Ahsoka Tano

Ahsoka is back. Image: LucasfilmAbout a decade ago, everyone was sure Ahsoka Tano was dead. Dead both on screen, with her show The Clone Wars all but canceled, and off-screen, because how could another Force user still be alive in the world of Star Wars? Things have certainly changed. Not only did Ahsoka come back for more Clone Wars episodes, but she was also back on another animated show, Star Wars Rebels, and has been at the center of novels, comics, and even the world of live-action, with appearances on The…

We Didn’t Like... That This Overshadows Two Excellent Prior StoriesImage: LucasfilmDooku’s story in Tales of the Jedi, and “Resolve,” the final chapter of Ahsoka’s narrative, are loosely inspired by the events of two Disney canon stories that previously told both the story of Dooku’s exit from the Jedi Order and Ahsoka’s life after the events of The Clone Wars, before she joined the nascent Rebellion: Dooku: Jedi Lost, an audio drama by The High Republic’s Cavan Scott, and the aptly titled Ahsoka, by E.K. Johnston.Dooku’s…

Old school Star Wars logo.Image: LucasfilmDamon Lindelof is working on a Star Wars movie and now it has a director. Deadline reports that Lindelof, best known for his work on Lost, The Leftovers and Watchmen, is co-writing a script which will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who directed two episodes of Ms. Marvel.Lindelof is a long-time Star Wars fan and, earlier this week, rumors began circulating that he was co-writing a film for the franchise. Now, the trade reports that, though the film is still being written, …

Screenshot: Z-Man GamesGame companies Asmodee and Z-Man Games have announced that they are going to be collaborating to create Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Pandemic System Game. An incredibly popular, collaborative game, Pandemic is a great base system, and adding a Star Wars skin (especially when it has cool figurines like Darth Maul) seems like a perfect combination. The game combines a constantly-growing game tension with big events, really reflecting the slow-burnwartime fears that The Clone Wars show did so…

Patty Jenkins in her Rogue One video.Screenshot: YouTubeThere will be no Star Wars movie released in 2023. Rogue Squadron, the Patty Jenkins-directed Star Wars film about pilots, has long been scheduled for December 2023, but late last year news broke it was likely to be delayed. Disney kept the film on the schedule for nine months since—but today, finally took it off.What exactly does that mean for Star Wars? Well, there are plenty of TV shows coming to Disney+ in the coming years and, for now, that’s the immediate…

Interview With the VampireImage: AMCInterview With the Vampire (October 2, AMC and AMC+)Anne Rice’s gothic classic gets a contemporary, um, revamp in this tale featuring undead icons Louis (Jacob Anderson), Lestat, (Sam Reid) and Claudia, plus Eric Bogosian as the journalist. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (October 2, TBD)The latest entry in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series—set in the 11th official timeline in the Gundam saga—brings us the first official primary female protagonist in a Gundam TV…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosIn the comics, the Thunderbolts are villains masquerading as heroes. That’s only partially true of the upcoming movie, but it does have a hell of a line-up including Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier, David Harbour’s Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost, Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent, Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss as the Countess when it arrives on July 26, 2024. Read more here. Screenshot: Marvel StudiosIn the comics, the Thunderbolts are…

Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoThe wonderful worlds of Disney and all of its franchises were well represented at the D23 Expo 2022 by cosplayers donning their fandom best. Check out these amazing looks that covered the various universes of Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney, plus some fun mash-ups. Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoThe wonderful worlds of Disney and all of its franchises were well represented at the D23 Expo 2022 by cosplayers donning their fandom best. Check out these amazing looks that covered the various…

The cast of National Treasure: Edge of HistoryPhoto: io9/Jayne LyonsYou thought there was a lot of Star Wars and Marvel news and footage today? You haven’t seen anything yet. The D23 Expo was just getting started. The All Disney, All The Time event continued Saturday night with a panel focusing on upcoming shows coming to Disney+ and it features a bunch that we’ve been awaiting for a long, long time. Shows like National Treasure: Edge of History, which debuts December 14 on Disney+. Catherine Zeta-Jones co-stars in the…

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Star Wars’ much-anticipated Ahsoka series for Disney+ has found its Ezra Bridger in newcomer Eman Esfandi. Bridger was first introduced in Star Wars Rebels following the success of the animated series The Clone Wars. Ezra grows up on the show, transforming from a streetwise mischief maker to a Jedi over the course of four seasons.Set to make its premeire sometime in 2023, Ahsoka will follow Rosario Dawson’s Jedi as she teams up with Sabine Wren (already confirmed to be played by…