Disney+, this screen-accurate Loth-cat comes in a Star Wars Galactic Archive Series box designed to look like a space kennel…

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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Viewing Guide

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Prepare to dive into a tapestry of tales from a galaxy far, far away and learn how your favorite Star Wars stories can guide your journey through the animated anthology Visions Volume 3

By Dustin Diehl

Let loose into the Star Wars galaxy, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 continues to meld incredible storytelling, compelling visuals, and creative freedom with nine anthology shorts ranging in style, tone, and theme, available to watch now on Disney+!

But where to start? Each short feels uniquely new, yet surprisingly familiar, drawing on the deep well of Star Wars mythos to tell universal stories that resonate. To help you on your journey through Volume 3, we’ve connected each short to some of the saga’s most beloved tales to act as your guide….

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Visions Filmmaker Focus: The Lost Ones

Visions Filmmaker Focus breaks down the latest adventure from Kinema citrus, and director Hitoshi Haga (The Village Bride), returning to Visions with a new adventure: The Lost Ones, which continues the story of the mysterious Jedi known as ‘F’. Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 premieres October 29 only on ‪@disneyplus‬.

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Unique Stories of Star Wars: Visions

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The critically-acclaimed animated anthology series, which has given global studios the chance to explore Star Wars like never before, returns with new shorts October 29.

By Paige Lyman

A massive space battle between powerful twins created through the power of the dark side, a village wedding attended by a mysterious former Jedi Padawan, and a group of friends confronted by an ethereal ghost. These are just a few stories that only Star Wars: Visions could tell.

Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 arrives in one week, the latest chapter in an anthology series that gives creative teams around the globe the chance to explore the Star Wars galaxy in surprising new ways. Volumes 1 and 2 delivered stunning animation, emotionally resonant new characters, and stories that drew on real-world inspiration for a series that is a love letter to a galaxy far, far away. Through cultural and personal touchpoints, Visions showcases the universality of Star Wars.

In Volumes 1 and 2, each studio expressed their own identity and interests, pulling from inspiration as varied as Akira Kurosawa films, banshees of Irish folklore, and artworks by painters like Picasso and Dalí. While Kurosawa famously inspired George Lucas when he created Star Wars, Visions expanded on the homage, perhaps most specifically with the black and white (and red) short “The Duel,” which will get a sequel in Volume 3. The main antagonist in Volume 2’s “Screecher’s Reach” by Ireland-based Cartoon Saloon has clear connections to the tales that permeate the filmmakers’ heritage. And Spain-based El Guiri Studios’ story and animation for Volume 2’s “Sith” were influenced by the bold and colorful work at play in the Cubist and Surrealist styles…

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Leia Organa and Rey Return in Star Wars: Legacy

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Author Madeleine Roux takes StarWars.com inside her first Star Wars novel, a new chapter in the Skywalker saga exploring what it means to carry on the tradition of the Jedi Order

By Kristin Baver

Princess Leia Organa and Rey Skywalker are among the powerful women of the galaxy featured on a sleeve tattoo author Madeleine Roux got to celebrate her Star Wars fandom.

And next summer, the last Jedi and her new Master will return in Roux’s first Star Wars novel, Star Wars: Legacy, which was announced today during the Lucasfilm Publishing panel at New York Comic Con.

Speaking exclusively to StarWars.com on the news, the New York Times bestselling author says the book will explore the characters’ relationship in the months between the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In the aftermath of losing Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren’s refusal to return to the light, Rey and Ben Solo’s mother, Leia, join forces to repair the broken Skywalker lightsaber and the shattered legacy of the Jedi Order.

Fans and readers will recognize Roux’s name from the anthology collection From a Certain Point of View, where Roux penned an unseen moment on the surface of Alderaan for the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope. The short story, “Eclipse,” follows Breha Organa from the harrowing news that her daughter Leia’s ship, the Tantive IV, has been lost to the queen’s final moments with her husband, Bail Organa, as the Death Star casts a terrifying shadow over their world. “I really swung for it,” Roux says now of the pitch. “I was sure they were going to say no because it seemed like such a big swing. But I just thought, well, Breha Organa is technically in that movie if you squint. What would it be like to be on Alderaan as it’s imploding from the Death Star?”…

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Darth Vader at Duel’s End

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From Dark Forces to Daimyos, the latest Star Wars action figures run the gamut of heroes and villains (and everything in between).

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A battle-scarred Darth Vader and a combat-ready Padmé Amidala are just two of the figures arriving in Hasbro’s The Black Series and The Vintage Collection.

If you couldn’t make it to New York Comic Con this weekend, we have the latest reveals from the Hasbro Star Wars panel! Whether you’re a fan of the latest streaming shows, the prequel trilogy, or even legendary video games (or all of the above), there is something in these latest toy offerings for you.

Check out what was revealed, begin putting together that wishlist, and clearing space on your shelf!…

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That’s No Moon, It’s The LEGO Group’s Latest Death Star Set

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César Soares, master model designer with the LEGO Group, takes StarWars.com inside the reimagined LEGO® Star Wars Death Star – Ultimate Collector Series.

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César Soares, master model designer at the LEGO Group, led the reimagining of one of the most anticipated LEGO® Star Wars sets — the LEGO Star Wars Death Star – Ultimate Collector Series — for three years. The final result, available now, is a diorama model set featuring 9,023 pieces and sitting at an impressive (most impressive) 20.6 inches high, 18.9 inches wide, and 15.1 inches deep. Three different Star Wars films (and a hidden nod to Andor!) have been merged together to bring iconic scenes to life — with the help of the set’s 38 LEGO minifigures, the largest single-set minifigure lineup in LEGO brand history.

Like many LEGO set designers before him, Soares found inspiration in existing sets. “The previous diorama sets were certainly an inspiration for this model. But, more than that, these previous sets showed us that builders and fans really appreciate this type of intricate, detailed-oriented model,” Soares tells StarWars.com…

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Behind the Scenes of LEGO Star Wars

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The creators and cast of the latest Disney+ four-piece series share their love for Star Wars, found family, and all things LEGO.

By Katarina Cruz

Adding a distinctive flair to the characters of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past was both the work of the script and spontaneity. Actor Sam Witwer, who voices Maul here and in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and the forthcoming Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, brought just the right attitude needed for the oh-so-fabulous anti-Sith.

Tony Revolori, the voice of Dev Greebling, recalled the inception of the fan-favorite scene, watching Witwer improv Maul’s musical talents. “He was doing this moment where he was like, ‘Hey guys, wouldn’t it be funny if I sang the ‘Duel of the Fates’ theme with ‘It’s fabulous! It’s so fabulous’?’ It was hilarious.”

“The Maul voice is inherently so dark and twisted and evil-sounding — how do you put a nice spin on it?” adds Benji Samit, co-writer and executive producer on the series. “So, we played around. I remember that first session with Sam, we were just playing off different ways to do it, and he pretty quickly locked into it, and it is so, so good.” So good, in fact, that Samit’s writing and producing partner, Dan Hernandez noted “we actually had to rerecord that line later because we wanted more.”

With LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past now on Disney+, we recently sat down with the cast and crew to talk about their favorite memories from creating the four-piece special…

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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Cast Announced with New Trailer

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The third installment of the award-winning anthology counts Anna Sawai, Freddie Highmore, George Takei, Harvey Guillén, Jodie Turner-Smith, Judith Light, Simu Liu, Stephanie Hsu, and Steve Buscemi among the cast.

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The trailer — available as the original Japanese trailer, as well as the English dubbed trailer — showcases a glimpse at the stories to come with the premiere on Disney+ on October 29, including the return of Ronin from the Emmy®-nominated “The Duel,” F from “The Village Bride,” and Lah Kara from “The Ninth Jedi,” three shorts available in Volume 1, streaming now on Disney+.

This season, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 returns to Japan where it all began, featuring nine shorts from nine different anime studios — david production, Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA, Kinema citrus Co., Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, WIT Studio — to further demonstrate the diversity and creativity of Japanese animation.

Here’s the full list of upcoming titles, synopsis descriptions, directors, and cast members for the nine shorts in Volume 3!…

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The Cast and Creators Reunite for Pieces of the Past

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Even more mash-ups and hilarity are in store for fans as four new parts debut on Disney+ this week.

By Amy Richau

For LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past, the four piece sequel series that follows the events of last year’s LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, the goal was clear: take more risks, include more new characters (‘Hello there’ evil Obi-Wan!), and keep the spirit of Star Wars at the heart of the story while enjoying the unique elements of the LEGO universe.

Returning stars Gaten Matarazzo and Tony Revolori, who play brothers Sig and Dev Greebling (AKA Darth Dev) in both series, fully embraced their chance to build on the brotherly bond they developed over the first four piece set. A big part of that was recording together — something the pair didn’t get a chance to do the first go-round. “It was complicated to arrange everyone’s schedule at the same time,” writer and executive producer Benji Samit tells StarWars.com, “but we made an effort to be able to record them together, and it made their chemistry pop even more.”

And after seeing how much fans loved Rebuild the Galaxy, Revolori felt comfortable taking more risks. In the recording booth for the sequel, which premieres on Disney+ September 19, Revolori says he realized, “I can relax a little bit. I can play a little bit more.”…

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How LEGO Star Wars Built 20 Years of Stories

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From animation to building sets to video games, a look back at some of LEGO Star Wars biggest hits

By Amy Richau

As we get ready for the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past, the mixed-up sequel series, it’s the perfect time to look to the past of the Star Wars and LEGO partnership. For over 25 years, the LEGO brand and Star Wars have teamed up for animated adventures, video games, and countless hours of pure building fun.

LEGO Star Wars projects have a tradition of mixing and mashing up classic Star Wars favorites with a twist (say hello to Darth Jar Jar and even a dark side version of Nubs!) with original characters, vehicles, and just pure zaniness. Pieces of the Past continues the adventures of Sig Greebling, a Force-sensitive nerf herder whose world was turned upside down in 2024’s LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, now on Disney+…

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There’s a Galaxy of Connection

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Celebrate National Video Games Day by exploring references and other deep cuts that connect Star Wars games to the larger galaxy and bring gaming lore into live-action and beyond.

By Brandon Wainerdi

“Boba Fett? Boba Fett, where?”

Starting with the roll-out of 1982’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600, video games have remained a vibrant and vital part of Star Wars storytelling. Inherently interactive, fans have long gravitated to Star Wars video games as an opportunity to further immerse themselves into a galaxy of adventure. And, especially with the more current offerings across genre and platform, these games have also become integral to the overall Star Wars mythos, allowing in-depth stories to deepen the adventures we experience on film and beyond.

To celebrate National Video Games Day, we’ve gathered just a few examples of these moments and mentions from the past decade, including a drop-in by everyone’s favorite bounty hunter. Read on to discover if we’ve included your personal favorite!…

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Andor Wins Four Emmy® Awards

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On the first night of the 2025 ceremonies, the Disney+ series was recognized for outstanding costumes, production design, visual effects, and picture editing!

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We’re throwing our own “Niamos!” dance party to celebrate Andor’s wins at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards!

During the ceremony Saturday night, the Star Wars series created by Tony Gilroy took home four awards, including wins for the outstanding costumes that brought the Chandrilan wedding to life and the masterful production design and visual effects that made the world of Ghorman a reality.

Here’s the full list of winners…

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Who is Jaxxon?

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The unforgettable Legends character returns in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past, nearly 50 years after his first appearance in Star Wars comics.

By Lucas Seastrom

“Who in the Holy Hutch are you?” This introduction in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past could only come from one character. “I’m not a bunny,” this humanoid, green rabbit says. “The name’s Jaxxon. You probably haven’t heard of me because I’m a real deep-cut….”

When Sig and Dev Greebling are transported into a mysterious, secret realm in the sequel series to LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, premiering on Disney+ September 19, the brothers immediately encounter the one and only Jaxxon. The spunky, energetic character is himself a piece from the past, after a debut 48 years ago in some of the very first original stories told in Star Wars comics….

A legendary Lepi
As early as 1977, storytellers beyond creator George Lucas were already experimenting with new characters, worlds, and far-flung tales in the galaxy far, far away. The Marvel comics adaptation of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) began its serialization before the release of the film that May. The movie story was complete within six issues. Writer Roy Thomas and artist Howard Chaykin had a relatively blank canvas to imagine the “continuing the saga begun in the film by George Lucas.”…

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Lucasfilm Announces Casting for Star Wars: Starfighter

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The Shawn Levy directed film has begun production in the U.K.

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Today, to mark the start of production on Star Wars: Starfighter, Lucasfilm has announced the full cast for the upcoming feature film from Shawn Levy. Joining the previously announced Ryan Gosling, the film stars Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams.

Star Wars: Starfighter is an all-new standalone adventure. The film, which has begun production, is an entirely original story set in a period of time never before explored in Star Wars. Starfighter will be released theatrically May 28, 2027.

“I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter,” says filmmaker Shawn Levy. “From the day Kathy Kennedy called me up, inviting me to develop an original adventure in this incredible Star Wars galaxy, this experience has been a dream come true, creatively and personally. Star Wars shaped my sense of what story can do, how characters and cinematic moments can live with us forever. To join this storytelling galaxy with such brilliant collaborators onscreen and off, is the thrill of a lifetime.”

Directed by Shawn Levy, the film is produced by Levy and Kathleen Kennedy. Executive producers are Ryan Gosling, Dan Levine, Mary McLaglen, and Josh McLaglen. The script is by Jonathan Tropper.

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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Key Art Revealed

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Celebrated anime artist and filmmaker Shinya Ohira discussed his new Star Wars short in a pre-recorded Q+A at Anime NYC today.

By Lucas Seastrom

When Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 arrives on Disney+ on October 29, 2025, the third installment of the anthology series will feature nine brand-new anime shorts all made by Japanese studios. Today, fans at Anime NYC were treated to a special preview of david production’s “BLACK,” with new insights from the writer and director Shinya Ohira. Combining stunning imagery and music, the experimental short presents a psychedelic battle between past and present, light and dark, and life and death in the haunted psyche of an Imperial stormtrooper on the cusp of defeat.

“Something nobody’s ever seen before”
“We wanted to offer a film that was mainly based on Sakura Fujiawara’s singing voice set against these visuals of intense battles. That was our vision as we made the film,” Ohira explained in a pre-recorded video. A veteran artist of everything from Akira (1988) to Spirited Away (2001) to Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Ohira-san also served as character designer and key animator for “BLACK.” “As for the interpretation of the story,” he added, “the viewers, the people watching it, we kind of wanted to leave it up to them…so that’s how we made it.”…

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We All Want to Dance

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From the intergalactic hit playing at the Mothma wedding on Chandrila to the foreboding “Imperial March” parading down the streets of Lothal, diegetic music in Star Wars helps bring the galaxy to life.

By Paige Lyman

Star Wars is full of music that helps set the tone — from John Williams’ opening crawl with its bombastic intro to the softer, sweeping love theme for “Anakin and Padmé.” The scores that accompany Star Wars films, shows, and games work cohesively to heighten the emotion of the stories and bring memorable sound to our experience watching tales of the galaxy far, far away.

But there’s another type of music at play: diegetic music. Also known as source music, diegetic sound originates from a source within a story, like the Max Rebo Band playing live at Jabba’s Palace in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the live orchestra that punctuates the tale of Darth Plagueis in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and the DJ droid blaring “Niamos!” for Mon Mothma and her guests in Andor Season 2.

From the original trilogy and Andor to Star Wars Rebels and beyond, we’ve pulled together some of our favorite instances of diegetic music in the Star Wars galaxy…

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