The Star Wars Thread

[Maxx]

Patty Jenkins is directing a Rogue Squadron movie

[gunnar hendershow]

Two Mandalorian spinoffs including (as expected) an Ashoka series starting Rosario Dawson.

It's a lot and it's clearly designed to target all different demographics instead of people who have to watch everything. But uhhh, I'm sure a lot of people are going to burn themselves out trying to watch it all.

[Adam]

Here's what they announced for those interested

- Rogue Squadron - Patty Jenkins directs a fighter pilot-focused film in the Star Wars universe

- Taika Waititi's expected Star Wars film

- Kenobi series headed up by Debbie Chow and starring prequel trilogy actors Ewan MacGregor and Hayden Christensen

- Ahsoka limited series starring Rosario Dawson and made by Filoni & Favreau from The Mandalorian

- Lando series starring Donald Glover

- Andor series starring Diego Luna plus Stellen Skarsgard and Adria Arjona

- The Acolyte, a mystery thriller headed up by Leslye Headland who created Russian Doll

- The Bad Batch, animated spin off of Clone Wars

- Visions, a series of animated short films

- A Droid Story

[gunnar hendershow]

Rangers of the New Republic as well. The other show set in the "Mandoverse".

[RazorsEdge]

I honestly can't pick what I'm most hyped for. So much Star Wars!

[tristy]

5 hours ago, damshow said:

Rangers of the New Republic as well. The other show set in the "Mandoverse".

I know nothing about Star Wars basically, but is this part of the group that Sasha Banks played a character for? I thought my co-worker said she’s a ranger or some shit.

[IDOL]

Hayden Christensen back with good directing? This MF’er is going to be looking for straight up vindication, and I can’t wait!

[Benji]

10 hours ago, damshow said:

Two Mandalorian spinoffs including (as expected) an Ashoka series starting Rosario Dawson.

It's a lot and it's clearly designed to target all different demographics instead of people who have to watch everything. But uhhh, I'm sure a lot of people are going to burn themselves out trying to watch it all.

Yo.

[gunnar hendershow]

4 hours ago, tristy said:

I know nothing about Star Wars basically, but is this part of the group that Sasha Banks played a character for? I thought my co-worker said she’s a ranger or some shit.

I thought that initially but apparently it's about space cops.

Sasha's group fits more into maybe The Mandalorian show itself? Not sure.

[Adam]

Sasha's character was a Mandalorian I believe, just part of a different culture than Pedro Pascal's Mando. If she shows up again it'll likely be in that show.

[Bobfoc]

Has Hayden Christiansen done anything major since Star Wars? I can't say I've heard his name in any other context.

[Colly]

1 hour ago, damshow said:

I thought that initially but apparently it's about space cops.

[gunnar hendershow]

4 minutes ago, Colly said:

I've had this song in my head since I figured out it was basically a space cops western.

 

[IDOL]

33 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Has Hayden Christiansen done anything major since Star Wars? I can't say I've heard his name in any other context.

Jumper 😕

[Colly]

2 minutes ago, iDOL said:

Jumper 😕

Jamie Bell uses his natural Teesside accent throughout that film. It's brilliant.

[livid]

3 hours ago, damshow said:

I thought that initially but apparently it's about space cops.

Sasha's group fits more into maybe The Mandalorian show itself? Not sure.

There's been speculation for awhile that Gina Carano's character was getting her own spinoff so I wouldn't be surprised if it's related to that. 

[Maxx]

Gross.

[gunnar hendershow]

Ah nice then I definitely don't need to watch it.

 

[livid]

Yeah I'm not sure if they'll change course given the recent spotlight on how awful she is but there was talk of it last year and her episode this season sure felt like a backdoor pilot. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Unless Disney deals with a backlash of people blanket not buying Disney+ they might not do anything. It's clear these are algorithmically generated show ideas to check every possible demographic box. Having a far-right anti-vaxxer starring on a show is certainly a demographic box. Maybe they can get Ronda too. Put all the bad things in one place.