Graeme McMillan

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Graeme McMillan

The one-time Darth will return one more time in the new animated series sometime in 2026You really, really can’t keep a good Sith down — even if you cut him in half. Just announced at the Lucasfilm Animation’s 20th Anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan, a new animated series coming to Disney+ — Maul: Shadow Lord.

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Graeme McMillan

"We have to turn around within a year to get each season of The Mandalorian done — here, we have many years," Favreau said at Star Wars Celebration JapanFans who are expecting Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu to be an overlong episode of the Disney+ series should perhaps reconsider their expectations, based on what writer and director Jon Favreau said about the project during an appearance at Star Wars Celebration Japan.

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Graeme McMillan

A galaxy far far away still has some need for synergy, as the BDX droids from Disney Parks' Galaxy's Edge are added to 2026's Star Wars: The Mandalorian & GroguFans at Star Wars Celebration got to see a sneak peak at an unexpected Star Wars crossover coming in 2026 live on stage Friday, when the Mandalorian & Grogu panel featured cameo appearances from the BDX droids from the Galaxy’s Edge theme park… ahead of those droids making their onscreen debut in next year’s Star Wars movie.

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Graeme McMillan

The legendary actress will play someone who understands the stakes of the Rebellion, apparentlyOkay, we know that Sigourney Weaver will be part of Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu, but who will she be playing? For those not at Star Wars Celebration Japan to see the exclusive footage that was shown to the crowd — that’s, you know, most of us — writer Dave Filoni was happy to tease a few details about the new character being added to a galaxy far, far away.

1 week ago | thepopverse.com | Graeme McMillan

The writing process behind The Mandalorian is pretty much what you did as a kidFor those of us who grew up smashing Star Wars action figures into each other while pretending that we were really inventing the “what happens next” in the Star Wars Saga… well, prepare to be even more jealous of the people who get to actually get to come up with that for real in planning the next Star Wars movies.