On April 7-10, Star Wars fans descended on London to celebrate Star Wars. During this long Easter weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm are full of announcements regarding the next projects around the franchise. Between the series whose universe is expanding to Disney+ and the new movies announced, here are five major announcements to keep in mind.
The Return of Rey (Daisy Riddle)
It was the most amazing reveal of the Star Wars holiday: Daisy Ridley is back! The interpreter of Rey Palpatine / Skywalker in the post-logy (including The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker) will reprise his role in the new film.
Star Wars Celebration 2023 Studio Panel
The feature film will be written by Stephen Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel). And it’s the first Star Wars film directed by a woman! Currently untitled, this new film takes place fifteen years after the rise of Skywalker.
Focusing on the future of the franchise, Charmaine Obaid-Chinoy’s film promises to explore the creation of a new Jedi order thanks to Rey becoming a Jedi Master.
The movie that ends the MandoVerse
Already leaked a few weeks ago, the huge crossover between Disney+’s Star Wars series will lead to a movie. And it’s Dave Fillon, who brings to mind a feature film centered on the New Republic, already the series The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and soon Ahsoka.
This feature film will complete what Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, calls the MandoVerse. Dave Filoni, introduced at Star Wars Celebration, told us he wanted to “Very beautiful story telling, accurate and clear” :
“A lot of ideas may have changed me, but I was trained well by the Jedi Master himself. I’m going to try to use all the good advice from George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy and talk about what I loved about Star Wars.
It’s always been my goal to explore this feeling, why do I like it so much? Why has it been a part of my life for so long? And how do you translate that? And at the same time, you need to make sure that you offer something new and original. that it is new and original”.
Star Wars Celebration 2023 Studio Panel
The challenge is huge for this film, but Dave Filoni says he’s inspired by all the people who work on the Star Wars universe, who he sees as unwavering support, and promises to do his best for fans.
A film about the origin of the Jedi
The future of the Star Wars film franchise is not always bright. Proof with the third feature film announced during Star Wars Celebration, which tells the story of the first Jedi to harness the force and use it as a force of liberation in a time of chaos and oppression.
The feature film will be directed by James Mangold, already behind Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny, and will take place 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace, with an almost religious atmosphere.
James Mangold revealed to us the questions that his film project would answer, such as “Where did the Jedi Order come from? Who founded it? Was the Force weak? When was the first light made? How did they learn to do it?”. So he will be interested “That dawn when the unlikeliest of people find the most powerful force imaginable.”
A trailer and a big villain for the Ahsoka series
Disney and Lucasfilm took advantage of Star Wars Celebration to unveil the trailerAhsoka, the next live-action Star Wars series, is expected to air next August on Disney+. After the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka tells an ex-Jedi investigation into a hidden threat that could upset the fragile balance of a still-vulnerable galaxy…
He will face many new enemies, such as Bailan Scol (Ray Stevenson) and his apprentice Shin Hat (Ivana Sakhno), but also known as the warrior Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto).
But Ahsoka will mainly face one of her biggest antagonists, namely Admiral Thrawn, a character already seen in the animated series Star Wars: Rebels. And this great villain from the animated series was chosen by the actor who voiced him in the live action.
Thus, Lars Mikkelsen, Mads Mikkelsen’s older brother and an actor known for his roles in The Killing, Sherlock and House of Cards, was chosen. Dave Philon and Jon Favreau.
A live-action Wookiee Jedi
This is one of the most anticipated upcoming Star Wars series and promises a lot of surprises. Acolyte has a lot of intrigue for fans because it takes place in a time period that hasn’t been told before, namely the end of the High Republic era, about a hundred years before the events of the film. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
So fans will discover a new group of Jedi and Sith! But the series will also introduce its first live-action Jedi Wookiee species. And he’s played by ex-basketball player and now Finnish comedian Junas Suotamo!
The latter played the famous Chewbacca in the Star Wars postlogy and spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, replacing historical interpreter Peter Mayhew. Joonas Suotamo is part of the cast of this upcoming series, directed by Leslie Headland (Russian Doll), which follows the adventures of a former Padawan who finds his Jedi master to investigate a series of crimes.
Source: Allocine
Rose James is a Gossipify movie and series reviewer known for her in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the latest releases. With a background in film studies, she provides engaging and informative reviews, and keeps readers up to date with industry trends and emerging talents.
