The Star Wars Thread v2 - *NO SPOILERS*

[DarkRula]

I've got all the major events covered here for Celebration, but I can recap them all here.

On 12/April, there's the Episode IX panel at 11:00 CDT / 17:00 BST, the Vader Immortal panel at 13:30 CDT / 19:30 BST, as is the 20 years of LEGO Star Wars panel. There's also Creatures, Droids, and Aliens at 16:00 CDT / 22:00 BST.

13/April brings the Galaxy's Edge panel at 11:00 CDT / 17:00 BST, the Rebels Remembered panel at 12:45 CDT / 18:45 BST, and the Galaxy-Wide Premiere of Jedi: Fallen Order at 13:30 CDT / 19:30 BST.

14/April gives The Mandalorian at 11:00 CDT / 17:00 BST, A Conversation With Alan Tudyk at 13:30 CDT / 19:30 BST, The Clone Wars Season Seven at 15:30 CDT / 21:30 BST, and Anthony Daniels Droidography at 17:15 CDT / 23:15 BST.

15/April celebrates the 20th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace at 11:00 CDT / 17:00 BST, Resistance Season Two and Short Stories With Warwick Davis at 13:30 CDT / 19:30 BST, and the Closing Ceremony at 15:30 CDT / 21:30 BST.

Should be a very good weekend. There's a lot of reveals to be had. Even in other panels like novels, comics, and Fantasy Flight Games.

[Alvin Flummux]

twitter.com/starwars/status/1116496661038149632

[Jamo3103]

Brilliant news, Rogue One is comfortably my favourite thing that Disney have done with Star Wars and K2SO is probably the best original character. This and the Mandalorian should be an excellent start to the original content on Disney+. Just need them to announce some sort of continuation of Rebels now.

[OrangeRKN]

A TV series would have been a better fit for Rogue One imo. Give the characters time to develop and actually get to know each other, rather than cramming it all into a film. I like the film, but it definitely speeds along.

[Tafdolphin]

Are we expecting an Episode IX trailer then?

[Robbo-92]

I think a lot of people are expecting a trailer of sorts, whether we get one or not is anyone’s guess.

[DarkRula]

Why would there not be a trailer? This is the headline to the entire Celebration. Not having a trailer - especially when the film has already wrapped - makes for a very stupid decision if that was the case. Wherever there's sense for a trailer, there'll be one.

[Frank]

Why are they doing a Cassian Andor show again? Is this the new Disney thing? Buy an IP and then just give individual characters their own shows?

Does seem like they're doing it in the wrong order, a little (Rogue One spoilers, obvs)

Surely they should develop the character before killing them off, so you care a little more about their sacrifice?

Fully expect them to announce that actually the Mandalorian is a Boba Fett show, at which point I will switch off.

[DarkRula]

Heading back to a character's past can provide a different perspective of that character and provide even more reasons to feel for them, though.

[Victor Mildew]

Let the past die.

[Frank]

Heading back to a character's past can provide a different perspective of that character and provide even more reasons to feel for them, though.

*any reason at all

[Tafdolphin]

It's also pretty easy to sell/pitch a series based on a pre-existing character.

[Frank]

But all the best Extended Universe stuff was based on whole new characters. I'd argue that the "success" of Solo should have put them off character based spin-offs... Rogue One was an ensemble piece (and what should have been a one-off), I couldn't care less about a show dedicated to just one of their squad.

Maybe have the characters appear in other shows (see Rebels and Lego Star Wars for good examples of how to do that), but don't hang the entire show around that character...

[Alvin Flummux]

It gets better!

twitter.com/PhilSzostak/status/1116510355482529792

Are we expecting an Episode IX trailer then?

Trailer, title and the final mural art.

twitter.com/swankmotron/status/1116493814733127681

[DarkRula]

If anyone wants to watch the livestream with me, I'll be at my Cytube watching it. Before it starts, though, I've dumped a few Battlefront videos into the playlist.

[Frank]

That name wtf The Rise of Skywalker?

[JediDragon05]

The state of that name. Holy gooseberry fool. That nearly as bad as Rise of the Tomb Raider.

[Alvin Flummux]

Oh boy, I have questions and excitement.

Hype going into, well, hyperspace.

[Yoshimi]

Trailer looked good.

What do we think, the resistance or jedi order is renamed "Skywalker"?

[Frank]

Skywalker will be the name of the new Starkiller base.

Did the Falcon have it's original satellite dish back? Lando