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Beginning today Star Wars Celebration is in full swing. As a result all of the news coming your way today is from a galaxy far, far away (or adjacent there to).
Andor Drops It’s First Trailer
Yesterday at Star Wars Celebration the first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars and Disney+ show Andor dropped for fans:
ANDOR Trailer (2022) Star Wars
ANDOR Trailer (2022) Star Wars© 2022 – Disney+
Spinning out of Rogue One the show Andor stars Diego Luna who reprises his role from the movie and is joined by Anton Valensi, along with Fiona Shaw and Stellan Skarsgård.
The trail also got an amazing shout out on the Star Wars Official Twitter account which included the series release date:
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Arrives Early
Yesterday at Star Wars Celebration Ewan McGregor (who has played Obi-Wan Kenobi since The Phantom Menace), announced attendees would be treated to a special screening of the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi set to debut at midnight on Disney+.
Obi-Wan Kenobi on Twitter: “That’s a wrap to the #ObiWanKenobi Fan Event. pic.twitter.com/an9HwQbXiK / Twitter”
That’s a wrap to the #ObiWanKenobi Fan Event. pic.twitter.com/an9HwQbXiK
Immediately following the screening for event attendees the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi also dropped early for fans around the world on Disney+.
The Mandalorian Experience Debuts at Star Wars Celebration
Our very own Ashley Victoria Robinson got to attend a surprise immersive experience at the first day of Star Wars Celebration unlike any other experience seen: The Mandalorian Experience.
Read about the experience and see the pictures she took here!
And a quick video peek:
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Star Wars and Marvel Studios superstar director Jon Favreau even stopped by to give his seal of approval and celebrate the hard work that went into bringing the full Grogu experience to the masses!
Indiana Jones 5 Update
Yesterday at Star Wars Celebration Han Solo himself, Harrison Ford, made a surprise appearance on the
Celebration Stage to share updates on his next LucasFilm project. Ford joined Kathleen Kennedy and James Mangold with a new photo (below), and new release date: June 30, 2023.
No further details were shared.
We do know Ford is joined by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, Boyd, Holbrooke, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, and Toby Jones in his fifth turn in the role of Indiana Jones.
There’s a New Willow Trailer
Yesterday along with Indiana Jones we got an update from Warwick Davis’ about his next Lucas Film project: Willow! Complete with trailer:
Willow | Official Teaser Trailer | Disney+
This fall, a new adventure begins. ✨ Watch the teaser trailer for #Willow, an Original series streaming November 30, only on #DisneyPlus.
Per the video description:
This fall, a new adventure begins. ✨ Watch the teaser trailer for #Willow, an Original series streaming November 30, only on #DisneyPlus.
Fan of the original movie will now get to see the world expanded in the same style as The Dark Crystal received on streaming.
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