New Star Wars movies announced: Rey Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Dawn of the Jedi …
The Acolyte series debut set for 2024; Skeleton Crew cast introduced …
Today, at Star Wars Celebration in London, Disney+ and Lucasfilm unveiled the thrilling teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Disney+ original series Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson in the title role. Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
“Something’s coming. Something dark,” Ahsoka says as the trailer opens. “I sense it.” Lucasfilm describes the preview as “filled with interesting glimpses of action and story, including Ahsoka in battle against droids, characters wielding red-bladed lightsabers, Mon Mothma, a rear-shot of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and the ancient droid Huyang.”
In addition to Dawson, Ahsoka stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla. Genevieve O’Reilly will also reprise her stately role as Mon Mothma from Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One, Andor and the animated Star Wars Rebels.
The series is written by Dave Filoni, who executive produces alongside Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, and Carrie Beck. Karen Gilchrist is co-executive producer.
Ahsoka will debut exclusively on Disney+ in August 2023.
New Star Wars movies announced: Rey Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Dawn of the Jedi …
In addition to the Ahsoka teaser trailer reveal at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm announced a new movie starring Daisy Ridley as Rey Skywalker rebuilding the Jedi Order 15 years after Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker, plus a Mandalorian feature film directed by David Filoni and an early Jedi film by Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Logan director James Mangold.
Lucasfilm said: “James Mangold’s movie will go back to the dawn of the Jedi, while Dave Filoni’s will focus on the New Republic, and close out the interconnected stories told in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and other Disney+ series. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s film will be set after the events of Rise of Skywalker, and feature Daisy Ridley back as Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order.”
The Acolyte series debut set for 2024; Acolyte and Skeleton Crew cast introduced
The television series The Acolyte, set in the late High Republic era near the time of the prequel trilogy and the fall of the Old Republic, will premiere in 2024 on Disney+. Joonas Suotamo, who picked up the mantle of playing Chewbacca in the sequel trilogy, has revealed he will play a Wookiee Jedi master named Kelnacca.
Expect Andor’s second season in summer or fall 2024.
The main cast and director lineup of the Amblin-inspired Jude Law Jedi-led Disney+ series Skeleton Crew was also introduced for the first time:
