Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Previously, it seemed like the first movie in Rian Johnson's planned Star Wars trilogy wouldn't arrive until 2021 at the earlier. Might it come even sooner, in 2020? A development from earlier this month opens the door for it - and it's logistically possible. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rew...

There's been no direct news about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order since its announcement at the E3 conference earlier this year. But the way things went down over EA's other Star Wars project - the one code-named "Ragtag" - as well as the evolution of Battlefront may have something to tell us about what to expect from Fallen Order. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 t...

No new news about Star Wars Resistance came out of San Diego Comic-Con last week, but enough information has surfaced online in the past couple of weeks or so that gives us an indication of where in the timeline the series takes place. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***...

Let's reset the calendar! With 515 days left until Episode IX, when can we expect to see teasers and trailers, magazine cover stories, and more? I've got the dates to watch for you on today's episode. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star...

Though there wasn't a specific Star Wars comics panel, they were well represented at SDCC in the Disney/Lucasfilm Publishing panel. And there are three series called out in particular that bear on the Resistance-era and on the possibility of new scoundrel connections. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fab...

Solo gets an expanded edition, Claudia Gray takes on Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon (I've got a prediction about that), and E.K. Johnston takes on Padme two years before Attack of the Clones. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7x7 show notes...

Now that there's been a little time to digest it, we can put the news about new Clone Wars episodes into context - and a panel from Celebration Europe in 2016 may tell us everything we could want to know about the story arcs that will finish the series on the Disney streaming service. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and yo...

The one guess I threw out to the world on Monday's episode came true during the Clone Wars 10th Anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming back for a 12-episode finale on the Disney streaming service. The top-level details are here, and more information will be coming on Friday morning's episode. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7...

"Really worth tracking down - feels like a sort of fluke that couldn't exist today, a strangely plain & intimate view of the production with lots of very unguarded interviews." - Rian Johnson, tweeting about "Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back." And it seems relevant again with San Diego Comic-Con starting today... Punch it ***I'm listener supported! Go to http:...

Putting aside the whole "how the sequels would be different if Lucas had done them" conversation, his recent comments about the microbiotic "Whills" and their part in the biology of the Force is super-fascinating. Let's break it down, shall we? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your p...

Of all the things we could learn at SDCC about Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is probably low on the totem pole list. But new news related to the new land coming to Disney theme parks is percolating from other avenues, so let's explore that, shall we? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your...

Lucasfilm doesn't have a giant presence at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but there are a couple of panels worth paying attention to. Here's my preview of what's happening with Star Wars at SDCC, and what kind of news may come out of them. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge...

For a while there, it didn't look like it was the case, but Solo co-writer Jon Kasdan has confirmed on Twitter that there's a link between Saw Gerrera's Partisans from Rogue One and Enfys Nest's Cloud-Riders from Solo. The details on today's episode... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards fo...

So this rumor is coming back around again. Somehow, a visit by George Lucas to a Belfast suburb in November 2017 has been spun up into a story alleging that an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie starring Ewan McGregor will begin filming in Northern Ireland in April 2019. I'm digging into it today... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and y...

Chewbacca's appeared in six Star Wars movies prior to Solo: A Star Wars Story (the OT, Revenge of the Sith, and the two sequel movies), but the seventh time's the charm for him. The father-son Kasdan writing team does more for the character of Chewie in 10 seconds of dialogue than any other movie has done for him. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the...

I was just sitting around, happening to think about Solo: A Star Wars Story the other day, as one does. And I got to wondering: Why is it that Chewie decides to trust Han when they're down in that mud pit together, where they first meet? I think I have an answer... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulo...

How fast are tickets selling out for Star Wars Celebration Chicago? Who might some of the guests be? And what improvements might there be over 2017 in Orlando? All of that and more on today's Celebration 2019 update. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.c...

This rumor's been kicking around ever since Billy Dee Williams had to cancel a convention appearance due to an unknown movie conflict. Well, now it's kicked up to another level, as The Hollywood Reporter is quoting sources that say Williams will, in fact, be reprising the role of Lando Calrissian in Episode IX. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the St...

Episode IX is still firmly in pre-production mode - no announcement on principal photography just yet, though it's supposed to be starting later this month. Meanwhile, Keri Russell is allegedly in talks to play a role in Episode IX, and based on her physical appearance, folks are jumping to conclusions about whether her character may be related to Rey. But is that a good thing? Punch it! ***I'm li...

With Solo: A Star Wars Story slipping out of the Top 10 in box office totals during the seventh weekend of its release, this will be the last weekly Scoundrel Business update, though we'll check in on Solo from time to time during the summer. Meanwhile, I'm also talking about projected home video release dates, and the countdown to Episode IX. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patr...

In the spirit of something we were talking about earlier in the week, about sharing the joy of Star Wars with new generations, I humbly present "Are You Scared, Darth Vader?" (Thanks to Disney-Lucasfilm Press for sending me a copy to check out!) In the best tradition of children's books - stunning and unusual artwork, a surprise twist or three, and a breaking of the metaphorical fourth wall - this...

On July 7th, 2014, Star Wars 7x7 went live on iTunes with four episodes, and a promise to deliver a daily dose of Star Wars joy. Four years and more than 1,500 numbered and bonus episodes later, it's time to pause for a moment and share a heaping helping of gratitude for people who've made this milestone possible. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the...

Star Wars isn't so resonant because of its pulling from Joseph Campbell's monomyth. It's because it also pulls from political and social history as well - and not just the history of the United States, though that certainly plays a part. And when you take a closer look at the ideas and values Lucas wove into the good-guy side of the space opera, it's kind of surprising to hear people complaining a...

You can talk about individual story choices all you want - and the Force knows I will, too - but when it comes to the bigger picture of Star Wars, I only have one particular disagreement with what George Lucas did with the Star Wars Saga. Being that I'm of a certain age, you might guess that it has something to do with the Special Editions, and you'd be correct. But I think I have a different take...

Many times over the years here at Star Wars 7x7, we've talked about how the scarcity of Star Wars films over the first 30+ years of its existence may have been part of the secret sauce that helped create the level of devotion it has achieved. After the reception of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and reports from anonymous sources about how the standalone movies are being considering in the wake of Solo,...