Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Reveals, and Major Announcements  

‘Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Reveals, and Major Announcements  Today marked the beginning of the opening day of the Star Wars Celebration in London,

where Lucasfilm made a plethora of exciting announcements about their highly anticipated productions. These included original series like Star Wars: Ahsoka and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, as well as upcoming feature films such as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

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On Friday, the ExCel London Convention Center played host to the Celebration Stage activities. The day's proceedings kicked off with host Ali Plumb inviting Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy to join him in reflecting on the success of the Disney+ original series Star Wars: Andor. They were joined by the series' director, creator, and showrunner Tony Gilroy, as well as cast members Diego Luna, Adria Arjona,

Kyle Soller, Denise Gough, Genevieve O'Reilly, Andy Serkis, Muhannad Bahair, and Joplin Sibtain with his droid B2EMO. The audience was treated to an exclusive preview of the second and final season, which is currently in production and follows Cassian Andor's journey as he works to build a resistance. Season 2 is being executive produced for Disney+ by Kennedy, Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Luna, and Luke Hull.

Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Reveals, and Major Announcements  

 Creator and showrunner of Star Wars: The Acolyte, Leslye Headland, joined Kathleen Kennedy on stage next, accompanied by Kelnacca, a Wookiee Jedi from the series. Headland provided an overview of the mystery thriller,

which will take viewers on a journey into a galaxy of emerging dark-side powers and shadowy secrets in the final days of the High Republic era. In the series, a former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes but finds the forces they encounter are more sinister than they anticipated.

Headland was joined on stage by stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-Jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, and Joonas Suotamo, a Star Wars veteran who plays Kelnacca. The audience was given a sneak peek of the series,

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which is currently in production and stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Margarita Levieva. Headland serves as an executive producer alongside Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef, with Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson as producers. The Acolyte is set to stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2024.

‘Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Rev

The attention then turned to Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Kathleen Kennedy invited the series' executive producers, Disney Legend Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, to the stage. The duo, along with fellow executive producer Rick Famuyiwa,

 discussed the third season of the popular show, which is currently streaming exclusively on Disney+. A special video greeting from star Pedro Pascal was followed by a clip from the upcoming episode, which will air next week. Subsequently,

 stars Giancarlo Esposito, Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers, and Emily Swallow made an appearance on stage and revealed that there would be an exclusive sneak peek screening of the next episode that evening for those in attendance.

‘Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Rev

Following this, Jude Law, the lead actor in Skeleton Crew, appeared on stage to introduce his young co-stars Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith. Unfortunately, Ryan Kiera Armstrong was unable to attend Star Wars Celebration. During their discussion,

they shared insights about their characters and gave the audience a sneak peek of the series, which is currently in production. Skeleton Crew follows the adventure of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet and end up lost in a dangerous galaxy,

encountering unexpected allies and enemies along the way. The series also features Tunde Adebimpe and Kerry Condon, with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford serving as showrunners and executive producers alongside Favreau, Filoni, Kennedy, and Wilson. Gilchrist and Beck are co-executive producers,

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while John Bartnicki and Susan McNamara serve as producers. The series will be directed by Watts, Ford, David Lowery, the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Lee Isaac Chung, and will exclusively stream on Disney+ in 2023.

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Moving on to the highly anticipated Star Wars series, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni announced that Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson in the titular role, will debut on Disney+ in August 2023. The series is set after the fall of the Empire and follows Ahsoka Tano, a former Jedi knight, as she investigates a new threat to the galaxy.

Co-stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who portrays Sabine Wren, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who announced her role as Hera Syndulla, joined Dawson onstage. The presentation concluded with a teaser trailer for the series, written by Filoni, who serves as executive producer alongside Favreau, Kennedy, Wilson, and Beck. Gilchrist is a co-executive producer.

The focus then shifted to feature films, with Kennedy honoring the work of Neal Scanlan, an Oscar-winning Creature and Special Makeup Effects Supervisor. A multitude of his most famous creations was showcased onstage.

Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Reveals, and Major Announcements 

Kennedy made exciting announcements about the future of Star Wars during the event, revealing that there will be a new feature film set 15 years after the last events of the Skywalker Saga.

Director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy will direct this film, which will focus on the rebuilding of the New Jedi Order and the powers that seek to destroy it. Fans were thrilled when Kennedy welcomed Daisy Ridley, who will reprise her role as Rey in the movie.

Additionally, Kennedy announced that James Mangold will direct a film that delves into the past, exploring the story of the first Jedi who harnessed the Force as a liberating power during a time of chaos and oppression.

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For storytelling set in the present, Dave Filoni will lead a cinematic event that explores the escalating war between the Imperial Remnant and the fledgling New Republic. Favreau will produce the film, which will bring together many of the threads from the Star Wars original series.

Star Wars Celebration Offers Breaking Movie News, Cast Reveals, and Major Announcements 

The Indiana Jones franchise took center stage as the cast and crew of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered an exclusive trailer and provided a behind-the-scenes look at the film, along with unveiling a new poster.

 Director and co-writer James Mangold and producer Kennedy, along with cast members Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen, graced the stage in person, while Harrison Ford appeared via video to greet fans. This will be Ford's final outing as Indiana Jones, and the movie will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, May 18, before hitting theaters on Friday, June 30.