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These are hard times for Lucasfilm. That isn’t news. I thought about what to write for a time like this. Does Lucasfilm need new leadership? Maybe, but that’s what literally everyone is saying right now. There isn’t much I can contribute on that front. The writers’/actors’ strike has thrown studios into chaos. Future release dates are best ignored, whether you’re a fan of television or feature films. There doesn’t appear to be an end in sight for the strike. Add to that recent comments by Disney CEO Bob Iger, who said the studio intends to pull back from producing Marvel and Star Wars content. It’s worth noting those comments came all of five months after he said the complete opposite . Star Wars: Ahsoka premiers on Disney+ in less than a month. So I thought it might be a good time to review my 10 most favorite Star Wars things that have happened within the Disney era. This was a surprisingly easy list to make, even in an environment where making “top 10 most hated” lists are far mor...

NEW PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY DISNEY+ ORIGINAL SERIES THE MANDALORIAN AND STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS ANNOUNCED All-new products featuring the Child arriving soon This year, the Force is strong with fans who want to celebrate their love of all things Star Wars™ with new merchandise tied to beloved stories and characters revealed today just ahead of New York Toy Fair. Leading with products inspired by the hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian (created by Jon Favreau and Executive Produced by Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson), anticipation is at an all-time high for toys, collectibles, books, home goods, apparel, games, accessories and more inspired by the galaxy’s newest (and arguably cutest) character, the Child, affectionately referred to as “Baby Yoda.” In addition to dozens of products previously announced, a number of all-new items across multiple categories were revealed for the first time today. Highlights include THE CHILD ANIMATRONIC EDITION figure by Hasbro,...

New Photos And Video From Final Season Of The Clone Wars We've been sent a load of new photos from the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars .  Not only that there's a brand new clip from the show.  The final season kicks off on Disney's new streaming platform, Disney+ and starts Feb 21st.  Here's the press release along with those pics: The award-winning “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” returns for its epic final season beginning Friday, Feb. 21, only on Disney+. Today the streaming service shared a new clip and unreleased images from the season premiere.  With ground-breaking computer animation from Lucasfilm, astounding action, and the timeless battle between good and evil, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” expands the Star Wars story with all new adventures set in a galaxy far, far away. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is from Dave Filoni, director and executive producer of “The Mandalorian,” It’s the end of the historic Clone Wars, as the forces of darkness ...

IDW Publishing’s Five-Part Comic Book Event Shares Battle Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away While the galaxy may be divided, fans certainly won’t be when IDW Publishing launches a new campaign in the conflict between Republic and Separatists with the all-new Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales comic book miniseries! While Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and other Jedi Knights fight against incredible odds, Commander Cody, Captain Rex, and other clone troopers are pinned down for the duration, swapping war stories that feature favorite characters from The Clone Wars animated series, such as Padmé Amidala, General Grievous, and many more! Shipping weekly throughout April, the Clone Wars comic book event is written by Michael Moreci and feature a framing sequence in each issue by Star Wars Adventures mainstay Derek Charm. Similar to the popular Tales from Vader’s Castle and Return to Vader’s Castle five-week events, every issue of Clone Wars will spotlight a diff...

Continue, The Clone Wars will. This is the best Star Wars news to surface in years.  Read on.... Some extremely exciting news landed at The Clone Wars anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con International today where fans were the first to learn that the beloved Clone Wars animated series, which ran for six seasons between 2008 and 2013, will be returning with twelve all-new episodes on Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service. The news was met by ecstatic cheers and raised lightsabers that reverberated throughout the entire pop culture event. Since its debut, The Clone Wars has become one of the most critically-acclaimed entries in the Star Wars saga, earning multiple Emmy awards and praise from fans of all ages around the globe. Since 2013, an effort to resurrect the series (#SaveTheCloneWars) was launched by fans, resulting in tens of thousands of emails/letters sent to Disney and Lucasfilm. Dave Filoni, who helmed the show as Supervising Director during its or...

In my opinion, the Star Wars saga, at the heart, is about concept of ‘hope’. What is ‘Hope’? According to the Oxford English Dictionary it is both a noun and a verb. As a noun it is ‘A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.’ and as a verb it is ‘Want something to happen or be the case.’ Star Wars embraces both of these definitions.  There are many examples of these throughout the saga… In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the concept of hope is mentioned by three characters in the film.  First by Cassian Andor, next by Jyn Erso and finally Princess Leia Organa herself with the last word, “Hope”. “Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope” Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars: A New Hope. It is these words of hope, shown by the Astromech droid R2-D2, that steers Luke Skywalker towards the heroes path in Star Wars: A New Hope and again in The Last Jedi to his ultimate destiny. “We have hope. Hope that things get better.” Hera Syn...

E pisode four of the micro animated series, Star Wars: The Forces of Destiny is now up on Disney's Youtube channel and today we are at Coruscant where we join  Ahsoka Tano (voiced by Ashley Eckstein)  late for her own ceremony it seems.  Her journey obviously isn't going to be straight forward and if you live on Coruscant and wonder why you have no running water, you can blame the dual lightsaber wielding padawan. If you miss The Clone Wars then this episode will certainly give you a brief fix.  We even get a "Snips" from Anakin Skywalker. (voiced by Matt Lander.)  Man! I miss that show. Rob "when's the water coming back on?" Wainfur @thebeardedtrio Catch up with The Forces of Destiny previous episodes: Episode 1 Sands of Jakku Episode 2 BB-8 Bandits Episode 3 Ewok Escape The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITT...

Jar Jar Binks with C-3PO in  Star Wars: The Clone Wars  episode ‘Bombad Jedi’ Note: Beware Spoilers ahead for many episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Over the past few weeks, I have been rewatching Star Wars: The Clone Wars via Netflix .  During this re-watch, I noticed that Jar Jar Binks, although still clumsy, annoying and not the brightest being in the Star Wars Universe, has a good heart and does the best he can to help his friends and especially, his people get through The Clone Wars. In addition, Jar Jar displays skills and abilities that are not apparent when we first meet him in The Phantom Menace . Therefore, this article will explore a few examples of Jar Jar’s maturity, growth, abilities and skills displayed during The Clone Wars series. Jar Jar Binks with his new friend in  Star Wars: The Clone Wars  episode ‘Bombad Jedi’ New Abilities What impresses me the most about Jar Jar in this series is that his character is give...

Note:  This article includes spoilers from the recently published novel, Ahsoka . The last time I guest posted for TheBeardedTrio.com, I wrote about Ahsoka’s character as she introduced in the Star Wars in the 2008 Star Wars The Clones Wars Movie .  In my  TheCantinaCast blog article , I discussed what Ahsoka learned from Anakin that contributed to her continuing character growth throughout Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.  Today, I want to discuss how Ahsoka continued to develop and grow from we last saw her in Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode, The Wrong Jedi , to when we last see her in Star Wars Rebels episode, Twilight of the Apprentice . Ahsoka Walks away from Jedi Temple Credit Lucasfilm When Ahsoka walks away... We witness Ahsoka growth throughout The Clone Wars series from the plucky Padawan of Anakin Skywalker to a seasoned Jedi Clone Wars Veteran with lots of military experience under her belt. However, despite or because of this gro...