Star Wars Celebration 2023, held in London on April 7th, had a slew of surprises from the Lucasfilm galaxy far, far away, ranging from new information on TV shows and movies. This year’s event coincides with the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi and releases details of three new theatrical films, a teaser for the Rosario Dawson-led film Ahsoka limited series and exclusive first looks Star Wars: The Acolyte And Andor season 2 for the participants of the event. The upcoming Star Wars films would be the first in the franchise to grace the big screen since 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Since then we’ve only had Disney+ shows like The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.
For your convenience, we’ve listed the biggest movie, TV, and gaming news below Star Wars Celebration 2023:
Three new Star Wars movies confirmed
Daisy Ridley is poised to reprise her role as Rey Skywalker in the long pregnancy war of stars Movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (Mrs Miracle). Development on this film has been in limbo for some time, where initially Disney rented Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Justin Britt-Gibson (Counterpart) to write the screenplay. However, she left the project last month, paving the way for Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) to take over. Set 15 years after the events of The Rise of the Skywalker, the untitled film follows Rey’s struggle to create a new Jedi order through the recruitment of Force-sensitive warriors.
Rey Skywalker will attempt to build a new Jedi order in the untitled Star Wars film
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David Filoni – best known for co-creation The Mandalorian – directs the second Star Wars film set in the same timeline as that Disney+ shows. A blog entry notes that the film will focus on the New Republic and “conclude the connected stories” told in its other shows. Jon Favreau previously confirmed that all upcoming shows, including the Jude Law led skeleton crewtake place within the same period, so it’s not uncommon for his work partner Filoni’s film to follow suit. The entire arc and its characters’ interactions have already been designed, and Favreau has already finished writing it The Mandalorian season 4.
Then there is a third of Jacob Mangold (logan), which dates back to the beginnings of the Jedi – 25,000 years before the sequels. There is no release window for any of these films, and this update comes a while after Patty Jenkins’ rogue squadron was quietly removed from Disney’s production schedule. “Rogue Squadron, that’s definitely something we’re still talking about. Whether it’s a movie or whether it ends up in the series space, that’s definitely something.” Lucasfilm said President Kathleen Kennedy at the event.
In the meantime, Taika Waititi is still writing his standalone Star Wars film, with Kennedy adding that he “don’t really want to involve others in the process.”
Ahsoka teaser and release window
Ahsoka finally got a teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration 2023 emphasizing the titular Jedi (Rosario Dawson) next adventure while awaiting the return of Admiral Thrawn – though it’s unclear who is playing him. The women of Star Wars: Rebels are the focus of the series, with Maria Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane) as Pilot General Hera Syndulla and Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Guns Akimbo) as Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren. In the trailer, Ahsoka can also be seen fighting Ray Stevenson’s Baylon in a dark arena, alongside a brief glimpse of Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), one of the founders of the Rebel Alliance, who played an important role in the fight against the Empire.
Ahsoka launches on Disney+ in August and Disney+ Hotstar.
Andor season 2 release window
Andor Creator Tony Gilroy and some cast members at the Star Wars Celebration event gave an exclusive first look at the second and final season. The footage has only been shown to attendees and as of now there is no word on when it will be released online. However, Gilroy confirmed that the show is targeting an August 2024 release window. “We started shooting November‘ he said at the event (via IGN). “We’re about halfway done. We will shoot until August. We’re right on schedule. Quit in August, spend another year at the post. I assume we will come out the following August.”
After uncovering his massive cast Disney reportedly showed the first footage for its upcoming show back in November Star Wars: The Acolyte, At the event. The eight-episode series is directed by Leslye Headland (Russian doll) and is best described as a mystery thriller set in the final days of the High Republic era and exploring the dark side of the Force. “That’s when the bad guys are outnumbered. They are the underdogs. I’m really excited for you to see things you haven’t seen in live action before,” Headland said.
The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg (body body body), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Dafne Keen (logan), Rebecca Henderson (invent Anna) and Dean-Charles Chapman (1917).
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor features Coruscant as a playable planet
Stig AsmussenDirector of the coming Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, confirmed that the city-covered planet Coruscant will be available in the game, albeit not fully 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 about that,” he said.
Following his comments, Andy McNamara, Head of Communications for EA’s Star Wars, said, falling fan expectations noting that Coruscant was just one of the objectives in the game and that there are many other planets to explore in depth with their “biggest environments yet”. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor releases April 28th At personal computer, PS5And Xbox Series S/X.
