It’s been well over a decade since Star Wars creator George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company, but we now know his thoughts on one of its most maligned projects since purchasing the franchise. Lucas famously served as the producer or executive producer for films in the original trilogy and prequel trilogy, as well as writing multiple installments ...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away–and, more specifically, about 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace— Disney and Lucasfilm quietly launched one of the most ambitious storytelling experiments in Star Wars history. Five years, over 100 comic issues, two dozen novels, and countless interconnected stories later, the High Republic era came to what Lucasfilm ...

The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026) hardly boasts an extensive cast like the upcoming crossover film Avengers: Doomsday (2026), which rounds up pretty much every Marvel Cinematic Universe character you can think of, save a handful. In fact, the Star Wars film barely features any recognizable characters besides Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu. Though not confirmed, New Republic X-Wing pilot ...

For decades, Jar Jar Binks has lived in a strange corner of Star Wars history. Introduced in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), the Gungan quickly became one of the most debated characters in the entire franchise. Some fans saw him as comic relief that didn’t quite land, while others viewed him as an unfortunate symbol of ...

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is one of the most ambitious land-scale achievements in theme park history. Credit: Inside the Magic When it opened in 2019, it dropped guests directly onto the planet Batuu with a level of environmental storytelling and physical detail that had never been attempted at that scale before. Every surface, every prop, every overheard conversation ...

The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) will be docking with theaters in May, marking the franchise’s return to the big screen six years since Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker (2019). As the film nears, the hype is finally starting to build; however, it got off to a rocky start with audiences, following a lukewarm reception to the ...

The ill-fated Star Wars hotel has entered a very different chapter. Credit: Ryaninc, Flickr The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser once stood as one of Disney’s most ambitious theme park experiments. Designed as a two-night immersive “voyage” aboard the Halcyon, the experience invited guests to step into their own Star Wars storyline through role-playing, interactive missions, and themed dining. Although the ...

Fans will encounter a new version of Grogu this year. Credit: Lucasfilm In just a few short years, The Mandalorian transformed from an experimental streaming series into one of the most important modern chapters of the Star Wars saga. When the show debuted on Disney+ in 2019, audiences quickly fell in love with the unlikely duo at its center: the ...

The next chapter of Ahsoka is already shaping up to be one of the most anticipated returns in the modern Star Wars era. Production on Season 2 has been moving forward quietly, but fans may have just gotten their first major clue about what’s coming next. According to a new report circulating among the Star Wars community, a significant spoiler tied ...

With Dave Filoni’s rise to co-CEO of Lucasfilm, the future of the Mando-Verse for the Star Wars franchise remains utterly uncertain. As Lucasfilm prepares to bring Star Wars back to theaters for the first time in years, the future of one of the franchise’s most iconic characters is suddenly looking unclear. While excitement is building for the upcoming film The Mandalorian and Grogu ...