Star Wars Celebration 2023, held on April 7 in London, had a ton of surprises from Lucasfilm’s galaxy far, distant, ranging from new info on TV exhibits and films. This 12 months’s occasion coincides with the Fortieth-year anniversary of Return of the Jedi and drops particulars on three new theatrical films, a teaser for the Rosario Dawson-led Ahsoka restricted collection, and unique first appears to be like for Star Wars: The Acolyte and Andor season 2 for attendees on the occasion. The upcoming Star Wars films would mark the primary within the franchise to grace the silver display since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker. Since then, we have solely had Disney+ exhibits reminiscent of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.
For your comfort, we now have listed under the largest movie, TV, and sport information from Star Wars Celebration 2023:
Three new Star Wars films confirmed
Daisy Ridley is about to reprise her position as Rey Skywalker within the long-gestating Star Wars film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel). Development on this movie has been in limbo for some time now, the place at first, Disney employed Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Justin Britt-Gibson (Counterpart) to jot down the script. However, they exited the mission final month, paving method for Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) to take over. The untitled movie is about 15 years after the occasions of The Rise of the Skywalker and follows Rey’s wrestle to construct a brand new Jedi Order by recruiting Force-sensitive warriors.
Rey Skywalker will attempt constructing a brand new Jedi Order within the untitled Star Wars film
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Dave Filoni — finest identified for co-creating The Mandalorian — is helming the second Star Wars movie, set in the identical timeline because the Disney+ exhibits. A weblog put up notes that the movie will concentrate on the New Republic and ‘shut out interconnected tales’ informed in his different exhibits. Jon Favreau beforehand confirmed that each one upcoming exhibits, which incorporates the Jude Law-led Skeleton Crew, happen inside the similar time interval, so it is not uncommon for his work accomplice Filoni’s movie to comply with go well with. The total arc and its characters’ interactions have been mapped out already, and Favreau has already completed writing The Mandalorian season 4.
Then there is a third from James Mangold (Logan), which can return to the daybreak of the Jedi — set 25,000 years earlier than the sequels. There aren’t any launch home windows for any of those films, and this replace arrives some time after Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron was quietly eliminated from Disney’s manufacturing schedule. “Rogue Squadron, that definitely is something that we still talk about. Whether it’s a movie, or whether it ends up being in the series space, that’s definitely something,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy mentioned on the occasion.
Meanwhile, Taika Waititi continues to be writing his standalone Star Wars movie, with Kennedy including that he ‘does not actually need to carry others into that course of’.
Ahsoka teaser and launch window
Ahsoka lastly acquired a teaser trailer on the Star Wars Celebration 2023, stressing the titular Jedi’s (Rosario Dawson) subsequent journey as she anticipates Admiral Thrawn’s return — although, it’s unclear who’s taking part in him. The girls of Star Wars: Rebels take centre stage within the collection, with Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane) assuming the position of ace pilot common Hera Syndulla and Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Guns Akimbo) because the Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren. In the trailer, Ahsoka can be seen combating Ray Stevenson’s Baylon in a darkish area, alongside a fast glimpse at Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), one of many founders of the Rebel Alliance who performed an vital position within the battle in opposition to the Empire.
Ahsoka premieres in August on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.
Andor season 2 launch window
Andor creator Tony Gilroy and some forged members on the Star Wars Celebration occasion confirmed an unique first have a look at the second and closing season. The footage was solely proven to attendees and as of now, there isn’t any phrase on when it would seem on-line. That mentioned, Gilroy confirmed that the present is aiming for an August 2024 launch window. “We started shooting in November,” he mentioned on the occasion (through IGN). “We’re about halfway through. We’re going to shoot through August. We’re on the exact schedule. Finish in August, spend another year on post. I suppose we’ll come out the following August.”
After revealing its large forged lineup again in November, Disney reportedly showcased the primary footage for its upcoming present Star Wars: The Acolyte, on the occasion. The eight-episode collection is directed by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and is finest described as a mystery-thriller set throughout the closing days of the High Republic period, exploring the Dark Side of the Force. “This is when the bad guys are outnumbered. They are the underdogs. I’m really excited for you guys to see things you haven’t seen in live-action yet,” Headland mentioned.
The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Dafne Keen (Logan), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), and Dean-Charles Chapman (1917).
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor options Coruscant as a playable planet
Stig Asmussen, director of the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, confirmed that the city-covered planet Coruscant will likely be out there within the sport, albeit not solely open world. “We’re taking our Metroidvania approach a step further and, just to talk about another planet, we’re going to have Coruscant as well. I think there’s been a lot of speculation on that,” he mentioned.
Following his feedback, Andy McNamara, communications lead, EA’s Star Wars, lowered fan expectations by stating that Coruscant was merely one of many locations within the sport and that there are many different planets to deeply discover with their ‘greatest environments thus far.’ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor releases April 28 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.
