Author: Riya Sembhi

Hello there! I'm Riya, and I love all things Star Wars. Besides that, I enjoy reading, writing, painting, and looking at star constellations.

With Sabine Wren appearing in the new Disney+ series, Ahsoka, Dave Filoni praises actress, Natasha Liu Bordizzo her work ethic and perfect fit for the role. As both animated characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels come to the live-action screen, Filoni opens up on how much he wanted Sabine to stand out against the rest of the Star Wars characters in the universe. In Entertainment Weekly’s podcast, Dagobah Dispatch Podcast, Filoni discusses how he will set up her and Ahsoka’s character to attend more adventures together: “Boy, I mean, I love the characters that I’ve…

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As expected, it seems that Ahsoka Tano is on pursuit to find Grand Admiral Thrawn in Disney+ upcoming show, Ahsoka. Last seen in Star Wars: Rebels, he being dragged into hyperspace along with Ezra Bridger near the end of show. First seen in The Mandalorian in Season 2 episode 2, “Chapter 13: The Jedi,” Ahsoka fights Elsbeth, a former imperial agent, and demands she divulge the location of Thrawn. As the whereabouts of Thrawn still seem to be on the minds of the audience, they eagerly asked Dawson at the C2E2 conference about it. The actress shared how the villain’s…

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With Andor releasing in the fall on September 21, there are a handful of press and viewers that have seen the first four episodes of the much-anticipated show. With an early reaction reaching its way online, the general public can gauge the aura of the show. Ramala, a user from ResetEra, gave in the forum their brief thoughts on the first four episodes of the upcoming series. Previously, this user has shared their initial reactions to Ms. Marvel and the upcoming Netflix series, The Sandman. “I’ve seen the first four and it’s the most serious, grounded thing Star Wars has ever…

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This past Friday, the official Star Wars account tweeted out a photo announcing that Amandla Stenberg will be a lead star in the new Star Wars live-action series, The Acolyte. https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1550546526119727105?s=20&t=__nLMg0yPbv2QUWRCNhvPA The Acolyte is set a century before the events of The Phantom Menace where the series focuses on the galaxy at the peak of the era of the High Republic when the Jedi were the strongest and the Sith were thought to be destroyed throughout the galaxy. Along side the focus on the Jedi, the show will depict how the Sith rose to their influence through characters that are…

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Within Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World has recently completed the construction of the MagicBand+ interaction panel that will support the Batuu Bounty Hunters game. Still off-limits to guests, the game plans on utilizes haptics and light patterns on the MagicBand+ to find numerous virtual bounties hidden throughout Black Spire Outpost. Using a “hot and cold system” the MagicBand+ will buzz and alert the guest that they are near where the bounty is hiding. The Datapad thermal scanner on the Play Disney Parks app is the tool to trap it where they spot the creature via…

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First announced on Star Wars Celebration in 2022, Disney+ shared their new TV series, Skeleton Crew. Directed by Jon Watts who also directed the Spider-Man Home Trilogy will be taking charge with Jude Law starring in the series. The concept art shown above has excited fans as it shows four young characters in an unknown territory about to embark on an epic space adventure. According to Bespin Bulletin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew started filming at the end of June at Manhattan Beach Studios, which is where The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Book of Boba Fett were all filmed. In addition to…

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Before Obi-Wan Kenobi presented itself as a six-episode limited series, the show was originally going to be a standalone movie, according to Lucasfilm. After thunderous applause from Star Wars fans, the show was the most-viewed series from Disney+ up to date. With Rogue One released in 2016 and then-yet-to-be-released Solo: A Star Wars Story, Kenobi’s film would have been a possible choice considering the success of Rogue One. However, Solo had disappointing box office returns, and Lucasfilm altered their plans and reworked Obi-Wan Kenobi into a TV series. Initially set to serve as a feature film, Stephen Daldry directed Obi-Wan…

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Taika Waititi’s influence in today’s commercial films in Disney and outside of it has been a proud journey as he continues to dazzle the industry today with his leadership and vision. He is a busy man with dozens of projects he is working on or has worked on recently. To name a few: LightyearThor: Love and ThunderExecutive producer on two ongoing FX series – Reservation Dogs and What We Do In The ShadowsNext Goal Wins (arriving later this year)Multiple movies in the works: adaptations of Flash Gordon and The IncalA future standalone Star Wars movie (December 2023) Amidst everything, he…

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Indicating no signs of slowing down, Disney and Lucasfilm continue to develop new Star Wars content such as movies and shows for the canon that current and upcoming generations of the vast Star Wars audience can appreciate.  With the franchise concentrating on films and shows, they shift their engagement toward the gaming side of Star Wars. A new rumor from Kristian Harloff suggests that Cameron Monaghan might reprise his character, Cal Kestis from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, in the new upcoming sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. According to Harloff, Monaghan already signed the papers that would bring his character…

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Stranger Things superstar Millie Bobby Brown has been in discussions with Disney executives for her to be a part of the Star Wars universe, according to Mirror. Robert Brown, Millie’s father, and manager, is already friends with Star Wars franchise boss Kathleen Kennedy and will most likely assist Millie’s entrance into the franchise.  “Millie is on Disney’s radar for the new Star Wars projects,” a source mentions, and she’s looking to serve as a central role in an upcoming film. With the actress nearing a million dollars per episode in Stranger Things, she could “easily take home $15 million for a first…

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