The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of December 19, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian season finale, The High Republic, the death of Jeremy Bulloch, and much more.
If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it, and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have news or updates that you think should be included in the next installment of Star Wars Thrills!
Rogue Squadron News and Rumors
Movie News and Rumors
Andor News and Rumors
The Mandalorian Season Finale and More
Obi-Wan Kenobi News and Rumors
The Bad Batch News and Rumors
Willow News and Rumors
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See never-before-seen on-set footage and outtakes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, with commentary by members of the cast and crew who brought the first Star Wars sequel to life.
Featured are rare behind-the-scenes moments captured by the film’s documentary crew, including the frozen exteriors of Hoth, the Rebel base hangar, interiors of the Millennium Falcon, Cloud City, and the film’s climactic duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.
Also included is an all-new and archival audio commentary by George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Lawrence Kasdan.
This month on The Star Wars Show, Dave Filoni stops by to chat about bringing Ahsoka and Bo-Katan into The Mandalorian and what to look forward to in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Plus, they celebrate 40 years of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back recreating the Battle of Hoth with wild animals, and they hear from Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Leslye Headland, and more on their favorite ESB memories.
The talent and production crews keeping the Star Wars legacy alive today look back at Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to share their thoughts and memories of the film that transformed the Star Wars story into a saga.
This brief featurette includes humorous outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage, with all-new commentary by Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard, Pedro Pascal, Deborah Chow, Leslye Headland, Taika Waititi, and Diego Luna.
Books
On This Week in Star Wars, they get excited for all the new Lucasfilm announces, learn more about The High Republic in the pages of Star Wars Insider #199, and accept the call to adventure with Mando in the new Hero’s Journey Event in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Plus, they reminisce back to when each sequel trilogy film and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit the big screen.