We’d heard that Disney would have a slew of new Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe announcements, and it did not disappoint. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series coming to Disney+ next year will bring back not just Ewan McGregor in the title role, but will also feature Hayden Christensen playing Darth Vader.
Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI. The Original Series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Revenge of the Sith, and is coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/9WR2npRUkk
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
Disney showed off a teaser from its upcoming Lucasfilm animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and revealed Star Wars: Visions, which will be a collection of shorts from Japanese anime studios. Both will come to Disney+.
A sneak peek at Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an all-new animated Original Series from Lucasfilm Animation, coming soon to #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/V0jQc4XNIe
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
Disney+ has also lined up a Lando Calrissian series, directed by Dear White People filmmaker Justin Simien, and an animated movie with C-3PO and R2-D2 guiding “a new hero” dubbed A Droid Story. Other new series announced for Disney+ include Andor in 2022, as well as two The Mandalorian spinoffs with Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka for starring Rosario Dawson.
Meanwhile, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is working on the next Star Wars feature film, Rogue Squadron, and the studio confirmed an unnamed feature from Taika Waititi is in development.
Lucasfilm Animation is teaming up with Lucasfilm’s visual effects team, Industrial Light & Magic, to develop a special @StarWars adventure film for @DisneyPlus, A Droid Story. This epic journey will introduce us to a new hero guided by R2-D2 and C-3PO.
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) December 10, 2020
“Everything I did, I did for the Rebellion.” Andor, an Original Series set in the Star Wars universe, is streaming in 2022 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/q2IT2qzEeR
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
Rangers of the New Republic, a new Original Series set within the timeline of @TheMandalorian, is coming to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/EMzFuiqdOs
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
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