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CAST AND CREATOR PHOTOS FROM THE MANDALORIAN SET

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Via StarWars.com:

As Star Wars fans take their first steps into the larger world of The Mandalorian, a warrior’s tale set after the fall of the Empire and before the rise of the First Order, writer and executive producer Jon Favreau has taken to his personal Instagram account to give us our first glimpses from the set. StarWars.com has compiled all of Favreau’s updates so far, including the very first image which debuted on this site. Check back as we continue to curate all of Favreau’s photos and other details released throughout the production process!

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Iger’s Departure From Disney Could Alter the Future of Star Wars

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Via CBR.com:

Now the former CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger’s legacy will undoubtedly be the consolidation of some of the world’s most popular intellectual properties. Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars…he went after them as if they were Infinity Stones. And they might as well have been, considering how powerful they’ve made the mouse-eared media conglomerate.

The transition from Iger to new CEO Bob Chapek comes at a time that was already pretty transitional for most of that IP. Pixar has taken a break from branching out its most beloved franchises, at least for now, in favor of original plots and characters like Onward. Marvel Studios just successfully wrapped the most ambitious decade-long cinematic endeavor of all time and is choosing to put resources in limited-run TV series. On the heels of the mixed success that was The Rise of Skywalker, the supposed final chapter in the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars is headed in a new direction as well. But the promotion of Chapek, from the chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products to CEO, could signal a change for Lucasfilm in particular.

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WHICH STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS CHARACTER ARE YOU?

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The final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars premieres later this month, and we’ve been rewatching the full series to get ready for the all-new episodes. That has us wondering: if you were one of the characters embroiled in the conflict, who would you be? Somedays we relate most to Ahsoka Tano’s courage or Anakin Skywalker’s determination. But today, let’s let this official StarWars.com quiz act as our guide.

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Disney’s Obi-Wan TV Show Is on Hold?

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Via io9.gizmodo.com:

Obi-Wan Kenobi first fell on the Death Star. He may have just fallen again in a corporate boardroom.  In perhaps the most disappointing behind the scenes story to come out of Lucasfilm in recent memory, Collider reports the company has put the current version of the highly anticipated Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi show on hold. It’s not dead—but according to the report, people working on the show at Pinewood Studios in England have been sent home with no word on when they’ll be back. The delay is “indefinite,” at the moment.

A source close to the situation told io9 that the show is still in development for Disney+, which neither totally confirms nor denies Collider’s report. Other sources confirmed to io9 that Collider’s version of the story is accurate.

The reason for the potential delay is that the show’s scripts simply aren’t ready. And, instead of moving ahead with something that’s not as good as it could be, the company decided to go back to the drawing board.

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STAR WARS: RISE OF THE RESISTANCE NOW OPEN AT DISNEYLAND!

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, one of Disney Parks’ most ambitious attractions ever, is now open at Disneyland® Resort and Walt Disney World® Resort. In Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, you’re recruited by Rey for a secret mission…only to be captured by the First Order and taken aboard a Star Destroyer. It’s a thrilling Star Wars experience, filled with groundbreaking technology and surprises that immerse fans in a galaxy far, far away like never before.

For more on the innovative attraction, check out StarWars.com’s in-depth coverage:

Maz Kanata Was NOT CGI in THE RISE OF SKYWALKER!

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If you’ve seen The Rise of Skywalker, you might have noticed something slightly different about the character of Maz Kanata. The diminutive alien was a performance capture CGI creation originally; actress Lupita Nyong’o portrayed her for her introduction in Episode VII. But for this newest film, she’s actually an animatronic instead!

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Maz Kanata in The Rise of Skywalker, now an animatronic creation and not CGI.