One of the easiest ways to tell Lucasfilm knows The Mandalorian and Grogu needs to feel like a real movie is this: it apparently is not just pushing trailers anymore. According to Bespin Bulletin, an exclusive behind-the-scenes-style featurette has been playing at Odeon IMAX screenings in the UK over the last few days, giving audiences a little extra look at the film before its May 22, 2026 release. That alone is enough to make Star Wars fans perk up, because once studios start attaching exclusive footage to premium screens, they are not just selling a title — they are selling the idea that this thing belongs in theaters. The Reported Footage Sounds More Cinematic Than Routine Promo Filler Bespin Bulletin says the IMAX-exclusive material includes Din Djarin walking down a dark urban street at night, Din unmasked in a cave with water up to his neck, more shots of the…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu May Be 2 Hours and 20 Minutes Long — But Treat That Runtime Carefully for Now
A possible runtime for The Mandalorian and Grogu is now floating around online, and for once it is not coming from some random account with a blurry screenshot and too much confidence. Odeon Cinemas is currently listing the movie at 2h 20m on its film page, which is obviously the sort of detail Star Wars fans will latch onto immediately. Because the second a runtime appears, the entire conversation becomes: is that good, is that too long, is that secretly perfect, and what exactly is Jon Favreau doing with all that time? Odeon Has It Listed at 2 Hours and 20 Minutes As of now, Odeon’s listing for The Mandalorian & Grogu shows a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes alongside the film’s May 22, 2026 release date. If that number holds, the movie would land in a very normal modern Star Wars feature range, which makes sense for…
A New Mandalorian and Grogu LEGO Set May Be Bringing Rotta the Hutt Back Into the Spotlight
It looks like Rotta the Hutt might be heading back to LEGO Star Wars shelves later this year, and honestly, that is not a sentence many people probably expected to be reading in 2026. According to a new report from Bespin Bulletin, another wave of The Mandalorian and Grogu LEGO sets is reportedly on the way, and one of the leaked entries is currently labeled “Hutt and Droid.” The reported set is tied to an August 2026 release and is said to include 415 pieces for $49.99 / €49.99. The Big Hook Is Pretty Obvious: Rotta Bespin Bulletin says the current assumption is that this mystery set is connected to Rotta the Hutt, who is already known to be part of The Mandalorian and Grogu. The site notes that the film includes multiple Hutts and droids, but argues Rotta is the most likely fit here, especially given the movie’s trailer…
The Essential Legends Collection Is Bringing Back James Luceno and Finishing the X-Wing Run in 2026
The Essential Legends Collection is adding four more titles in 2026, and this is actually a pretty strong wave. Two books arrive on August 11, with two more following on November 10, and the lineup is split between James Luceno prequel-era heavy hitters and the final stretch of the classic X-Wing run. That means this is not just another “old Star Wars books get new covers” situation. This wave has a point. And if you want to get ahead of the rush, you can already check Amazon preorder availability here. August Belongs to James Luceno The first two books in the wave are Cloak of Deception and Labyrinth of Evil, both by James Luceno. That alone is enough to get a certain kind of Star Wars reader to sit up straight. Luceno has always been one of the safest pairs of hands in Star Wars publishing when the material gets…
Sigourney Weaver Says Colonel Ward Goes Way Back With Leia — and That Suddenly Makes The Mandalorian and Grogu More Interesting
For a while, Colonel Ward felt like one of those Star Wars movie characters who exists mostly as a name, a uniform, and a lot of fan speculation. Sigourney Weaver was in, the trailers showed her looking important, and everyone more or less assumed she would be the serious New Republic authority figure who sends Din Djarin off to deal with a mess. Which, to be fair, still sounds true. But Empire’s new coverage adds one much better detail: Ward apparently has history with Princess Leia. And just like that, she stops feeling like generic “new character in a control room” material and starts feeling like someone with real roots in this era of Star Wars. Colonel Ward Is Not Just Some Random New Republic Officer According to the new Empire details relayed by Jedi News, Weaver says Colonel Ward and Leia “go way back.” That is the kind of…
Walmart Collector Con Is Bringing Clone Wars Obi-Wan, an Airborne Trooper, and Two Mini Helmets Star Wars Fans Will Absolutely Pretend They Don’t Need
If you collect Star Wars figures for more than about five minutes, you eventually develop a very specific kind of delusion. It usually sounds like this: “I’m just going to look.” Then Walmart Collector Con happens, a Clone Wars-era Obi-Wan shows up with a 212th Airborne Trooper, and suddenly you are doing release-time math like your morning depends on it. That is pretty much the situation now, because Walmart Collector Con kicks off on March 19 at 10:00 AM ET, and Hasbro’s Star Wars lineup is exactly the kind of thing built to destroy even the flimsiest collector self-control. The Main Event Is the Obi-Wan and Airborne Trooper 2-Pack The biggest draw here is the Walmart exclusive Vintage Collection Obi-Wan Kenobi & Airborne Clone Trooper 2-pack, which goes up for preorder on March 19 at 10:00 AM ET for $32.80. Hasbro’s published details say the set includes a 3.75-inch Obi-Wan…
The Vintage Collection Finally Gets Baze Malbus, and Rogue One Fans Have Every Right to Be Happy About It
Hasbro has officially opened pre-orders for a deluxe Vintage Collection Baze Malbus, and honestly, it is about time. For a character who spent Rogue One stomping around with a cannon the size of a small grievance and delivering some of the movie’s coolest non-Jedi energy, Baze has felt weirdly overdue in this format. Now he is finally here as VC397, priced at $27.99, and yes, this absolutely feels like one of those releases collector shelves have been waiting on for longer than they probably want to admit. This Is Very Clearly a Rogue One Anniversary Play Hasbro is framing the figure as part of the 10-year celebration of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which makes perfect sense. If you are going to start mining that movie again for collector goodwill, Baze is a strong place to do it. He is not background filler, not a blink-and-you-miss-him alien, and not…
SWTOR Galactic Season 10 Brings Back Altuur, PH4-LNX, and a Dangerous Amount of Old Rewards
SWTOR players have been asking for old Galactic Seasons rewards to come back for a while now, and with Galactic Season 10: Secrets of the Syndicate, Broadsword finally stopped pretending not to hear them. The new season launched with Game Update 7.8.1 on March 10, and the big hook is simple: all rewards from Seasons 1 and 3 are back, including the fan-favorite companions Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX. For anyone who missed those earlier seasons, this is less of a second chance and more of a giant neon sign telling you to log back in already. The Big Selling Point Is the Return of Seasons 1 and 3 Broadsword confirmed that rewards from The Stranger from Kubindi and Luck of the Draw are being re-released during GS10, and that includes the two rewards a lot of players cared about most: Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX. That alone gives this…
SWTOR 7.8.1 Is Live and Master’s Enigma Just Dumped a Lot on Players at Once
Sometimes SWTOR gets a patch. Sometimes SWTOR gets a patch that kicks open the door, throws story content, seasonal rewards, Date Nights, event content, Twitch Drops, and Cartel Market extras into the room, and then leaves players to sort out the mess. Game Update 7.8.1: Master’s Enigma is very much the second kind. It went live on March 10, and it is one of those updates where logging in “just to check a few things” is probably not going to stay a short visit. Master’s Enigma Pushes the Story Forward The biggest headline here is the new Master’s Enigma story content. Republic and Imperial leadership head to Odessen to deal with the fallout from the Mandalorian conflict, Darth Nul’s holocron, and Malgus’ escape from the fleet. Right in the middle of all that, Darth Jadus reaches out to the player and starts offering guidance about the conflict ahead, while the…
On This Day in Star Wars Gaming: Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Released in 2002
On this day in 2002, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter was released — giving Star Wars fans another excuse to climb back into a cockpit and blow things up in the prequel era. Released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, Jedi Starfighter served as the follow-up to Star Wars: Starfighter and shifted the focus toward a more Force-connected story, tying into the events around Attack of the Clones. It also introduced players to Adee Gallia’s sleek Jedi starfighter, which remains one of the coolest ship designs of that era. What made Jedi Starfighter stand out wasn’t just the setting. It was the mix of arcade-style dogfighting and light Force mechanics, which gave it a slightly different flavor than a standard space shooter. It still had that fast, pick-up-and-play feel, but with just enough Jedi energy to remind you this was Star Wars and not just “planes in space.” The game followed…
Cover Reveal: New Andor Prequel Novel Edge of the Abyss Confirms Ghorman Plotline — and Yes, Leia’s in the Mix
A new Andor prequel novel is officially on the way, and the cover reveal is packed with details that should get Star Wars readers paying attention. Star Wars: Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss is set one year before Andor Season 1, and it brings together a cast that makes this feel like a major story for the early rebellion era. This is the second book in Rebecca Roanhorse’s Reign of the Empire trilogy, and it already looks like one of the more important Star Wars novels on the 2026 calendar. Set One Year Before Andor Edge of the Abyss takes place in 6 BBY, placing it directly in the volatile period leading into Andor. That means the story lands at a point where the rebellion is still fractured, fragile, and full of competing agendas. The novel is currently scheduled for release on September 15, 2026, with an…
Kathleen Kennedy Confirms Grogu Still Won’t Speak in The Mandalorian & Grogu — and Says Filoni’s Lucasfilm Transition Was a 10-Year Plan
Kathleen Kennedy just dropped two very clean, very quotable Star Wars updates in a Variety interview — one about Grogu, and one about Lucasfilm’s leadership shift. And both are the kind of details that quietly tell you what era of Star Wars we’re walking into next. Grogu is going big-screen… and still won’t say a word Asked what it was like the first time she “heard Grogu speak,” Kennedy flipped the premise and used Grogu as the perfect example of a character that has to emote without dialogue. Her answer is blunt: audiences are going to fall even deeper in love with him on the big screen, and he never speaks a word. She also explicitly confirms Grogu won’t suddenly gain speech in The Mandalorian & Grogu — despite Yoda’s famous broken-English cadence. In other words: no “Grogu talks now” twist. No “cute sidekick monologue.” The character is staying in…
Andor Sweeps the Star Wars Corner of the Saturn Awards (Plus a Big Lucas Moment)
Star Wars didn’t just show up at the 53rd Saturn Awards — it walked out with the kind of wins that make genre fans feel vindicated. The ceremony took place March 8, 2026, and the Star Wars side of the scoreboard was led by one very specific takeaway: Andor isn’t “good for Star Wars.” It’s just award-winning sci-fi. The big wins ANDOR won Best Science Fiction Television Series.That’s a meaningful label at the Saturn Awards, because this is a genre-first show — sci-fi competing against sci-fi, not getting lost in a general TV pile. Stellan Skarsgård won Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series for Luthen Rael (Andor).It’s hard to think of a more “Saturn Awards” performance than Luthen: the kind of character who turns a Star Wars series into a political thriller with monologues people still quote months later. Ravi Cabot-Conyers won Best Young Performer in a Television Series…
On This Day in Battlefront: Survivors of Endor Went Live 10 Years Ago (And It Still Slaps)
Ten years ago today, Star Wars Battlefront added one of its most atmospheric battlegrounds: Survivors of Endor went live for Walker Assault and Supremacy — and suddenly Endor stopped being “cute Ewok forest” and became “welcome to the war after the party’s over.” If you remember the first time you spawned in, it probably wasn’t the trees you noticed. It was the mood. Quotable: Survivors of Endor is Endor with the credits rolled — and the battlefield still smoking. What made Survivors of Endor feel different A lot of Battlefront maps are “iconic location, big fight.” Survivors of Endor was more specific: it felt like the messy aftermath of Return of the Jedi — wreckage, haze, and that “we won, but it wasn’t clean” vibe. Even if you weren’t paying attention to the lore angle, the map design pushed you into it: Quotable: Some maps are built for highlight reels….
Kathleen Kennedy Is Picking Up Another Major Industry Honor — and Whatever You Think of Modern Star Wars, That Part Is Not Debatable
Kathleen Kennedy is adding another major industry honor to a résumé that was already ridiculous. At the 73rd Annual Golden Reel Awards on March 8, 2026, Kennedy is set to receive the MPSE Filmmaker Award, one of the honorary awards handed out by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. The event listing from MPSE names Kennedy as the Filmmaker Honoree, with sound editor Mark Mangini receiving the Career Achievement honor. That is the dry version. The more interesting version is this: whatever arguments people want to keep having about modern Star Wars, Kennedy’s status inside the film industry is still massive. Variety reported the honor back in December, noting that the MPSE Filmmaker Award goes to someone outside the sound community whose work has had a meaningful impact on the art of sound in film. That makes the award less about fandom discourse and more about the size of Kennedy’s overall…
Disneyland’s Star Wars Nite 2026 Is Basically a Buffet of Maul, Phasma, Oga’s, and Questionable Financial Decisions
Disneyland has once again looked at Star Wars fans and decided the correct response was: “yes, all of it.” Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite 2026 is set for April 28, April 30, May 4, and May 6, with the actual event running from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. inside Disneyland Park and ticket holders allowed in as early as 6 p.m. without a separate park reservation. As of the official announcement, April 30 and May 4 are sold out, while April 28 and May 6 still have tickets available, starting at $174 per guest. So yes, this is very much one of those “special ticketed experiences” where Disney invites you to feel the Force and also feel your bank account leave your body. Darth Maul, Captain Phasma, and a Suspicious Amount of Fan-Service To be fair, Disney is not exactly being subtle about what it thinks will get people…
LEGO Star Wars SMART Play Is Here — And It Might Be the Smartest New Twist on Brick Battles Yet
LEGO Star Wars has found a new way to turn “just one more set” into a lifestyle. The newly launched LEGO Star Wars SMART Play line mixes classic brick building with interactive play features, using a SMART Brick and SMART Tags to trigger lights, sounds, characters, and story-driven responses across multiple sets. The first wave includes three all-in-one sets built around that system, with additional compatible sets expanding the experience. StarWars.com described the launch as the first wave of eight sets, including Luke’s Red Five X-Wing, Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, Mos Eisley Cantina, and Throne Room Duel & A-Wing. And honestly, this is a pretty clever move. LEGO Is Not Just Selling Sets Here — It Is Selling a Play System That is the big difference. This is not just another batch of Star Wars builds with a fresh logo slapped on the box. LEGO’s own materials explain that SMART…
Mace Windu Is Getting a New Star Wars Graphic Novel — And It Goes Back to His Earliest Jedi Days
Mace Windu is heading back into the spotlight, and this time the story is going way back. Dark Horse’s next original graphic novel in the Hyperspace Stories line is Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories—Mace, a new paperback by Justina Ireland with art by Georges Duarte and PH Gomes. Publisher listings peg it at 88 pages, priced at $19.99, with a September 1, 2026 release date. That alone would be enough to get some attention. But the more interesting angle is where this story sits in the timeline. This One Takes Mace Back Before The Phantom Menace Early details on the book say the story takes place before The Phantom Menace and follows Mace Windu shortly after becoming a Jedi Knight. The setup sends him on what begins as a diplomatic mission, which, in classic Star Wars fashion, does not stay simple for very long. That is a smart lane for a…
Jessica Henwick Says Losing Rey Was “For the Best” — And Explains Why She Wouldn’t Have Survived the Instant Fame
Jessica Henwick has opened up again about one of Star Wars’ biggest “almost” casting stories: her audition for Rey in The Force Awakens. In a new interview tied to her upcoming projects (Vladimir and How to Make a Killing), Henwick reflects on the experience with a lot more calm than she had at the time — and says she now believes not landing the role was ultimately the right outcome for her. “I much prefer the slow burn” Henwick confirms she auditioned for Rey before the role went to Daisy Ridley, and admits it hit hard in the moment — but says the hindsight is very different. She explains that she doesn’t think she’s the kind of person who could have handled “that level of exposure that fast,” adding that she prefers building a career more gradually. For Star Wars fans, it’s a fascinating “alternate timeline” moment — especially because…
Hasbro Just Revealed Four New Black Series Figures for Maul: Shadow Lord — and the Lineup Is Pure “Villains and Vibes”
Hasbro is officially going all-in on Maul: Shadow Lord before the animated series even has a chance to hit its first “previously on.” Four brand-new Star Wars: The Black Series 6-inch figures tied to the upcoming show have been revealed, and the selection feels like a mission statement: Maul is back in the center of the board, and everyone around him looks like trouble. The quick headline: the wave includes Maul (Shadow Lord), Rook Kast, Devon Izara, and The Eleventh Brother — with pre-orders opening March 5 at 1:00 PM ET (via Hasbro Pulse and other retail channels depending on region/listing). Quote-worthy takeaway: This is what modern Star Wars collecting looks like now: shows are announced, and your shelf gets the trailer first. The Four Figures Revealed Multiple collector outlets are aligned on the same core list of reveals: ToyArk’s write-up describes the set as a new Black Series assortment…
SWGOH Game Update (March 4, 2026): IG-90 Goes Farmable, Plus a Big Pile of Fixes
If today’s Galaxy of Heroes update had a theme, it’s this: Capital Games is quietly sanding down the sharp edges. No new shiny toy in the patch notes — just a lot of “this shouldn’t have been happening” getting cleaned up, plus one very real farming win for anyone chasing droids. Most quotable takeaway: This isn’t a hype patch — it’s a stability patch. And those are usually the ones you feel a week later. The Headline: IG-90 Shards Are Now Farmable The one piece of “news” news: IG-90 shards are now farmable from Cantina Battles 8-A. That matters for two reasons: Quote-ready line: The moment a unit becomes Cantina-farmable, it stops being a rumor and starts being a roster plan. Bug Fixes That Actually Affect Real Matches This update is basically a greatest-hits album of weird edge cases — and yes, some of these were absolutely impacting GAC/Conquest runs…
Temuera Morrison Thought The Book of Boba Fett Would Run for Four Seasons
When The Book of Boba Fett premiered on Disney+ in 2021, it looked like Lucasfilm was building a long-term story around one of the most iconic bounty hunters in the Star Wars galaxy. According to star Temuera Morrison, that was exactly what he expected as well. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that while filming the series he assumed the story would continue for multiple seasons — possibly as many as four. Morrison Expected a Long Run for the Series Speaking about his experience working on the show with co-star Ming-Na Wen, Morrison admitted that he thought the series was just getting started. “When you do a series like Boba Fett and work with Ming-Na [Wen], I started to think, ‘Man, this is it. I’m away. Season 2, 3, 4.’” Instead, The Book of Boba Fett ended after a single seven-episode season, leaving many fans wondering whether the story…
Star Wars Outlaws Just Proved the Modern AAA Comeback Cycle Works
Star Wars Outlaws has quietly become one of the most interesting comeback stories in modern AAA gaming — not just because it relaunched, not because it was remade, but because it found its second life exactly the way modern blockbusters increasingly do: through long-term support and subscription discovery. If you want the most complete running list of every Star Wars game ever released, including timeline, platform, and key details, check out our complete Star Wars games list here. And the numbers in Outlaws’ resurgence back up a narrative shift that’s redefining AAA success. A Game That Didn’t Explode at Launch — But Didn’t Fade Either When Star Wars Outlaws launched in August 2024, expectations were sky-high. Developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, it marked the first fully open-world Star Wars title in years. But early momentum wasn’t explosive. While many praised its scoundrel fantasy and Kay Vess as…
Ryan Gosling Says Star Wars: Starfighter Is a “Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity”
Ryan Gosling is opening up about what convinced him to step into the Star Wars universe — and it wasn’t just the franchise name. The award-nominated actor, known for roles in Barbie, Blade Runner 2049, and Project Hail Mary, revealed that he had avoided major franchise films for much of his career. That changed when Star Wars: Starfighter came along. In a recent interview, he described the project as something that finally felt right — a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” What Made This Star Wars Role Different Speaking with io9, Gosling said that what ultimately drew him to Starfighter was not simply joining a blockbuster franchise, but the vision, enthusiasm, and script presented by director Shawn Levy. “It was Shawn’s enthusiasm and his vision and the script… and it is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Gosling explained. He also admitted he had intentionally steered clear of long-running franchise fare before, because nothing had…