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Boba Fett and Fennec Shand character posters debut today. Click below for a detailed look! You can also check out the latest 30 second TV spot titled Message. Click through to watch!
Tags: Promotional Poster, The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+ Series), Trailers
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Click through to check out the new 30-second The Book of Boba Fett trailer: Reign.
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Pre-production for Ahsoka (tentative release date is 2023) is on its way and according to Deadline Lucasfilm cast Australian model/actress Natasha Liu Bordizzu. She is 27 and of Chinese/Italian descent, hence the interesting name. She has appeared in a few movies and shows, most notable is certainly the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel from a few years ago. According to rumors the Ahsoka series will resolve the Rebels cliffhanger ending and explore what happened to Thrawn and Ezra. Not much else is known at the moment. What do you think of the casting choice? In my opinion Natasha absolutely looks the part and seems like a great choice for Sabine. Now the big question is, will Sabine on the show have a lovely accent from Down Under? And next up: will Hasbro give us a live action Sabine Wren action figure?
Natasha Liu Bordizzo (fashion model and actress) will be Sabine Wren
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According to trade magazine Puck News Kathleen Kennedy’s contract as Lucasfilm CEO was extended for another three years until 2024. There has been no official confirmation by Disney or Lucasfilm yet so there is a slim chance it may not be true, however rumors about Ms Kennedy’s contract renewal were making the rounds in the past weeks with various “sources” reporting that her contract extension is a done deal. Puck News lends a lot of credence to this now since Puck News is a reputable trade magazine run by actual journalists with real industry contacts, and is not a fansite run by fans with “sources”. Other trade magazines also report the story, so despite the lack of an official confirmation it seems the story is true.
Of course no one is privy to what is going on behind the scenes – but in light of yet another quasi canceled movie, Rogue Squadron (according to insiders Patty Jenkins didn’t like the script at all and decided to walk), the once more delayed Indiana Jones 5 and a completely messed up sequel trilogy that ended on a whimper, not forgetting the box office disappointment that was Solo, one has to wonder what convinced Bob Chapek to extend Kathleen Kennedy’s contract. It’s rather telling that the writer for the Puck News article, former Hollywood Reporter editor and entertainment lawyer Matthew Beloni chose this headline to break the news: It’s Time to Take ‘Star Wars’ Movies Away from Kathy Kennedy.
I have nothing to add to this. So, what is your take on things?
Source: Puck News (hidden behind a paywall you can read 1 free article if you sign up)
Piloting the ship for another three years
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A picture says more than a thousand words they say. Well, here is the picture. Click through for a discussion.
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Excited about what we might see tomorrow for Kenobi? Here’s something to get your anticipation up. Concept Art is making its way around social media from the highly anticipated series. Click through to check out some of the shots! A sizzle reel also popped up for short time but was quickly taken down. Will we get a trailer tomorrow? Or just a sizzle reel? Kenobi is set to drop Fall of 2022!
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The history of troubled Lucasfilm Star Wars productions just got another entry! The Hollywood Reporter has learned (and rumors were making the rounds before that) that the Rogue Squadron movie which is supposed to be directed by Patty Jenkins will be delayed, for several years at least, maybe even indefinitely. Click through for more!
Screenshot from the Rogue Squadron teaser
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Giancarlo Esposito who portrays Moff Gideon on The Mandalorian attended a Fan Expo in Denver over the weekend. He gave an hour-long Q&A and close to the end of the panel one young Mandalorian fan wanted to know of Giancarlo which of his Mandalorian co-stars is his favorite to work with. Giancarlo hesitates for a split second but then goes ahead and gives his honest answer… so who is his favorite co-star? Click through to find out! You can also click on the image below to watch the clip with the question and answer on YouTube!
Click the image to watch the relevant segment of the Q&A
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The Book of Boba Fett trailer just dropped… What do you think? Let us know in the comments! Click through to watch!
UPDATE: Screenshots added!
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It should be common knowledge by now that Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker in the upcoming Kenobi series. However, this is not where things will end. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Hayden Christensen will also appear as Anakin Skywalker in the Ahsoka series, which is set 5 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. So of course Anakin has been dead for five years. But since death is not even an inconvenience in the Star Wars galaxy chances are Anakin will appear as a Force ghost. Or maybe we will be see Ahsoka clone wars flashbacks and/or visions. Details are not known at this point. The sequels had a disturbing lack of Anakin Skywalker Force ghost scenes, even more puzzling when you consider the fact Kylo Ren was Darth Vader’s biggest fanboy and also his grandson. One of the many oversights of the sequels. But it seems Lucasfilm is willing to rectify that mistake by offering Hayden Christensen various roles in their Disney+ series. Will you be happy to see much more of Hayden as Anakin (or Darth Vader) in the next few years? And who knows, maybe Lucasfilm is gearing up for a proper Darth Vader series that focuses more on the man behind the mask. Hayden is still quite young, only 40 (he was really young in Attack of the Clones), so he’s about the right age to play a late Empire era Vader or post ROTJ Force ghost, he could probably also still play his younger clone wars self with some make-up wizardry. Would you be up for that?
When death is barely an inconvenience
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LEGO fans can now watch the latest LEGO Star Wars release: LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales. Click through for the full press release and a preview clip.
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On to the next Visions short! The Elder is a rather simple tale about a Jedi master and his padawan and their encounter with a Sith, but it’s pretty well done. So let’s talk about The Elder!
Sayonara!
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Poster art with the official release date has landed on the official Star Wars social media pages. Look for The Book of Boba Fett to debut this December 29th!
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T0-B1 is yet another wildly different take on Star Wars. The short revolves around a droid called, you guess it, T0-B1 who becomes a Jedi… yes you heard that right. So let’s talk about T0-B1!
Pinocchio Wars
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There is almost universal praise for The Ninth Jedi. And for good reason. The 21 minute short is an ideal starting point for a true Star Wars sequel. If you ignored all Star Wars Visions shorts so far make an exception for The Ninth Jedi, it is the Star Wars fans deserve! So let’s talk about The Ninth Jedi!
When not everything turns out the way you expect it
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After the frantic The Twins, The Village Bride chooses a much calmer, serene tone for its story. But is the short any good? Let’s talk about episode four of Star Wars Visions: The Village Bride!
わたしはジェダイ!
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The third Star Wars Visions short, The Twins, may not be everyone’s cup of tea but it’s not only a huge improvement over the previous short, at its core it’s also actually pretty intriguing. Let’s talk about The Twins!
Cutting a star destroyer in half with a lightsaber is a thing now
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Tatooine Rhapsody is the second of the Visions shorts and it couldn’t be any more different than the first episode. But is it any good? Let’s talk about Tatooine Rhapsody!
One Word: No
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Disney released all nine Star Wars Visions episodes early Wednesday morning. Since I am neither well versed in anime (I do watch a few shows and movies – few of the usual ones though – so, I am far from being an expert) and my knowledge of Japanese cinema is limited to the occasional Akira Kurosawa and Godzilla (sorry, Gojira) movie I will not provide proper reviews and a few details and things may go completely over my head. But what I will do is provide a few thoughts here and there and I also want to give you an opportunity to talk about the new series here on JTA! Since all nine episodes were released at once it would be too much and too confusing to talk about them all in one article, instead I will post one article each day, for the next nine days or so where we can talk about Visions! So let’s begin with “The Duel”, the first of the Visions episodes. And yes, there will be some spoilers, so if you don’t want to be spoiled you should stay away from the Visions articles! Click through for the short discussion!
The award for silliest hairstyle in Star Wars no longer goes to Rafa Martez
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A book about the Star Wars producer Howard Kazanjian titled Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life by late author J.W. Rinzler was released posthumously last week. For the book Rinzler also interviewed Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar for her editing work on A New Hope. She was very instrumental back in the 1970s to make the original Star Wars the movie we all love. She also worked on the other two original trilogy movies, but her work was uncredited. In the new Rinzler book Marcia Lucas doesn’t mince words when it comes to the sequel trilogy. She outright says that neither Kennedy nor Abrams “get the magic of Star Wars”. Click through for the full quote.
Marcia and George Lucas
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StarWars.com continues their look inside the upcoming Star Wars: Visions series with a look at the ship. Click here for the full article. Star Wars: Visions drops on September 22.
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It’s time to meet the villains of Star Wars: Visions. Head over to StarWars.com to check out their latest preview of the upcoming anime series.
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StarWars.com has posted their next update for the upcoming Star Wars: Visions, set to premiere this month on Disney+, this time focusing on the Droids of the series. Click here for the full article.
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Star Wars: Visions is set to premiere this month on Disney+, and StarWars.com has a nice feature showcasing the heroes of the series. Click here for the full rundown as Executive Producer Josh Rimes and Producer Kanako Shirasaki share some insight to get you prepared.
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Today, Disney+ debuted the trailer and announced the Japanese and English dub voice casts for “Star Wars: Visions,” an upcoming anthology series from Lucasfilm that tells new Star Wars stories through the singular style and tradition of Japanese anime. Disney+ also released four exciting images from the trailer.
Click through for the full press release and trailer!
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