news briefs 8/23

Mickey Mouse, DuckTales, and Halloween Fun—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Get ready to celebrate #Mickey90 in a big way; a mysterious DuckTales character returns; and cool new Halloween merchandise has materialized… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! ICYMI: New Exhibit and Experiences Celebrate 90 Years of Mickey Mouse In just a few months’ time, …

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Comic-Con 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Disney at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

By Jim Frye Each July, more than 130,000 fans of films, comic books, and television travel to Southern California for San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest celebrations of pop culture in the country. Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm have been there since the convention’s early years—Comic-Con celebrates 50 years in 2019—providing news about the latest …

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Returns with a Brand-New Season

By Jocelyn Buhlman Not so long ago at a Comic-Con rather close by… Star Wars: The Clone Wars fans rejoiced at an out-of-this-galaxy announcement. Today, fans gathered at San Diego Comic-Con for the 10th anniversary celebration of the animated series chronicling the adventures of Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice, Ahoska Tano, during the era between …

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Solo press conference

10 Secrets Spilled at the Solo: A Star Wars Story Press Conference

By Jim Frye Solo: A Star Wars Story, which launches Han, Chewie, and Lando on their first adventures together in the galactic underworld, arrives in theaters May 25. To help christen, so to speak,  everyone’s favorite space cowboy and his faithful co-pilot on their maiden voyage in the Millennium Falcon, the cast and filmmakers gathered …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

Discover the Characters of Solo: A Star Wars Story

By Jim Frye, Get ready, because Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story blasts into theaters this Memorial Day weekend, telling the early tales of Han Solo, the most iconic space cowboy in cinema history. Directed by Ron Howard, Solo finds Han, an orphaned scam artist who, after being kicked out of the Flight Academy for, …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story merchandise

Bring Solo Merchandise from a Galaxy Far, Far Away to Your Very Own Home

By Megan Deppe Everyone’s favorite “stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder” is back, and it’s only appropriate that we celebrate his return to the big screen with some Solo: A Star Wars Story gear! Just in time for the movie’s May 25 arrival in theaters, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite new Solo-inspired merchandise for …

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mission force one news briefs

Roar for Change and Mission Force One—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Your Chewbacca roar will help kids in need, and Mission Force One journeys to the International Space Station… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! The Force is Strong with Roar for Change Well, we had an incredible May the Fourth, and hope you did, …

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The Star Wars Show

Celebrate May the 4th with The Star Wars Show!

By Jim Frye A not-so-long time ago, from the Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco, California, The Star Wars Show debuted on StarWars.com and has been entertaining and informing fans ever since. As we get closer to Solo: A Star Wars Story, which blasts into theaters May 25, The Star Wars Show is your place for …

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