It’s time for a triple 1 Holonet Blast! There’s not a lot of news to report this week, being a holiday weekend and all, but don’t worry. We’re not empty handed!

First off, Daisy Ridley has been making the rounds for Ophelia and dropped some tidbits about The Rise of Skywalker. Read the articles in USA Today, in which she talks fan theories, and in Vulture, in which she talks about her hug with Carrie Fisher from the teaser trailer. Ridley also was interviewed on Good Morning America and stated she thinks fans will be satisfied and called Episode IX a brilliant end to the story. Yeah, I’m excited!

Sadly, in much less cool news, Riz Ahmed recently revealed that he had to cancel his Celebration Chicago appearance due to being detained at the airport. Ahmed spoke at a leadership summit about the issues faced by Muslims. Not only is it disappointing Ahmed wasn’t able to greet fans, but it’s also an ugly reminder of the racial profiling and discrimination that occurs in our society.

Today was the Women’s World Cup Final (Go USA!) and Walt Disney Studios dropped a teaser for the live action Mulan film, releasing next March. I’m usually not super excited about Disney’s live action versions of their cartoon films, but this one looks to be not an adaptation but rather an original take on the Mulan story. The teaser was excellent and I’m really excited to see how the film turns out.

That’s all for this week’s Holonet Blast. See y’all next week!

Welcome back to another edition of the Holonet Blast where we’ve got a wide assortment of news from around the galaxy for you.

In gaming news, if your interest has been piqued by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the Game Director released the full demo from E3 last week. It’s 25 minutes of play that was previously only shown behind closed doors and gives you an even better idea of what to expect from the game this fall.

In book and comic news, Star Wars is going to be included in the landmark Marvel #1000 issue in August. Charles Soule and Terry Dodson have creator duties for the one page story and are just one of eighty other creator teams taking part in Marvel extravaganza. Del Rey also released an excerpt from this month’s Thrawn: Treason in which a lot of high ranking Imperials sit down for a very nice and friendly chat and are definitely all friends. If audio’s your thing, there’s a little something there for you too. (The excerpt has zero Eli Vanto though so fair warning.)

SDCC convention exclusives were also announced this week. If you’re heading to the con later this month or have a really good friend willing to brave the lines for you, check them out. Or check them out even if you’re not going and drool with envy with the rest of us.

Finally, in geek fashion news, you’ll soon be able get Star Wars  themed shoes from TOMS. The collection launches this week online and in stores and will feature designs inspired by the Original Trilogy. (On a related note, Po-Zu’s summer sale is currently going on and some of their Star Wars designs are included for pretty darn good prices so check it out.)

And that’s it for this week! For those of you in the States, have a safe holiday weekend and for the rest of you, enjoy your week!

Hello there one and all, and thanks for tuning in to another weekly roundup of news from a galaxy far, far away. As always, we’re happy to have you! This week’s news is meager in quantity, but epic in scale.

First: new Age of Resistance comics were officially announced this week and I cannot overstate how thrilled the folks here at Tosche Station are about them. Following the lead of the Age of Republic and Age of Rebellion miniseries, Age of Resistance will feature in-depth looks at some of our Star Wars favorites. Rose Tico, Kylo Ren, Snoke (I have questions!), and Rey are all to be featured in their own books. The Age of Resistance comics are written by Tom Taylor and are set to release this coming September. This is in addition to the previously announced comics that will feature Finn, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, and General Hux.

The rest of this week’s news is a celebration! Or, rather, it’s about a celebration– Star Wars Celebration, Anaheim that is. Tickets went on sale this week for Lucasfilm & ReedPop’s next big event, to be held August 27-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The Jedi Master VIP ticket tier sold out in a matter of moments, and adult 4-day passes weren’t far behind. Single-day Saturday tickets sold out just hours later. If you’re still hoping to join the celebration, never fear! Single-day tickets for Thursday, Friday, and Sunday are still available as of the writing of this post (kids tickets, too!) and Lyte will once again be the official reseller for the show.

That’s it for this week! As I mentioned: light on quantity, but the content is a doozy.

As always, send your Star Wars news tips to Tosche Station and send your Celebration Anaheim panel suggestions to @MandaTheGinger

MTFBWY!!!

The countdown to the nation’s most anticipated event of 2020 has begun. A time when famous public figures will be on stage debating the very essence of good and evil, freedom and security, war and resistance. A time to delve into the critical issues pertaining to the future of… Star Wars.

That’s right, it’s Star Wars Celebration Anaheim!

And that countdown will end on Thursday, August 27, 2020, as we found out this week! Celebration Anaheim will only run 4 days this time, through August 31, but will no doubt have just as many memorable moments packed into that shorter period of time. Can’t wait to start planning your queuing schedule? You won’t have to – tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am PT, with hotel reservations going live an hour after that.

What’s that? You need something else to do between now and 14 months from now? Jeez, talk about needy. Fine, maybe you can satisfy yourself reading the newly announced Marvel miniseries, Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple, a prequel to the upcoming video game that will reportedly introduce us to a young Cere Junda, Cal’s mysterious mentor/probable plot explainer in the game. Issue #1 comes out in September, so clear your schedules.

Finally, a hearty congratulations to Michelle Rejwan, who was just named Lucasfilm’s Senior VP of Live Action Development and Production. The co-producer of a few small cult favorites you may have heard of like The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker, Rejwan will oversee the development of future movies and episodic content, both on the big screen and for Disney+. Can’t wait for Star Wars Reddit to claim they knew her the whole time and she’s actually the one who forged George Lucas’s signature when Disney stole Star Wars away, duh. (Really, they have no problem with women being in charge, as long as it’s done right.)

So ends a slightly snarky Holonet Blast – now if you’ll excuse me, time to grab a new box of tissues and go back to reading Alphabet Squadron.