New Star Wars Rebels Images: X-Wings, Yavin and More
The announcement that Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 would be the final year for the series came accompanied by a big new Season 4 trailer - packed with plenty of cool "Hey!" moments.
Check out the gallery below to see some of the highlights, as several notable parts of Star Wars lore make their Rebels debut, including notable characters from the past and some big ties into the classic Rebel Alliance imagery from A New Hope and expanded elements from Rogue One.
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Disneyland’s Star Wars Land Combines RPG and Theme Parks
At Star Wars Celebration today, fans got a bigger look at what to expect from the Star Wars-themed lands coming to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World in 2019.
With a couple years to go until they are complete, many specifics on how the lands will work and the main attractions and entertainment included were still kept secret, however, the overall approach was discussed, along with some tantalizing clues on what guests will find there. Read on to get more info on what it will be like for Star Wars fans to visit.
Note: The official name for these areas has not been revealed, and it’s not expected to be as simple as Star Wars Land. However, I’ll use that term frequently below as a simple placeholder.
Star Wars Rebels Becoming More Serialized in Final Season
Star Wars Rebels will leave behind its traditional, more standalone episode style, and become more akin to a heavily serialized show as it approaches the end of its final season.
Speaking to IGN (watch that chat above), executive producer Dave Filoni explained how the season will make that transition:
"Season 4 is unlike any other we've ever done in that, at a certain point, a couple of episodes in, it's more one continuous story arc all the way to the end than it's ever been, in anything we've done - even Clone Wars - where each story really fits together.
"Yes they're unique and independent, but it almost feels like day-to-day. Things start to move fast and get really exciting and interesting and desperate and awesome - and we've never done that before, and it's really exhilarating."
Disneyland’s Star Tours Adding Last Jedi’s Crait
It was revealed at Star Wars Celebration that the popular Star Tour attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney Tour is getting a big new location added - Crait from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
When The Force Awakens opened, Star Tours -- which randomly takes guests to many different worlds from the Star Wars films -- added Jakku as a location and once again, a new Star Wars Episode is bringing with it a ride upgrade.
Crait in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Will Address Rey’s Parentage
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will address one of the biggest mysteries from The Force Awakens in Rey's parentage.
In an interview with Good Morning America, director Rian Johnson confirmed Rey's parents will come up in The Last Jedi in some capacity, saying her parentage is "something that is absolutely going to be addressed in the movie."
EXCLUSIVE: @StarWars director @rianjohnson says Rey's parentage will absolutely be addressed in #TheLastJedi. #SWCO pic.twitter.com/wgupPzYDkB
Fast 8: Diesel Reportedly Removed an End Credits Scene
Vin Diesel reportedly removed an end credits scene in The Fate of the Furious featuring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
As reported by TheWrap, the scene was supposed to be a tag at the end of the film that would set up a spinoff movie with Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Statham).
The scene was allegedly filmed because producer Neal Moritz and Universal were so impressed by Johnson's and Statham's chemistry throughout the making of The Fate of the Furious. "They had early screenings where Johnson and Statham popped so much on-screen together that they were looking at doing a spinoff," said one of TheWrap's sources.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Won’t Have a Season Pass
Star Wars Battlefront II won't feature a season pass, developer DICE has confirmed.
Battlefront II creative director Bernd Diemer confirmed the absence of a season pass in an interview with Mashable. "We don't want to segment our community," he said with regard to why the team opted to forgo a season pass.
Upon looking back at how Battlefront changed over time following its launch in 2015 with the addition of DLC, Diemer said the team came to the conclusion that "for this type of game, season passes are not the best thing" and they need to "come up with something better."
The Last Jedi Characters Are Battlefront 2 Preorder Bonus
During Star Wars Celebration today, EA confirmed that anyone who preorders Battlefront II will also receive The Last Jedi-themed content including “exclusive Kylo Ren and Rey themed looks” based on the characters’ appearances in the upcoming film.
Kylo Ren's The Last Jedi look in Battlefront II
Those skins are unlocked for the game's multiplayer mode, and will include "epic ability upgrades." Alongside that, preorders will also unlock a new First Order ship and The Last Jedi's version of the Millennium Falcon for the game's space combat mode.
Star Wars: Rogue One Sequel Novel Is a Battlefront 2 Tie-In
At Star Wars Celebration today, it was revealed that a previously announced Star Wars novel is actually a tie-in to Star Wars Battlefront II.
During the Battlefront II reveal panel, Christie Golden's novel Inferno Squad was revealed to actually be called Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad. Inferno Squad commander Iden Versio was revealed as the protagonist of Battlefront II, and the tie-in novel will follow, according to Golden, how the Imperial squad met, their first mission, and "how they learned to become this well-oiled machine," according to Golden.