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It’s been two months since we did our “State of Star Wars” episode where we essentially eviscerated the current situation in regards to the decision making process at Lucasfilm and their seeming inability to get a movie into production, among other things. Well in that time, we’ve had a smattering of news stories of all stripes, which Julian and Rachel cover in this episode, but what really prompted another Bonus Episode was the latest piece, again from The Hollywood Reporter, exploring the situation in further depth on the movie side of the business at Lucasfilm. Your hosts deep dive on all of it, and then cap things off with something much more lighthearted. Next up, ‘Skeleton Crew’ in December, where we’ll be breaking down every episode. Stay tuned!

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Show Notes

Star Wars Catchup

• ‘Empire Strikes Back’ in Concert

• ‘Andor’ season 2, now with “A Star Wars Story” subtitle, now has an official release date of April 22, 2025

  • K2SO and Orson Krennic to return (Alan Tudyk + Ben Mendelson)

  ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is set for release in 2026.

  • Might be a trilogy - hinted at by Giancarlo Esposito.

  • Apparently S4 of the show was reworked into the movie due to the “negative reception of season 3”:

  • THR - Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis

• Disney reportedly made $1B+ from Star Wars merch in 2023.

• ‘Skeleton Crew’ set to release next month.

• Ewan McGregor says they’re “exploring ideas for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ season 2” apparently he wants to wear the clone wars armor and do more flashbacks with Hayden Christensen.

• THR - Simon Kinberg to write and produce Star Wars trilogy 

The Main Story

• THR - ‘Star Wars’ Movies’ Race for Rey, and the Future of the Franchise on the Big Screen

Wild Finish

• Variety - https://au.variety.com/2024/film/news/george-lucas-cut-obi-wan-death-twist-star-wars-phantom-menance-18423/