By Megan Deppe The Star Wars franchise has gifted us with so many iconic friendships, from R2-D2 and C-3PO and Luke and Han, to Rey and BB-8. We’re inspired when we see two friends stand by each other, support each other… and maybe even tease a little bit. Friendships as strong as these can be …
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By D23 Team The holidays are approaching at lightspeed! And whether you’re a Jedi master of gift giving, or a mere padawan struggling with the dilemma of what to give the Star Wars fan in your life, the force of shopDisney is with you always. In honor of the upcoming release of Star Wars: The …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman Journalists jumped to lightspeed to attend a global press event at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles to learn more about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The event, hosted by Anthony Breznican, featured a majority of Star Wars: The Last Jedi cast members, along with the film’s writer and director, Rian Johnson. …
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By Courtney Potter According to our pals over at StarWars.com, porgs—the newest creatures in the Star Wars universe, making their sure-to-be-legendary debut in Star Wars: The Last Jedi—are “small, flat-muzzled avians,” with an inquisitive nature, “that flock about the rocks and roost in the cliffs of Luke Skywalker’s secluded island.” And based on their appearance …
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By Nicole Nalty Lightspeed to Star Tours – The Adventures Continue! This morning, guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland park took the first trip to the previously unexplored planet coming to life at both parks in 2019. Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Executive Scott Trowbridge just shared (via the Disney Parks Blog) details on this …
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By Courtney Potter The beloved musical is honored for its two decades on the Great White Way, and Disney•Pixar’s Coco releases a final trailer ahead of its debut … Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in news briefs! Broadway’s The Lion King Celebrates 20 Years Just this past weekend, Disney on Broadway …
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By Nicole Nalty This just in from a galaxy far, far away! Rian Johnson, director of the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, according to our friends at StarWars.com. The new trilogy will be separate from the episodic Skywalker saga and will introduce new characters from a corner …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman We’re celebrating five years of the thrilling adventures of Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Zeb Orrelios, and the feisty astromech droid Chopper: Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels. We talked with Dave Filoni, executive producer of Star Wars Rebels, as well as the previous animated series Star Wars: The Clone …
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By Courtney Potter A fresh look at Disney•Pixar’s Coco, and the next Star Wars story gets a title… See more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! Brand-New Clip from Disney•Pixar’s Coco We’re just about a month away from the release of Disney•Pixar’s latest feature, the wonderfully colorful Coco—and we’ve …
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By D23 Team Everyone’s favorite scruffy-looking nerfherder will take the spotlight in the upcoming untitled Han Solo film, which up until now has been…well, untitled. Now that production has wrapped on the set of the film, legendary director Ron Howard has a special message for us that includes a very special title… Watch his video …
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