Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Okay, sure, the first Episode IX trailer looked good and all, but the thing that had me most excited in the Star Wars universe this weekend just gone? News of The Madlaorian TV series:

The first live-action Star Wars television series takes place five years after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order and follows a lone gun-fighter in the Boba/Jango Fett mold … It also looks to be leaning heavily into the franchise’s Western and Samurai film roots.

That in itself is enough to make me happy, but then they go and throw in a couple of pictures including one which, when a high res copy is available, will instantly be my wallpaper:

I have no idea how we in the UK will access the new Disney+ service but I’ll be trying to find out for this if nothing else.

Happy Star Wars Day!

You can become a Star Warrior for just “Ten 1977 US Earth dollars” and get the answer to the question of whether Obi-Wan Kenobi will “return as promised

 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind The Scenes

Nice three minute or so clip with behind the scenes footage from the filming of Episode VIII

Worth watching right till the end if only for the Admiral Ackbar line.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Yes, I will be trotting this picture out every year.