Earlier this month, we showed you what to expect from Star Wars Celebration 2022the opportunity to present all the upcoming Star Wars projects to come, whether films, series or even video games. And it seems that the predictions were good, since we already had the confirmation of one of the franchise’s anticipated new projects.
a new anthology series
A brand new series of Star Wars animated shorts, titled Tales of the Jediwas announced, and will even be featured at this year’s Star Wars Celebration.. Since the takeover of Lucasfilm by Disney in 2012, several Star Wars projects have been launched and have received various reactions. If the last trilogy, also called the postlogy, received a rather mixed reception, the titles broadcast on Disney+ such as The Mandalorian and the last season of The Clone Wars were received very positively by fans.
Star Wars Celebration is an annual convention that has been held since 1999year of film release Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Skipping a few years and changing locations each time, it nevertheless appears as one of the major events for fans of the universe originally created by George Lucas. This event is also known for its presentations, where you can find exclusive interviews with some of the creators behind many projects in the franchise.
Today the Animated Anthology Series Tales of the Jedi, recently announced, has been confirmed on the official Star Wars Celebration website. Originally, fans thought it was a mistake, as the ad was removed from the website after a user on Reddit posted a snap of it. But the Star Wars convention site has officially announced that the animated series will premiere at this year’s event., which takes place in Anaheim, California. A panel discussion around the project is scheduled for Saturday, May 28 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (local time), and will be moderated by Amy Ratcliffe, but it will especially welcome one of the recognized directors and screenwriters of Star Wars, Dave Filonias a special guest.
For the moment, it is not yet known when or on which platform the next animated series will be available. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. But in view of the franchise’s latest animation projects, Tales of the Jedi seems to have a lot of potential. Especially since with the new direction taken by the previous series Star Wars: Visionswhich was also an anthology series, the possibilities for the new series Star Wars are almost unlimited.
Franchise Star Wars has already announced many projects for the coming monthswith in particular the series Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andorwithout forgetting the third season of The Mandalorian. And that only concerns live-action series! Because the franchise also has several upcoming animation projects, with for example the second season of The Bad Batch or the movie A Droid Story. On top of all that, it looks like they’re also working on a new live-action movie.directed by Patty Jenkins and scheduled for theatrical release next year, titled Rogue Squadron.
