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The recent Disney investor stream showed off their upcoming Star Wars projects for the next few years.
Whether or not this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but it's nice to see that Disney is abandoning (for the time being) the annual film release plan they had after Solo bombed and focusing on more tv projects after the success of The Mandalorian. So that begs the question, which of these new Star Wars media are you excited for GAF? We have here:
Movies
Rogue Squadron - Directed by Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) who wanted to make a Top Gunesque fighter pilot movie set in the Star Wars universe.
Taika Waititi's untitled Star Wars film - From the guy who directed Jojo Rabbit and Thor Ragnarok. Sure to be a hoot.
Live Action TV series
Obi-Wan Kenobi – Set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith so, right in-between the prequels and the original trilogy. It starts principal photography in Boston and London in January of 2021 and stars Ewan McGregor in the title role and Hayden Christensen will return as Darth Vader.
Andor –Starring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and Alan Tudyk as K-2SO in the prequel series to Rogue One that is already filming in London.
Ahsoka & Rangers of the New Republic – They will both form part of The Mandalorian timeline. The former will be a limited series starring Rosario Dawson and not much is known about the latter, except that it will probably follow an episodic format. Both will be managed by Dave Filoni and John Favreau.
Lando – Following the popular character first seen in The Empire Strikes Back and played by Billy Dee Williams and then later portrayed by Donald Glover in Solo. Not much was said about this, except that it will be an "event series," which means it will probably be a limited series.
The Acolyte – A mystery-thriller live-action series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland that will focus on the emergence of dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic Era.
Animated series
Bad Batch – An animated series set to air in 2021. They first appeared in an episode of The Clone Wars called "The Bad Batch" (S07, E01) that followed a clone commando squad during the Clone Wars called Clone Force 99 that consisted of four clone troopers designed with unique "mutations" that make them exceptional soldiers and extremely skilled in their field.
A Droid Story – Not much was said about this, except that Lucasfilm's animation department will partner with their VFX team, Industrial Light and Magic to create a new show that will somehow incorporate C-3PO and R2-D2.
Visions – An animated anthology of Star Wars to be directed by noted Japanese animation studios and directors. Similar in concept to 2003's The Animatrix.
Personally I'm most hyped for Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni did fantastic work on The Mandalorian and as far as I'm concerned they should be handling the franchise from here on out. But Rogue Squadron has also got my interest since I think Patty Jenkins is a good director after Wonder Woman.
But again, what say you GAF?
Whether or not this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but it's nice to see that Disney is abandoning (for the time being) the annual film release plan they had after Solo bombed and focusing on more tv projects after the success of The Mandalorian. So that begs the question, which of these new Star Wars media are you excited for GAF? We have here:
Movies
Rogue Squadron - Directed by Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) who wanted to make a Top Gunesque fighter pilot movie set in the Star Wars universe.
Taika Waititi's untitled Star Wars film - From the guy who directed Jojo Rabbit and Thor Ragnarok. Sure to be a hoot.
Live Action TV series
Obi-Wan Kenobi – Set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith so, right in-between the prequels and the original trilogy. It starts principal photography in Boston and London in January of 2021 and stars Ewan McGregor in the title role and Hayden Christensen will return as Darth Vader.
Andor –Starring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and Alan Tudyk as K-2SO in the prequel series to Rogue One that is already filming in London.
Ahsoka & Rangers of the New Republic – They will both form part of The Mandalorian timeline. The former will be a limited series starring Rosario Dawson and not much is known about the latter, except that it will probably follow an episodic format. Both will be managed by Dave Filoni and John Favreau.
Lando – Following the popular character first seen in The Empire Strikes Back and played by Billy Dee Williams and then later portrayed by Donald Glover in Solo. Not much was said about this, except that it will be an "event series," which means it will probably be a limited series.
The Acolyte – A mystery-thriller live-action series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland that will focus on the emergence of dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic Era.
Animated series
Bad Batch – An animated series set to air in 2021. They first appeared in an episode of The Clone Wars called "The Bad Batch" (S07, E01) that followed a clone commando squad during the Clone Wars called Clone Force 99 that consisted of four clone troopers designed with unique "mutations" that make them exceptional soldiers and extremely skilled in their field.
A Droid Story – Not much was said about this, except that Lucasfilm's animation department will partner with their VFX team, Industrial Light and Magic to create a new show that will somehow incorporate C-3PO and R2-D2.
Visions – An animated anthology of Star Wars to be directed by noted Japanese animation studios and directors. Similar in concept to 2003's The Animatrix.
Personally I'm most hyped for Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni did fantastic work on The Mandalorian and as far as I'm concerned they should be handling the franchise from here on out. But Rogue Squadron has also got my interest since I think Patty Jenkins is a good director after Wonder Woman.
But again, what say you GAF?
