Din Djarin taking his helmet off is not exactly a casual Tuesday in The Mandalorian. It usually means vows, trauma, emotional breakthroughs, or Grogu looking at him with those enormous “please ruin the internet” eyes. But in The Mandalorian & Grogu, it sounds like Pedro Pascal is not just getting helmet-off drama. He is getting helmet-off action. During recent press for the movie, Jon Favreau revealed that Pascal filmed “great set-pieces” with his helmet off, adding that the team leaned into Pascal’s physicality for some very specific reasons. As Favreau put it, Pascal was a competitive swimmer, so they got him in the water — and after seeing his combat work in Gladiator II, they also had him fighting without the helmet. Vis dette opslag på Instagram Et opslag delt af Omelete (@omelete) Din Djarin, But More Pedro This Time That is a pretty big shift for a character built…
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Andor Just Won a BAFTA for Making Star Wars Feel Real
Andor has picked up another very deserved trophy — and this one goes straight to the people who made the galaxy feel heavy, dirty, dangerous, and beautifully expensive in all the right places. The series won Special, Visual and Graphic Effects at the 2026 BAFTA Television Craft Awards, with BAFTA naming Mohen Leo, TJ Falls, Luke Murphy, Neal Scanlan, Jean-Clément Soret, and Industrial Light & Magic as the winning team for Andor. The result is listed on BAFTA’s official Special, Visual and Graphic Effects award page. The Invisible Work That Made Andor Hit Harder This is the kind of award that fits Andor perfectly, because the show’s effects work was never about shouting, “Look, expensive pixels!” It was about texture. Imperial facilities looked cold and cruel. Ferrix felt lived-in, worn down, and politically tense. Spacecraft had weight. Cities had systems. Prisons felt industrial rather than fantastical. Even when Andor went…
Five Years Ago, SWTOR Quietly Changed Its Live-Service Future
On April 27, 2021, Star Wars: The Old Republic released Game Update 6.3: The Dark Descent — and at first glance, it looked like a solid mid-cycle content patch. A new Flashpoint. A new reward system. A new Ranked PvP season. Very MMO. Very patch notes. Very “please download 4GB and pretend this will only take five minutes.” But five years later, 6.3 feels more important than it may have seemed at the time. This was not just another update in the long Onslaught era. It quietly helped shape the live-service version of SWTOR that still exists today. Secrets of the Enclave Took Us Back to Dantooine The headline story content was Secrets of the Enclave, a new Flashpoint that sent players to Dantooine in pursuit of Darth Malgus. The official Game Update 6.3 launch post highlighted it as one of the update’s main additions, alongside Galactic Seasons and Ranked…
Star Wars: Starfighter Finds Its Mandalorian Editor
Star Wars: Starfighter has quietly added another important piece behind the scenes — and this one comes with some very familiar Star Wars mileage. According to Adam Gerstel’s résumé at Independent Artist Group, Gerstel is listed as the editor of Star Wars: Starfighter, the upcoming Lucasfilm movie directed by Shawn Levy. Not the loudest piece of casting news in the galaxy, sure. But editing is where a Star Wars movie either flies like an X-wing or crashes into a committee meeting with expensive lighting. A Familiar Name From The Mandalorian Gerstel is not new to Star Wars. As noted by Bespin Bulletin’s report on Gerstel joining Starfighter, he previously edited The Mandalorian Season 2 episodes “Chapter 9: The Marshal” and “Chapter 16: The Rescue.” That is a pretty interesting pair of credits. “The Marshal” helped launch Season 2 with Cobb Vanth, Tusken Raiders, a krayt dragon, and the kind of…
Shakari Gives The Mandalorian & Grogu a Gangster Planet
Star Wars has always loved stealing from the best genres, giving them a blaster, and pretending everything was invented somewhere near the Outer Rim. Western? That became The Mandalorian. Samurai cinema? That has been in Star Wars’ bones since 1977. World War II dogfights? Just add X-wings. Now The Mandalorian & Grogu appears to be reaching for another very tasty influence: Prohibition-era gangster cinema. According to Polygon’s report on the new Star Wars planet Shakari, the upcoming movie will introduce a new world inspired by 1920s Chicago. Yes, Star Wars is getting a mobster planet. Somewhere, a Hutt is absolutely considering a pinstripe suit. Welcome to Shakari The new planet is called Shakari, and production designer Andrew L. Jones reportedly described it as being influenced by Prohibition-era Chicago. That is a wonderfully odd direction for a Star Wars location — and exactly the kind of thing the galaxy could use…
Shawn Levy Says Star Wars: Starfighter Is Now in the Edit Room
Star Wars: Starfighter has moved into a very important phase of production: the part where the footage stops being potential and starts becoming an actual movie. Speaking to Variety at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, director Shawn Levy said he is currently editing the film, describing himself as being in the “beautiful sanctity of the edit room” while shaping the movie ahead of its 2027 release. As Levy put it, “We don’t come out until next year,” adding that he is in the “dark quiet of the edit room finding the best possible shape for the film.” The quote comes from Variety’s recent interview with Levy. That is not exactly a flashy reveal, but it is the kind of update that makes the project feel more real. Earlier official coverage from StarWars.com’s original announcement of Star Wars: Starfighter confirmed that the film stars Ryan Gosling, is directed by Shawn Levy, and…
The Mandalorian & Grogu May the 4th IMAX Previews Have Already Sold Out
That did not take long. The special-look IMAX fan events for The Mandalorian & Grogu on May the 4th are now officially sold out, according to Star Wars’ own social posts announcing the sellout. The events were set up as free advance screenings at select IMAX theaters around the world, giving fans an early look at more than 25 minutes of footage from the movie ahead of its full theatrical release. And honestly, that is a pretty strong signal. Fans moved fast on this one Lucasfilm and IMAX only just started pushing the event publicly, with trade coverage confirming that the May 4 screenings would include more than 25 minutes of exclusive footage, special fan giveaways, and a new poster at select locations. Boxoffice Pro reported the event on April 23, framing it as a global May the 4th fan push tied directly to the movie’s theatrical rollout. Now the…
The Acolyte Has Quietly Reappeared on Disney+’s Top 10
For a show that was supposed to be yesterday’s argument, The Acolyte has suddenly popped back into the conversation again. According to FlixPatrol’s Disney+ charts, The Acolyte re-entered the platform’s Top 10 TV Shows list in the No. 9 spot in the United States this week. That puts it back on the board well after its original release cycle, and well after most people assumed its streaming-chart life was over. That alone makes it a mildly surprising little Star Wars story. It is not topping the charts — but it is back To be clear, this is not The Acolyte suddenly becoming the biggest thing on Disney+. FlixPatrol’s current U.S. chart still has Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord near the top, along with titles like Daredevil: Born Again and several other Disney+ regulars. But The Acolyte showing up at No. 9 is still notable, because it means enough viewers…
SWTOR Just Dropped a $99.99 Cargo Transport Bundle
Star Wars: The Old Republic has a new cash-shop bundle live, and this one is going hard on utility droids, cargo access, and “please just take my cartel coins already” energy. Broadsword has launched the Master the Fight: Cargo Transport Edition bundle, now available on SWTOR.com for $99.99 USD. According to the official post, the bundle is available until June 9, 2026 at 11:00am CT / 4:00pm UTC. That immediately makes it one of those SWTOR store drops where the price is big enough that players are going to stop and actually check the item list before smashing the buy button. What’s in the bundle The headline items are not subtle. The official bundle includes 180 days of fixed subscription time, 600 cartel coins per month, and 5500 cartel coins instantly for the account. It also throws in a full stack of themed droid and cargo-flavored extras, including the GDU…
Lucasfilm and IMAX Are Letting Fans Watch the First 30 Minutes of The Mandalorian & Grogu on May the 4th
Lucasfilm and IMAX are doing something very smart with The Mandalorian & Grogu: they are letting fans sample the movie early, on the most Star Wars date imaginable. A special May the 4th IMAX event is giving fans the chance to watch the first 30 minutes of The Mandalorian & Grogu at select theaters before the film’s full release. Fandango’s event listing says the screening will preview more than 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage, and the RSVP sign-up is being handled through a theater registration form for local participating locations. That is not a small teaser. This is Lucasfilm effectively treating the opening half-hour like a theatrical sales pitch, which makes a lot of sense for a movie that has been pushed hard as an IMAX event. The official IMAX movie page lists The Mandalorian and Grogu as a Filmed For IMAX release and confirms the full theatrical release date…
Martin Scorsese’s Mandalorian & Grogu Cameo Is Very Real
Of all the names you might expect to pop up in a Star Wars movie, Martin Scorsese was probably not near the top of the list. But according to SFX magazine, via comments from director Jon Favreau, the legendary filmmaker really does have a cameo in The Mandalorian & Grogu, where he voices an alien shopkeeper seen in the film’s trailer. And honestly, that is already one of the strangest and best little details attached to this movie so far. Kathleen Kennedy made it happen Favreau says the cameo came together thanks to Kathleen Kennedy, who knew Scorsese personally and was able to reach out directly. According to Favreau, Kennedy “called him up,” Scorsese said yes, and Favreau then got to direct him himself. That alone is a pretty wild sentence in Star Wars terms. It is not every day you get one of cinema’s most famous directors stepping into…
Star Wars: Legion Is Getting a Mandalorian Leaders Expansion
If your Star Wars: Legion armies needed more jetpacks, more clan politics, and more heavily armored Mandalorians making big battlefield decisions, Atomic Mass Games has you covered. The new Mandalorian Leaders expansion is now up for pre-order, bringing Bo-Katan Kryze, The Armorer, Paz Vizsla, and Axe Woves into Star Wars: Legion as a new command-focused pack. The official Asmodee store listing says the box includes four miniatures that can be deployed as two Commanders and two Operatives, along with new cards to expand Mandalorian strategy options. That already makes this one more interesting than a generic unit drop. Four Mandalorians, four very different vibes The obvious hook here is the lineup. This is not just “more Mandos.” It is a very specific slice of Mandalorian leadership styles from The Mandalorian era. Bo-Katan brings the legacy claimant energy.The Armorer brings the myth-and-tradition angle.Paz Vizsla brings the “solve it with a lot…
The Mandalorian & Grogu Score Is Up for Pre-Order — and Yes, Fans Will Want This One
If The Mandalorian & Grogu was already draining enough wallets with tickets, collectibles, and general Star Wars temptation, here comes the soundtrack to finish the job. The film’s original score by Ludwig Göransson is now available to pre-order, with the main 12-inch vinyl release set for June 5, 2026. Official Star Wars coverage says the album features 13 score cues, while the soundtrack also arrives digitally earlier on May 15, 2026 via Walt Disney Records. That alone is enough to make this more than just background merch news. Göransson’s music has been one of the strongest identity markers in this corner of Star Wars from the start, and Lucasfilm has already confirmed he returned to score The Mandalorian & Grogu. So this is not some random tie-in release. It is a big part of how the movie is going to feel. There is also some actual collector appeal here. StarWars.com…
Spaceballs: The New One Is Real — and Star Wars Fans Should Absolutely Care
The title alone sounds like a joke Mel Brooks would have made in 1987 and then somehow gotten away with twice. But it is real: the long-awaited Spaceballs sequel is officially titled Spaceballs: The New One, and Amazon MGM unveiled that name during its CinemaCon presentation. The film is set for a theatrical release on April 23, 2027, and the reveal also confirmed that Rick Moranis is back as Dark Helmet alongside returning cast members including Bill Pullman. That is already enough to get attention. For Star Wars fans, though, there is a second story here. Salute! Spaceballs: The New One is coming to theaters April 23, 2027. pic.twitter.com/aPgIpJB8JO — Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) April 16, 2026 Because Spaceballs is not just some random old parody making a comeback. It is still the most famous Star Wars spoof ever made, the one that turned George Lucas-era space fantasy into merch…
13 Years Ago, Rise of the Hutt Cartel Changed SWTOR
Star Wars: The Old Republic has had bigger expansions since. Flashier ones too. But 13 years after its launch, Rise of the Hutt Cartel still feels like the moment SWTOR proved it could actually grow beyond its original box. BioWare announced in March 2013 that the game’s first digital expansion would launch worldwide on April 14, 2013, with early access beginning on April 9. That made Rise of the Hutt Cartel more than just new content. It was SWTOR’s first real test as a live MMO expansion machine. Set on Makeb, the expansion pushed the level cap from 50 to 55 and dropped players into a story about the Hutt Cartel trying to become a major galactic power while the planet itself sat on the edge of disaster. BioWare’s launch announcement framed it as the first digital expansion for the MMO, while later reference material notes Makeb’s faction-specific storylines and…
Andor Lands a Peabody Nomination — And That Feels Exactly Right
There are awards that scream hype, and then there are awards that quietly tell you a show actually mattered. Andor just picked up a nomination at the 86th Peabody Awards, with the official nominees list placing the series in the Entertainment category. Fantha Tracks spotlighted the news on April 14, adding another nice little victory lap for one of the most critically respected Star Wars projects of the Disney era. That is a pretty big deal. The Peabody Awards are not the kind of honors people usually associate with lightsabers, bounty hunters, or giant space worms. They tend to reward storytelling with weight, ideas, and craft. So seeing Andor turn up there feels less like a surprise and more like a formal confirmation of something Star Wars fans have been arguing for a while: this series did not just look good or sound prestige-adjacent. It genuinely hit on a different…
Star Wars: Zero Company Voice Cast: What We Know So Far
Star Wars: Zero Company still has one of those cast lists that feels more like a slowly opening blast door than a full reveal. The game itself is official: it is a single-player turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, made in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, set in the twilight of the Clone Wars. Players step into the role of Hawks, leading an unconventional squad through a shadow-war story built around both authored characters and customizable recruits. What is not fully official yet is the voice cast. Publicly, Lucasfilm and EA have told us a lot about the game’s setting, squad structure, and major characters, but they have named surprisingly few actors so far. That makes this a good moment for a proper “what we know so far” check-in. Vic Michaelis is the newest reported name The newest actor connected to the game is comedian Vic Michaelis. In…
The Mandalorian and Grogu Tickets Expected to Go on Sale April 17
The Mandalorian and Grogu may be about to hit the next big step in its theatrical rollout. Multiple fan and scoop accounts are now saying tickets are expected to go on sale April 17, with new character posters and popcorn bucket reveals also expected to land the same day. That date has been circulating across Instagram and X, and while Lucasfilm has not officially posted a ticket-on-sale announcement yet, it is clearly the date Star Wars fans are now watching. Why April 17 feels like the real date to watch This is the part that matters most: if the April 17 chatter is right, Disney is about to shift The Mandalorian and Grogu from general promotion into full event-movie mode. The film is officially set to open in theaters on May 22, 2026, according to StarWars.com, so an April 17 ticket-sale launch would fit the usual final-stretch blockbuster rhythm. Lucasfilm…
SWG: Legends Celebrates Two Years of City 2.0, and the Galaxy Looks Better for It
Some MMO updates add a new mechanic. Some add a grind. Some add one feature everyone uses and three more nobody remembers six weeks later. City 2.0 was not one of those updates. In a new Friday Feature celebrating two years of City 2.0, the SWG: Legends team put the spotlight on one of the server’s biggest quality-of-life and creativity wins by gathering responses from more than sixty mayors across the galaxy. The result is less a simple anniversary post and more a full community snapshot of what player cities have become two years after the update landed. From “place a shuttle and call it a city” to actual city-building That is really the heart of this story. When City 2.0 arrived in 2024, it gave mayors far more room to shape cities into places that actually looked and felt lived in. Roads, bridges, walls, gates, signs, decorative structures, zoning…
Mark Hamill Says Star Wars Is in Good Hands With Dave Filoni
As Star Wars edges closer to its 50th anniversary, Mark Hamill is doing what very few people connected to this franchise can do: looking backward and forward at the same time. In a new USA Today interview, Hamill reflected on the sheer weirdness of hitting the half-century mark since the original movie began filming in 1976, admitting the milestone makes him “feel old.” That part is pure nostalgia fuel. But the more interesting bit for where Star Wars is heading now is what he said about Dave Filoni. Hamill is clearly backing Filoni According to coverage of the interview, Hamill said he “can’t think of better hands” for Star Wars than Filoni’s, and pointed to one big reason why: Filoni learned directly from George Lucas. Hamill said Lucas was a mentor to Filoni, which in his view means Filoni understands George’s creative sensibility in a way that really matters for…
Sam Witwer Says He’d Return as Starkiller “In an Instant”
Sam Witwer just tossed a fresh log onto one of Star Wars fandom’s oldest fires. Speaking to Polygon, Witwer said that if Lucasfilm ever asked him to return as Starkiller, he would “shave my head in an instant” and do it happily. That is not a canon announcement, obviously. It is also not a casting rumor. But it is a very clear reminder that the man who helped make Starkiller iconic is still completely up for it. And honestly, that is enough to get people talking again. The door is not open — but it is definitely not locked from his side Witwer is already back in a big Star Wars spotlight thanks to Maul: Shadow Lord, where he has returned to one of his most closely associated roles in the franchise. So this was not some random convention nostalgia hit from a guy who has not touched Star Wars…
Hasbro Reveals KOTOR II Darth Nihilus & Traya 2-Pack
Hasbro has officially revealed a new Star Wars: The Black Series Gaming Greats Darth Nihilus & Darth Traya 2-Pack, and for Knights of the Old Republic II fans, this is the kind of merch drop that lands somewhere between “very cool” and “my shelf is in danger.” The set is an Amazon exclusive, and it is already up for preorder. If you want to grab it early, you can preorder it here on Amazon. What makes this release stand out is that this is not just another lazy repack with a fancy box. According to Gizmodo’s reveal coverage, Darth Traya is getting her first-ever action figure, and Hasbro seems to have actually leaned into what makes her memorable. She comes with three purple lightsabers plus translucent display stands to recreate that wonderfully unhinged floating saber style from KOTOR II. That is exactly the sort of dramatic Sith nonsense this figure…
SWTOR Galactic Seasons Objectives Are Live Through May 5
Broadsword has posted the next full block of Galactic Seasons 10: “Secrets of the Syndicate” objectives for Star Wars: The Old Republic, covering April 7 through May 5, 2026. That means players now have the full Week 5 to Week 8 roadmap, and if you care about planning your Season grind instead of panic-clicking objectives on Tuesday reset, this is the useful part. The structure stays familiar: each week includes the daily “Influencing the Galaxy” objective for 25,000 Personal Conquest Points, plus a 7/11 weekly completion track. Across the four weeks, Broadsword rotates in companion-specific tasks for Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX, along with planet-based mission runs, Dynamic Encounters, world boss kills, PvP medal farming, Flashpoints, Operations, and a few crafting-heavy entries that will probably make some players suddenly remember they own a Cargo Hold. Week 5 leans into Coruscant Dynamic Encounters, Seeker Droid treasure hunting, and several tougher combat…
Want to Hear the Star Wars Outlaws Prequel for Free? Here’s the Easy Way In
If Star Wars Outlaws left you wanting more of ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax, there is a pretty painless way to keep the underworld train rolling. Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon is the official prequel novel by Mike Chen, and the audiobook version is performed by Jay Rincon and Eric Johnson — the voices of ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax in the game itself. Audible lists it as part of the Star Wars line, and Penguin Random House confirms the book released on February 3, 2026. That is the real hook here. This is not just some random tie-in read with a generic narration pass. The audiobook leans directly into the game connection, with the same actors helping tell what Audible describes as an essential prequel story set in the galaxy’s underworld. It also is not a tiny side snack either: Audible lists the runtime at 14 hours and 18 minutes,…