Star Wars: Visions, the series of animated short films that celebrate that galaxy far, far away through the lens of anime creators, will officially return in Spring 2023 with Volume 2.

The Volume 2 announcement was made during Star Wars Celebration and will be great news for those looking for a fresh and new take on the Star Wars universe. The first volume contained nine episodes, including a look at what became of the Jedi, a Rock Opera, and more.

The English dub cast also featured many familiar voices, including Temuera Morrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Simu Liu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Alison Brie, Henry Golding, George Takei, David Harbour, Lucy Liu, and more.

In our Star Wars: Visions review, we said that it "takes the building blocks of the franchise and rearranges them to create a series of compelling new stories bolstered by a breadth of visual styles and masterful animation."

While it was exciting to see these new stories, Star Wars: Visions producer Kanako Shirasaki and executive producer James Waugh have confirmed that the series is not canon - at least not yet.

Star Wars Celebration was filled with many other announcements, including a trailer and release date for Star Wars' Andor, the official reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a tease that Star Wars Rebels' Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Chopper would be joining the live-action Ahsoka series, the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series starring Jude Law, and much more.

For everything else Star Wars Celebration, be sure to check out our roundup of all the show's biggest announcements, trailers, and interviews.

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Star Wars: Visions, the series of animated short films that celebrate that galaxy far, far away through the lens of anime creators, will officially return in Spring 2023 with Volume 2.

The Volume 2 announcement was made during Star Wars Celebration and will be great news for those looking for a fresh and new take on the Star Wars universe. The first volume contained nine episodes, including a look at what became of the Jedi, a Rock Opera, and more.

The English dub cast also featured many familiar voices, including Temuera Morrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Simu Liu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Alison Brie, Henry Golding, George Takei, David Harbour, Lucy Liu, and more.

In our Star Wars: Visions review, we said that it "takes the building blocks of the franchise and rearranges them to create a series of compelling new stories bolstered by a breadth of visual styles and masterful animation."

While it was exciting to see these new stories, Star Wars: Visions producer Kanako Shirasaki and executive producer James Waugh have confirmed that the series is not canon - at least not yet.

Star Wars Celebration was filled with many other announcements, including a trailer and release date for Star Wars' Andor, the official reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a tease that Star Wars Rebels' Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Chopper would be joining the live-action Ahsoka series, the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series starring Jude Law, and much more.

For everything else Star Wars Celebration, be sure to check out our roundup of all the show's biggest announcements, trailers, and interviews.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

A brand-new trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch's second season has confirmed a Fall 2022 release window for the animated Disney+ series.

The trailer and release window news was revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2022 and teases that some time has passed since the first season as our crew looks a bit older and is wearing new gear. It also looks like Emperor Palpatine and Commander Cody will factor into this season alongside a Wookiee Jedi who may or may not be Gungi.

Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was announced ahead of the first season's two-part finale which may have set up Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker.

The Bad Batch is just one of the many animated projects currently in the works in that galaxy far, far away and sits alongside Star Wars: Visions - which just got confirmed for a second season - Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and the High Republic kids' show Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

Star Wars Celebration was filled with other announcements, including a trailer and release date for Star Wars' Andor, the official reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a tease that Star Wars Rebels' Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Chopper would be joining the live-action Ahsoka series, the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series starring Jude Law, and much more.

For everything else Star Wars Celebration, be sure to check out our roundup of all the show's biggest announcements, trailers, and interviews.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

A brand-new trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch's second season has confirmed a Fall 2022 release window for the animated Disney+ series.

The trailer and release window news was revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2022 and teases that some time has passed since the first season as our crew looks a bit older and is wearing new gear. It also looks like Emperor Palpatine and Commander Cody will factor into this season alongside a Wookiee Jedi who may or may not be Gungi.

Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was announced ahead of the first season's two-part finale which may have set up Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker.

The Bad Batch is just one of the many animated projects currently in the works in that galaxy far, far away and sits alongside Star Wars: Visions - which just got confirmed for a second season - Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and the High Republic kids' show Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

Star Wars Celebration was filled with other announcements, including a trailer and release date for Star Wars' Andor, the official reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a tease that Star Wars Rebels' Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Chopper would be joining the live-action Ahsoka series, the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series starring Jude Law, and much more.

For everything else Star Wars Celebration, be sure to check out our roundup of all the show's biggest announcements, trailers, and interviews.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Top Gun: Maverick has soared to a $124 million domestic weekend box office victory and has become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing domestic debut.

As reported by Variety, Top Gun: Maverick has dominated the Memorial Day weekend and is estimated to collect $151 million in North America through Monday, May 30. If it can't grab a few more million, it will sit just behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End's $153 million from the Memorial Day weekend in 2017.

Internationally, Top Gun: Maverick has added another $124 million, all without China and Russia. Globally, the sequel to the 1986 original has earned $248 million. For context, Top Gun: Maverick had a $170 million production budget before marketing.

Prior to Maverick, Cruise's top-performing opening weekend was 2005's War of the Worlds with $64 million.

Paramount has struck gold once again in 2022 and continues its streak of impressive box office performances in North America. For Paramount, Top Gun: Maverick follows Sonic the Hedgehog's $182 million, The Lost City's $100 million, Scream's $81 million, and Jackass Forever's $57 million.

In our Top Gun: Maverick review, we said that "Maverick is back to his old tricks in Top Gun: Maverick, which flies higher as a sequel that delivers spectacular action with an afterburner punch."

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness held off the sole other newcomer this weekend - The Bob's Burgers Movie - by placing second with $16.5 million in its fourth weekend. Multiverse of Madness has earned $375 million in North America and has crossed $868 million globally.

The Bob's Burger's Movie still performed well and placed third with $12.6 million in ticket sales, holding off Downton Abbey: A New Era's $5.9 million. The Downton Abbey film has grossed $30 million in North America and $68.9 million worldwide.

The Bad Guys rounded out the top five with $4.6 million, bringing its domestic tally to $82 million.

For more, check out our explainer of Top Gun: Maverick's ending, a US Navy fighter pilot reacting to Top Gun, and the top 10 aerial dogfights of all time.

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Top Gun: Maverick has soared to a $124 million domestic weekend box office victory and has become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing domestic debut.

As reported by Variety, Top Gun: Maverick has dominated the Memorial Day weekend and is estimated to collect $151 million in North America through Monday, May 30. If it can't grab a few more million, it will sit just behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End's $153 million from the Memorial Day weekend in 2017.

Internationally, Top Gun: Maverick has added another $124 million, all without China and Russia. Globally, the sequel to the 1986 original has earned $248 million. For context, Top Gun: Maverick had a $170 million production budget before marketing.

Prior to Maverick, Cruise's top-performing opening weekend was 2005's War of the Worlds with $64 million.

Paramount has struck gold once again in 2022 and continues its streak of impressive box office performances in North America. For Paramount, Top Gun: Maverick follows Sonic the Hedgehog's $182 million, The Lost City's $100 million, Scream's $81 million, and Jackass Forever's $57 million.

In our Top Gun: Maverick review, we said that "Maverick is back to his old tricks in Top Gun: Maverick, which flies higher as a sequel that delivers spectacular action with an afterburner punch."

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness held off the sole other newcomer this weekend - The Bob's Burgers Movie - by placing second with $16.5 million in its fourth weekend. Multiverse of Madness has earned $375 million in North America and has crossed $868 million globally.

The Bob's Burger's Movie still performed well and placed third with $12.6 million in ticket sales, holding off Downton Abbey: A New Era's $5.9 million. The Downton Abbey film has grossed $30 million in North America and $68.9 million worldwide.

The Bad Guys rounded out the top five with $4.6 million, bringing its domestic tally to $82 million.

For more, check out our explainer of Top Gun: Maverick's ending, a US Navy fighter pilot reacting to Top Gun, and the top 10 aerial dogfights of all time.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is an upcoming anthology of original animated shorts headed to Disney+ this Fall that will not only tell stories of Ahsoka and Count Dooku at different parts of their lives, but it will also see Liam Neeson return to voice Qui-Gon Jinn.

Tales of the Jedi was officially revealed at Star Wars Celebration and will consist of six episodes, with three focusing on Ahsoka and the other three focusing on Count Dooku.

Ahsoka's episodes will be spread across her life and will give glimpses of her childhood days, her time spent with Anakin Skywalker in the Clone War era, and facing an Inquisitor after Order 66.

Count Dooku's episodes will have a similar format and will focus on a different part of his life as a Jedi before he turned to the dark side. Liam Neeson will appear in Count Dooku's stories, and the episodes will even feature a younger Qui-Gon Jinn that was voiced by Liam Neeson's son, Michael.

As noted by IGN alum and Fandom managing editor Eric Goldman shared that one of Ahsoka's episodes - 'Life and Death' - was shown at the panel and showed Ahsoka's very early life with her parents. It ran about 15 minutes, and Star Wars Battlefront 2's Janina Gavankar will play her mother.

Tales of the Jedi was a Dark Horse Comics series that explored the ancient history of the Jedi Order and their war with the Sith. The original was set 4,000 years before the era of the movies, so this series look to stray from that but still explore the past of the Jedi.

This Tales of the Jedi news was just one of the many reveals at Star Wars Celebration so far, and joins the release date and first trailer of Star Wars' Andor, the announcement of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Jude Law, the official teaser trailer of Willow, the first image from Indiana Jones 5, and the confirmation that the third season of The Mandalorian and the premiere of Ahsoka will arrive in 2023.

Kim Horcher contributed to this report.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is an upcoming anthology of original animated shorts headed to Disney+ this Fall that will not only tell stories of Ahsoka and Count Dooku at different parts of their lives, but it will also see Liam Neeson return to voice Qui-Gon Jinn.

Tales of the Jedi was officially revealed at Star Wars Celebration and will consist of six episodes, with three focusing on Ahsoka and the other three focusing on Count Dooku.

Ahsoka's episodes will be spread across her life and will give glimpses of her childhood days, her time spent with Anakin Skywalker in the Clone War era, and facing an Inquisitor after Order 66.

Count Dooku's episodes will have a similar format and will focus on a different part of his life as a Jedi before he turned to the dark side. Liam Neeson will appear in Count Dooku's stories, and the episodes will even feature a younger Qui-Gon Jinn that was voiced by Liam Neeson's son, Michael.

As noted by IGN alum and Fandom managing editor Eric Goldman shared that one of Ahsoka's episodes - 'Life and Death' - was shown at the panel and showed Ahsoka's very early life with her parents. It ran about 15 minutes, and Star Wars Battlefront 2's Janina Gavankar will play her mother.

Tales of the Jedi was a Dark Horse Comics series that explored the ancient history of the Jedi Order and their war with the Sith. The original was set 4,000 years before the era of the movies, so this series look to stray from that but still explore the past of the Jedi.

This Tales of the Jedi news was just one of the many reveals at Star Wars Celebration so far, and joins the release date and first trailer of Star Wars' Andor, the announcement of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Jude Law, the official teaser trailer of Willow, the first image from Indiana Jones 5, and the confirmation that the third season of The Mandalorian and the premiere of Ahsoka will arrive in 2023.

Kim Horcher contributed to this report.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Star Wars Celebration has given those in attendance the first look at the upcoming Disney+ Ahsoka series and it has teased that live-action versions of Star Wars Rebels' Sabine Wren, Chopper, and Hera Syndulla will be part of the series, and with a mural of Ezra Bridger in the show, there's a good chance he may appear as well.

While the general public will have to wait to see the Ahsoka footage, IGN was in attendance and can share that it begins with Ahsoka on the bridge of the Ghost and she is joined by Hera Syndulla, although we only see her from the back. We also get what appears to be a live-action recreation of the final scene of Star Wars Rebels and get a look at Sabine Wren from the back looking at a mural that includes an illustrated Ezra Bridger.

It was also confirmed that Natasha Liu Bordizzo will play the live-action version of Sabine Wren. Bordizzo also stopped by Star Wars Celebration and shared a bit about how much this role means to her.

“So much I could say," Bordizzo said. "I feel like I’ve just been adopted into a new family. I feel that way about everyone I work with but also the fans. It’s just the most welcoming, creative... I mean, I never experienced anything like this. Set is going really well.

"I know how much Sabine means to many people in this room, and I know how much she means to Dave and I think you guys are going to be really excited about the journey she’s about to have.“

All of these characters were first introduced in Star Wars Rebels and their story will continue when Ahsoka arrives in 2023.

Ezra Bridger was the main character of Star Wars Rebels and was born on Lothal and became a bit of a thief and con artist. His journey would take him to the crew of the Ghost, which also included Hera, Sabine, Chopper, and Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios. Kanan Jarrus was also a member of the crew and would teach Ezra the ways of the Jedi. At the end of Rebels, Ezra was with Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ahsoka and Sabine were getting set to search for him.

Sabine Wren is a Mandalorian warrior and graffiti artist who claimed the Darksaber and used it to rally her people against Viceroy Gar Saxon. She then gave the Darksaber to Bo-Katan Kryze before it was taken by Moff Gideon and then Din Djarin.

Hera was the captain of the Ghost and is one of the best pilots from that galaxy far, far away. Hera and Chopper were both small parts of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

This Ahsoka news was just one of the many reveals at Star Wars Celebration so far, and joins the release date and first trailer of Star Wars' Andor, the announcement of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Jude Law, the official teaser trailer of Willow, the first image from Indiana Jones 5, and the confirmation that the third season of The Mandalorian and the premiere of Ahsoka will arrive in 2023.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Star Wars Celebration has given those in attendance the first look at the upcoming Disney+ Ahsoka series and teased live-action versions of Star Wars Rebels' Sabine Wren and Hera Syndulla will be part of the series, and with a mural of Ezra Miller in the show, there's a good chance he may appear as well.

While the general public will have to wait to see the Ahsoka footage, IGN was in attendance and can share that it begins with Ahsoka on the bridge of the Ghost and she is joined by Hera Syndulla, although we only see her from the back. We also get what appears to be a live-action recreation of the final scene of Star Wars Rebels and get a look at Sabine Wren from the back looking at a mural that includes an illustrated Ezra Bridger.

It was also confirmed that Natasha Liu Bordizzo will play the live-action version of Sabine Wren. Bordizzo also stopped by Star Wars Celebration and shared a bit about how much this role means to her.

“So much I could say," Bordizzo said. "I feel like I’ve just been adopted into a new family. I feel that way about everyone I work with but also the fans. It’s just the most welcoming, creative... I mean, I never experienced anything like this. Set is going really well.

"I know how much Sabine means to many people in this room, and I know how much she means to Dave and I think you guys are going to be really excited about the journey she’s about to have.“

All of these characters were first introduced in Star Wars Rebels and their story will continue when Ahsoka arrives in 2023.

Ezra Bridger was the main character of Star Wars Rebels and was born on Lothal and became a bit of a thief and con artist. His journey would take him to the crew of the Ghost, which also included Hera, Sabine, Chopper, and Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios. Kanan Jarrus was also a member of the crew and would teach Ezra the ways of the Jedi.

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