Who directed the Star Wars Rebels TV series?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project)
After the "Unleashed" franchise was discontinued following Disney's decision to refresh the "Star Wars" canon in favor of producing a sequel trilogy, Sam Witwer, Marek's voice actor, revealed that Dave Filoni, the creator of the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series, considered bringing Marek back into the new canon and having him appear in that series, but ultimately decided against it because he could not find a way to do so without compromising either the new canon's quality or the character's unique distinctions.
Rey (Star Wars)
Star Wars Rebels (2014)
Admiral Piett
Admiral Firmus Piett is a fictional character from the "Star Wars" franchise, first introduced and portrayed by Kenneth Colley in the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back". As a supporting villain in command of Darth Vader's flagship, "Executor", Piett is generally considered to be the most prominent Imperial officer in the film. He subsequently appeared in the sequel "Return of the Jedi", making him the only officer in the original trilogy to appear in more than one film and be portrayed by the same actor. Piett also appears in the canon "Star Wars" novel "", and is featured in several more novels, comic books, and video games within the "Star Wars Legends" line.
J. J. Abrams
On January 25, 2013, The Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm officially announced Abrams as director and producer of "", the seventh entry in the "Star Wars" film saga, which is a rival saga to "Star Trek" for which Abrams previously directed. Disney/Lucasfilm also announced that Bryan Burk and Bad Robot Productions would produce the feature. Following the news that he would direct "The Force Awakens", speculation arose as to Abrams's future with Paramount Pictures, with whom he had released all of his previously directed feature work, and which had a first-look deal with his Bad Robot Productions. Paramount vice-chairman Rob Moore stated that Abrams will continue to have a hand in the "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible" franchises going forward. Abrams directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay for, "", working alongside Lawrence Kasdan, following the departure of co-writer Michael Arndt. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opened in theaters on December 18, 2015. It grossed over $2 billion at the box office, making him the second director to make a $2 billion movie since James Cameron's "Avatar". Thefilm was considered too similar to the 1977 original "Star Wars]]" film, with many critics considering it a remake that is also a sequel. Despite the strong box office, and acceptance from the critics. The reaction of creator of "Star Wars", George Lucas, towards J. J. Abrams's "Star Wars" was similar to the one Nicholas Meyer would later express towards J. J. Abrams's "Star Trek" sequel, Lucas found himself agreeing with the critics who perceived "The Force Awakens" as too derivative of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, particularly the original film. During an interview with talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose that aired on December 24, 2015, Lucas likened his decision to sell Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce, and outlined the creative differences between him and the producers of "The Force Awakens". Lucas described the previous six "Star Wars" films as his "children" and defended his vision for them, while criticizing "The Force Awakens" for having a "retro feel", saying: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships – you know, to make it new." Lucas also likened Disney to "white slavers", which drew some criticism. He subsequently apologized for his remark. In 2017, Lucas described the sequel "The Last Jedi", as "beautifully made", shortly after its release. The comment was interpreted as Lucas liking the film more than "The Force Awakens", even if Lucas was never quoted as explicitly saying as much. The previous year, the Disney-produced "Star Wars" anthology film "Rogue One" had been released, and it was reported that Lucas also liked it more than "The Force Awakens".
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
He was originally introduced in Timothy Zahn's 1990s Thrawn trilogy of novels, and reintroduced into the rebooted timeline with the announcement of his involvement in the third season of "Rebels", as well as a new stand-alone novel titled "Thrawn" that was released in 2017. Filoni stated: “You couldn’t have grown up a "Star Wars" fan without encountering Thrawn in "Heir to the Empire". It was a dark time when there weren’t any more movies, and it blew our minds that there could be more" when illustrating how important the character was for the expanded universe and the impact of bringing the character back into canon.
Star Wars Celebration
This event was one of the most anticipated due to the December 2015 release of "" with most news and info on the film being kept secretive prior to the event. The entire celebration was broadcast live online free via www.starwars.com and the "Star Wars"' YouTube channel. The long-awaited second teaser trailer for the "" premiered on April 16, 2015, during the opening panel of the event which also included many of the stars of the upcoming film, new and old, director J.J. Abrams along with producer and president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy. The following day, fans were treated to the trailer for the upcoming videogame, "" while on the third day the trailer for the second season of "Star Wars Rebels" made its debut. The Celebration closed out its fourth and final day with fans being shown an exclusive teaser trailer for "Rogue One", which was released in December 2016. This is the first of three anthology films, which are also known as the stand-alone or origin story films.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the first installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and the seventh installment of the main "Star Wars" film franchise, following "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow, and was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions. "The Force Awakens" is the first "Star Wars" film to not involve franchise creator George Lucas. Set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi", the film follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire.
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Wedge Antilles (voiced by Nathan Kress) is a former Imperial TIE fighter pilot turned Rebel pilot who appears throughout the original film trilogy. He encounters an undercover Sabine at the Imperial Pilot Academy and later defects along with his friend Hobbie to the Rebel Alliance.
Star Wars sequel trilogy
The first film in the sequel trilogy was titled "Episode VII: The Force Awakens" and written by Lucas co-writer on two sequels in the original trilogy Lawrence Kasdan, along J.J. Abrams, who also directed it. As noted by Lucas in 2013, the film had seemingly discarded his ideas for "Episode VII". During an interview with Cinemablend in January 2014, while promoting the upcoming release of the Lucasfilm animated movie "Strange Magic", Lucas revealed that ultimately, Disney chose not to use the story treatments which he had written and turned over with the acquisition, and that the company chose to create brand new stories for the upcoming movies instead: "The ones that I sold to Disney, they came up to the decision that they didn't really want to do those. So they made up their own. So it's not the ones that I originally wrote [on screen in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"]".
John Jackson Miller
In October 2012, Del Rey announced that Miller would write "Star Wars: Kenobi", a novel about Obi-Wan Kenobi's life on Tatooine. The book was released on August 27, 2013 in hardcover, and debuted at #12 on the "New York Times" hardcover bestseller list. Miller subsequently wrote "", which was published in 2014, a prequel to the animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", which premiered on Disney XD in fall the same year. It is the first novel of the new canon that is replacing what is now known as "Star Wars Legends".
Princess Leia
Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love with the smuggler, Han Solo. In "Return of the Jedi" (1983), Leia leads the operation to rescue Han from the crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and is revealed to be Vader's daughter and the twin sister of Luke Skywalker. The prequel film "" (2005) establishes that the twins' mother is Senator (and former queen) Padmé Amidala of Naboo, who dies after childbirth. Leia is adopted by Senator Bail and Queen Breha Organa of Alderaan. In "" (2015) and "" (2017), Leia is the founder and General of the Resistance against the First Order. She and Han have a son named Ben, who adopted the name Kylo Ren after turning to the dark side of the Force.
List of Star Wars films and television series
In 2014, Disney XD began airing "Star Wars Rebels", the first CGI-animated series produced following the Disney acquisition. Set between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope", it follows a band of rebels as they fight the Galactic Empire and helped close some of the arcs in "The Clone Wars". Due to the film "Rogue One" being produced at the same time, the film and the series acknowledged each other. The series also included a canonical version of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the character from the "Legends " Thrawn trilogy.
Star Wars (radio series)
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm and all the rights to "Star Wars". Disney made an announcement in 2014 that previous works set in the Expanded Universe (including comics, novels and videogames) were to be re-branded as "Star Wars Legends", and confirmed that only the existing cinema films, "" and "Star Wars Rebels" television series were to be considered canon, "the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align".
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Though Lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe works as "Star Wars Legends" in 2014 and declared them non-canon to the franchise, Thrawn was reintroduced in the third season of the 3D CGI animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", voiced by Lars Mikkelsen. The character is also featured in a 2017 novel titled "", written by Zahn, and its sequel, "".
The Rebel Set
The Rebel Set is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Gene Fowler Jr. It was later featured and riffed on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" in Season 4.
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second installment of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz.
List of Star Wars films and television series
"Star Wars" was released on May 25, 1977, followed by "The Empire Strikes Back" on May 21, 1980, and "Return of the Jedi" on May 25, 1983. The plot of the original trilogy centers on the Galactic Civil War of the Rebel Alliance trying to free the galaxy from the clutches of the Galactic Empire, as well as on Luke Skywalker's quest to become a Jedi.
Dave Filoni
Dave Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American animation director, voice actor, television writer, television producer, film director, and animator. He is most known for his work on "" and "". He is also an executive producer on "Star Wars Rebels" for all seasons, and for the first 2 seasons he served as its supervising director. Justin Ridge succeeded him as supervising director in September 2016 when Filoni accepted a promotion to oversee all of Lucasfilm Animation projects.
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)
Star Wars: Clone Wars is an American animated television micro-series set in the "Star Wars" universe and adapted, directed, produced and by Genndy Tartakovsky. Produced and released between the films "" and "", it is the first of many works to explore the conflict set between the two known as the Clone Wars, and directly leads to the events of "Revenge of the Sith". The show follows the actions of various characters from the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, notably Jedi Knights and clone troopers, in their war against the battle droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith. The series is notable for introducing the character of General Grievous to the "Star Wars" universe.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike is an action video game developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for the Nintendo GameCube. The game is set during the original "Star Wars" trilogy and recreates battles that take place during those films. The game follows the Rogue Squadron, which, under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles, uses starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire.
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Minister Maketh Tua (voiced by Kath Soucie) is a Lothal native and a minister for the Galactic Empire, and a graduate of the Imperial Academy. With Planetary Governor Pryce frequently absent conducting business on Coruscant itself, Minister Tua is in charge of the Imperial bureaucracy which runs the day-to-day government on Lothal. Her major tasks include the ongoing efforts to centralize commerce and production on the planet under Imperial control, and promoting development of the planet's new TIE fighter factory, to meet the economic goals set by Tarkin's Five Year Plan. After Kanan's escape from Tarkin at Mustafar during the season 1 finale, Minister Tua fears she will be blamed for failing to apprehend the other Lothal rebels and tries to defect to the Rebel forces. She is killed when Agent Kallus blows up her shuttle on the orders of Darth Vader, who then frames the Rebels for her death to turn the population of Lothal against them.
Stephen Stanton
Stephen Walter Stanton (born August 22, 1961) is an American voice actor and visual effects artist. He is best known for his roles as Grand Moff Tarkin in "" as well as "Star Wars Rebels" and Admiral Raddus in "Rogue One".
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As creative consultant on the film, Lucas attended early story meetings and advised on the details of the "Star Wars" universe. Among the materials he turned over to the production team were his rough story treatments for "Episodes VII–IX", which Lucas requested be read only by Kennedy, Bob Iger, Alan Horn, and Kevin Mayer. Lucas later said Disney had discarded his story ideas and that he had no further involvement with the film. Lucas's son Jett told "The Guardian" that his father was "very torn" about having sold the rights to the franchise, despite having picked Abrams to direct, and that his father was "there to guide" but that "he wants to let it go and become its new generation". 
"The Force Awakens"s first screenplay was written by Michael Arndt. Early drafts had Luke appear midway through the film, but Arndt found that "every time Luke came in and entered the movie, he just took it over. Suddenly you didn't care about your main character anymore." Luke became the film's MacGuffin and does not appear in person until the final scene. Several directors were considered, including David Fincher, Brad Bird, Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro; after a suggestion by Steven Spielberg to Kennedy, J. J. Abrams was named director in January 2013, with Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg as project consultants.
Rob Bowman (director)
Bowman started directing for television while doing second unit work for Stephen Cannell Productions in 1982. After leaving Cannell's company in 1987, he sent out videos of his work, looking for a job. Impressed by one of Bowman's "Stringray" episodes, producer Robert H. Justman hired him to direct for "" during its first season. Bowman was only 27 years old at the time, and in his first meeting with executive producer Rick Berman, Berman mistook him for the pizza delivery boy. He was originally slated to direct the 10th episode of "Star Trek"'s first season, but one of the series' directors, Dan Petrie, Jr., dropped out early to direct the film "Mystic Pizza". This gave Bowman the opportunity to direct the fourth episode of the season, "Where No One Has Gone Before". Bowman investigated the sets two weeks early to begin prepping the episode. Bowman told "Starlog" magazine, "Walking through those empty sets was very intimidating for me. I kept asking myself how I was going to do justice to these sets, tell the story and still get the performances from the cast." "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry was so impressed with the dailies for the episode, that he made an appearance on set to praise Bowman in front of the cast and crew. Immediately following directing "Where No One Has Gone Before", Bowman directed an episode of the Fox Broadcasting Company's television series "Werewolf". Berman and Justman had planned to hire Bowman for only a single episode, but his agent worked out a two-episode deal, leading to Bowman directing the ninth "Star Trek" episode, "".
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Vult Skerris (voiced by Mario Vernazza) is an Imperial navy commander and TIE pilot, described by Thrawn as "[my] best pilot." He first appears as one of the instructors at Skystrike Academy in "The Antilles Extraction," where he demonstrates a ruthless disregard for life. Skerris later attempts to prevent the escape of Sabine Wren, Wedge Antilles, and Derek "Hobbie" Klivian, only to be thwarted by the arrival of a Rebel ship that takes the three to safety. He reappears in "Secret Cargo" piloting the prototype TIE Defender in pursuit of Mon Mothma, and though he fails to capture her, he succeeds in destroying three of Gold Squadron's Y-wings. He dies in "Rebel Assault" during the Alliance's attack on the Imperial fleet above Lothal, after Hera Syndulla disables his TIE Defender's shields with a trick and subsequently shoots him down.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
On March 28, 1978, Paramount assembled the largest press conference held at the studio since Cecil B. DeMille announced he was making "The Ten Commandments". Eisner announced that Academy Award-winning director Robert Wise would direct a film adaptation of the television series titled "Star Trek—The Motion Picture". Wise had seen only a few "Star Trek" episodes, so Paramount gave him about a dozen to watch. The budget was projected at $15 million. Dennis Clark ("Comes a Horseman") was invited to rewrite the script and to include Spock, but he disliked Roddenberry, who demanded sole credit. Livingston returned as writer, and though he also found Roddenberry unreasonable, Wise and Katzenberg convinced him to continue rewriting the script throughout production.
Dune (franchise)
In November 2016, Legendary Entertainment acquired the film and TV rights for "Dune". "Variety" reported in December 2016 that Denis Villeneuve was in negotiations to direct the project, which was confirmed in February 2017. In early 2018, Villeneuve stated that his goal was to adapt the novel into a two-part film series. He said in May 2018 that the first draft of the script had been finished. Villeneuve said, "Most of the main ideas of "Star Wars" are coming from "Dune" so it's going to be a challenge to [tackle] this. The ambition is to do the "Star Wars" movie I never saw. In a way, it's "Star Wars" for adults." In July 2018, Brian Herbert confirmed that the latest draft of the screenplay covered "approximately half of the novel "Dune"." Timothée Chalamet is to play Paul Atreides. Greig Fraser joined the project as cinematographer in December 2018. In September 2018, it was reported that Rebecca Ferguson was in talks to play Jessica Atreides.. In January 2019, Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgård joined the production, playing Glossu Rabban and Vladimir Harkonnen, respectively. It was reported later that month that Charlotte Rampling had been cast as Reverend Mother Mohiam, and that Oscar Isaac would portray Duke Leto.
Saving Star Wars
Saving Star Wars is a 2004 independent film by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by Gary Wood. The title is a play on the titles of the World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan" and "Star Wars". The first preview of the film was at a film festival called Reel Competition, where it was rated highly by the film-goers. It features David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy. In addition, one of the principal actors, Jim Peterson, now teaches film, theatre, and alchemy at Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana).
Paul Davids
Paul Davids is an American independent filmmaker and writer, especially in the area of science fiction. Often collaborating with his wife Hollace, Davids has written and directed several films. He has also written episodes for the television series "Transformers" as well as a spin-off of the "Star Wars" series with his wife informally known as the "Jedi Prince" series.
List of Star Wars films and television series
In early 2013, Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm officially announced J. J. Abrams as "Star Wars Episode VII"s director and producer, along with Bryan Burk and Bad Robot Productions. The screenplay for "Episode VII" was originally set to be written by Michael Arndt, but in October 2013 it was announced that writing duties would be taken over by Lawrence Kasdan and J. J. Abrams.
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back is a television documentary special which originally aired on CBS on September 22, 1980. Hosted by actor Mark Hamill, it is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects (SP FX) in the second "Star Wars" film, "The Empire Strikes Back", which was released that year. The special was written by Richard Schickel and directed by Robert Guenette, who had both previously worked on the 1977 special "The Making of Star Wars".
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Agent Alexsandr Kallus (voiced by David Oyelowo) is a former high-ranking agent of the Imperial Security Bureau and skilled rebel hunter, serving under Darth Vader and working with the Inquisitors. More often than not, he is able to recognize rebel traps and set his own, which nearly succeed in capturing the Lothal rebels. Kallus is present when the Empire massacre the Lasat homeworld of Lasan (Zeb's species) and personally gives the order to use soon-after banned disruptor weapons in the assault. It is later revealed that his hatred of Lasats stems from a harrowing encounter with a Lasat mercenary in his early ISB years, where he was the sole survivor of his unit. Despite his antipathy for the Lasats, Kallus respects them as warriors and in fact bears a degree of remorse over the fact that genocide was used to conquer Lasan. He is also a highly trained hand-to-hand combatant and carries a rare Lasat bo-rifle which was given to him by a Lasat Honor Guard he defeated in single combat when their homeworld fell to the Galactic Empire.
Star Wars Trilogy
"Star Wars" was released on May 25, 1977. Its success led Lucas to make it the basis of an elaborate film serial. With the backstory he created for the sequel, Lucas decided that the series would be a trilogy of trilogies, with the original film retitled "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" for its 1981 rerelease. "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" was released on May 21, 1980, and "" on May 25, 1983. The sequels were self-financed by Lucasfilm, and generally advertised without the episodic number distinction present in their opening crawls. The plot of the original trilogy centers on the Galactic Civil War of the Rebel Alliance trying to free the galaxy from the clutches of the Galactic Empire, as well as on Luke Skywalker's quest to become a Jedi.
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
In August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot for a show called "S.H.I.E.L.D.", to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, and directed by Joss Whedon. On April 6, 2013, ABC announced that the show would be titled "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and it was officially ordered to series on May 10, 2013. Jed Whedon, Tancharoen and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners, while Clark Gregg reprises his role from the films as Phil Coulson. The series was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2014, a third on May 7, 2015, a fourth on March 3, 2016, and a fifth on May 11, 2017, a sixth on May 14, 2018, and a seventh season on November 16, 2018; the sixth and seventh seasons both consist of 13 episodes.
Star Wars Rebels
"Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD in the US at all retailers on October 14, 2014. DVD bonus features include character shorts, a 3D model kit of the "Ghost" ship, and a preview of season 1.
Star Wars
The first was written by science fiction author Brian Daley and directed by John Madden. It was broadcast on National Public Radio in 1981, adapting the original 1977 film into 13-episodes. Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprised their film roles.
Rebel (TV series)
"Rebel" was picked up to series with eight episode order and a two-hour pilot on April 20, 2016, by BET. John Singleton is executive producer, writer and director.
Starkiller
Dave Filoni, supervising director of the Disney-canonical animated series "Star Wars Rebels", considered reintroducing the character with a modified backstory and in the role of an "Inquisitor", with Sam Witwer reprising the role, but these plans ultimately went unused.
Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars
"Star Wars" picked up from where "Return of the Jedi" left off, with "" the first in the new trilogy, and "" following two years later. Additionally, more spin-off media is also underway after the debut of "Star Wars Rebels", a television series set in between the "Star Wars" prequels and the original trilogy, and an anthology of stand-alone "Star Wars" films, starting with "Rogue One", which was released in December 2016, and "" following in May 2018.
Kevin Rubio
Kevin Rubio (born December 20, 1967) is an American filmmaker who is best known for his "Star Wars" parody film "Troops".
The Rebel (TV series)
The series portrays the adventures of young Confederate Army veteran Johnny Yuma, an aspiring writer, played by Nick Adams. Haunted by his memories of the American Civil War, Yuma, in search of inner peace, roams the American West, specifically the Texas Hill Country and the South Texas Plains. He keeps a journal of his adventures and fights injustice where he finds it with a revolver and his dead father's sawed-off double-barreled shotgun.
Rasmus Tirzitis
Rasmus Ludwig Emanuel Tirzitis (born 31 July 1986) is a Swedish film director and editor from Trångsund, Stockholm. He is best known as the director and producer of which is a fan film, created by fans of George Lucas' "Star Wars" saga.
Star Wars Resistance
Star Wars Resistance is an American animated television series inspired by Japanese anime and produced by Lucasfilm Animation. The series premiered on Disney Channel on October 7, 2018, and later debuted on Disney XD in the United States and worldwide. Twelve shorts debuted on the Disney Channel YouTube channel in December of 2018.
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, archive audio of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in the fourth season) is the Imperial army's cyborg Sith commander and a former Jedi corrupted by Emperor Palpatine. He first appeared in the extended cold opening scene that was added to ABC's broadcast of "Spark of Rebellion" on October 26, 2014, where he orders the Grand Inquisitor through a communications hologram to hunt down the remaining Jedi and try to lure any Force-sensitive children they take as their Padawans. Filoni stated: "We wanted to do something special for the ABC broadcast. We've added a scene which gives audiences insight into the Inquisitor and includes a cameo by Darth Vader, voiced by the distinguished actor James Earl Jones." Vader later appears in "Fire Across the Galaxy" where he appears before Grand Moff Tarkin and Agent Kallus sometime after the Grand Inquisitor's death. He next appears in the season 2 premiere movie "The Siege of Lothal", after Tarkin requests assistance against the Jedi presence in the rebels. Vader then wipes out most of the rebel cell in the Lothal system, injures half the "Ghost" crew, destroys Ezra's home and a community of displaced people on Lothal and has Minister Tua murdered with the rebels blamed for the crime. After learning Ahsoka Tano—his former Jedi apprentice—is among the rebels, Vader is ordered by the Emperor to dispatch another Inquisitor to go after her in hopes of using her to find the remaining Jedi. Ahsoka later learns of Vader's identity through a vision in a Jedi temple on Lothal, where Vader arrives after it is claimed by the Inquisitors. He then journeys to Malachor and attempts to claim the ancient Sith weapon hidden there, only to face Ahsoka in battle after claiming to have destroyed Anakin. He later emerges alone from the ruins. In "Shroud of Darkness," he appears as his former self—Anakin Skywalker, hero of the Clone Wars and Ahsoka's former Jedi master—as both a vision to Ahsoka and a holographic recording providing lightsaber instructions, found within Kanan's holocron. Skywalker's voice is also heard briefly in a duel between Vader and Ahsoka in "Twilight of the Apprentice" after Ahsoka slices Vader's helmet open.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
In March 2015, Gellar guest-starred as Cinderella in "Whitney Avalon"'s official YouTube channel video short "Princess Rap Battle", and joined the cast of "Star Wars Rebels" for season two, playing a recurring character known as the Seventh Sister. In early 2016, Gellar filmed for NBC a pilot presentation for a potential television series based on the cult-classic film, "Cruel Intentions", reprising her role of Kathryn Merteuil. The pilot was ultimately not picked up to series.
Star Wars Rebels
A side-scrolling run-and-gun game based on the show's first season, titled "Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions", was released by Disney Mobile on iOS, Android, and Windows Store in early 2015, before being discontinued on July 28, 2016, due to the limitations of the support team. Ezra Bridger is the only playable character, with other characters available via in-app purchases, which also grant early access to most of the game's levels in the mobile versions and are required to play the full campaign in the Windows Store version.
Henry Gilroy
As of 2016, Henry Gilroy is the co-executive producer of the "Star Wars Rebels" TV series.
List of Star Wars cast members
In 2008, an animated film entitled was released. It was followed by a within the same year, three other series entitled "Star Wars Rebels", "" and "Star Wars Resistance" premiered soon after.
List of Star Wars Rebels episodes
Season 4 premiered on October 16, 2017, with the two-part episode "Heroes of Mandalore", and continued to air until November 13, 2017. The series picked up on February 19, 2018, after a winter break and preparations for the release of the film "". Disney XD then proceeded to release two episodes a week, before airing the final two episodes on March 5, 2018.
Genevieve O'Reilly
In 2005 she played the young Mon Mothma in "" (though most of her scenes were ultimately cut). In late 2016, she reprised her role as Mon Mothma in "Rogue One", and voiced the same character in the animated TV show "Star Wars Rebels" in early 2017.
Rebels (album)
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Grand Moff Tarkin
In the television series "Star Wars Rebels", Tarkin starts off as Governor of the Outer Rim territories, including Lothal, but later in the series has the Grand Moff title. He visits the planet Lothal to deal with its growing insurgent activity, and reprimands Minister Maketh Tua, Agent Kallus, and the Inquisitor for their repeated failures to stop the planet's Rebel cell. Tarkin has the Inquisitor execute Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint for the two's inability to deal with the cell's leader, Jedi Kanan Jarrus. Later, Tarkin sets a trap for the Rebels and manages to capture Kanan during their mission to send a message through one of the planet's communication towers. The Rebels' message gets sent out, but Tarkin then orders the tower to be destroyed. Kanan is tortured by the Inquisitor and transported to the Mustafar system aboard Tarkin's Star Destroyer. During Kanan's rescue by Rebel forces, Tarkin's Star Destroyer is destroyed, and the Inquisitor is killed. On Lothal, Tarkin introduces Agent Kallus to Darth Vader.
Admiral Ackbar
Ackbar is freed from captivity during a failed attempt by Rebel forces to capture Tarkin. Afterward he joins the Rebel Alliance and helps convince his people to support the cause, playing an integral part in persuading them to contribute their massive starships, the Mon Calamari cruisers, to the Rebel Alliance. Starting with the rank of Commander, Ackbar helps design the B-wing, a powerful line of starfighters, which prompt Rebel leader Mon Mothma to promote him to admiral. Following events in the film "Star Wars", including the destruction of the Death Star, Ackbar helps the other Rebel leaders establish new bases of operation and manage a Rebel mobile task force in starships spread across the galaxy. He rises up the ranks until Mothma promotes him to commander of the entire Rebel fleet and head of military operations, as well as one of her top advisers.
J. J. Abrams
His directorial film work includes "" (2006), "Star Trek", "Super 8" (2011), and "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013). He also directed, produced and co-wrote "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", the first film in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and his highest-grossing film, as well as the third-highest-grossing film of all time. He returned to "Star Wars" by co-writing, producing and directing "Episode IX".
Star Wars (2015 comic book)
The "Star Wars" series focuses on Luke, Leia and Han's continued conflict against the Galactic Empire with their fellow Rebel allies soon after the destruction of the first Death Star. As the series begins, Leia leads a covert rebel mission to destroy an Imperial weapons factory, attracting the attention of Darth Vader. In issues #4–5, Luke returns to Tatooine, searching Obi-Wan Kenobi's abandoned house for anything of interest regarding Obi-Wan or his father. He fights Boba Fett but also discovers Obi-Wan's journals, which Luke reads in issues #7, #15, #20 and #26-30. Issue #6 introduces Sana Starros, who is dramatically introduced as Han Solo's wife but later confesses to have only posed as his spouse during a previous scam. She becomes a recurring character. Issues #13-14 figure into the "Vader Down" crossover with the "Darth Vader" comic series, and later issues #31-32 focus in "The Screaming Citadel" crossover with the "Dr. Aphra" series.
Tiya Sircar
Sircar's voice acting for animation include the feature film "Walking with Dinosaurs 3D" and the television series "Star Wars Rebels", which began airing on Disney XD in October 2014. Sircar provides the voice of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian graffiti artist and explosives expert.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
"The Force Awakens" was announced after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. The film was produced by Abrams, his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of the original trilogy films "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983), rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt. John Williams, the composer for the previous six films, returned to compose the film's score. Lucas served as creative consultant during the film's early production. Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, and concluded in November 2014. It is the first live-action "Star Wars" film since "" (2005).
Star Wars (1977 comic book)
Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film "Star Wars". The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980–1981. The "Star Wars" comic was originally written by Roy Thomas with art by Howard Chaykin.
Star Wars Rebels
The series premiered as a one-hour television film, "Spark of Rebellion", on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD. The first season consisted of 14 episodes (released as four shorts, a film, "Spark of Rebellion", and 13 regular episodes) and the series features new characters along with ones from the original trilogy. The second season of 20 episodes premiered on June 20, 2015, with a one-hour television film, "The Siege of Lothal". The third season of 19 episodes premiered on September 24, 2016, with another one-hour television film, "Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow". On April 15, 2017, during "Star Wars" Celebration, it was announced the fourth season would be its last: it premiered on October 16, 2017, with another one-hour television film, "Heroes of Mandalore", and its final episode aired on March 5, 2018.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm and CGCG Inc. The series began with released on August 15, 2008, and debuted on Cartoon Network on October 3, 2008. It is set in the fictional "Star Wars" galaxy during the three years between the prequel films "" and "", the same time period as the previous 2D 2003 TV series "". Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes to fill a half-hour time slot. Dave Filoni is the supervising director of the series. Genndy Tartakovsky, director of the first "Clone Wars" series, was not involved with the production, but character designer Kilian Plunkett referred to the character designs from the 2D series when designing the characters for the 3D series. There is also an online comic depicting story snippets between episodes.
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The original "Star Wars" film opens with a Rebel spaceship being intercepted by the Empire above the desert planet of Tatooine. Aboard, the deadliest Imperial agent Darth Vader and his stormtroopers capture Princess Leia Organa, a secret member of the rebellion. Before her capture, Leia makes sure the droid R2-D2 will escape with stolen Imperial blueprints and a holographic message for the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has been living in exile on Tatooine. Along with , R2-D2 falls under the ownership of Luke Skywalker, a farmboy who has been raised by his aunt and uncle. Luke helps the droids locate Obi-Wan, now a solitary old hermit known as Ben Kenobi. He reveals himself as a friend of Luke's absent father, Anakin Skywalker, who was Obi-Wan's Jedi apprentice until being murdered by Vader. He tells Luke he must also become a Jedi. After discovering his family's homestead has been destroyed by the Empire, they hire the smuggler Han Solo, his Wookiee Chewbacca and their space freighter, the "Millennium Falcon". They discover that Leia's homeworld of Alderaan has been destroyed, and are soon captured by the planet-destroying Death Star. While Obi-Wan disables its tractor beam, Luke and Han rescue the captive Princess Leia. Finally, they deliver the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance with the hope of exploiting a weakness.
The first rough draft, titled "The Star Wars", introduced "the Force" and the young hero Luke Starkiller. Annikin appeared as Luke's father, a wise Jedi knight. The third draft replaced (a deceased) Annikin with Ben Kenobi. Some months later, Lucas had negotiated a contract that gave him rights to two sequels. By 1976, a fourth draft had been prepared for principal photography. The film was titled "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars". During production, Lucas changed Luke's name to Skywalker and shortened the title to "The Star Wars", and finally just "Star Wars". At that point, Lucas was not expecting the film to warrant full-scale sequels. The fourth draft of the script underwent subtle changes to become a self-contained story ending with the destruction of the Empire in the Death Star. The intention was that if the film was successful, Lucas could adapt Foster's novels into low-budget sequels. By that point, Lucas had developed a tentative backstory to aid in developing the saga.
"Star Wars" exceeded all expectations. The success of the film and its merchandise sales led Lucas to make "Star Wars" the basis of an elaborate film serial, and use the profits to finance his filmmaking center, Skywalker Ranch. After the release of the first sequel, the original film was subtitled "Episode IV: A New Hope" for a rerelease in 1981.
Star Wars (film)
Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and the beginning of the "Star Wars" franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star.
Commander in Chief (TV series)
The series was created by American director Rod Lurie, director of the films "The Contender" and "Deterrence".
Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano is a character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced as the Padawan apprentice of Anakin Skywalker, she is a protagonist of the 2008 animated film "" and the . Ahsoka reappears in "Star Wars Rebels," where she uses the codename, Fulcrum, is the main character of , and is featured in other "Star Wars" media.
Star Wars Rebels
From April 1, 2015, through March 16, 2016, Marvel Comics published a 12-issue comic series, titled "Kanan", and set during the events of the first season. Written by former executive producer of the series Greg Weisman and illustrated by Pepe Larraz, Jacopo Camagni and Andrea Broccardo, the story is centered on Kanan having flashbacks to his days as a Padawan in the Jedi Temple and the Clone Wars. The other members of the "Ghost" crew also appear.
Star Wars Rebels
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 100% for all four seasons, based on 9 reviews for season 1, 5 reviews for season 2, 6 reviews for season 3, and 6 reviews for season 4, with an average rating of 8.17/10 for season 1, 7.5/10 for season 2, 9.0/10 for season 3, and 9.28/10 for season 4. On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". IGN and "Variety" in particular had strong praise for the pilot film, "Spark of Rebellion", with their only criticism being the appearance of the Wookiees in the film, being cited as not all that impressive compared to the rest of the animation.
Marvel Television
In July 2012, it was reported that Marvel had again entered into discussions with ABC to create a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and in August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, and directed by Joss Whedon, that became "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." It was officially ordered to series on May 10, 2013. By September 2013, Marvel was developing a series inspired by the "Agent Carter" Marvel One-Shot, featuring Peggy Carter, with "Deadline" reporting it was one of several series in development at Marvel.
Mark Twitchell
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Twitchell dreamt of making blockbuster films. Twitchell had also directed "Star Wars: Secrets of the Rebellion", a 2007 full-length fan film prequel set a few days prior to the original film. "Secrets of the Rebellion" included a cameo by Jeremy Bulloch, a British actor best known for his role as the "Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba Fett. The film, still in post-production, never saw release. He had also scripted "Day Players", a buddy comedy. In September 2008, he shot a short horror film entitled "House of Cards" at a garage he rented in the south end of Edmonton.
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a recurring character in the first season of "Star Wars Rebels", which takes place 14 years after "The Clone Wars" concludes. Vader leads a squadron of Force-sensitive Imperial Inquisitors who are actively searching for and killing any remaining Jedi and Force-sensitive children. In the second-season premiere, Vader discovers that Ahsoka has joined the Rebel Alliance, and the Emperor orders him to hunt her down.
List of Star Wars books
"Star Wars" is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas that includes "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". A large number of derivative "Star Wars" works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the "Star Wars" expanded universe for decades.
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The new primary "Star Wars" canon includes all the movie episodes, the television shows "" and "Star Wars Rebels", books, comics, and video games published after April 2014, and comics published in 2015. These stories are coordinated by the Lucasfilm Story Team to be consistent with both each other and the upcoming films.
Star Wars Rebels
Fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in "" and the rise of the Galactic Empire, a motley group of rebels unite aboard a freighter starship called the "Ghost" and conduct covert operations against the Imperial garrison on and around the planet Lothal and on other planets in the galaxy that are menaced by the Galactic Empire.The first two episodes, titled "Spark of Rebellion", premiered on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channels worldwide and on Family Channel in Canada. In Australia, the series premiered on October 17 on Disney XD. "The Siege of Lothal" premiered on June 28, 2015, and the second season debuted on October 18. In Canada, the series premiered on October 19 on the DHX-owned Disney XD. However, due to DHX Media losing the rights to Disney content, the show was later moved to Disney Channel. The second season premiered on November 7 and it was moved to the Corus-owned Disney XD channel on December 1.
Music of Star Wars
Kiner continued his work with the franchise for the animated series "Star Wars Rebels" (2014), which also incorporates Williams' themes.
Jedi
Kanan Jarrus is a human male Jedi who fought for the Rebellion during its formation. First introduced as a principle character of the animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", Jarrus is known to be the leader of a small rebel cell called the Spectres, operating on the planet Lothal. As a survivor of Order 66, Jarrus is forced to break certain Jedi traditions to avoid being detected by Imperial forces that continue their mission to eliminate any Jedi on sight, such as eschewing traditional Jedi robes or occasionally using a blaster, a weapon typically shunned by Jedi. After the Spectres rescued the young Ezra Bridger, Jarrus discovered his Force potential and successfully trains him to become a Jedi. As he trains Bridger and battles Imperial forces, Jarrus' actions draw the attention of the Imperial Inquisitorius, a special task force of Force-attuned individuals who are specialized in hunting and eliminating Jedi, and he occasionally crosses paths with them. Jarrus later earned the title of Jedi Knight during his conflict with the Inquisitors, but shortly after the last of them were defeated at the Sith temple on Malachor, he was betrayed and blinded by the former Sith Lord known only as Maul, who assisted in eliminating them solely to pursue his own goals. Kanan then continued serving the Rebellion as it faced the Imperial tactician Grand Admiral Thrawn, before sacrificing his own life to help his fellow cell members succeed in rescuing one of their own, while simultaneously disrupting production of the Imperial TIE Defender, a powerful starfighter that could have doomed the growing Rebellion.
Star Wars: Rebellion (board game)
Star Wars: Rebellion is an asymmetrical strategy board game created by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2016 inspired by the Star Wars Original trilogy. Players control either the Galactic Empire, who seek to find the Rebel Alliance base and destroy it, or the Rebel Alliance, who seek to avoid detection by the Galactic Empire while attempting sabotage against the Galactic Empire.
Kanan Jarrus
Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a character in the "Star Wars" franchise, a main character in the animated series "Star Wars Rebels". Introduced as the Padawan apprentice of Depa Billaba, he is the leader of the crew of the "Ghost" and the Jedi Master of Ezra Bridger. Kanan is also featured in other media such as books and video games.
Shared universe
The "Star Wars" film series was created by George Lucas, produced by his self-funded production company Lucasfilm. It originated with the film "" (1977), followed by two sequels under the subtitles "" (1980) and "" (1983); together, those three films are known as the original trilogy and focuses on Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia. The prequel trilogy composed of "" (1999), "" (2002), and "" (2005) expanded the series into a Saga, and focused on Luke Skywalker's father Anakin Skywalker, new cast members portrayed younger versions of characters from the Original trilogy, while other actors returned to their original trilogy roles. On television, the lore was expanded through animation, the animated film titled "" (2008) served as the pilot of an (2008-2014). Lucas was deeply creatively involved in the previously mentioned works, but he ceased creative involvement with the "Star Wars" franchise in 2014. Lucasfilm announced that from April 2014, only such previously mentioned works would be considered canonical, along all of the fictional works released after such date. The animated series "Star Wars Rebels" (2014-2018), was the first work released after. A sequel trilogy formed by "" (2015), "" (2017) and the upcoming "" (2019) featured many returning cast members along newcomers. The films’ main saga is conformed of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies. A concurrent spin-off film series, known as the anthology films, expands the stories of plot points and characters from the main series. Additionally the series expanded into video games, comics, and novels, telling original stories based on the franchise, classifying it as an imaginary entertainment environment, where the films share the same continuity as all the other media formats, regardless of the different media formats. Lucasfilm's "Story Group" coordinates a cohesive story-telling and ensures consistency and synergy by avoiding plot holes between all the film and non-film works. The "Star Wars Legends" brand is used to brand all the re-prints of non-canonical works (television films, animated series, video-games, comics, and novels) of the franchise which were produced and/or ceased production before April 2014. Lucas himself considered the "Legends" works as non-canonical because considered them to diminish his films meaning by not adhering to his vision. Albeit, Lucas did include a few of the "Legends" elements that he supported within his works, such as characters and places which made those included elements canonical. Storytellers after Lucas have also incorporated "Legends" elements in their stories, sometimes with the help of the original creators.
Grand Admiral Thrawn
With the sequel film "" in production, in April 2014 most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the 1977 film "Star Wars" were declared non-canon to the franchise. However, "Star Wars Rebels" executive producer Dave Filoni announced at the London "Star Wars" Celebration in July 2016 that Thrawn would be reintroduced into the franchise in the third season of the "Rebels" series. The character debuted in the season 3 premiere, "Steps into Shadow", which aired on September 24, 2016.
Star Wars (radio series)
Star Wars is a 13-part (5 hour, 57 minute) radio serial originally broadcast on National Public Radio on March 9, 1981. It was adapted by Brian Daley from the 1977 film, and directed by John Madden, with music by John Williams and sound design for Lucasfilm by Ben Burtt. The serial was recorded in 1981 at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California.
Star Wars: Thrawn
Star Wars: Thrawn (also known simply as Thrawn) is a "Star Wars" novel by Timothy Zahn, published on April 11, 2017 by Del Rey Books. It chronicles the origins of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a popular character originating from the "Star Wars Legends" line of works, which were declared non-canon to the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined "Star Wars" continuity in April 2014. The novel was announced in July 2016 alongside news that the character Thrawn would be reintroduced into the "Star Wars" franchise on the 3D CGI animated television series "Star Wars Rebels".
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Generations is a 1994 American science fiction film directed by David Carson and based on the franchise of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the seventh film in the "Star Trek" film series, as well as the first to star the cast of the series "". In the film, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS "Enterprise"-D joins forces with Captain James T. Kirk, to stop a villain from destroying a planet.
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The sequel trilogy focuses on the journey of the orphaned scavenger Rey following in the footsteps of the Jedi with the guidance of Luke Skywalker. Along with ex-stormtrooper Finn, she helps the Resistance led by Leia fight the First Order commanded by Supreme Leader Snoke and his pupil Kylo Ren (Han Solo and Leia's son). "" was released on December 18, 2015, "" on December 15, 2017, and "Episode IX" is due to be released on December 20, 2019.
The Force
"Star Wars Rebels" producer Dave Filoni cites several influences on how the Force is used in the show. The character Bendu — named in homage to the term Lucas originally associated with the Jedi — does not align with the franchise's normal dark-or-light duality, and this role is an extension of Filoni's conversations with Lucas about the nature of the Force. Filoni credits the prequel films for better developing the concept of the Force, particularly the idea of a balance between the light and dark sides.
Star Wars Rebels
In the United States, the one-hour special garnered 2.74 million viewers on Disney Channel and 2.40 million viewers on ABC. Worldwide, it delivered a total of 6.5 million viewers. On Disney Channel, the first and second episodes delivered 2.33 million and 1.92 million viewers, respectively. The third and fourth episodes garnered 2.32 million and 1.84 million, respectively. The fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes were watched by 1.43 million, 1.30 million, and 1.60 million viewers, respectively. The eighth and ninth episodes got 1.92 and 1.44 million viewers, respectively.
Taylor Gray
Taylor Arthur Gray (born September 7, 1993) is an American actor and model, best known for playing Ezra Bridger on the animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", and Bucket in the Nickelodeon series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures".
Michael Leader
Michael Leader (12 September 1938 – 22 August 2016) was an Slavic English actor known for his roles in the British television programmes, notably the soap opera "EastEnders", and for a minor part in the 1977 film "Star Wars".
Star Wars: Princess Leia
Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction from the Empire. Announced alongside the ongoing comics "Star Wars" and "", the series was published by Marvel Comics from March to July 2015 with Mark Waid as writer, Terry Dodson as artist and Jordie Bellaire as colorist.
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The idea for the movie came from John Knoll, the chief creative officer of Industrial Light & Magic. In May 2014, Lucasfilm announced Gareth Edwards as the director of an anthology film, with Gary Whitta writing the first draft for a release on December 16, 2016. The film's title was revealed to be "Rogue One", with Chris Weitz rewriting the script, and Felicity Jones in the starring role. Ben Mendelsohn and Diego Luna also play new characters, with James Earl Jones returning to voice Darth Vader. Edwards stated, "It comes down to a group of individuals who don't have magical powers that have to somehow bring hope to the galaxy." The film was the first to feature characters introduced in animated "Star Wars" TV series, namely ""' Saw Gerrera, portrayed by Forest Whitaker. The movie received generally positive reviews, with its performances, action sequences, soundtrack, visual effects and darker tone being praised. The film grossed over million worldwide within a week of its release.
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With this new backstory in place, Lucas decided that the series would be a trilogy of trilogies, designating the first sequel "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" in the next draft. Lawrence Kasdan, who had just completed writing "Raiders of the Lost Ark", was hired to write the next drafts, and given additional input from director Irvin Kershner. Kasdan, Kershner, and producer Gary Kurtz saw the film as a more serious and adult story, and developed the sequel from the light adventure roots of the first film.
Servants of the Empire
Servants of the Empire is a young adult science fiction novel series by Jason Fry. Set in the "Star Wars" universe, the novels are affiliated with the television series "Star Wars Rebels" and follow the "Rebels" character Zare Leonis.
Star Wars sequel trilogy
According to Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, in 1976, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas told him that he planned three "Star Wars" trilogies. Lucas suggested Hamill could have a cameo role in "Episode IX", which he imagined filming by 2011. A "Time" magazine story in March 1978, quoting Lucas, stated there would be ten "Star Wars" films after "The Empire Strikes Back". Gary Kurtz was also aware of proposed story elements for "Episode VII" to "Episode IX" before 1980. In 1980, at the time of the release of "The Empire Strikes Back", Lucas said there were seven further "Star Wars" films he wanted to make. He said he had "twelve-page outlines" for those films. In an interview with Jim Steranko in "Prevue" magazine published in late 1980, Lucas described how the expansive scope of "Star Wars" had started with an overlong screenplay:
He added that he had:
In this interview, Lucas also stated that he had "titles and ten-page story outlines for each of" the nine episodes. In an interview with Gary Kurtz in the same magazine, Kurtz said:
In an interview with "Starlog" magazine published in September 1981, Lucas confirmed that he had the nine-film series plotted, cautioning:
Shortly after 1980's release of "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", Lucas had already written story treatments for episodes: "VI", and the sequel trilogy consisting of episodes "VII", "VIII" and "IX". Dale Pollock, George Lucas's biographer, revealed in a 2012 interview, that as part of his biographical research during the 1980s, Lucas had allowed him to read the plot outlines for the at the time comprising 12 planned "Star Wars" film episodes, albeit on the condition of signing a confidentiality agreement.
Darth Vader
In the "Star Wars Holiday Special", a television special broadcast by CBS in 1978, features a brief appearance by Darth Vader, who appears on-screen speaking with Imperial officer "Chief Bast" in footage cut from the original 1977 film. The sequence is dubbed with new dialogue, performed by James Earl Jones. In the story, Vader colludes with Boba Fett to entrap the Rebels.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth entry in the "Star Wars" film series and stars Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz. A sequel to "" (1999) and "" (2002), it is the third and final installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.
Rebel (TV series)
Rebel is an American police drama television series created by Amani Walker. The series premiered on BET on March 28, 2017. The series follows Oakland police officer Rebecca "Rebel" Knight, who after her brother was killed by police, began working as private investigator.
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Immediately after directing "American Graffiti" (1973), Lucas wrote a two-page synopsis for the space opera he had been planning, which 20th Century Fox invested in. Lucas expanded his treatment into an overview called "The Star Wars", and by 1974, he had written the screenplay's first draft. Lucas negotiated to retain the sequel rights, and cast "American Graffiti" actor Harrison Ford as Han Solo.
Star Wars (film)
A radio drama adaptation of the film was broadcast on the American National Public Radio network in 1981. The adaptation was written by Brian Daley and directed by John Madden, and was produced with cooperation from George Lucas, who donated the rights to NPR. John Williams's music and Ben Burtt's sound design were retained for the show, and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) reprised their roles. The radio drama narrative began with a version of the backstory to the film which relates Princess Leia's acquisition of the secret Death Star plans. It also featured scenes not seen in the final cut of the film, such as Luke Skywalker's observation of the space battle above Tatooine through binoculars, a skyhopper race, and Darth Vader's interrogation of Princess Leia. The radio version was originally considered to be part of the official "Star Wars" canon, but has since been supplanted by revised canonical narratives.
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In early 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the development of a spin-off film written by Simon Kinberg, reported by "Entertainment Weekly" to focus on bounty hunter Boba Fett during the original trilogy. In mid-2014, Josh Trank was officially announced as the director of an undisclosed spin-off film, but had left the project a year later due to creative differences, causing a teaser for the film to be scrapped from "Star Wars" Celebration. In May 2018, it was reported that James Mangold had signed on to write and direct a Fett film, with Kinberg attached as producer and . However, by October, the Fett film was reportedly no longer in production, with the studio instead focusing on the upcoming "The Mandalorian" series, which utilizes a similar character design.
Star Wars sequel trilogy
The "Star Wars" sequel trilogy is the third and final set of three films in the "Star Wars" franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It is being produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The trilogy is to consist of episodes "VII" through "IX", and chronologically follows "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" (1983). Lucas had planned a sequel trilogy as early as 1976, but had cancelled it by 1981 and produced only the first six episodes. The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in late 2012 and announced plans to produce the sequel films.
Captain Rex
Rex is introduced to the "Star Wars Rebels" television series, set fourteen years after "Revenge of the Sith", in the season two episode "The Lost Commanders". Now a much older man due to accelerated aging, Rex lives with fellow clone troopers Commander Wolffe and Captain Gregor. The three are sought by the "Ghost" crew upon instructions from Ahsoka, and they ask the troopers for help in establishing a new rebel base. Though the three have had their inhibitor chips removed, allowing them to ignore Order 66, former Padawan Kanan Jarrus initially distrusts them. Wolffe, fearing the consequences for aiding rebels and Jedi, contacts the Galactic Empire to protect the clones. However, Rex convinces Wolffe the rebels can be trusted and repels the Empire, in turn earning Kanan's trust. Rex leaves Wolffe and Gregor to join the Rebel Alliance and to fight alongside the "Ghost" crew and Ahsoka against the Empire. In the epilogue of the series finale "Family Reunion - and Farewell", it is revealed that he was promoted to commander and fought with Hera at the Battle of Endor.
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In late 2012, it was reported that Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg would write and produce Episodes "VIII" and "IX". Kasdan and Kinberg were later confirmed as consultants on those films. In addition, John Williams, who wrote the music for the previous six episodes, was hired to compose the music for Episodes "VII", "VIII" and "IX". On March 12, 2015, Lucasfilm announced that "Looper" director Rian Johnson would direct "Episode VIII" with Ram Bergman as producer for Ram Bergman Productions. When asked about "Episode VIII" in mid-2014, Johnson said "I'm just happy. I don't have the terror I kind of expected I would... I'm sure I will at some point." Principal photography began in February 2016 and wrapped in July 2016. Carrie Fisher had finished filming her scenes, but died on December 27, 2016, approximately a year before the film's release.
Production on "" was scheduled to begin in 2017. Carrie Fisher was originally slated for a key role in the film, but after her death, her role had to be modified. In January 2017, Lucasfilm stated they would not digitally generate Fisher's performance for the film. In April 2017, Fisher's brother Todd and daughter Billie Lourd gave Disney permission to use unreleased footage from the first two films of the sequel trilogy. Principal photography of "Star Wars: Episode IX" began on August 1, 2018. J.J. Abrams returned to direct, and the film alongside Chris Terrio. Most of the cast of "The Last Jedi" is set to return, including "Star Wars" veterans Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels. They will be joined by Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, on screen for the first time since 1983's "Return of the Jedi".
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
Wilhuff Tarkin (voiced by Stephen Stanton) is an Imperial Grand Moff and the Imperial Governor of the Outer Rim Territories, within which Lothal is located. When Kanan and his group become too powerful for Kallus and the Grand Inquisitor to defeat, he comes to Lothal to personally take charge. He is able to capture Kanan, but loses his Star Destroyer "Sovereign" against the "Ghost" crew when they rescue Kanan. In season 2, when the Lothal authorities continue to prove ineffectual against the Rebels, he eventually brings in Darth Vader to take charge. In season 3, Governor Pryce tells him that she believes the solution to destroy the Rebellion is "someone who saw a bigger picture", and he allows her to use the Imperial fleet commanded by that person...Grand Admiral Thrawn.