It’s Star Wars Celebration time, and there’s a LOT happening that we need to share!

The MASSIVE fan event is taking place this weekend in Anaheim, and there are panels, meet-and-greets, special merchandise drops, and tons of announcements about upcoming projects. So if you’re not there and you want to know what’s going on, we’ll be updating this post throughout the weekend to share all the big announcements!

Andor Trailer

First up, we got the trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series, Andor. It’s based on the character Cassian Andor from Rogue One and will begin streaming on August 31st!

Watch the brand-new teaser trailer for #Andor, streaming August 31 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/gkKHizDG4G

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 26, 2022

They also revealed that twelve episodes have already been filmed and that the show will be set five years before the events of Rogue One. We can’t wait to check it out!

The Mandalorian Season 3 Updates

For the third season of the hit show, The Mandalorian, Katee Sackhoff revealed that she will be returning to play Bo-Katan Kryze and that the characters will be traveling to Mandalore so that Bo-Katan can be “forgiven for her transgressions.” Interesting!

We’re going to Mandalore so that I can be forgiven for my transgressions. #TheMandalorian #StarWarsCelebration

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 26, 2022

It was also announced that this season will premiere in February 2023. Both Grogu and Din Djarin (the Mandalorian himself) will be back on the screen for the upcoming episodes! We’ll be counting down the days until we can see our little green friend again. (And until Baby Yoda/Grogu merchandise takes over the shelves all over again!)

Skeleton Crew 

We’d already heard some news about a Star Wars show starring children, but now we’ve got a title and more details! Coming soon is Skeleton Crew starring Jude Law and executive produced by Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, an Original series starring Jude Law, from executive producers Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, is streaming in 2023 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/cEP3uXO4Aw

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 26, 2022

It will stream on Disney+ in 2023 and will feature a group of children, about 10 years old, who get swept up in the Star Wars galaxy. But while the show may star children, Star Wars says it’s not necessarily FOR children. We’re interested to learn more about this project in the future — it will be set in the same time period as The Mandalorian.

Willow Trailer

And in other Lucasfilm news, we’ve got the new trailer for Willow, the sequel series to the 1988 movie of the same name (which was produced by George Lucas himself). It will begin streaming on Disney+ on November 30th, 2022.

The movie’s original star, Warwick Davis, will be returning for this sequel project. Bring on the 80s nostalgia!

That’s everything that we know about so far from Star Wars Celebration, but stay tuned to DFB for all the big announcements throughout the weekend. We’ll make sure to keep you updated!

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“Star Wars” turns 45 this week and Disneyland Resort is celebrating with a new line of merchandise featuring original concept art for the films. We found all of this in Star Traders at Disneyland.

Darth Vader Crew Neck – $64.99

This brown crew neck shirt features an image of Darth Vader at the center.

It is printed in ultraviolet ink.

The vintage image also features old designs for Luke, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2.

A patch of the “Star Wars” and 45th anniversary logos is at the bottom.

“Star Wars” is printed on one sleeve in black.

“Star Wars” Button Ball Cap – $29.99

This cap is light brown with a dark brown rim.

It includes three buttons of original “Star Wars” concept art. One button features the same Darth Vader art as the shirt above, another features C-3PO, and the third features several characters.

A “Concept Series” logo is near the back.

The 45th anniversary logo is embroidered above the strap.

The buckle of the strap has the “Star Wars” logo.

“Star Wars” is embroidered in black on the front.

Millennium Falcon Storyboard Tee – $36.99

This blue tee features a storyboard image of the main characters inside the Millennium Falcon.

There are notes around the image, and classic dialogue printed below it: “That’s no moon… it’s a space station. Turn the ship around.”

Concept Art Print – $39.99

This print features Darth Vader fighting Luke Skywalker.

This original design of Luke is wearing a breathing apparatus.

The “Star Wars 45” logo is in silver on the cardboard frame.

Speeder Storyboard Tee – $36.99

This white tee features a sketch of Luke’s speeder on Tatooine. It’s in ultraviolet ink.

The description reads “Speeder to Cantina.” There are boxes for shot number, page number, frame count number, and board number.

The “Star Wars 45” patch is at the bottom.

Process Plate Tee – $36.99

This tee is an ombre tan color, with a white stripe along the bottom.

It shows several storyboard images from the climactic scene of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” when Luke flies through the trenches of the Death Star.

Birthday Cake Print – $39.99

This print features “Star Wars” action figures in a circle around a “Star Wars” cake.

It reads “45 years of the Force.”

Retro Action Figures – $69.99

This set includes retro action figures, the same ones we’ve seen on other recent merchandise.

One set includes a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Han Solo.

Will you be taking home any of this retro “Star Wars” concept art merchandise? Let us know in the comments

Check out more “Star Wars” merchandise from Disneyland Resort:

• New ‘Star Wars’ Tropical and Retro Action Figure Apparel and More Launch at Disneyland Resort
• Sneak Peek of New ‘Star Wars’ Merchandise Coming to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim and Disneyland Resort
• Star Tours 35th Anniversary Merchandise Flies Into Disneyland Park

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During their panel at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm announced that the “Willow” series will debut on November 30. Watch the teaser trailer below.

This fall, a new adventure begins. Watch the teaser trailer for #Willow, an Original series starring @WarwickADavis, streaming November 30, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/93fs2qrlK2

— Willow (@WillowOfficial) May 26, 2022

The “Willow” series takes place 20 years after the original film. Warwick Davis will return as the namesake hero, Willow Ufgood. His daughter, Annabelle Davis, will portray his on-screen daughter. Joanne Whalley will return as Princess Sorsha.

Ron Howard, director of the original “Willow” film, returns as executive producer on the series with Bob Dolman, writer of the original film, serving as consulting producer.

Transgender actress Talisa Garcia was cast in the series earlier this year. She will be the first trans actor to portray a cisgender character in a Disney+ project.

John Chu was originally set to direct, but stepped down from the project last year.

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With Star Wars Celebration kicking off its first day of festivities today, you knew we’d be getting some news! Let’s review what’s been announced thus far. Grab some popcorn and throw on your Empire Strikes Back footie pajamas. Here we go.

Andor

Andor, a new series based on Rogue One’s Cassian Andor, has received a debut date of August 31st, 2022. The Disney+ series premiere will be a two episodes in length (yay!). The series is set 5 years before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and, according to the Star Wars Twitter account, they’ve already filmed 12 episodes. The actor who portrays Cassian Andor, Diego Luna, said at today’s Lucasfilm panel, “When I was doing the film, I did every day as though it was my last. I didn’t know this was possible.” How wonderful is that?!

Andor’s teaser trailer was also released as part of the Lucasfilm panel. You can watch it below:

The Mandalorian

The Season 3 release month for your favorite Star Wars series and mine was released today, and though it’s next year, I’m gonna try really hard to be patient. The Mandalorian’s next season will debut in February 2023 on Disney+. We’ll be waiting right here for you, Grogu.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Dear me, Jude Law is joining the Star Wars family. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is an original series being created for Disney+ that’ll begin streaming in 2023. Executive producers will be Jon Watts (whom I love from his time as the director of the latest Spider-Man films), Christopher Ford (Spider-Man: Homecoming writer), and Star Wars royalty Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

This is your friendly reminder that Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor, begins this Friday, May 27th. Hold on, that doesn’t quite encapsulate all I was trying to say. Let me try again. OBI-WAN KENOBI BEGINS THIS FRIDAYYYYYY! Yep, that’s better.

I’ve got a *good* feeling about this. Which Star Wars series are you most looking forward to?

Looking for some incredible baked goods in Disney Springs? We’ve got just the spot!

Gideon’s Bakehouse is infamous for their incredible cookies and cakes, as well as the lines that people will wait in to get them! They recently brought back their peanut butter chocolate chip cookie, some Halloween flavors in the middle of spring, and some toffee flavored goodness! One of the most exclusive Gideon’s treats just got a little easier to get!

Gideon’s has a delicious coffee cake cookie that you can only get after dark, but for a limited time, early bird will be able to get their hands on it too! The Morning and Evening (vanilla and chocolate) coffee cake cookies will be available at Gideon’s on Thursday, May 26th and Friday, May 27th from 10AM until they sell out! 

There aren’t any preorders available, and you can only get 2 cookies per person, so head over to Disney Springs if you want to try these limited edition cookies!

The Evening Cookie also has a super cool backstory! Pipistrello is a young vampire who loves the treats at Gideon’s but he could never try the coffee cake cookie that was only available in the morning because he can’t go in the sunlight, so they made the dark coffee cake cookie just for him available after sundown! 

Head over to Disney Springs to try these exclusive cookies, and stay tuned to DFB for more!

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