Lucasfilm has put out their official Press Release regarding Star Wars Celebration Europe II! Check it out below:
More than 20,000 Fans from Around the
World Descend on Essen, Germany for
Star Wars
Celebration Europe
Lucasfilm President Kathleen
Kennedy Announces John Williams’ Return to Star
Wars
Event Highlights a First
Look at the Upcoming Star Wars Rebels
Animated Series
ESSEN, GERMANY – Star Wars Celebration
Europe – the official Star Wars fan convention – has come
to a successful close, with more than 20,000 attendees from 40
different countries. Throughout the weekend, fans and families
met their favorite stars from the films, gained exclusive access to
the Saga’s creators, and learned first-hand exciting new
developments in a galaxy far, far away.
In a Main Stage event hosted by Warwick Davis,
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced that legendary
composer John Williams will return to score the highly-anticipated
Star Wars: Episode VII, to be directed by J.J. Abrams. And one
of the Executive Producers from Star Wars Rebels, Dave Filoni,
was on hand to guide fans through the genesis of the upcoming
animated series, revealing designs heavily influenced by original
Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie. While unable
to attend in person, Executive Producers Simon Kinberg and Greg
Weisman shared their excitement for the series in a video message
recorded exclusively for Celebration attendees. Star Wars:
Episode VII is slated for a 2015 release and Star Wars Rebels
will begin airing on Disney XD starting in fall of 2014.
“This has been a remarkable event,” said
Kennedy. “Star Wars
fans are amazing the world over – a community that speaks in all
languages, but with one voice. They are an integral part of why
Star Wars continues to
remain so relevant after all these years, from generation to
generation. The passion of our fans is a constant consideration in
all of our ongoing creative conversations. It’s for the fans
that we’re telling these new stories, and because of them that
we’re able to do so.”
The Emmy® Award-winning series Star Wars: The
Clone Wars was also featured at the event, spotlighting a first
look at The Complete Season Five Blu-ray and DVD boxed sets,
and the massive Seasons 1-5 Collector’s Edition, both
scheduled for an October 15 release.
At the closing ceremonies, Lucasfilm announced that
its next fan fest – Star Wars Celebration VII – will be
timed to the theatrical release of Episode VII, and will be held in
Anaheim, California from April 16-18, 2015.
Star Wars Celebrations are
official conventions organized by Lucasfilm Ltd. and ReedPOP group,
multi-day events held in different locales around the world for Star
Wars fans to celebrate.
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