Lucasfilm brought some surprises to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, as they revisited the making of Star Wars: Visions. The nine-episode Star Wars anime anthology series on Disney+ took the galaxy far, far away to a whole new place in 2021. The team was brought together to talk about the experience in the “A Look Back at Star […]
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SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Panel
Fall in, soldiers. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, fans of Star Wars: The Bad Batch received a briefing on what’s to come in Season 2 of the animated series, the making of Season 1, and much more. Moderator David Collins welcomed Brad Rau (executive producer/supervising director), Jennifer Corbett (executive producer/head writer), Matt Michnovetz (story editor), Bradley Dee […]
SWCA 2022: Sabine Wren Joins the Cast of Ahsoka and 6 Other Favorite Moments from the Mando+ Panel
Soon Sabine Wren will be reunited with Ahsoka Tano — in live action. On Saturday at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni invited fans for a sneak peek at what’s the come in The Mandalorian Season 3 and Ahsoka, which began production earlier this month. In an unexpected reveal, the […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Creative Lessons Behind the Making of Star Tours
It’s been 35 years since Captain Rex first attempted to fly a Starspeeder 3000 to the forest moon of Endor, and this week creatives from both Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) gathered at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 to discuss the ongoing legacy of the beloved Disney Parks attraction, Star Tours. After an introduction from Mark Vargo, […]
SWCA 2022: The Women of ILMxLAB Discuss Their Career Journeys
From Vader Immortal to Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, ILMxLAB has made it a mission to push the boundaries of immersive entertainment with their award-winning experiences. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, Lucasfilm celebrated some of the women striving to realize the innovative stories from ILMxLAB with a special panel discussion. Just like […]
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Hunters Panel
Fans finally got to enter the colorful, action-packed world of Star Wars: Hunters — the upcoming multiplayer arena-combat game — at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. The Hunters booth, large-scale and decorated with the game’s quirky characters, featured stations for fans to play it ahead of release, and a panel with Lucasfilm Games and developer […]
SWCA 2022: Meet Marietta Ivanova, the Cosplay Competition Winner Who Brought a Geonosian to Life
From a towering General Grievous to kid-sized members of the Bad Batch, cosplayers of all shapes and sizes wowed the crowd at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. They came from around the world, including Brazil, Peru, the United States, and more, to show off months of hard work to an energetic audience. Judges Steve Sansweet […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Panel
“Two paths and two choices.” Those are the words Lucasfilm’s Dave Filoni used to describe Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, a new 6-part animated short series set to premiere this fall on Disney+. Here are five things we learned in a panel that offered the first known details about the upcoming show. 1. Tales […]
SWCA 2022: Marvel’s Star Wars: Yoda Miniseries Revealed
Yoda? You seek Yoda! And soon, readers can explore a new chapter in the Jedi Master’s journey with the Marvel Star Wars: Yoda miniseries. Just announced at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, the new comic is set in the moments before Luke Skywalker’s arrival on Dagobah in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, as the Jedi reflects […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Product Reveals We Love from the Star Wars Merchandise Sneak Peek Panel
Around your wallets, a perimeter create. At the Disney Parks/shopDisney merchandise panel, hosted by Amy Ratcliffe, Brad Schoeneberg (VP, brand merchandising), Cody Hampton (senior manager, brand merchandising), Amanda Luna (brand merchandising manager), Elisa Melchiori (brand merchandising manager), and John Henselmeier (associate product design manager) announced some exciting new and upcoming Star Wars goodies for both […]