The purpose of this roundup is to put the highlights of all things Star Wars from the last week in one location. 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: The Force Awakens developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
The Force Awakens News and Rumors
Here are the rumors for the week:
Very Minor Update: Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Featured Extra and Ford’s stand-in. http://t.co/2wlRZvFfbH #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 8, 2015
Accurate sketch of Princess Leia’s costume in Star Wars: The Force Awakens! http://t.co/P0Lr06azt2 #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 10, 2015
An extra recalls one of Han Solo’s lines from Star Wars: The Force Awakens? http://t.co/HXjccwcRXp #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 11, 2015
RUMOR: The Force Awakens – Details On Some Imperial Symbols, Rankings, And Names: Making Star Wars … http://t.co/SWiTzz3c1t #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 11, 2015
Meanwhile, from around the web:
When Star Wars and Star Trek collides…John Boyega & Alice Eve on stage! #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/RVFAyyTEvE
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 8, 2015
How good is John Boyega at lightsaber sounds? We talked @StarWars after @Bafta awards. http://t.co/HbZMXbCWRJ pic.twitter.com/LXJG6bRJSC
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) February 9, 2015
Exclusive: @MADMagazine Spoofs @StarWars The Force Awakens http://t.co/e6ARz9v49F pic.twitter.com/aZgBlq3v0g
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) February 11, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hamill Talks George Lucas vs JJ’s Directing, Star Wars, Kingsman and Comic Books! http://t.co/lxbKuaspSE
— Schmoes Know (@SchmoesKnow) February 13, 2015
Don’t Talk: Mark Hamill
Sequel and Spinoff News and Rumors
Minor Update: Star Wars first stand-alone spin-off shooting is a ways away it appears! http://t.co/Ibxl9WND9A #StarWars #StarWarsSpinoff
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 6, 2015
Matthew Vaughn Would Be Very Interested In Directing A Star Wars or Indiana Jones Movie http://t.co/2ZvU36GnmH pic.twitter.com/EWN7dbljlI
— Comicbook.com (@ComicBookdotcom) February 6, 2015
We chatted (exclusively) with Billy Dee Williams about #StarWarsRebels, the #StarWars sequels, & more! http://t.co/2sx9UClko0
— Cinelinx (@cinelinx) February 9, 2015
Television
Exclusive: Three Classic Characters are in Star Wars Rebels’ Season II Premiere! http://t.co/GUoy7qWrCb #StarWars #StarWarsRebels
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 6, 2015
EXCLUSIVE – Han Solo To Appear In Star Wars Rebels Season 2…. http://t.co/xSObZ4E8KT
— thebeardedtrio (@thebeardedtrio) February 8, 2015
Billy Dee Williams Talks Star Wars Rebels And More With ‘Cinelinx’: Following up on the exciting co… http://t.co/heDpuqgB8e #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 9, 2015
Let’s talk Tarkin. Learn more about Call to Action & send us your questions using #RebelsRecon! https://t.co/kM8hmzmeTn
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 10, 2015
Around The Web
#starwars @carrieffisher behind the scenes with 2-1B pic.twitter.com/3jJD17aWw7
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 11, 2015
#starwars Caravan of Courage set with Michael Jackson pic.twitter.com/lP2gj5w6B7
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 8, 2015
Mel Brooks teases that Spaceballs 2: The Pursuit Of More Money could actually be happening http://t.co/Lowo4mrKL2
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 8, 2015
‘Star Wars’ fan receives Stormtrooper funeral procession http://t.co/7MdB99GUZz
— Robot6 (@Robot6) February 11, 2015
New Catfish Species Named After Greedo From Star Wars http://t.co/Vr1k3jVdxd
— Geekologie (@geekologie) February 11, 2015
Variety to honor Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor and more at unite4:humanity event http://t.co/jFExlX2rqz pic.twitter.com/Rr8Gyr1LkX
— Variety (@Variety) February 11, 2015
The 10 richest filmmakers in Hollywood 10. James Cameron 9. Steve Tisch 8. Jerry Bruckheimer http://t.co/GAF71A1PqX pic.twitter.com/8PdwV08OxS
— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) February 12, 2015
The opening crawl from the first STAR WARS is about 18,000 miles overhead right now, because science http://t.co/PZw6x7qlnk by @Sci_Phile
— Nerdist.com (@NerdistDotCom) February 12, 2015
Future @Space_Station crew dons Jedi robes for @StarWars-inspired #NASA poster: http://t.co/EFFhnhKnev #Exp45 pic.twitter.com/Z905fbJesh
— collectSPACE (@collectSPACE) February 12, 2015
Lynwen Brennan Named Lucasfilm General Manager, Will Be “Nurturing” Star Wars For Growth: Variety i… http://t.co/HGU9k5SRW2 #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 13, 2015
Boba Fett Hunts Down Your Favorite Videogame Characters
Star Wars VS Star Trek Epic Trailer
Life Inside Jabba the Hutt
Books and Comics
“Star Wars” Launches Marvel to Top of January’s Sales Charts http://t.co/ypVMUyfNXG
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) February 6, 2015
“Star Wars” #1 Accounted for About 1 in 7 Comics Sold in January http://t.co/Mzr7s4bGly
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) February 10, 2015
EXCLUSIVE @starwars: Princess Leia #1 Tops 250k Preorders, New Covers Revealed http://t.co/zJsK9NWIJ5 @Marvel pic.twitter.com/f1NFB5aSzr
— Comicbook.com (@ComicBookdotcom) February 10, 2015
Clash of the titans: Jabba v Vader. #Marvel‘s peek at #DarthVader comic, inks by Sal Larroca http://t.co/lu1rvwjrtN pic.twitter.com/edJDT6DOUv
— Marcus Errico (@MarcusErrico) February 6, 2015
Princess Leia Variants From J.Scott Campbell and Alex Ross: Also, Princess Leia #1 variants by J. Sc… http://t.co/Kfn5sjccQ3 #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 7, 2015
Princess Leia #1 variant cover art by Mark Brooks, the guy who did the #StarWarsKanan #1 cover http://t.co/3bGMucvjSw pic.twitter.com/cp4tFhy04O
— Florian B (@DarthSpiriah) February 9, 2015
New- Alex Ross #princessleia #1 cover @Marvel @MYGEEKTIME @headgeek666 @morrowchris #StarWars pic.twitter.com/JLqAwdKch5
— Sal Abbinanti (@SalAbbinanti) February 10, 2015
Princess Leia #1 Preview http://t.co/IXL03Od5Hn @starswars #StarWars @TerryDodsonArt @marvel @MarkWaid #comics pic.twitter.com/cKeB3CHW02
— ComicBuzz (@_comicbuzz) February 10, 2015
Check out this cool variant cover for Princess Leia #1 – the first of a five-issue mini-series out March 4th. pic.twitter.com/raFz0hoOY1
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) February 11, 2015
Aren’t You A Little Short For A Preview? Get A First Look at Marvel’s ‘Princess Leia’ #1 http://t.co/suuTOdIRnS pic.twitter.com/Q8axb0S1iZ
— ComicsAlliance (@comicsalliance) February 12, 2015
@Marvel #starwars Princess Leia #1 action figure variant cover release date 03/04/2015 pic.twitter.com/jl1ye7nSW3
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 11, 2015
Oh man, there are so many great variant covers for #PrincessLeia #1 (on sale March 4). My 4 faves: pic.twitter.com/uQ2WvDOCAy
— Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) February 10, 2015
Unapologetically Strong: Mark Waid & Terry Dodson Talk ‘Star Wars: Princess Leia’ http://t.co/uEm1nDNJAF pic.twitter.com/tykCIdEtV9
— ComicsAlliance (@comicsalliance) February 11, 2015
PREVIEW: Next Chapter of “Star Wars” Unfolds in “Princess Leia” #1 http://t.co/TjLmBHgekG pic.twitter.com/Tgpu1kUWI2
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) February 10, 2015
Never Hesitated For A Second: Jason Aaron On Writing ‘Star Wars’ For Marvel http://t.co/M6Fz5I1cEh pic.twitter.com/P9w5JbUetf
— ComicsAlliance (@comicsalliance) February 9, 2015
Action figure variant by John Tyler Christopher for #Marvel #StarWars #3 http://t.co/3bGMucvjSw pic.twitter.com/sQ776h5LiQ
— Florian B (@DarthSpiriah) February 9, 2015
#marvel #starwars #darthvader 1 out tmrw by @kierongillen who we interviewed 4 @RADIO1138 ep16 http://t.co/hNkm5a0OxX pic.twitter.com/Kd8Xiwvwm5
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 10, 2015
Artist Salvador Larroca takes you inside the first issue of the Darth Vader series, out now http://t.co/i8gyQ722kY pic.twitter.com/V4KdrWy3Kp
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) February 12, 2015
Star Wars #2 Goes To 2nd Printing: You can purchase it right now from our sponsors Midtown Comic… http://t.co/a6mCIUXUg8 #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) February 9, 2015
Epic Yarns, @JackandHolman‘s adaptations of the first three Star Wars movies are available in March! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/uHFzIeIu6t
— Raincoast Books (@RaincoastBooks) February 9, 2015
Thrilled to announce new short story for @SW_Insider 157 written by @jjmfaraway starring #LordsoftheSith & will tie in w/ @Paulskemp novel.
— StarWarsBooks (@DelReyStarWars) February 10, 2015
Attractions
A new alliance… introducing Star Wars Day at Sea aboard the #DisneyFantasy http://t.co/6WZ7Za78cM pic.twitter.com/0RxYD456fw
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) February 11, 2015
Epic news! Disney cruisers can enjoy a full day of @StarWars celebrations on eight #DisneyFantasy sailings! https://t.co/MzAFs2XjYX
— Disney Cruise Line (@DisneyCruise) February 11, 2015
If the rumor we heard comes true, Star Wars fans will want to save their money for a cruise next year.
— Attractions Magazine (@Attractions) February 6, 2015
CONFIRMED: @carrieffisher & more are set for @SW_Celebration! Plus, info on Tattoo Pavilion & Podcast programming. http://t.co/MmtU4L0ova
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) February 10, 2015
Sneak peek of LEGO Star Wars Miniland Death Star Model Display #BehindtheScenes #LEGOLANDCA pic.twitter.com/Ed7zASibKC
— LEGOLAND California (@LEGOLAND_CA) February 11, 2015
Video Games
Tons of Star Wars: Battlefront rumors, how it links to Star Wars: #TheForceAwakens and more! http://t.co/XuirTUJYPW #StarWars #Battlefront
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 11, 2015
Name your price for Battlefront II & be a #ForceForChange with this week’s @humble bundle. https://t.co/njGbmQQwgM pic.twitter.com/dqTv730sl3
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 6, 2015
The #StarWarsRebels #Minecraft skin pack for @Xbox is now available, with 23 total characters! http://t.co/IKjOTw4tlp pic.twitter.com/uj2qAMUrTA
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 10, 2015
Collecting
#UNIQUE #ORIGINAL #VINTAGE #STARWARS – Set of Storyboards #TheEmpireStrikesBack #Bid here: http://t.co/J3Map7ePgG pic.twitter.com/eXibnXHSbM
— Joe Johnston (@jjsketchbook) February 9, 2015
BREAKING NEWS–Coming soon: FOUR Walgreens exclusive Star Wars POP! Vinyl figures! Details at… http://t.co/i5X2YDAK71
— swactionnews (@swactionnews) February 9, 2015
#starwars Hasbro Digital Release Commemorative Collection Set of saga legends and mission series figures pic.twitter.com/Tkt4L1gQwR
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 12, 2015
#starwars Hasbro Digital Release Commemorative Collection Set for Jedi of saga legends and mission series figures pic.twitter.com/c61o3n9qDG
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 12, 2015
#starwars Hasbro Digital Release Commemorative Collection Set for Empire of saga legends and mission series figures pic.twitter.com/YLVQcSrp4q
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) February 12, 2015
Exclusive: Hasbro’s new #StarWars game lets you co-pilot the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. http://t.co/IV9UIt3JgY
— Nerdist.com (@NerdistDotCom) February 9, 2015
‘Star Wars’ toy line lets kids build dream lightsabers http://t.co/Z8GfnAeh3f
— USA TODAY News (@usatodaynews) February 12, 2015
Bid on artwork from the Lucasfilm Animation team and benefit a wonderful cause! http://t.co/QOZ0EqEBtz pic.twitter.com/a17BTAaZt7
— Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) February 12, 2015
The Force is strong with Furby. Hasbro has unveiled “Furbacca” http://t.co/omSZSp9mBH pic.twitter.com/NgWzi5jRik
— Variety (@Variety) February 12, 2015
Get an exclusive Death Star basketball with your tickets for Suns, @StarWars Night on Feb 23! http://t.co/2IQwDaw8mW pic.twitter.com/oxFwXHduL6
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 12, 2015
