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Star Wars: Rebels Weekend Roundup

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New York Comic Con was this weekend and among the events was the first Star Wars: Rebels press panel of sorts. While we don’t have a release date or any animation from the show yet, new information and artwork was revealed. Most importantly, we learned that Rebels is set to take place fourteen years after Revenge of the Sith and not the eight years that was originally rumored.

Dave Filoni also checked in with a video and made it clear that a large number of The Clone Wars creative crew will be returning for Rebels.

He also introduced the series’ new villain tasked to hunt down the pockets of Jedi that survived Order 66, the Inquisitor.

Rebels Inquisitor

 

There was also a look at some concept artwork, such as this great look at the interior of a TIE Fighter.

One sight you may want to keep an eye on moving forward is SienarFleetSystems.com. That certainly is some pretty propaganda material.

Fore more details and artwork, be sure to head over to Club Jade to check out Dunc’s Storify compiling tweets from the event.

Star Wars Rebels teaser trailer

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And here’s your fifteen second teaser trailer for Rebels on Disney XD.

The one line that caught everyone’s attention on Twitter last night was “The Jedi will rise.” Marketing buzz, or was Order 66 the least effective genocide ever? Who knows! Just keep in mind this was a fifteen second announcement for a show that is still in development, so the only thing anyone knows is that it’s called Rebels and that it’s airing on Disney XD.

Rebels, Live Action, and Episode VII Rumor Roundup

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rebels logoAnd here we go.

First up, the big Rebels rumor right now is that the series may have a timeline placement. Making Star Wars (via the Bleeding Cool podcast) puts it around 8 years after Revenge of the Sith. Is this true? Who knows, but perhaps clarification is coming out of New York Comic Con next week.

Meanwhile in Episode VII land, Jedi News’ insider claims that Pinewood Studios will be handing the Cinderella stages over to Lucasfilm in November.

Rounding things out, a live-action Star Wars rumbling. According to Blue Sky Disney (via Club Jade), the success of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D has Disney thinking about reviving the long-in production, long-on-the-backburner live action Star Wars television series. The trick? It would have to be retooled to be less dark so it could air on ABC.

UPDATE: Apply your grains of salt, but it’s rumored today that Saoirse Ronan, Ben Kingsley, and Sullivan Stapleton have read for Episode VII parts.

Star Wars Rebels Gets A Logo

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rebels logoDave Filoni took the stage this morning at Celebration Europe to talk about the new forthcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels.  Although there was no trailer since nothing’s been animated yet, the official logo for the show was revealed, as seen to the right.

He also said that the new show be very different visually from The Clone Wars and that the artistic influences of Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art will definitely be evident.  Said Filoni, “We wanted to create a look for this part of Star Wars that precedes A New Hope by just a little bit.” and “We have created a set of digital brushes that replicate McQuarrie’s style…We’re going for something that’s much more an illustrative look.”  They’re hoping to try and match the look of the Original Trilogy.

Most of what Filoni showed was concept art for the new show and the artwork included a brand new ship that will be central to the main character of the show- the Ghost.

You can read a liveblog of the entire panel by the official site here.

Rumor: Rebels cast skews younger

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Well, not YOUNGER younger, but think teenagers. Bleeding Cool has another rumor that will interest Star Wars fans.

The title of Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated series Star Wars: Rebels is loaded with extra meaning.

Not only is the show about the formation of the Rebel Alliance, taking place in the narrative space between Episodes III and IV, the title also riffs on the main characters. I’ve learned that most of them are teenagers. Rebellious teenagers? Well, that’s the reference, at least.

Club Jade wondered if that means a young Leia in the senate or Wedge in the fledgling Rebellion might be in the works. I’ll just say both of those ideas are lovely and I hope they’re being considered.

Tosche Station Radio #57: In With The New

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by staff writer Bria to discuss the new Star Wars animated series: Rebels!

Kicking things off, the hosts highlight What’s New On The Blog. The Waru Express started and finished Legacy of the Force, took a break from galactic apocalypses and then pulled into Fate of the Jedi, twice, and then finished. Emily reviewed Star Trek Into Darkness

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci and Brian were both at the first round of this year’s Star Wars Weekends. Both the hosts also saw Star Trek Into Darkness. Nanci also got Brian to start watching Stargate SG-1. Earlier, Nanci and Brian made an appearance on our sister podcast, Wrong Opinions About Movies, to discuss Star Trek 2009. Meanwhile, Brian finished reading an advance copy of Crucible. Bria finished up the Waru Express but celebrated early by going to the Preakness Stakes.

This week’s Deak’s Dirt kicks off with some Expanded Universe news. Kenobi got a cover and Razor’s Edge moves up to October 1. In gaming, EA teased a new Battlefront game

On the convention side, Kathleen Kennedy is going to Celebration Europe. Will we get some Sequel Trilogy news this summer? Color me jealous. In Episode VII news and rumors, Michael Kaplan will be doing costumes for Episode VII. Episode VII producer Bryan Burk says there still might be plenty of secrecy, contrary to Kathleen Kennedy’s earlier statements. Outside of Star Wars and in macro fandom news, Amazon has launched a new product. Kindle Worlds: Amazon’s program to sell licensed fanfiction for certain properties.

In news that will delight most of our staff and listeners, ABC has picked up SHIELD and released an awesome promo video. Finally, there’s Star Wars Rebels, the new animated series from Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman.

Camie’s Concerns covers that last bit of news. The hosts are joined by Bria to discuss the news that Star Wars is returning to animated content with a brand new show called Rebels. Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the show will explore the Dark Times. Nanci, Brian, and Bria discuss what plots, characters, and ideas will make it into the new series.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field questions in our Ask Us Anything segment.

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The Martha Wells “Leia novel” Gets Official Title

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Martha Wells announced on her Live Journal that her new Star Wars novel, the first in the “Rebels” series, now has an official name: Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge. Sounds like we might finally get into the nitty-gritty of Leia’s character in this book, which is awesome.

I’m very excited for this book, and I’m also really excited for potential implications of the new series name, Empire and Rebellion. Does this mean we might get stories from an Imperial point of view, say with fan favorite characters like Baron Fel and Tycho Celchu? Just imagine how awesome a Tycho defecting from the Empire novel would be.

Razor’s Edge is scheduled for release on October 15. Other upcoming novels in the Empire and Rebellion series include a Han-centric novel from James S.A. Corey and a Luke-centric novel from Kevin Hearne.

Del Rey also confirmed the titles on Twitter and Facebook:

Leia Novel, Kenobi get Release Dates

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Star Wars Books just announced that the currently untitled Leia novel in the Rebels series by Martha Wells as well as John Jackson Miller Kenobi novel have been given release dates.

And in case you can’t see the above tweet, it’s October 29, 2013 for the Leia novel and August 27, 2013 for Kenobi.

Tosche Station Radio #42: Genre Savvy

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Brian and Nanci are coming to you from Seattle this week and are flying by the seat of their pants!

Kicking off the show, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog. Bria’s Waru Express visited Return of the Jedi and is perhaps mercifully taking a week-long hiatus so she can read some non Star Wars tales. Meanwhile, Shane discussed the end of the Wheel of Time series.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci finished Scoundrels (while Brian is still reading at his glacially slow pace). She’s also working on her new original novel. Both the hosts went and saw Les Mis and X-Men First Class. Brian also attempted to get Nanci to read a comic by giving her copies of the first three volumes of Astonishing X-Men.

Deak’s Dirt starts with news of a Shakespearean Star Wars novel. Meanwhile, the live Action Series is not dead yet. In the Episode VII rumor mill, Zack Snyder is NOT working on a Star Wars movie! In Expanded Universe news,updates on Rebels and Kenobi hit the interwebs. Ashley Eckstein hinted that a Rogue Squadron product from Her Universe might be on the way. Finally, Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void had its cover revealed!

On this week’s Camie’s Concerns, the hosts took issue with TOR’s article on what books new readers to the Expanded Universe should pick up. Brian and Nanci offer up their suggestions on what novels to pick up based on genre.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts answer questions from the livestream chat in our Ask Us Anything segment.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Xbox Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.