Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is not officially back for Season 2. But it may not be dead in space either. Kerry Condon, who played Fara in the Disney+ series, has given a small but hopeful update on the show’s future. Speaking to ScreenRant, Condon said: “I mean, I heard maybe possibly, but I don’t know. You never know in this business, but I really hope so, because the kids were great.” That is not a renewal. It is not a production start date. It is not the Lucasfilm logo appearing over a surprise trailer while everyone screams into their caf. But for a show that has been sitting in the uncertain corner of the Star Wars galaxy, “maybe possibly” is at least better than silence. Skeleton Crew Still Has a Strange Little Charm Skeleton Crew was always an odd fit in the modern Star Wars machine. It was not a…
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Cal Kestis Is Getting More Star Wars Stories After Jedi 3
Cal Kestis may not be heading for the Star Wars exit door after all. According to a Disney representative speaking to GameRant, there are “more Cal stories coming,” even beyond the upcoming sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The full line is the kind of thing Star Wars fans will immediately start dissecting like an ancient Jedi mural: “Never say never. We’ve got his lightsaber in the park. We’ve got more Cal stories coming.” That is not a live-action announcement. It is not a Disney+ series reveal. It is not Cameron Monaghan walking onstage in costume while someone plays the Jedi: Fallen Order menu theme. But it is still a very interesting signal. Because the important word there is “stories.” Plural. Cal Kestis Is No Longer Just a Video Game Hero Cal Kestis started as the lead of Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019, then returned in Star…
Ahsoka Season 2 May Be Disney’s Leanest Star Wars Bet Yet
Disney may finally have found something rarer than a peaceful Jedi Council meeting: a cheaper Star Wars production. According to a new Forbes report, pre-production on Ahsoka Season 2 cost around 30% less than The Acolyte, making it one of Disney’s leaner Star Wars projects. That is not the same as saying Ahsoka is suddenly being made for pocket change. This is still Star Wars, where “budget-conscious” probably means someone only built three ancient temples instead of five. But after years of expensive streaming swings, the number is still worth noticing. Ahsoka Is Getting a More Disciplined Season 2 The comparison point matters. The Acolyte became one of the most debated Disney-era Star Wars projects, not just because of the story, but because of its reported cost. Forbes previously reported that The Acolyte spent $49.2 million during pre-production alone, before the full production spend entered the conversation. Now Ahsoka Season…
Dave Filoni Says He’s Becoming Lucasfilm’s Little Obi-Wan
Dave Filoni has found a very Dave Filoni way to describe running Star Wars. Not “brand architect.”Not “content overseer.”Not “the guy trying to stop the galaxy from collapsing under the weight of canon spreadsheets.” No, Filoni sees himself a little differently. Speaking to USA Today, via AOL, the Lucasfilm creative chief described his role as helping bring out the best in the people around him and being “a little Obi-Wan” when creators need guidance through the galaxy. Honestly, that may be the most Star Wars management quote ever given. The Mentor Role Fits Filoni Almost Too Well Filoni has always been a slightly unusual figure in modern Star Wars. He began as George Lucas’ animation apprentice on The Clone Wars, became one of the key voices behind Rebels, helped shape the Disney+ era through The Mandalorian and Ahsoka, and is now one of the central creative leaders steering Lucasfilm into…
Mando and Grogu Just Made Starfighter’s Job Harder
The Mandalorian and Grogu has done its job. Star Wars is back in theaters, the opening weekend was strong, and Grogu has once again proven that he may be less a character and more a tiny green economic stabilizer with ears. But that success also makes the next Star Wars movie more interesting. Because if The Mandalorian and Grogu was the safe theatrical restart, Star Wars: Starfighter is shaping up to be the real test. The Safe Bet Worked The numbers are good. The Mandalorian and Grogu opened with roughly $165 million worldwide, according to Reuters, giving Lucasfilm exactly what it needed after years away from cinemas: proof that Star Wars can still pull people into theaters. But it did so with a lot of help. Din Djarin and Grogu are familiar. They have years of Disney+ momentum behind them. They are family-friendly, toy-friendly, meme-friendly, and emotionally simple in the…
Star Wars’ Streaming Detour May Not Have Hurt the Franchise After All
For years, the big worry around Star Wars was simple: had Disney trained audiences to see the galaxy as a streaming franchise? After The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Ahsoka, and several animated series, Star Wars had spent a long time living on Disney+. Good for subscription value. Good for weekly discourse. Good for Grogu GIFs. But maybe risky for theaters. Now The Mandalorian and Grogu has opened with around $165 million worldwide, and the early answer may be less dramatic than expected. Star Wars did not return to cinemas like The Force Awakens. But it also did not come crawling back with a broken hyperdrive and a note from accounting. As box office analyst David A. Gross told Variety: “For Star Wars not to be hurt in any obvious way by its long detour onto streaming is good news for the franchise.” That is the…
May 25 Is the Real Star Wars Day, and the Movies Prove It
May the 4th has the pun. May 25 has the receipts. Long before Star Wars Day became a hashtag, a merch wave, and the annual moment where every brand with a social media intern suddenly discovered lightsabers, May 25 was already the date that changed the galaxy. The original Star Wars arrived in theaters on May 25, 1977. Six years later, Return of the Jedi opened on May 25, 1983. That is not just trivia. That is the franchise’s cinematic birth certificate and the original trilogy’s victory lap landing on the same calendar square. So yes, May the 4th is fun. But May 25 is the day Star Wars actually became Star Wars. The Day the Galaxy Opened When the film now known as A New Hope first opened in 1977, it was not yet a sacred text, a streaming category, a theme park ecosystem, or a multi-generation licensing empire….
Mando and Grogu Opens Big, But Star Wars Still Has Something to Prove
Star Wars is back in theaters, and the opening weekend number is doing exactly what Star Wars numbers usually do: starting an argument. The Mandalorian and Grogu opened to an estimated $165 million worldwide over Memorial Day weekend, with about $102 million coming from the U.S. and Canada, according to Reuters and AP. That is a big number. A very big number, in fact. It is also the lowest domestic opening for a Disney-era Star Wars movie. So yes, welcome back to theatrical Star Wars, where even success has to arrive carrying a small glowing discourse grenade. A Strong Opening, But Not a Supernova For almost any other franchise, a $165 million global launch would be a clear victory lap. For Star Wars, it comes with an asterisk shaped like the Millennium Falcon. The good news is obvious: The Mandalorian and Grogu brought Star Wars back to cinemas after a…
Can Mando and Grogu Make Star Wars Feel Big Again?
Star Wars is back in theaters, but the real question is slightly more uncomfortable: Does it still feel huge? The Mandalorian and Grogu has finally brought the galaxy far, far away back to cinemas after a long theatrical break. It is the first new Star Wars movie since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, and Disney is clearly hoping Din Djarin and Grogu can do more than sell popcorn. They need to remind people that Star Wars still belongs on the biggest screen possible. That is a heavier job than it sounds. The Galaxy Returns With Smaller Expectations According to Reuters, The Mandalorian and Grogu has been projected to open somewhere between $75 million and $100 million in the U.S. and Canada. For almost any other franchise, that would be a strong launch. For Star Wars, it is more complicated. Disney-era Star Wars used to open like a cultural emergency….
Fortnite’s Mando Crossover Is Only the First Step
Fortnite is not just borrowing Star Wars costumes anymore. It is starting to look like one of the places where Star Wars tests what the franchise can become next. With The Mandalorian and Grogu now tied directly into Fortnite through a dedicated Watch Party Island, quests, rewards, and a full Nevarro-inspired experience, Lucasfilm and Epic Games are doing more than tossing Din Djarin into the Item Shop and calling it a day. According to StarWars.com, the Watch Party Island gave players a special message from Jon Favreau and a 10-minute sneak peek of The Mandalorian and Grogu ahead of the film’s theatrical release. That alone is unusual enough. But Favreau’s comments to GamesRadar make the whole thing more interesting. He called the collaboration “a very first step” toward what he sees becoming a much larger project. That sounds less like a one-off promo and more like Lucasfilm quietly opening a…
Mando and Grogu’s 88% Audience Score Splits the Room
Star Wars is back in theaters, and yes, the galaxy is arguing again. The Mandalorian and Grogu currently has an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on more than 1,000 verified ratings. That is a strong early sign that regular moviegoers are responding much more warmly to Din Djarin and Grogu’s big-screen adventure than many critics did. Because naturally, Star Wars could not simply return to cinemas quietly. It had to bring a scoreboard. Audiences Are Much Kinder Than Critics At the time of writing, Rotten Tomatoes lists the film at 64% on the Tomatometer and 88% on the Popcornmeter. That gap is the story. Critics have been more cautious, with several reviews describing the film as fun but familiar, charming but light, or closer to a supersized Disney+ adventure than a major cinematic reinvention. Audiences, apparently, are less bothered by that. For many viewers, “Mando and Grogu go…
Pedro Pascal Still Wants More Mando and Grogu
Pedro Pascal is not talking like someone ready to put the helmet away for good. With The Mandalorian and Grogu bringing Din Djarin and his tiny green chaos apprentice to the big screen, Pascal has made it clear that he still sees more road ahead for Star Wars’ most famous clan of two. Speaking in a new CBR interview clip, Pascal said he sees “a next chapter” for the pair, whether that happens on the big screen or the small screen. That is not an official announcement, obviously. Lucasfilm has not suddenly dropped a secret trilogy, a Disney+ season, and a Grogu holiday special into our laps. But it is still the kind of quote that tells you something important: the actor at the center of this whole beskar-covered machine does not sound finished. The Clan of Two Still Has Mileage The appeal of Mando and Grogu has always been…
Dave Filoni Pays Beautiful Tribute to Tom Kane
Dave Filoni has paid tribute to Tom Kane following the legendary voice actor’s passing, and his words cut straight to the heart of why Kane meant so much to modern Star Wars. Kane, who passed away at 64, voiced Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Qui-Gon Jinn, Admiral Yularen, and many more characters across Star Wars animation and games. But for Filoni, Kane was not just another performer in the booth. He was part of the sound of The Clone Wars itself. In Lucasfilm’s tribute to Kane, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, Filoni said Kane “loved Star Wars” and noted that while many fans will remember him best as the animated voice of Yoda, his voice was truly “the spirit of The Clone Wars.” That is not an exaggeration. The Voice That Opened the Galaxy For an entire generation, Tom Kane’s narration was the doorway into The Clone Wars. Before the battles,…
Dave Filoni Says Star Wars Has a Plan — Just Not a Spreadsheet
Dave Filoni is not promising a Star Wars assembly line. Good. We have enough factories in this galaxy already. In a new Collider interview, Filoni was asked about the future of Star Wars under his creative leadership, and his answer was less “here are 14 release dates and a logo wall” and more “there is an architecture, but the stories come first.” That may sound vague if you are looking for a Marvel-style phase chart. But for Star Wars, it is probably the healthier answer. The Future Is Being Architected Filoni said he is currently “looking at the stories and the potential” while planning what he would like to do. He also said he believes in having “an overarching idea” before figuring out how many projects fit into that shape. The key part is not just that Star Wars has a broader plan. It is that Filoni is trying to…
Fortnite Is About to Become a Mando and Grogu Screening Room
Star Wars marketing has officially entered its “meet me in Fortnite for the movie preview” era. On May 19 at 10 a.m. ET, Fortnite players will be able to enter The Mandalorian and Grogu Watch Party Island, a Nevarro-inspired experience created by Fairview Portals and Beyond Creative. According to StarWars.com, the island will feature a special message from director Jon Favreau and an exclusive look at a 10-minute sneak peek of The Mandalorian and Grogu ahead of the film’s theatrical release on May 22, 2026. That is not just another skin drop. That is Star Wars using Fortnite as a digital lobby before the cinema doors open. Nevarro, Grogu, and a Very Modern Movie Preview The Watch Party Island is set on Nevarro, which makes sense. If The Mandalorian has a home base beyond “somewhere dangerous,” Nevarro is probably it. Players will be able to explore the location, step into…
Pedro Pascal Just Joined a Very Small Star Wars Movie Club
Pedro Pascal has worn the helmet, carried the show, protected the galaxy’s most powerful toddler, and somehow made “this is the Way” sound both cool and emotionally exhausted. Now he appears to have joined a much smaller Star Wars club: actors who receive top billing in a theatrical Star Wars movie. With The Mandalorian and Grogu heading to theaters, current promotional and cast listings place Pascal front and center as Din Djarin, alongside Grogu, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, and the rest of the film’s new big-screen lineup. That may sound like a tiny credit-order detail, but in Star Wars history, top billing is not exactly handed out like blue milk at a cantina. A Short List With Big Names The list of actors most commonly associated with top billing in theatrical Star Wars films is small and very heavy: Mark Hamill, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Harrison Ford, Felicity Jones,…
The Mandalorian and Grogu Is Trying Not to Be Homework
Star Wars is heading back to theaters, and Jon Favreau seems very aware of one dangerous trap: making the audience feel like they need to revise for an exam first. The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives in cinemas on May 22, 2026, marking the franchise’s first big-screen release since The Rise of Skywalker. But while the movie grew out of plans for The Mandalorian Season 4, Favreau is now framing it as something more self-contained — a film that still fits the wider Mando-era story, but does not require every viewer to arrive carrying a Disney+ viewing spreadsheet. In a new Total Film interview, reported by GamesRadar, Favreau says Dave Filoni remains “closely in step” with the movie, even though the shift from streaming season to theatrical release changed the shape of the story. That distinction matters. A Movie Cannot Feel Like Episode 25 Television can be dense. It can reward…
Ahsoka Season 2 Delay Leaves 2026 With No Live-Action Star Wars Show
Star Wars is not disappearing in 2026. But for the first time in years, the Disney+ live-action machine may be going very quiet. Ahsoka Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ in early 2027, with Rosario Dawson announcing the new window during Disney’s Upfront showcase. She was joined by Chopper, because apparently even scheduling updates now require a war criminal droid for emotional support. The announcement also came with a behind-the-scenes reel and images shown to media, giving attendees a glimpse at the next chapter from creator Dave Filoni. But the real headline is not just “Ahsoka moved to 2027.” It is what that does to 2026. Star Wars TV Is Taking a Breather If the current calendar holds, 2026 will be the first year since 2019 without a live-action Star Wars series premiering on Disney+. That is a strange sentence after the last several years. Since The Mandalorian launched Disney+…
Starfighter’s New Synopsis Makes the Future of the Force Sound Weirdly Huge
Star Wars: Starfighter may have just dropped its smallest big clue yet. A new synopsis has appeared on the film’s IMDb listing, and while that does not carry the same weight as an official Lucasfilm press release, the wording is spicy enough to deserve a closer look. According to the listing, the film follows “a solitary pilot” in a rebuilding galaxy who becomes tangled in a crucial mission as new threats emerge — a journey that “may alter the future of the Force itself.” That is either standard movie-synopsis thunder… or Star Wars quietly loading a thermal detonator under the post-sequel era. The Post-Sequel Galaxy Finally Has a Shape Officially, StarWars.com has confirmed that Starfighter is set roughly five years after The Rise of Skywalker, with Ryan Gosling playing a brand-new character in a standalone adventure from director Shawn Levy. That timeline is the interesting part. The sequel trilogy ended…
The Mandalorian and Grogu Is Already Climbing Disney+ Before Theaters
The Mandalorian and Grogu is still weeks away from theaters, but Disney is already using its most powerful Star Wars machine to warm up the crowd: Disney+. A new streaming push around Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu — A Special Look is already showing traction on the platform. According to FlixPatrol’s Disney+ chart for May 8, the special ranked among the top TV titles globally, sitting behind only The Testaments and Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord that day. Both ScreenRant and Collider have also noted the special’s early Disney+ momentum ahead of the movie’s theatrical release. That is exactly what Disney wants. Disney+ Is the Hype Engine Now If you are not sleeping under a rock, you already know that The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters on May 22, 2026. That is what makes Disney+ pushing the Special Look so interesting: the platform that turned Din Djarin and…
Kathleen Kennedy Says Jon Favreau Is Pushing Star Wars Forward Like George Lucas Did
Kathleen Kennedy has made a big comparison — and yes, Star Wars fandom will almost certainly discuss it calmly, politely, and with no dramatic overreactions whatsoever. Speaking about Jon Favreau and The Mandalorian and Grogu, Kennedy compared Favreau’s approach to innovation with the way George Lucas pushed filmmaking technology forward. In a new GamesRadar+ report, Kennedy praised Favreau for taking technology and cinema “into the next level,” saying that spirit reminds her of what Lucas did. That is not a small compliment. In Star Wars terms, that is basically handing someone the keys to the digital toolbox and saying, “Try not to break cinema.” Favreau’s Star Wars Has Always Been Tech-Driven The comparison makes sense when you look at what The Mandalorian actually did for modern production. Favreau helped bring StageCraft and the Volume into the mainstream conversation, using large LED environments to blend real-time digital backgrounds with live-action filming….
Pedro Pascal Wants to Keep Playing Din Djarin After The Mandalorian and Grogu
Pedro Pascal is not ready to hang up the helmet. Or, more accurately, he is not ready for everyone involved in wearing the helmet to hang it up. Speaking during a London Q&A attended by GamesRadar+, Pascal said he hopes to continue playing Din Djarin beyond The Mandalorian and Grogu, calling the role the longest creative relationship of his career. As he put it, he would like to keep going “for as long as my body, or as many bodies as we put into the suit, can take it,” according to GamesRadar+. That is a very Pedro Pascal way of saying: yes, the Mandalorian business may continue. Din Djarin Is No Short-Term Gig Anymore Pascal first stepped into the role when The Mandalorian premiered in 2019. Seven years later, Din Djarin has become one of modern Star Wars’ most recognizable characters — even though the show’s central joke remains that…
Star Wars Celebration 2027 Sold Out Fast — But Fans Are Not Happy About How It Happened
Star Wars Celebration 2027 is sold out. That part is official. The messier part is what happened on the way there. The official Star Wars Celebration ticket page now lists tickets as sold out for the Los Angeles event, which takes place April 1–4, 2027 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. That already made headlines, and we covered the sellout in our earlier piece on how Star Wars Celebration 2027 sold out ahead of the 50th anniversary year. But now the story has a second act: a lot of fans are not just disappointed they missed out. They are angry about the buying experience itself. The Queue Was Not With Everyone According to Gizmodo’s report on the ticket sale, many fans spent hours in the online queue only to come away empty-handed. That is the kind of convention heartbreak that hits differently when the event is tied to Star Wars’…
Maul: Shadow Lord’s Soundtrack Turns Pain Into Power
Maul was never going to sound gentle. But the new official feature on the music of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord makes one thing very clear: this score is not just here to make the Sith Lord look cooler while he broods in red lighting. It is doing emotional damage. Professionally. In a new StarWars.com interview about the Maul: Shadow Lord soundtrack, composers Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner, and Deana Kiner break down how they approached the sound of Maul, Devon Izara, and Detective Brander Lawson across the animated series. The full Season 1 soundtrack is also now available to stream, giving fans a cleaner way to hear just how nasty, distorted, and surprisingly emotional this thing gets. Maul, But Make It Heavy Metal One of the more interesting details is that Matt Michnovetz wrote many episodes while listening to metal bands like Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche, Tool, and Ratt. That…