Ashes to Ashes
Dec. 10th, 2020 08:03 pmLord have mercy, Disney dropped some bombs today. Some of this stuff we knew already, some expected, some just out of the blue. So, here goes ...
Ahsoka: Figured this was coming. Dawson was quite good in her episode of The Mandalorian and Filoni's star is ascending.
Rangers of the New Republic: Surprise! I expect this to be a vehicle for Cara Dune, Gina Carano's character. Lando: A Lando series! Please let Glover come back to the role.
The Acolyte: Set in the new High Republic era, described as a mystery series. Interesting imagery, what looks like a lightsaber slash across the series name.
We got a little look at the Cassian Andor series. I'm excited for what's been described as a Star Wars espionage series.
Hayden Christensen is coming back as Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan series. Surprising, and I'm good with this.
On the animated side, there's Visions, done by a collection of anime directors, and the Bad Batch, introduced in the last season of The Clone Wars, are getting a series. Ambivalent about both of these.
The big one, for me, was the announcement that Patty Jenkins is doing the next theatrical release - Rogue Squadron. Jaw-dropping. Mike Stackpole offered his congratulations. A T-65 in the teaser. Look, I don't expect an adaptation of the Legends novels, but Jenkins gave me a terrific Wonder Woman, and that's enough to get me excited.
Tons of Marvel stuff, too - Don Cheadle in Armor Wars. Ironheart. Fantastic Four in the hands of the recent Spider-Man director. Super-exciting!
Ahsoka: Figured this was coming. Dawson was quite good in her episode of The Mandalorian and Filoni's star is ascending.
Rangers of the New Republic: Surprise! I expect this to be a vehicle for Cara Dune, Gina Carano's character. Lando: A Lando series! Please let Glover come back to the role.
The Acolyte: Set in the new High Republic era, described as a mystery series. Interesting imagery, what looks like a lightsaber slash across the series name.
We got a little look at the Cassian Andor series. I'm excited for what's been described as a Star Wars espionage series.
Hayden Christensen is coming back as Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan series. Surprising, and I'm good with this.
On the animated side, there's Visions, done by a collection of anime directors, and the Bad Batch, introduced in the last season of The Clone Wars, are getting a series. Ambivalent about both of these.
The big one, for me, was the announcement that Patty Jenkins is doing the next theatrical release - Rogue Squadron. Jaw-dropping. Mike Stackpole offered his congratulations. A T-65 in the teaser. Look, I don't expect an adaptation of the Legends novels, but Jenkins gave me a terrific Wonder Woman, and that's enough to get me excited.
Tons of Marvel stuff, too - Don Cheadle in Armor Wars. Ironheart. Fantastic Four in the hands of the recent Spider-Man director. Super-exciting!