(Anaheim) Disney announced a new in-universe television series on Thursday. Star Wars with actor Jude Law at a convention in California during which no new feature films were mentioned, the entertainment giant focusing on streaming.
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Harrison Ford and Ewan McGregor appeared on stage in front of a crowd of enthusiasts in Anaheim, near Los Angeles, for the “Star Wars celebration”, a convention held every few years, regularly for the release of a new film.
But TV series dominated Thursday night’s intro presentation, where fans were treated to snippets of the upcoming series. Andor and the third season of The Mandalorian.
Above all, Disney confirmed the creation of the series Skeleton Crewin which the British star Jude Law will play and which will be directed by Jon Watts, the director of the last Spiderman.
“It’s the story of a group of kids about ten years old from a very small planet, and they accidentally get lost in the galaxy of Star Wars said Jon Watts to describe the new series.
The presentation began with the presence of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, who both reprized their roles from the second trilogy of films, released around the 2000s, for the series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Two episodes were to be previewed to fans on Thursday, a day before they are available to everyone on the Disney+ streaming platform.
No news of upcoming movies
Disney bought Lucasfilm and its franchise for $4 billion in 2012 and immediately started production on a new trilogy and spin-off films. Solo and RogueOnebut has since curbed his ambitions for the big screen.
The entertainment giant’s decision to focus more on television series is due in particular to a decrease in income from cinemas, rather average reviews for the latest feature films and, above all, the launch of its streaming offer.
The Disney+ platform has gained more than 130 million subscribers since its launch in 2019, far more than analysts expected.
The creator of the hit series The Mandalorian Jon Favreau thanked fans for Star Wars for their role in this success. “You helped make Disney ‘successful when it was just getting started,'” he said.
Tony Gilroy, screenwriter of “Jason Bourne”, has announced that the new series “Andor” will be set five years before the spin-off “Rogue One” and will consist of two seasons of twelve episodes.
Jon Favreau also indicated that filming for the “Ahsoka” series had just started with actress Rosario Dawson.
If Disney has three feature films Star Wars in the pipes, which are to be made by Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Patty Jenkins, none were mentioned on Thursday.
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy told trade magazine Variety that there would be “plenty of opportunities” to preview upcoming films later.
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Instead, the presentation ended with a performance by John Williams, the famous film score composer, who had an orchestra play his soundtrack to the series. Obi-Wan Kenobi.
John Williams, 90, was hailed by Harrison Ford, who played the famous Han Solo.
“This music follows me everywhere I go… It was even playing through the speakers in the room where I had my last colonoscopy,” the actor laughed.
Harrison Ford, 79, says the fifth “Indiana Jones” is nearing completion and will air in June 2023.
In front of the Anaheim Convention Center, thousands of admirers of Star Wars massaged each other with lightsabers, posed for pictures with their favorite robot or jedi, and discussed the latest rumors on all those shows.
The convention is scheduled to continue through Sunday in this city south of Los Angeles.