Clone Wars

There has been a great disturbance in the Force. As if, somehow, millions of voices suddenly cried out “what if Dave Filoni got a promotion?” and were suddenly answered. But while the ascension of the Clone Wars and Rebels producer to the upper echelons of Lucasfilm may give Star Wars fans tired of his particular approach to the saga pause, there’s an argument to be made that, even for his critics, this is a good move.Andor Episodes 1-3 Review “To truly help filmmakers, it was really important for me to experience it…

Screenshot: LucasfilmThe answer is... no. Or at least it’s extremely unlikely. Although Caamas itself has been canonized in the comic Star Wars Adventures, and an allusion to the genocidal bombardment of the world was mentioned in source material for the Age of Rebellion roleplaying game, contemporary Star Wars canon rapidly sped up the official end of the Galactic Civil War compared to the EU, ending it after the Battle of Jakku in 5ABY. And while the Imperial Remnant as a concept is currently being explored in The…

A wild rumor suggests Disney has tapped a director for a live-action Gargoyles movie. Strange New Worlds’ Gia Sandhu talks about bringing more of Spock’s backstory to the screen. Plus, what’s coming on the last few episodes of Secret Invasion. To me, my spoilers!What Drew Gillian Jacobs to Invincible? | io9 InterviewGargoylesAccording to The Belfast Telegraph, Kenneth Branagh is attached to direct a live-action film adaptation of Gargoyles, the popular 1990s animated series for Disney. BarbieDuring a recent interview with…

Satine Kryze seemingly changed Star Wars forever when she was introduced in Clone Wars as the face of a Mandalore unlike anything fans and stories had imagined in the decades since Boba Fett first appeared in Empire Strikes Back. But in her wake, as Star Wars has pushed deeper into Mandalorian storytelling, it’s like Satine has vanished from memory. Why?Spoilers of the Week: July 1stThe simple answer is, well, she died. Near the climaxof Clone Wars’ fifth season, Maul and Death Watch’s coup on Mandalore climaxes with…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmStar Wars is a franchise full of characters who go through a lot, and Ahsoka Tano has had a pretty eventful life. Since she debuted on Star Wars: The Clone Wars as an apprentice to Anakin Skywalker during the prequels, she’s been caught up in one event after another, from engaging in military skirmishes to surviving Order 66 and being a key player in the growing Rebellion. With her upcoming solo series set to debut in a few months, one of the show’s key threads will see Ahsoka(as played in…

The third season of The Mandalorian has felt a little odd, hasn’t it? Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau’s space western slice of the Star Wars franchise felt like a breath of fresh air back in 2019, and the second season the following year helped show that the series’ breakout success wasn’t a fluke. By comparison, season three isn’t entirely hitting with folks. Why is that?Spoilers of the Week: July 1stWhile it still has its fans and those who trust in Favreau and Filoni’s direction, common criticisms around this third full…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmThe Jedi are coming back, and yes, we will hear more of their tales. During the 15th anniversary panel for Star Wars: The Clone Wars at Star Wars 2023 Celebration, Dave Filoni revealed that a second season of the animated Tales of the Jedi series was on the horizon. The debut season was officially announced at last year’s Star Wars Celebration, so it only makes sense to announce a new season at the same event.Spoilers of the Week May 2-6“Tales of the Jedi was so fun the first time,” said Filoni, “I…

At this point it is impossible to separate the story of Din Djarin and Grogu from the wider universe of Star Wars’ galaxy far, far away. In a similar manner to how the unlikely duo met, The Mandalorian has picked up iconic characters from across Star Wars film and TV to become part of its story. But for once, its latest surprise was less about pointing at the familiar, and doing right by someone Star Wars has rarely done justice with.“The Foundling,” the fourth episode of The Mandalorian’s third season, largely focuses…

Just a reminder: like Marvel’s various Netflix series combined to create a Defenders crossover series, its sister company Lucasfilm has similar plans for its sprawling Star Wars TV universe. Lucasfilm head honcho Kathleen Kennedy mentioned it back in 2020, but in a new interview with the Wrap the grand overseer of that TV universe, Dave Filoni, essentially confirmed it’s on the way by not confirming it.“I think that the reality of there being a big event in this time period is very real, is all I would say to that,” is…

Image: LucasfilmTo paraphrase Luke Skywalker, “If there’s a nice center to the universe, Mandalore is the planet it’s farthest from.” The home planet of Jango Fett, Bo-Katan Kryze, and Sabine Wren is a hellhole, and it has been throughout the entirety of Star Wars’ main continuity. So much so, in fact, that I don’t think anyone needs to go back, whether it be characters or viewers.Mandalore has been a major point of interest—obsession may be a better word—for Dave Filoni since he began the Clone Wars cartoon in 2008, and…