Star Wars news for the week of April 1, 2016
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of April 1, 2016 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 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
Harrison Ford to auction Han Solo’s #TheForceAwakens jacket for charity: https://t.co/ntzFxuAgHb pic.twitter.com/tGZmXbZVjd
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 28, 2016
WATCH: “We can’t talk about that, I’m so sorry.” – Harrison Ford on if he will return to @StarWars. #TheForceAwakens https://t.co/NVDi4qW1Zc
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 29, 2016
WATCH: Harrison Ford discusses @StarWars, the future of Han Solo, Indiana Jones and more with @GMA. https://t.co/T0WXsft73h
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 29, 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens fight training in a new behind-the-scenes clip https://t.co/OctCLy2kUK #StarWars pic.twitter.com/sslEqlK4dE
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) March 31, 2016
Exclusive: @JohnBoyega on his favorite deleted scene & best-kept #StarWars #TheForceAwakens secret + new BTS clip! https://t.co/vxsNDIa9jR
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) March 31, 2016
.@JohnBoyega, as comfortable with a selfie stick as a lightsaber at Secrets of #TheForceAwakens: A Cinematic Journey pic.twitter.com/UFz2FPxXTu
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) March 29, 2016
What happens when @JohnBoyega surprises fans at the screening of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey screening?https://t.co/a3zfS9lv3f
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) March 30, 2016
Star Wars The Hobby posted this just a bit ago. TFA Wal-Mart display. @yak_face @FLYGUY pic.twitter.com/DGHMpGbc8z
— Jay Siebert (@Z0rn) March 30, 2016
John Boyega Boards Millennium Falcon For First Time in ‘Star Wars’ Blu-ray Clip – https://t.co/iSDeggoVaX pic.twitter.com/zMMMXCzhpT
— Spinoff Online (@SpinoffOnline) March 29, 2016
Watch how Oscar Isaac convinced J.J. Abrams not to kill Poe in Star Wars: The Force Awakens https://t.co/539RAfLpM2 pic.twitter.com/8GnNu2iqfd
— io9 (@io9) March 30, 2016
See Daisy Ridley’s audition for #TheForceAwakens, ft on the Digital Download on April 11 and Blu-ray on April 18https://t.co/ztjbsBXKux
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) March 29, 2016
Target Flyer Reveals TFA Tie-In Promos | https://t.co/Gox1Py9Zt3 https://t.co/cOQnRaKLgi
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 1, 2016
@MakingStarWars Cool split screen of the TFA duel for digital release in NYC! Weird seeing end of movie in promo. pic.twitter.com/4Wf3Vm3t3v
— Brian Vinik (@rpvee) April 1, 2016
#StarWars creature creator Neal Scanlan talks Jakku, Jar Jar, CGI and more! https://t.co/tyLVgXIQmn pic.twitter.com/kHAz75uvRX
— Nerdist (@nerdist) April 1, 2016
Not only thing I got wrong-also read “Luke turns, removes hood, delivers lengthy Oscar-worthy speech”No one laughed. https://t.co/00pJ6AdDRM
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 31, 2016
.@mcgregor_ewan reveals how J.J. Abrams recruited him for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ https://t.co/CKaHZNMxK5 pic.twitter.com/ovxDlVkM6a
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) March 29, 2016
“Path of a Lightsaber” Tracks the Journey of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Weapon, From Anakin … https://t.co/MRhGuQnoej pic.twitter.com/Qdub34qRxd
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) March 30, 2016
— Ali Arikan (@aliarikan) March 30, 2016
Adam Driver is having a hard time adjusting to his #StarWars fame https://t.co/kWM8ibkuwR pic.twitter.com/y1vRGf71ye
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) March 30, 2016
JUST WAIT FOR IT. #WonderCon #BB8 #StarWars pic.twitter.com/BgkAXSkwC5
— Mandy.pdf (@amandapham) March 27, 2016
#Repost @amy_geek with @repostapp.
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This family, guys. Please note BB-8’s thumbs-up. #s… https://t.co/5VEyUCrEjR pic.twitter.com/ob3bVJrVAV— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 26, 2016
Stop everything. This is the best. #WonderCon #GeekAndNerdy pic.twitter.com/4dG1smJguS
— Nerdist (@nerdist) March 27, 2016
Maz finally found her boyfriend! #EPIC #FANX16 #wookiee pic.twitter.com/Nzn9yLid7k
— The Wookiee Wrangler (@WookieeWranglr) March 26, 2016
Real-life Rey and Finn from #StarWars are your ultimate cosplay couple https://t.co/VFtV8zAVuG pic.twitter.com/a5MLDIwnil
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) March 29, 2016
See how #TheForceAwakens pays tribute to the original #StarWars with this video montage: https://t.co/NzWXdLiWaw pic.twitter.com/7cln8NVgyu
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 28, 2016
Thanks to @Hasbro My boys have got me in the palm of their hand. #StarWars #SnapWexley #ActionFigure pic.twitter.com/lgQ0x64sWj
— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) March 28, 2016
Episode VIII News and Rumors
Thanks @rianjohnson for letting me reveal 1 SPOILER to try to reach #HAMILLION followers! STAY TUNED! #LeakingLuke pic.twitter.com/wmdBihavUQ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
@HamillHimself “Episode VIII: Mark Hamill Highly Confidential” would not be a bad title actually.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) April 1, 2016
Thursday pop quiz – DROID OR SET EQUIPMENT???? pic.twitter.com/WCztw1MGYP
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) April 1, 2016
@pablohidalgo IS THAT PUPPY BANE
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) April 1, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII: Luke Skywalker, aliens in Space Vegas, Dern and Poe pick ups!… https://t.co/RE7dy9h2Uf pic.twitter.com/smZI2u0hvN
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) March 25, 2016
It’s time the Art of the Stunt was recognised at film awards like the Oscars. I have been observing lately. Stunts deserve recognition. BIG!
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) March 26, 2016
Adam Driver on what’s happening in the next “Star Wars”: “They’re still at war” #EWxMidnightSpecial @EW
— Christopher Rosen (@chrisjrosen) March 29, 2016
Adam Driver on filming the next #StarWars film: “I can’t wait to get on set” https://t.co/5DnETaTWio pic.twitter.com/jZQMKuAbsB
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 29, 2016
‘Star Wars’ Adam Driver Compares Episodes ‘VII’ and ‘VIII’: ‘A Lot of That Anxiety Is Gone’ https://t.co/41MzB9jl1Q pic.twitter.com/cp6ywERE5w
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) March 29, 2016
VIDEO-Spectacular acceleration of Star Wars craft in Dubrovnikhttps://t.co/cvk9X8xeP1 @StarWarsnew @StarWarsNewsNet pic.twitter.com/FNWCGtnAYB
— The Dubrovnik Times (@DubrovnikTimes) March 31, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII Pinewood set photo of Ahch-To. #StarWars #EpisodeVIII https://t.co/OOJdGe2Oqe pic.twitter.com/Bhx2j78Cwj
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) March 31, 2016
Rogue One News and Rumors
Season 3 of #StarWarsRebels will have connections to Episode IV and #RogueOne: https://t.co/orOFZCH7G6 pic.twitter.com/dEw8YI9hbd
— Nerdist (@nerdist) March 31, 2016
Anthology News and Rumors
.@mcgregor_ewan tells me he’s *very* interested in a Obi-Wan Kenobi anthology movie and his Force Awakens review https://t.co/30wCzCMEWb
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) March 30, 2016
Television News and Rumors
Exclusive clip from the #StarWarsRebels season finale. Or, Ezra Bridger & the temple of doom https://t.co/xZ2hhgFrjL pic.twitter.com/8umL5OagQJ
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) March 28, 2016
Star Wars Rebels: The Grand Inquisitor’s Backstory Was Seen in ‘The Clone Wars’ https://t.co/6sanhyUYwM pic.twitter.com/YRUacNxsaa
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) March 30, 2016
Around The Web
Thanks @rianjohnson for letting me reveal 1 SPOILER to try to reach #HAMILLION followers! STAY TUNED! #LeakingLuke pic.twitter.com/wmdBihavUQ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
#StarWars @carrieffisher hanging with 2-1B pic.twitter.com/et5yWg4wMN
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) March 31, 2016
.@GiveMeDragons #AskHamill pic.twitter.com/sp7SFQGxmc
— ITV Takeaway (@itvtakeaway) March 26, 2016
Why does Obama keep inviting Star Wars stormtroopers to the White House? https://t.co/LshPS8qvEh pic.twitter.com/HgntsvDdNW
— io9 (@io9) March 28, 2016
Back at the bar with @coltfortyfive #WorksEveryTime pic.twitter.com/cbLLTFtQyD
— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) March 29, 2016
Watch Carrie Fisher reenact #StarWars scenes with a British Darth Vader: https://t.co/AKWUYOXuIW pic.twitter.com/NXjOwagKaw
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 29, 2016
Picture of rare, unproduced Chewie mask w/open snarling mouth-a gift from George Lucas 4 you #UPFs to drool over!#SW pic.twitter.com/vOZM5nn5BY
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 29, 2016
Once upon a time there was an ugly blue sweater who had an owner who was very, very loyal & very, very cheap-The End https://t.co/sxcUcjY65r
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 31, 2016
Oscar Isaac reunites with Ex Machina director for Annihilation https://t.co/hoJBloIcCv #annihilation pic.twitter.com/nhCuXdl4E0
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) March 30, 2016
Oscar Isaac in talks to join Natalie Portman in ‘Annihilation’ https://t.co/RkOX1OMHyA pic.twitter.com/HDjM8hrxqj
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 30, 2016
Robin Wright in Final Talks to Join Harrison Ford in ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel https://t.co/qSDlsaka1H pic.twitter.com/uLz6V0QtWP
— THR Movies (@THRmovies) March 31, 2016
No, #StarWars baby names are not actually a hot new trend: https://t.co/sipSoOqfM0 pic.twitter.com/P5NmybCFh6
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 31, 2016
Comics
An Interview With @CharlesSoule About The Upcoming STAR WARS: POE DAMERON! https://t.co/EOs3BEJWfJ#StarWars pic.twitter.com/IJ46CkFf6u
— Free Comic Book Day (@Freecomicbook) March 30, 2016
Marvel Reissuing Attack Of The Clones And Revenge Of The Sith In The Autumn https://t.co/OpAIhNj9Fq #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 30, 2016
Books
Ahsoka’s story is not over. There’s a novel on the way and I have the exclusive on @nerdist! https://t.co/6TtAUcy6Rg pic.twitter.com/oP8KoTTvdr
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) March 31, 2016
ICYMI, a new #StarWars novel about Ahsoka Tano has been announced! https://t.co/17CgFxl7Qi (Exclusive) pic.twitter.com/pg15luvCKD
— Nerdist (@nerdist) March 31, 2016
Another awesome Brazilian Star Wars book cover, this time with young Palpatine <3 !! pic.twitter.com/KypmgAHrIi
— ?Jay (@admiraljello) March 31, 2016
Attractions
The 2017 #D23Expo is heading to Anaheim July 14-16 – https://t.co/cbwNXj25IT pic.twitter.com/Iq4PS8PYrO
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) March 28, 2016
Looks like #D23 is probably the week before #SDCC in 2017, as all signs point to July 19-23: https://t.co/p7X2ibIEi8 https://t.co/bDreyQCALm
— SDCC Unofficial Blog (@SD_Comic_Con) March 28, 2016
Video Games
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Pre-Order Deals https://t.co/bFOtk7KvWg
— Rebelscum.com (@rebelscumnews) March 29, 2016
DICE explains how they brought the appetizing sounds of the Sarlacc Pit Monster to life: https://t.co/EuAEE77sJB pic.twitter.com/oqCkrVGbPI
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) March 30, 2016
Collecting
Disney Music Emporium is giving away #StarWars #TheForceAwakens posters. Limited to 2000 & on row 1800 pic.twitter.com/IXWUvLcniu
— Parks And Cons (@ParksAndCons) March 25, 2016
Jedi’s! @WonderCon is today! You are going to love our new exclusive @starwars #TheForceAwakens picture discs. pic.twitter.com/AYF4GhZ19f
— DisneyMusicEmporium (@DisneyMusicEmp) March 25, 2016
Picking up the DME exclusive #BB8 vinyl at the Disney Music Emporium booth. #WonderCon pic.twitter.com/i9Ixrk6DLt
— Parks And Cons (@ParksAndCons) March 25, 2016
The Force is strong with our #BB8 vinyl. Find him at #WonderCon all weekend, Booth 2036! @starwars pic.twitter.com/b09QMICoFq
— DisneyMusicEmporium (@DisneyMusicEmp) March 26, 2016
Coming soon from @ANOVOS (price not confirmed yet) #TheForceAwakens #HeresRey #WonderCon pic.twitter.com/eOs5TrV0YF
— Poel (@TK10815) March 25, 2016
Apparently BB-8 ear hats are a thing now… and they’re glorious. pic.twitter.com/lwPfVujHPl
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) March 26, 2016
LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Set Info https://t.co/5IwOktg8jQ
— Rebelscum.com (@rebelscumnews) March 28, 2016
Rumor Alert: #Hasbro will release a female Black Series #RogueOne figure at this years #ComicCon
— Star Wars Junk (@StarWarsJunk) March 28, 2016
Target The Force Awakens Blu-ray Display And New Exclusive 12-Inch Figure 3-Pack https://t.co/amudvV1TvR #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 28, 2016
yes yes — i’m sure bobby fischer would also let the wookie win — he was a pretty smart guy — @HoloGridMonster https://t.co/eIX3AJT21v
— Phil Tippett (@PhilTippett) March 30, 2016
The Chrome Captain! In-hand photos of the Walmart Exclusive TBS 3.75? SA Captain Phasma fig! https://t.co/dG4aEcO9M0 pic.twitter.com/HfDyvz5PRU
— StudShooter! (@studshooter) March 30, 2016
Packaged #kyloren #micromachines carry case by @hasbro #vintage #kenner inspired. Love it!… https://t.co/UNNTELxhsz pic.twitter.com/BT21S5TJ0J
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 31, 2016
