September 20, 2024 • 19 mins
In this episode of Did You Hear That?, we’re covering all the biggest Star Wars news stories from the week. Straight from our live show, ATGLive, get ready for the latest updates in the galaxy far, far away!This week, the Bad Batch returns in an all-new Dark Horse Comics miniseries, Hyperspace Stories: Ghost Agents. We also dive into exclusive details on the upcoming Disney+ series Skeleton Crew, where space pirates take center stage. Plus, hear the latest on the final chapter of Cal Kestis’s journey in the Star Wars Jedi video game series. And finally, Donald Glover shares his vision to make Star Wars fun again with his upcoming Lando project.Stay tuned for all this and more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome. Did you hear that your source for the top
stories from the Star Wars universe. I'm Pete Fletzer, and
along with my co host Nick Milkey, we'll break down
the biggest headlines of the week and share our thoughts
on everything happening in that galaxy far far away. Don't forget.
You can catch us live every Thursday evening on our
weekly show atg Live over on our YouTube channel at
(00:23):
YouTube dot com slash at the SSW Network. Join the
conversation here from special guests and get the latest news
as it happens. And now, this week's Bad Batch is
making a comeback. Skeleton Crew is bringing the Pirates back.
The next chapter is the final chapter for Calcasts, and finally,
(00:44):
Donald Glover says he wants to make Star Wars fun again,
so let's get to it. Bad Batch continues in dark
Horse Comics. Clone Force ninety nine is set to embark
on a new mission as they return to the pages
of Star Wars Comics. Star Wars news Net reveals that
dark Horse Comics will launch a five issue mini series
titled Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Ghost Agents.
(01:05):
It's a lot of words, a lot of hyphens a
lot of collins, but that's what it is. Scheduled for
release in January of next year. The series is penned
by Michael Maurici, who is a former ATG guest known
for his work on Star Wars, Hyperspace Stories and Burning Fields,
with illustrations by Rhys Hannigan and a team of Seasons
artists including Elizabetta Demico and Michael Atteia. Sorry Michael, if
(01:27):
I mispronounced your name. Set during Clone Wars, Ghost Agents
follows Hunter, Rique, Crossee and Tech as they hunt down
a mysterious separatist ghost Agent who executed a daring heis
on Coruscant. The trail leads them to the galaxy's darkest corners,
where danger lurks at every turn. Maurici, who previously introduced
the Bad Batch in Hyperspace Stories Number ten, expressed his
(01:47):
excitement about returning to the squad, describing them as a
nineteen eighties action heroes dropped into the Star Wars universe.
There's your eighteen connection. The first issue will hit comic
book stores on January fifteenth, and I believe you can
pre order rate now and or visit dark Horsecomics Dot
com Nick. This kind of supports one of the things
(02:08):
we said about Accolyte, in that the stories that we
love will always be told somewhere else. What's your thoughts
on this.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, we have a very specific mantra and motto and
feeling about comic books on this show, and I'm not
going to try and run that flag back up the
poll tonight. But this is exactly what we said, these
stories get to continue. I am thrilled for die hard,
hardcore bad Batch folks who are saying I miss bad Batch,
(02:36):
I want more bad Batch.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
This is the place for it.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Of course, my interest was peaked, as you said, Space
eighteen has always kind of been what you know, bad
Batches for me. I think this falls directly into that wheelhouse.
It's obviously a good thing anytime we get more content,
anytime we get books, video games, things that are going
to continue to expand the thing that people love. You
(03:00):
may not have loved bad Batch, but somebody else does,
and this is their way to continue to live in
those stories. So I'm very excited about it. I'm excited
to hear you know how the stories go. I don't
know that I'll read them, but who knows. Crazier things
have happened.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Well, I feel like also, you know, I feel like
bad Batch being kind of that action adventure Star Wars
eighteen kind of thing. I think it lends itself nicely
to comic books. And you know, much like Clone Wars
told us a little bit more of Anakin's story and
what was happening with Ahsoka, and you know, introducing all that.
(03:34):
There was a lot going on for Clone fourth ninety
nine because we only met them really late in the
Clone Wars. And yeah, we got a series about them,
but it was after the Clone Wars. So let's see
them in action, Let's see them at their height. And
this is a great way to do it. I think
it does.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
And it begs the question, is this where Scar Squadron
shows up? I mean, Chris Ryans wants to know. I
don't think it is. I think this is the wrong
part of the timeline based on my limited understanding. But
I always have to throw that one at Chris when
I can.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Yeah, yeah, no, but I think you know, I said
it about the series is taking place on Jack Who,
and I'll say it about this one. I have every
intention of reading it. I probably won't.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
But there's a better shot that I'll read that one
because our friend Alex Segurra is riding on that series
and he's actually going to be on with us next
week and tell us all right, So hopefully that will
continue to you know, push my interest in a direction
that doesn't usually go well.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
You know, my twelve year old loves the bad Batch,
so maybe this is a good way to keep it
going for him as well. So that's cool, all right. Well,
we have yet another Star Wars story from this week,
and that is e W has dropped some Skeleton Crew details.
Skeleton Crew, the upcoming Disney Plus Star Wars series, is
set to make space pirates as a central theme, according
(04:55):
to new details revealed by Entertainment Weekly in the Fall
TV preview issue slash website article, which stars Jude Law
and will explore the chaotic period after the fall of
the Empire and before the rise of the First Order,
a time ripe for pirate activity in the galaxy. Writer
Christopher Ford, co created the series with John Watts, emphasized
(05:16):
the importance of space pirates in the story. He noted
that while pirates have been a recurring element in the
Star Wars universe, Skeleton Crew will place them front and center,
he said. Quote people would call Han Solo a pirate,
and he'd be like, how dare you? Ford said, adding
that executive producers Dave Filoni and John Favreau were particularly
excited to explore this aspect of the galaxy. Among the
(05:38):
pirates featured in the series are Gunter played by Jalil
White aka Erkele for those of us from the eighties
and nineties, and Vain, who was a character that we
first met in the Mandalorian season three portrayed by Marty Mattulis.
The first episode of Skeleton Crew will premiere on Disney
Plus on December third. Nick I gotta give you your flowers? Man,
(06:00):
What did you say about Vein? What did you say
about him?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Said during Mandalorian season three when that chase happened and
Salad the hut you know, crashed and burned or disappeared
or whatever he did. Yep, he took off, peeled out,
And I said, he's going to show up in Skeleton Crew.
He's going to be part of the you know what's
scary the kids pirates? Like I said, it's the theme
(06:24):
of the night. I just said, that's where that character
is going to show up again.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
And yep.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
I don't get things right very often when I make
predictions for Star Wars, but I nailed that one, So
I'm taking that victory lap.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Yeah. And you know, and speaking of Pirate Day and
Pirates in this particular episode today, according to Production Weekly,
this sort of leaked across the internet. Production Weekly has
been kind of an interesting thing to watch as a
fan of any series that you know, somebody, especially like
Star Wars that keeps things so close to the best.
Production Weekly dropped or leaked. Well, it's not even leaked,
(06:57):
it's just it was. It's you know, what they do
is they cover all the It's not a magazine, it's
not writing articles. They just simply list a trade right,
It's a trade publication that lists productions that are happening.
And there is a production called Star Wars Pirates which
arrived or just appeared on the listing today, Nick, you
(07:18):
know you had a theory on it that I like,
what were you thinking?
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Well, we had seen several months ago there was a
Lucasfilm Animation employment post for I believe a producer of
some sort to produce a new animated series. So I
was stepping out on a little bit of a limb
and saying, based on what's going to happen in Skeleton Crew,
based on a new direction where they might be taking
part of the Star Wars universe. I could see this
(07:45):
new Star Wars Pirates being an animated series yep, and
targeting the kind of same age range and audience that
Rebels was pointed at. It was, you know, bad batching
clone Wars maybe was aimed at a little bit older audience.
I feel like Rebels was kind of right there in
the of course I love it, I talk about it
all the time, So I think that's going to be
what that is. And speaking of pirates, great reminder who
(08:07):
else involved pirates? A good friend Gregorwinsky and Young Jedi
Adventures featured Pirates recently, so lots of pirates going on.
And also, and I just noticed this because I had
the Production Weekly that page up right next to where
it says Star Wars Pirates, it also says Star Wars
New Jedi Order, oh okay on the line immediately next
(08:31):
to it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So is that that's the ray movie? Right?
Speaker 2 (08:34):
That potentially is the ray movie, which would make sense
because that is seemingly close to some form of production.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Interesting. Interesting, But you know, I do find it really
interesting too that Star Wars is leaning into the Pirates thing.
I think Bounty Hunters are cool, and I think so.
I think at the end of the day, that's kind
of what Star Wars needs to do is sort of
lean back into the things that people fell in love with,
and it was Pirates, and was the Bounty Hunters. And yeah,
(09:01):
that you do have the Empire room, the Jedi and
all that exciting and interesting stuff, but Pirates is really
an interesting place to play.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
So so, to borrow a phrase from the swifties, Star
Wars is in their Pirates era were coming into its Pirates.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Like, we're coming into as.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Long as we're not going to wear those seventies Pirates
painter caps that the Pittsburgh Pirates wore.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Oh my god, no, we would be our pirate ara.
Oh god, so sorry, I'm sorry. All right, let's get
to the next story, bef where somebody gets hurt. Hold
on a second. Uh.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Calcestis is coming to an end. The Star Wars Jedi
video game series is heading toward its final chapter, marking
the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Star Wars
Jedi Fallen Order and continued with Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
According to a recent report from games Radar, publisher EA
discussed Respawn Entertainment's plan during an investor Day presentation, revealing
(09:52):
that over forty million players have experienced the journey of
Jedi Night Calcastus across both games. Laura Mealy, not to
be confused with Milke Uh, EA's president of Entertainment and Technology,
shared the news, stating Respawn is working hard to bring
the final chapter of this thrilling story to players. She
highlighted the success of the series, noting this contribution to
(10:14):
EA's impressive five billion dollars in netbookings from Star Wars titles.
Well merely did not explicitly confirm that the series would
end with a third game. It seems likely that this
installment will wrap up cal Castus's story. Respawn is expected
to take full advantage of modern consoles, possibly even developing
a new engine for the game. However, fans may have
to wait another three or four years for the game
(10:36):
to be released. That is a long time. And also,
you know, not mentioned in that story Jedi fall in
Order that was lost was last No Survivor was last
and right, that's out on your PlayStation four. Now, yes
it is hit this week, right, so now you could play.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Wasn't yesterday, it was tomorrow And I believe that is
on my weekend to download list.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
So yes, I am about that. This is a good thing.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
I think video games are a tricky thing to announce,
simply for the fact that they do take so long.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Yeah, and so.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
It's like when you tell your kids, Hey, I think
we're going to this place next weekend, and the mistake
is you told them the week before and every day
for like two weeks, Hey are we going tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (11:21):
How are we going to? Like they asking you out.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
So like, one of the quick hacks you learn as
your kids get older as a parent is don't tell
them until it's happening. Like that's why people surprise their
kids in the car on the way to Disney World
and videotape it is because I don't want to hear
about it for the six months leading up to it. Right,
I'm excited for you know, a third calcastis game. I
love the first one. I have a feeling I will
really enjoy the second one. But it's a long time
(11:46):
to wait, so I guess the tease is good. I
guess the knowledge that you know, hey, this story's got
somewhere else to go, but it needs to be tempered
really quickly with hey, we're projecting a you know, twenty
twenty nine release or whatever it's gonna tag.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
That's such a long way away. Now. I think that
there's an opportunity and I would love to see it.
We talked a little bit last night when I was
with the Simply Star Wars guys on their show, if
they ever did a Kenobe season two to get Monahan.
What's his first name? I can't remember, Dominic Monaghan, who
plays Count cass Cameron. It's Cameron right now, Cameron Cameron,
(12:24):
Yeah right, thank you.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Yeah, but we hands the guy that played Charlie had lost.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Right, and he was also, yeah, we just went down
a Monahan rabbit hole. But the I think I think
it would be really great to see him in live
action because they don't even you know, much like uh
uh Deborah Wilson. They don't. They don't do anything to
change his appearance. I mean, it is, it's the actor.
He's there. It would be great to see him and
(12:53):
maybe Obi Wan on the path, you know, doing something together.
I think that would be great. And brang bring Osha
back to it too. Oh yeah, yeah, that would be cool,
get him in there.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I can't think of his character's name right now, but yeah,
it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
But yeah, and that's fine.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
And and I mean, cal is another one of those
characters that has a very dedicated group of fans and
followers that would just be overjoyed to, you know, get
to see that character in live action.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
I think he would really enjoy doing.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
That as well, just based on what we've seen that
press events and celebration.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Oh yeah, yeah, I think so too. And yeah, let's
bring him into the canon. For those people that don't
play video games, I think that's that's a missed opportunity
because again, he's just such an interesting character on top
of everything. So all right, we got one more news story.
Then we're going to take a quick break, and when
we take a break, when we come back, we'll be
doing our our ten year plan for Star Wars, because
(13:49):
we've got it all figured out. We know how we're
going to make the magic happen for Star Wars. If
you're listening to this on the podcast afterwards, go go
to the YouTube thingy and check us out there and
you can you can find us doing that. But this
next spot is from Donald Glover, Lando Culversy and Junior.
Donald Glover, known for his portrayal of Lando Calversy and
(14:11):
and solo a Star Wars story, recently shared his vision
for the character's future. In an interview with The Wall
Street Journal, Glover emphasized his desire to bring fun back
to the Star Wars universe, a quality he feels is
currently missing. As a Star Wars fan myself, he says,
I think it's important that it needs to be fun.
He acknowledged the seriousness that often dominates the franchise, especially
(14:32):
in stories involving the Skywalkers. However, he believes Lando offers
a unique opportunity to inject some lightheartedness and relatability to
the galaxy Far far away. He says, Lando, I think
the best part about him is that he's a scoundrel,
Glover said, and people can relate to that. The project,
initially announced as a Disney Plus series, has since shifted
(14:53):
to a feature film, with Glover and his brother Stephen
taking the reins. Despite the lack of updates, recent comments
suggest that his music career winding down may mean that
he can soon focus more on bringing his version of
Lando to life. Not to be confused with make America
great again, Let's make Star Wars fun again. React to
(15:16):
that comment first, to make Star Wars fun again? Coming
from Donald Glover? What are your thoughts?
Speaker 2 (15:21):
I think that is a great Bellweather statement for the
fans that make up the majority of Star Wars fans.
You and I are chronically online. You and I are
chronically involved in all the minutia of Star Wars that
we can. We love it that way. That's how our
fandom manifests itself. And Donald Glover loves Star Wars. He
(15:42):
grew up with Star Wars. He's talked about it many times.
He played Lando in solo to a fantastic degree. In
my opinion, I really loved what he did. But I
also think he is a great voice for a more
everyday user level of Star Wars fan. And I think
if you look at Star Wars from the outside end
(16:03):
and tip your toe into Star Wars social media, you
go ooh, gross, no thanks. I think it's a perfectly
valid sentiment. And I back him up on that one, like, yeah,
I want to have fun with Star Wars too. I
don't want something to show up and automatically we're trying
to figure out how to defend it, how to attack it,
how to You know, Star Wars is intended to be fun,
(16:26):
so great, I'm with it.
Speaker 1 (16:28):
Yeah, I think it's I definitely think that a Lando
show too is the way to do it, right, because
Lando is He's all about misadventure on top of everything else, right, And.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
So Lando is hyperbole for Star Wars.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, yes, he absolutely is, and I would love to
see And I thought Glover did a fantastic job with
him in Solo, And yeah, I think I think Star
Wars needs those big movies and something fun. I think
you know that even if you look at even if
(17:05):
you like The Last Jedi, I think that's probably part
of the problem with The Last Jedi for some people. Well,
you and I love that movie and I love it
a lot. I love the story of it. But I've
said it a hundred times, it's not the movie I
put in when I'm watching Star Wars. It's not the
one I grab off Disney. Plus it's a great movie,
but it's it's not fun, right, I mean, So, Leah,
(17:27):
let's get back to that kind of high speed, fun
action adventure like the Lego Show, which.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Well, and I really like the decision both by Glover
himself and by Lucasfilm to one not rush this. He's
willing to take his time, and they're willing to still
give him time. They haven't written him off and said, look,
he's busy, he's not going to do this, because I
think something that's beneficial is for him to have the
wisdom to say, hey, I've been pursuing music. Now that
(17:54):
I'm winding that down, this is where I want to
direct my attention, not something else that's getting part of
my attention. And the fact that Lucasfilm is willing to say, yeah,
we've been with you from the beginning, all right, now
let's start making something happen, that's great. I also think,
and we're going to talk about this when we get
to my Lucasfilm plans here shortly, I think there's a
perfect marketing opportunity to set this up as a bookend
(18:19):
for Solo Solo, a Star Wars story Lando, a Star
Wars story bookend them have that be you know, we've
got three trilogies or the nine, you know, the Skywalker saga.
We've also got the Han and Lando duology. We've got
like it doesn't have to be and there's going to
be another one. Let this be the other half.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Yeah, it being a one piece, Yeah for sure. Yeah,
party of them, I agree with that. Don't don't set
it up as a as a sequel or you know,
or to have a sequel or anything. So thanks for
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Welcome. Did you hear that your source for the top
stories from the Star Wars universe. I'm Pete Fletzer, and
along with my co host Nick Milkey, we'll break down
the biggest headlines of the week and share our thoughts
on everything happening in that galaxy far far away. Don't forget.
You can catch us live every Thursday evening on our
weekly show atg Live over on our YouTube channel at
(00:23):
YouTube dot com slash at the SSW Network. Join the
conversation here from special guests and get the latest news
as it happens. And now, this week's Bad Batch is
making a comeback. Skeleton Crew is bringing the Pirates back.
The next chapter is the final chapter for Calcasts, and finally,
(00:44):
Donald Glover says he wants to make Star Wars fun again,
so let's get to it. Bad Batch continues in dark
Horse Comics. Clone Force ninety nine is set to embark
on a new mission as they return to the pages
of Star Wars Comics. Star Wars news Net reveals that
dark Horse Comics will launch a five issue mini series
titled Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Ghost Agents.
(01:05):
It's a lot of words, a lot of hyphens a
lot of collins, but that's what it is. Scheduled for
release in January of next year. The series is penned
by Michael Maurici, who is a former ATG guest known
for his work on Star Wars, Hyperspace Stories and Burning Fields,
with illustrations by Rhys Hannigan and a team of Seasons
artists including Elizabetta Demico and Michael Atteia. Sorry Michael, if
(01:27):
I mispronounced your name. Set during Clone Wars, Ghost Agents
follows Hunter, Rique, Crossee and Tech as they hunt down
a mysterious separatist ghost Agent who executed a daring heis
on Coruscant. The trail leads them to the galaxy's darkest corners,
where danger lurks at every turn. Maurici, who previously introduced
the Bad Batch in Hyperspace Stories Number ten, expressed his
(01:47):
excitement about returning to the squad, describing them as a
nineteen eighties action heroes dropped into the Star Wars universe.
There's your eighteen connection. The first issue will hit comic
book stores on January fifteenth, and I believe you can
pre order rate now and or visit dark Horsecomics Dot
com Nick. This kind of supports one of the things
(02:08):
we said about Accolyte, in that the stories that we
love will always be told somewhere else. What's your thoughts
on this.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, we have a very specific mantra and motto and
feeling about comic books on this show, and I'm not
going to try and run that flag back up the
poll tonight. But this is exactly what we said, these
stories get to continue. I am thrilled for die hard,
hardcore bad Batch folks who are saying I miss bad Batch,
(02:36):
I want more bad Batch.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
This is the place for it.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Of course, my interest was peaked, as you said, Space
eighteen has always kind of been what you know, bad
Batches for me. I think this falls directly into that wheelhouse.
It's obviously a good thing anytime we get more content,
anytime we get books, video games, things that are going
to continue to expand the thing that people love. You
(03:00):
may not have loved bad Batch, but somebody else does,
and this is their way to continue to live in
those stories. So I'm very excited about it. I'm excited
to hear you know how the stories go. I don't
know that I'll read them, but who knows. Crazier things
have happened.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Well, I feel like also, you know, I feel like
bad Batch being kind of that action adventure Star Wars
eighteen kind of thing. I think it lends itself nicely
to comic books. And you know, much like Clone Wars
told us a little bit more of Anakin's story and
what was happening with Ahsoka, and you know, introducing all that.
(03:34):
There was a lot going on for Clone fourth ninety
nine because we only met them really late in the
Clone Wars. And yeah, we got a series about them,
but it was after the Clone Wars. So let's see
them in action, Let's see them at their height. And
this is a great way to do it. I think
it does.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
And it begs the question, is this where Scar Squadron
shows up? I mean, Chris Ryans wants to know. I
don't think it is. I think this is the wrong
part of the timeline based on my limited understanding. But
I always have to throw that one at Chris when
I can.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Yeah, yeah, no, but I think you know, I said
it about the series is taking place on Jack Who,
and I'll say it about this one. I have every
intention of reading it. I probably won't.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
But there's a better shot that I'll read that one
because our friend Alex Segurra is riding on that series
and he's actually going to be on with us next
week and tell us all right, So hopefully that will
continue to you know, push my interest in a direction
that doesn't usually go well.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
You know, my twelve year old loves the bad Batch,
so maybe this is a good way to keep it
going for him as well. So that's cool, all right. Well,
we have yet another Star Wars story from this week,
and that is e W has dropped some Skeleton Crew details.
Skeleton Crew, the upcoming Disney Plus Star Wars series, is
set to make space pirates as a central theme, according
(04:55):
to new details revealed by Entertainment Weekly in the Fall
TV preview issue slash website article, which stars Jude Law
and will explore the chaotic period after the fall of
the Empire and before the rise of the First Order,
a time ripe for pirate activity in the galaxy. Writer
Christopher Ford, co created the series with John Watts, emphasized
(05:16):
the importance of space pirates in the story. He noted
that while pirates have been a recurring element in the
Star Wars universe, Skeleton Crew will place them front and center,
he said. Quote people would call Han Solo a pirate,
and he'd be like, how dare you? Ford said, adding
that executive producers Dave Filoni and John Favreau were particularly
excited to explore this aspect of the galaxy. Among the
(05:38):
pirates featured in the series are Gunter played by Jalil
White aka Erkele for those of us from the eighties
and nineties, and Vain, who was a character that we
first met in the Mandalorian season three portrayed by Marty Mattulis.
The first episode of Skeleton Crew will premiere on Disney
Plus on December third. Nick I gotta give you your flowers? Man,
(06:00):
What did you say about Vein? What did you say
about him?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Said during Mandalorian season three when that chase happened and
Salad the hut you know, crashed and burned or disappeared
or whatever he did. Yep, he took off, peeled out,
And I said, he's going to show up in Skeleton Crew.
He's going to be part of the you know what's
scary the kids pirates? Like I said, it's the theme
(06:24):
of the night. I just said, that's where that character
is going to show up again.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
And yep.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
I don't get things right very often when I make
predictions for Star Wars, but I nailed that one, So
I'm taking that victory lap.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Yeah. And you know, and speaking of Pirate Day and
Pirates in this particular episode today, according to Production Weekly,
this sort of leaked across the internet. Production Weekly has
been kind of an interesting thing to watch as a
fan of any series that you know, somebody, especially like
Star Wars that keeps things so close to the best.
Production Weekly dropped or leaked. Well, it's not even leaked,
(06:57):
it's just it was. It's you know, what they do
is they cover all the It's not a magazine, it's
not writing articles. They just simply list a trade right,
It's a trade publication that lists productions that are happening.
And there is a production called Star Wars Pirates which
arrived or just appeared on the listing today, Nick, you
(07:18):
know you had a theory on it that I like,
what were you thinking?
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Well, we had seen several months ago there was a
Lucasfilm Animation employment post for I believe a producer of
some sort to produce a new animated series. So I
was stepping out on a little bit of a limb
and saying, based on what's going to happen in Skeleton Crew,
based on a new direction where they might be taking
part of the Star Wars universe. I could see this
(07:45):
new Star Wars Pirates being an animated series yep, and
targeting the kind of same age range and audience that
Rebels was pointed at. It was, you know, bad batching
clone Wars maybe was aimed at a little bit older audience.
I feel like Rebels was kind of right there in
the of course I love it, I talk about it
all the time, So I think that's going to be
what that is. And speaking of pirates, great reminder who
(08:07):
else involved pirates? A good friend Gregorwinsky and Young Jedi
Adventures featured Pirates recently, so lots of pirates going on.
And also, and I just noticed this because I had
the Production Weekly that page up right next to where
it says Star Wars Pirates, it also says Star Wars
New Jedi Order, oh okay on the line immediately next
(08:31):
to it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So is that that's the ray movie? Right?
Speaker 2 (08:34):
That potentially is the ray movie, which would make sense
because that is seemingly close to some form of production.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Interesting. Interesting, But you know, I do find it really
interesting too that Star Wars is leaning into the Pirates thing.
I think Bounty Hunters are cool, and I think so.
I think at the end of the day, that's kind
of what Star Wars needs to do is sort of
lean back into the things that people fell in love with,
and it was Pirates, and was the Bounty Hunters. And yeah,
(09:01):
that you do have the Empire room, the Jedi and
all that exciting and interesting stuff, but Pirates is really
an interesting place to play.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
So so, to borrow a phrase from the swifties, Star
Wars is in their Pirates era were coming into its Pirates.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Like, we're coming into as.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Long as we're not going to wear those seventies Pirates
painter caps that the Pittsburgh Pirates wore.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Oh my god, no, we would be our pirate ara.
Oh god, so sorry, I'm sorry. All right, let's get
to the next story, bef where somebody gets hurt. Hold
on a second. Uh.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Calcestis is coming to an end. The Star Wars Jedi
video game series is heading toward its final chapter, marking
the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Star Wars
Jedi Fallen Order and continued with Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
According to a recent report from games Radar, publisher EA
discussed Respawn Entertainment's plan during an investor Day presentation, revealing
(09:52):
that over forty million players have experienced the journey of
Jedi Night Calcastus across both games. Laura Mealy, not to
be confused with Milke Uh, EA's president of Entertainment and Technology,
shared the news, stating Respawn is working hard to bring
the final chapter of this thrilling story to players. She
highlighted the success of the series, noting this contribution to
(10:14):
EA's impressive five billion dollars in netbookings from Star Wars titles.
Well merely did not explicitly confirm that the series would
end with a third game. It seems likely that this
installment will wrap up cal Castus's story. Respawn is expected
to take full advantage of modern consoles, possibly even developing
a new engine for the game. However, fans may have
to wait another three or four years for the game
(10:36):
to be released. That is a long time. And also,
you know, not mentioned in that story Jedi fall in
Order that was lost was last No Survivor was last
and right, that's out on your PlayStation four. Now, yes
it is hit this week, right, so now you could play.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Wasn't yesterday, it was tomorrow And I believe that is
on my weekend to download list.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
So yes, I am about that. This is a good thing.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
I think video games are a tricky thing to announce,
simply for the fact that they do take so long.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Yeah, and so.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
It's like when you tell your kids, Hey, I think
we're going to this place next weekend, and the mistake
is you told them the week before and every day
for like two weeks, Hey are we going tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (11:21):
How are we going to? Like they asking you out.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
So like, one of the quick hacks you learn as
your kids get older as a parent is don't tell
them until it's happening. Like that's why people surprise their
kids in the car on the way to Disney World
and videotape it is because I don't want to hear
about it for the six months leading up to it. Right,
I'm excited for you know, a third calcastis game. I
love the first one. I have a feeling I will
really enjoy the second one. But it's a long time
(11:46):
to wait, so I guess the tease is good. I
guess the knowledge that you know, hey, this story's got
somewhere else to go, but it needs to be tempered
really quickly with hey, we're projecting a you know, twenty
twenty nine release or whatever it's gonna tag.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
That's such a long way away. Now. I think that
there's an opportunity and I would love to see it.
We talked a little bit last night when I was
with the Simply Star Wars guys on their show, if
they ever did a Kenobe season two to get Monahan.
What's his first name? I can't remember, Dominic Monaghan, who
plays Count cass Cameron. It's Cameron right now, Cameron Cameron,
(12:24):
Yeah right, thank you.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Yeah, but we hands the guy that played Charlie had lost.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Right, and he was also, yeah, we just went down
a Monahan rabbit hole. But the I think I think
it would be really great to see him in live
action because they don't even you know, much like uh
uh Deborah Wilson. They don't. They don't do anything to
change his appearance. I mean, it is, it's the actor.
He's there. It would be great to see him and
(12:53):
maybe Obi Wan on the path, you know, doing something together.
I think that would be great. And brang bring Osha
back to it too. Oh yeah, yeah, that would be cool,
get him in there.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I can't think of his character's name right now, but yeah,
it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
But yeah, and that's fine.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
And and I mean, cal is another one of those
characters that has a very dedicated group of fans and
followers that would just be overjoyed to, you know, get
to see that character in live action.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
I think he would really enjoy doing.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
That as well, just based on what we've seen that
press events and celebration.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Oh yeah, yeah, I think so too. And yeah, let's
bring him into the canon. For those people that don't
play video games, I think that's that's a missed opportunity
because again, he's just such an interesting character on top
of everything. So all right, we got one more news story.
Then we're going to take a quick break, and when
we take a break, when we come back, we'll be
doing our our ten year plan for Star Wars, because
(13:49):
we've got it all figured out. We know how we're
going to make the magic happen for Star Wars. If
you're listening to this on the podcast afterwards, go go
to the YouTube thingy and check us out there and
you can you can find us doing that. But this
next spot is from Donald Glover, Lando Culversy and Junior.
Donald Glover, known for his portrayal of Lando Calversy and
(14:11):
and solo a Star Wars story, recently shared his vision
for the character's future. In an interview with The Wall
Street Journal, Glover emphasized his desire to bring fun back
to the Star Wars universe, a quality he feels is
currently missing. As a Star Wars fan myself, he says,
I think it's important that it needs to be fun.
He acknowledged the seriousness that often dominates the franchise, especially
(14:32):
in stories involving the Skywalkers. However, he believes Lando offers
a unique opportunity to inject some lightheartedness and relatability to
the galaxy Far far away. He says, Lando, I think
the best part about him is that he's a scoundrel,
Glover said, and people can relate to that. The project,
initially announced as a Disney Plus series, has since shifted
(14:53):
to a feature film, with Glover and his brother Stephen
taking the reins. Despite the lack of updates, recent comments
suggest that his music career winding down may mean that
he can soon focus more on bringing his version of
Lando to life. Not to be confused with make America
great again, Let's make Star Wars fun again. React to
(15:16):
that comment first, to make Star Wars fun again? Coming
from Donald Glover? What are your thoughts?
Speaker 2 (15:21):
I think that is a great Bellweather statement for the
fans that make up the majority of Star Wars fans.
You and I are chronically online. You and I are
chronically involved in all the minutia of Star Wars that
we can. We love it that way. That's how our
fandom manifests itself. And Donald Glover loves Star Wars. He
(15:42):
grew up with Star Wars. He's talked about it many times.
He played Lando in solo to a fantastic degree. In
my opinion, I really loved what he did. But I
also think he is a great voice for a more
everyday user level of Star Wars fan. And I think
if you look at Star Wars from the outside end
(16:03):
and tip your toe into Star Wars social media, you
go ooh, gross, no thanks. I think it's a perfectly
valid sentiment. And I back him up on that one, like, yeah,
I want to have fun with Star Wars too. I
don't want something to show up and automatically we're trying
to figure out how to defend it, how to attack it,
how to You know, Star Wars is intended to be fun,
(16:26):
so great, I'm with it.
Speaker 1 (16:28):
Yeah, I think it's I definitely think that a Lando
show too is the way to do it, right, because
Lando is He's all about misadventure on top of everything else, right, And.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
So Lando is hyperbole for Star Wars.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, yes, he absolutely is, and I would love to
see And I thought Glover did a fantastic job with
him in Solo, And yeah, I think I think Star
Wars needs those big movies and something fun. I think
you know that even if you look at even if
(17:05):
you like The Last Jedi, I think that's probably part
of the problem with The Last Jedi for some people. Well,
you and I love that movie and I love it
a lot. I love the story of it. But I've
said it a hundred times, it's not the movie I
put in when I'm watching Star Wars. It's not the
one I grab off Disney. Plus it's a great movie,
but it's it's not fun, right, I mean, So, Leah,
(17:27):
let's get back to that kind of high speed, fun
action adventure like the Lego Show, which.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Well, and I really like the decision both by Glover
himself and by Lucasfilm to one not rush this. He's
willing to take his time, and they're willing to still
give him time. They haven't written him off and said, look,
he's busy, he's not going to do this, because I
think something that's beneficial is for him to have the
wisdom to say, hey, I've been pursuing music. Now that
(17:54):
I'm winding that down, this is where I want to
direct my attention, not something else that's getting part of
my attention. And the fact that Lucasfilm is willing to say, yeah,
we've been with you from the beginning, all right, now
let's start making something happen, that's great. I also think,
and we're going to talk about this when we get
to my Lucasfilm plans here shortly, I think there's a
perfect marketing opportunity to set this up as a bookend
(18:19):
for Solo Solo, a Star Wars story Lando, a Star
Wars story bookend them have that be you know, we've
got three trilogies or the nine, you know, the Skywalker saga.
We've also got the Han and Lando duology. We've got
like it doesn't have to be and there's going to
be another one. Let this be the other half.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Yeah, it being a one piece, Yeah for sure. Yeah,
party of them, I agree with that. Don't don't set
it up as a as a sequel or you know,
or to have a sequel or anything. So thanks for
tuning into did you hear that? Remember you can join
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