Star Wars news for the week of June 15, 2018
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of June 15, 2018 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!
Solo: A Star Wars Story News and Rumors
12 scrapped ideas from Solo: A Star Wars Story https://t.co/95Z6klaJpS
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) June 8, 2018
“This design was when I was still imagining #L337 as a droid that came with the Corellian Frieghter. A co-pilot, a ship’s cook & cleaner etc… which made some sense as to why she’d be an advocate for droids rights.” – #Solo co-costume designer Glyn Dillonhttps://t.co/cBU9DuDN71 pic.twitter.com/H5aQmq7IAk
— Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) June 10, 2018
“One of my concepts for “SOLO” early train design and hauler ideas” #SoloAStarWarsStory concept artist Vincent Jenkins #StarWars https://t.co/XNZU2IVe8H pic.twitter.com/hIoVl8Gz1h
— Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) June 10, 2018
How do you make the Kessel Run in less than twenty parsecs? Take a shortcut. Solo: A Star Wars Story art by @ILMVFX senior concept artist Chris Voy. pic.twitter.com/qADOVvTozB
— Star Wars (@starwars) June 12, 2018
I’ll tell ya this, things are not looking good for my Porkins spin-off.
— Jon Kasdan (@JonKasdan) June 13, 2018
All the Star Wars gaming news from @E3, a walk around Corellia from the set of Solo, a talk with Lost Stars author @ClaudiaGray, and more this week, on The #StarWarsShow! pic.twitter.com/w68slRt3vZ
— Star Wars (@starwars) June 13, 2018
‘Solo’ Train Heist Scene Done In 16-Bit Video Game Style – https://t.co/L45p4I4nPE #StarWars #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/65Fo3hmA6m
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) June 13, 2018
Rian Johnson Trilogy News and Rumors
Star Wars Producer Ram Bergman Describes Working on Rian Johnson’s Trilogy – #StarWars – https://t.co/kha7yjl1uj pic.twitter.com/smuodjo4Je
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) June 10, 2018
Episode IX News and Rumors
EP 9 loading… see ya!
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) June 12, 2018
Those George Lucas quotes floating around are accurate but, shock of shocks, slightly out of context. So we went to the book for full context and it changes his idea in a small, but important, way. https://t.co/IsbOtx7RU2
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) June 13, 2018
Television News and Rumors
Jim Rash Touches On New ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Animated Series – https://t.co/MrbMXQ7Enu #StarWars #StarWarsResistance pic.twitter.com/NtbDzmmJ0F
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) June 11, 2018
Qi’ra’s got a price on her head. One that Hondo Ohnaka and IG-88 intend on collecting. It’s a battle between scum and villainy in Star Wars #ForcesOfDestiny: “Triplecross.” pic.twitter.com/YfZnCr4b12
— Star Wars (@starwars) June 11, 2018
New ‘Star Wars Detours’ Trademark Applications Have Been Filed – https://t.co/vXvNBApKNh #StarWars #StarWarsDetours pic.twitter.com/P4X9CUh1aA
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) June 14, 2018
Around the Web
.@HamillHimself and @TheRealStanLee chat with https://t.co/2gXkrpswTj about “Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest,” coming this fall to @DisneyXD! Watch the interview: https://t.co/kbRrafxeHL
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) June 8, 2018
Hayden reacts to a fan saying ‘May the Force be with you’. Protect him st all costs pic.twitter.com/dzdSosRU7d
— Star Wars Stuff (@starwarstuff) June 11, 2018
.@JohnBoyega doesn’t care if #StarWars fans bought a ticket — he wants harassment to stop https://t.co/5auV2vuiTZ pic.twitter.com/EHS201L98n
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 12, 2018
As far as I’ve seen, these are the first specifics George Lucas has shared about what his vision of Episodes 7-9 would have been. This comes from @insighteditions awesome companion book to “James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction series” on AMC: pic.twitter.com/Wtlw8zlrqv
— Livio Ramondelli (@LivioRamondelli) June 12, 2018
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of ILMxLAB! Thanks to all our fans and friends for stepping inside our stories. We can’t wait to share more later this year. pic.twitter.com/CcINYZn9He
— ILMxLAB (@ILMxLAB) June 12, 2018
Amazon’s Alexa transforms into Lando’s sass-talking L3-37 droid in the hands of this talented hacker https://t.co/vfOB5sA2mK pic.twitter.com/2zCxmWfqRC
— io9 (@io9) June 13, 2018
Ewan McGregor to play adult Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep! https://t.co/oJGA79ozap
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) June 13, 2018
Comics
My variant for the Last Jedi adaptation issue #4 pic.twitter.com/RDlGKDJ6L7
— Rod Reis (@RodReis) June 9, 2018
John Tyler Christopher Reveals ‘Star Wars’ #50 Action Figure Variant – https://t.co/eBIrtSP7qG #StarWars @marvel @johntylerchris pic.twitter.com/NFaGgcu8F0
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) June 11, 2018
Star Wars: Adventures #6 cover art gallery ✨ We tip our helmets to #RoseTico, who’s strength of heart is unparalleled, and who remains a shining beacon of light against the #DarkSide! Pre-order #StarWars Adventures v3 at your favorite book retailer today! https://t.co/XNSVLqXZ0K pic.twitter.com/jHyaTkrgL1
— IDW Publishing (@IDWPublishing) June 12, 2018
DISNEY Honors IDW With Award For STAR WARS & Other Licensed Books https://t.co/U7P0IRlZFE pic.twitter.com/0uXQmpcd7n
— Newsarama (@Newsarama) June 13, 2018
Eight Covers & Counting for Marvel’s STAR WARS #50 https://t.co/ctUxyKG5X2 pic.twitter.com/eXU7THxXAQ
— Newsarama (@Newsarama) June 13, 2018
Video Games
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order announced by Respawn! https://t.co/3py2IWZ4PH
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) June 9, 2018
Respawn’s Star Wars game officially titled Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order https://t.co/8XgIMvk4hi
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) June 9, 2018
We are excited to reveal “#StarWars Jedi: Fallen Order” and Clone Wars content coming to Battlefront II. #EAPlay https://t.co/EO1TYFHuNa
— Star Wars Games (@StarWarsGames) June 9, 2018
From @Respawn comes a brand-new action adventure game which tells an original @StarWars story around a surviving Padawan set shortly after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is releasing Holiday 2019: https://t.co/CKZ5IM7XkL pic.twitter.com/txGjZNLE1m
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) June 9, 2018
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker coming to ‘Battlefront II’ https://t.co/S5ecc6Rs6L pic.twitter.com/34vcFY1CL4
— Variety (@Variety) June 9, 2018
Collecting
LEGO Star Wars Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes (75215) with Enfys Nest, Beckett and Weazel Revealed #SoloAStarWarsStory #enfysnest #cloudriders #vandor https://t.co/iUHiMzHdgX pic.twitter.com/zXqiy4ydkK
— Yakface (@yak_face) June 12, 2018
First Look at @Hasbro‘s new STAR WARS Black Series exclusives at this year’s #SDCC: https://t.co/AztXaZwq1M pic.twitter.com/nQBGXrMcFn
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) June 13, 2018
Entertainment Earth SDCC Exclusive Jabba’s Palace Backpack and Pencil Case | https://t.co/Gox1PxSoBv https://t.co/UEcPDWonjv #sdcc #loungefly #jabba #entertainmentearth pic.twitter.com/H0udPWiTZp
— Yakface (@yak_face) June 13, 2018
