D23 also officially revealed the long rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+, with Ewan McGregor and is set eight years after Revenge of the Sith.
It’s Officially Official: Kenobi Series for Disney+
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The Mandalorian Official Trailer
New Poster for The Mandalorian
Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new poster promoting the highly-anticipated series The Mandalorian coming to the new Disney+ service launching November 12. You can also follow the series new social media account on Twitter at @themandalorian
D23 Exclusive POP! “The Mandalorian” Revealed
The D23 Exclusive POP! The Mandalorian from Funko has been revealed thanks to a tweet from Stitch Kingdom. This is a pre-release item for the event so this same version will be available at retail (minus the sticker) in October.
Rumor Report: A New/Old Imperial Walker in The Mandalorian?
While hunting for new product info today I found a new name for a Hot Wheels Imperial walker for The Mandalorian series on Disney+. The product was designated “Huckleberry Walker“, and we know that products with the “Huckleberry” code name refer to that show specifically. With some further digging, the name has now changed to “AT-ST Raider” which is also interesting as it revives a name previously used in the Expanded Universe/Legends era. It so happens that in EU, the vehicle was also used in a battle on Mandalore. The AT-AR concept was also repurposed for the Star Wars Rebels series and became that AT-DP.
Jon Favreau is a huge EU/Legends fan so it’s not surprising that he’s pulled from that material to populate his vision universe. Rest assured, there will be plenty more Easter eggs like that throughout the series.
Hot Wheels will also have The Mandalorian’s Razor Crest, as part of its Starships line of die cast vehicles.
Star Wars Resistance Season 1 DVD Available August 20
Lucasfilm has issued a press release for the Emmy nominated series Star Wars Resistance being released on DVD August 20.
Star Wars Resistance: Complete Season One delivers more than eight hours of entertainment including 21 action-packed episodes, 4 audio commentaries, 12 bonus shorts and an exclusive sneak-peek at the making of the series with cast and crew.
The full press release can be found at StarWars.com
TIE Dagger Name Revealed
The cover for the upcoming Visual Dictionary for The Rise of Skywalker has been revealed and on it, we get a great detailed shot of one of the Knights of Ren as well as an official name one of the new TIEs from the film – the TIE Dagger. Could these specialized fighters be for the Sith Trooper division? Rumor says yes, but I guess we’ll have to wait for official word of that. Click the image above for a closer look.
Rumor Report: TVC Vehicle from The Mandalorian
News has been kind of light regarding products tying to The Mandalorian which set to debut in November of this year. But I’ve come across a bit of info that shows that a vehicle from the series will be offered in the Vintage Collection. I’m not sure if it will be out this year, but if what I’m hearing is accurate, it will be worth the wait.
UPDATE: Pricing I have found for “Huckleberry Hoodboat” puts this item (currently) in the $100+ range for the US.
Star Wars Celebration 2020 Dates Announced
StarWars.com has announced that Star Wars Celebration 2020 will be held August 27-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center and tickets go on sale June 21 at 9am PT. You can check out the ticket details at StarWarsCelebration.com.
Rumor: KOTOR Movie In The Works?
I’m told that THIS is the kind of thing we should be reporting, so here it goes. There are strong rumors swirling that a movie based on Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is in the early stages of development! Buzzfeed News has an exclusive report that according to 3 sources, Laeta Kalogridis (whose work includes Altered Carbon, Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) is writing the screenplay.
Kathleen Kennedy, was tightlipped when asked at Star Wars Celebration about a potential film or series saying only that “we are developing something to look at”. With the built-in Expanded Universe fan base that the KOTOR series has, this should be a no-brainer.
What do you think, should there be a KOTOR film or series of films? How closely should it fall in line with what has already been developed for that story – a direct interpretation or should it take certain aspects (characters, locations, etc.) pull them in and develop an all-new storyline around them?