Star Wars may not be leaving the Skywalkers behind after all. Despite Lucasfilm moving forward with movies outside of the Skywalker Saga, it seems that Luke Skywalker is set to return to the franchise. But how did we get here? Following the resignation of former Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni (Chief Creative Officer) was elevated to co-President of the ...

“Nope.” Even after surpassing the $1 billion milestone at the global box office, Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker(2019) struggled to land as a satisfying conclusion to the sequel trilogy. Years later, the franchise is still navigating the aftermath, with expanded storytelling across comics, novels, and television attempting to clarify lingering plot threads and character arcs left unresolved by ...

As Star Wars continues to expand across film and television, all eyes are now firmly on Ahsoka Season 2—not just as a continuation of a fan-favorite character’s journey, but as what may ultimately serve as the final chapter in the franchise’s interconnected New Republic-era storytelling. When the series debuted on Disney+ in August 2023, it quickly established itself as more ...

Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen opened up about what went on behind the scenes of one of his most iconic scenes as Anakin Skywalker. Of all the moments that marked Anakin’s descent to the dark side, few are as memorable as his killing the Younglings at the Jedi Temple. Taking place in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the ...

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 ...