Published on: 2025-04-19 09:39:52
Get ready for a new trip to a galaxy far, far away courtesy of a upcoming new Star Wars movie. Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled for a May 2027 release. Ryan Gosling (yes, Ken from the Barbie movie) stars in the film, playing a brand new character for the franchise. We don't know much about his role or the standalone film yet, though director Shawn Levy revealed a bit on Thursday during the Star Wars Celebration, a fan event in Japan. "The movie is a new adventure. It's new characters," said
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The first season of Light & Magic turned a spotlight on the creators and innovators of Industrial Light & Magic, better-known as ILM and best-known as the company founded in 1975 to create special effects for the first Star Wars movie. In the decades since, ILM has put its stamp on essential movies not just from George Lucas, but Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and beyond, racking up Oscars and thrilling audiences. The doc series, directed by Lawrence Kasdan (co-writer of Star Wars entries The
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We’ve seen Boba Fett show down with Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, as well as team up with Darth Vader and The Mandalorian. But did you ever think you’d see him fight Vader before he was Vader? That happened in a scene originally made for, but never aired on, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was played this week at Star Wars Celebration Japan. During the 20th anniversary animation panel (which included that reveal of the new Darth Maul show and more) Clone Wars co-creator turned Lucasfilm chief crea
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Star Wars Celebration is underway in Japan, and that means new stuff. Amid the movie and TV reveals, we’ve now got a look at some hot new toys you’ll be able to buy in the coming months. In the past few weeks, Hasbro showed off Black Series figures for Han Solo, Chewbacca, and the Ronin, and its recent panel had even more figures joining the Black and Vintage Collection lines. Fans of the former will be pleased to hear fan-favorite smuggler Dash Rendar ($25) is getting a Black figure. Cal Kesti
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After announcing it last month, ILM has revealed more details of its mixed reality "playset" called Star Wars: Beyond Victory for Meta Quest headsets. At its Star Wars Celebration 2025 in San Francisco, ILM released a new video that shows some gameplay and gives a taste of the other mixed reality experiences. The experience revolves around podracing. It includes three distinct modes, according to ILM's press release: Adventure, Arcade and Playset. The first uses virtual and mixed to reality to
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Almost three decades after it first hit print, Hisao Tamaki’s legendary interpretation of A New Hope is getting new life as part of a luxurious new artbook celebrating Star Wars‘ history with Japanese comics. io9 can exclusively reveal that during Star Wars Celebration Japan today, Dark Horse confirmed that The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga will launch as a two-volume collection next year, spotlighting Tamaki’s iconic artwork from newly acquired scans of Tamaki’s original storyboards
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While Star Wars Celebration’s main focus might be the film and TV arms of the franchise, Lucasfilm Publishing has built up its own dedicated fan base with its tie-in novels, including the High Republic initiative. After kicking off in January 2021, the era is wrapping up soon with the June release of the final book in its third phase, Charles Soule’s Trials of the Jedi. But what lies ahead for Star Wars readers? Lucasfilm Publishing’s Star Wars Celebration panel, “Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far
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At Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan today during a panel celebrating 20 years of Lucasfilm Animation history, the studio confirmed its next big animated chapter will be none other than a Darth Maul series. Carrying on a legacy that began with the 3DCG Clone Wars series, before carrying on into the likes of Rebels, Resistance, Bad Batch, and animated anthologies like the Tales series, Maul: Shadow Lord will follow Maul (played by returning Clone Wars and Rebels star Sam Witwer), seemingly a
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Fans holding out hope for Star Wars movie news beyond just The Mandalorian & Grogu are in luck. At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Lucasfilm announced that the next film to hit theaters after Mando is called Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy directs, Ryan Gosling stars, shooting starts this fall, and it’ll be out May 28, 2027. Star Wars: Starfighter comes to theaters on May 28, 2027. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbVb3VdBY — Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025 It’s a standalone adventur
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The Mandalorian & Grogu won’t be in theaters for over a year but at Star Wars Celebration Japan, the audience was given an exciting tease, and here’s what happened Set for release on May 22, 2026, The Mandalorian & Grogu will be the first Star Wars movie released since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Set after the events of The Mandalorian season three, we pick things up with bounty hunter Din Djarin and his newly minted Mandalorian foundling, Grogu, as they go off on an adventure so b
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You’ll be laughing it up like a fuzzball of another kind when you see this trio of Hasbro Star Wars figures up close—all somewhat inexplicably linked by their glorious manes. In Tokyo, Japan for Star Wars Celebration, Hasbro just wrapped up showing fans what’s coming for its Star Wars action figures, and to celebrate, io9’s got your first look clean and up close at three of those reveals. Carrying on the Black Series’ latest update to the classic A New Hope cast, we’ve got your looks at the new
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Star Wars has seemingly returned to Fortnite. Following weeks of rumors that the hugely popular battle royale shooter Fortnite would be doing an entire season of content themed around a galaxy far, far away, it may soon be official. On Wednesday, the official Fortnite account on X (formerly Twitter) revealed the game would be making a special announcement at the Star Wars Celebration in Japan on Saturday, April 19. While the Star Wars-centric season wasn't confirmed in the post, it did tease "w
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Do you remember when Disney Plus was a brand-new streamer, and speculation ran rampant about how it would compete against heavy hitters like Netflix and Prime Video? Well, it's half a decade later and the Mouse House is more than holding its own. That shouldn't be all that shocking, though. The streamer's library contains everything from Marvel and Star Wars. Do I even need to mention Bluey? Now that Daredevil has relocated from Netflix to the Disney-owned streamer, it's safe to say Disney Plus
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Highly anticipated: Electronic Arts is pulling back the curtain on its highly anticipated turn-based strategy title Zero Company, developed by the newly formed Bit Reactor studio. It's set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The game has been a closely guarded secret, but that's set to change soon. The Bit Reactor studio is made up of a crew of industry vets who previously worked on major strategy franchises like XCOM, Civilization, Gears of War, and Elder Scrolls Online. It was founded
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The start of May is always a good time for Star Wars fans, but for Lego Star Wars ones, it’s also a time to fear the brick-maker coming down on your wallet with all the fury of a fully armed and operational battle station. This year is no exception, with Lego announcing a ton of sets ready to drop next month–including its next crowning entry in the Ultimate Collector Series line. Today Lego announced that its annual May the 4th releases will be spearheaded by a new 2,970-piece take on Slave I a
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A couple of weeks ago, word spread about an upcoming Star Wars game developed by Bit Reactor and Respawn. The wait for more details wasn't very long, as EA formally announced it -- Star Wars Zero Company -- today in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The upcoming title will be a turn-based, tactical combat game, and if rumors are true, it'll be similar to XCOM. For now, details are fairly slim. EA announced the game but hasn't released a trailer or any specifics beyond the official game art above,
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If you want to know more about Star Wars: Zero Company you’re going to have to keep tabs on Star Wars Celebration 2025 news for updates. EA Games and Lucasfilm have been at work developing the single-player turn based tactics video game but are keeping most details, aside from the name, under wraps for now. Here’s a look at the poster: The first-look imagery evokes prequel-era storytelling and showcases what looks like a ragtag group of unlikely heroes joining together for a mission. There’s a
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The Star Wars strategy game announced in 2022 finally has a name: Zero Company, as EA revealed today. A website about the game describes it as a “single-player turn-based tactics game,” includes an image, and says that a “first look” will be shown at Star Wars Celebration Japan on April 19th. Bit Reactor, a studio with team members that helped build other strategy games like
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Imagine just casually having one of C-3PO‘s feet displayed in your home. There’s nothing Star Wars fans love more than weird little details, and this unique piece of memorabilia—going up for sale as part of Heritage Auctions’ upcoming May the Fourth-timed event—certainly fits the bill. Anthony Daniels did indeed wear this as part of his costume while filming 1980’s Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Take a closer look in the gallery: The C-3PO foot comes from the personal collection
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For as long has he has been bringing Andor to life, Tony Gilroy has championed the series as one that opens the gateway for Star Wars to explore various genres it rarely touches on in TV and film. And now, according to the man himself, the franchise might actually be doing that. Speaking to Business Insider at a recent Andor event in London ahead of the second season’s premiere later this month, Gilroy said responded to a question about a comment he’d previously floated about Star Wars series h
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There was one big reason Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. He hoped that by turning to the Dark Side, he’d be able to tap into powers that would bring back his wife, Padmé Amidala. It, of course, quickly went beyond that as his mentor Emperor Palpatine kept seeding him with doubt and hatred toward the Jedi and the galaxy—but, brass tacks, it was for Padmé. That quest will continue in a new book called Star Wars: Master of Evil by Adam Christopher. The Shadow of the Sith author has written a
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We may be coming up on nearly 30 years since George Lucas first remixed the original Star Wars trilogy in the special editions, but despite years of rumors and hopes, it’s still been a very, very long time since public access to the original theatrical cuts of A New Hope (or rather simply Star Wars as it was back then), Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi was readily available. But now, for one night in the UK at least, that’s going to change. This morning the British Film Institute ann
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For the first time, Star Wars Celebration is being held in Japan this year. The new location is exciting all on its own, and it’s going to feel even more special with a food hall selling “exclusive, authentic Japanese dishes.” Lucasfilm posted the menu on Friday, which features a little something from all three film trilogies and The Mandalorian. For OG fans, you’ve got “It’s a Trap!” Takoyaki (octopus balls), Wookiee Yakisoba noodles, and Light and Dark onigiri balls. Prequel lovers can get th
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You’ll have to forgive Luke Skywalker for calling the Millennium Falcon a pile of junk, because he clearly did not see the LEGO Star Wars version that’s on sale for just $70 right now at Amazon. This amazingly detailed 921-piece model of the most famous spaceship in sci-fi history (Sorry, USS Enterprise) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the long and extremely fruitful collaboration between LEGO and the Star Wars franchise. LEGO Star Wars has turned out hundreds of awesomely fun playable kits
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Do you remember when Disney Plus was a brand-new streamer, and speculation ran rampant about how it would compete against heavy hitters like Netflix and Prime Video? Well, it's half a decade later and the Mouse House is more than holding its own. That shouldn't be all that shocking, though. The streamer's library contains everything from Marvel and Star Wars. Do I even need to mention Bluey? Now that Daredevil has relocated from Netflix to the Disney-owned streamer, it's safe to say Disney Plus
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The next Star Wars animated anthology is here, and it’s going to bring two Clone Wars favorites back into the limelight. Today Lucasfilm confirmed that Tales of the Underworld will be the next entry in the Tales anthology format, which has previously explored the stories of the Jedi and the time of the Empire. This time around, the criminal underworld gets a spotlight through the lenses of the returned Asajj Ventress and Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane. The twinned stories will follow Ventress af
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Season of the Force has begun at the Disneyland Resort and Star Wars fans are in for some fantastical foodie fun. io9 recently attended the media experiences on opening day. We also ran around the park for our own little food crawl that took us from Docking Bay 7 and Ronto Roasters in Galaxy’s Edge to Galactic Grill in Tomorrowland, trying out the park-wide meal and treat offerings that are new for this year’s seasonal event, which celebrates all things tasty and cool-looking inspired by a gala
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Ever since he called time on the galaxy far, far away, John Boyega has been frank in discussing the ways he was both frustrated by, and pushed back against, the racism he experienced in being cast as one of Star Wars‘ latest generation of heroes, and the struggles he faced in Finn’s journey across the sequel trilogy. But as part of an interview for a new Apple TV+ documentary about Black men in Hollywood, the actor further opened up on the franchise’s predominance of white heroes. “Star Wars al
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Even before its first season was over, Andor was considered one of the best Star Wars projects in a while, and added some variety with its political and spy thriller focus, and by just taking itself seriously. With the show ending soon, creator Tony Gilroy hopes its greatest impact is inspiring the franchise to continue diversifying. Speaking to GamesRadar, Gilroy teased the second season would “break new ground and open up some canonical things and concepts” in such a way that future creatives
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Starting today at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland, Star Wars fans will be able to meet Master Luke Skywalker in Batuu. His arrival is the latest evolution in the theme park’s canon, which had once limited itself to the time period between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The change to that original timeline came gradually these past couple of years as figures from Disney+ Lucasfilm shows have popped up in Batuu, incuding Ahsoka, Boba Fett, Fennec Shand, Sabine Wren, an
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