By: Benjamin Hart
After an extended hiatus, Lucasfilm's weekly web series "The Star Wars Show" has finally returned. The newest episode includes several notable changes, including the addition of at least one new segment, as well as a brand new co-host.
It appears that Anthony Carboni, whom fans will know from the recent Rogue One premiere live stream and other events, will be taking over hosting duties from Peter Townley alongside Andi Gutierrez. Townley is still expected to return to the show in the future in some capacity.
UPDATE: The live stream has since ended. But, you can still watch all the festivities below!
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This is it! After months and years of anticipating Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the premiere is finally happening tonight. Right now the entire cast and crew of the film, along with many others, have converged on Hollywood to celebrate Rogue One and watch the film for the first time.
The Rogue One cast guest star on Lucasfilm's 'The Star Wars Show'.
Andi Gutierez sat down with the stars of Rogue One in a special episode of Lucasfilm's hit online show.
The Rebels Recon presenter spoke with Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn and Gareth Edwards.
After last year's successful live stream of the red carpet premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lucasfilm announced today on The Star Wars Show that StarWars.com will be live streaming the red carpet premiere for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The premiere takes place on December 10th in Hollywood and will be hosted by The Star Wars Show hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley. The announcement was made on this week's episode of The Star Wars Show (which also featured an interview with director Gareth Edwards). You can check that out below,
A lot of us are in need of some good news today, fortunately "The Star Wars Show" has us covered. On today's episode of Lucasfilm's official YouTube series, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townleyannounced that ILMxLab had created a new 360 experienced called Rogue One: Recon. The experience will put fans in the helmet of a Rebel X-Wing pilot fighting against the Empire in a space battle connected to the events seen in the upcoming film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Check out the announcement on The Star Wars Show below,
By: Benjamin Hart
Big news just dropped on the latest episode of The Star Wars Show! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards made a surprise appearance on the show today and brought with him two giant revelations from the film.
First off, he revealed an amazing new poster for the film which features all of the principal characters and more! Secondly, he also announced that a brand new trailer for the film tomorrow (Thursday) morning!
By: Benjamin Hart
Star Wars returns to the small screen this weekend with the season three premiere of Star Wars Rebels! To further build excitement Lucasfilm has released a series of teases from the upcoming slate of episodes. On the newest edition of The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley showed off a brand new clip from the premiere.
If you're a Star Wars Battlefront player, now is the time to get excited! The new Death Star DLC is going to be hitting the game very soon and we're about to get our first full look at what the new expansion has in store. We previously learned that this DLC will include space combat, both in and around the iconic Death Star trench, as well as in open space surrounding the space station. In addition, Chewbacca and Bossk will be added as playable hero characters.
'The Star Wars Show' this week revealed a number of juicy pieces of news, including an exclusive first look at a new ship which we shall see in Rogue One. Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley also announced a new Lucasfilm spin off series, named 'The Star Wars After Show', which will soon premiere on the Verizon YouTube channel.
The new show will be presented by regular hosts Andi and Peter, who will sit down with employees from Lucasfilm and discuss the most important Star Wars news stories of the week. Based on the short clips seen in the latest installment of the 'Star Wars Show', this series looks like it will be a roundtable discussion set in 'The Star Wars Show' studios.
I am intrigued by the idea of this show. 'The Star Wars Show' has only aired for three months and I think it has struggled to create a clear identity. Is the show just a 'news' based show? Are the guests who are interviewed supposed to be affiliated with Star Wars or merely pop culture in general? The exclusives are certainly a neat touch and I believe that this is what 'The Star Wars Show' should be all about. Hopefully the new 'After Show' will operate as a forum in which exclusive news content can be regularly disclosed by Lucasfilm, seeing as the guests will be members of the Lucasfilm team. On average, the viewership numbers of 'The Star Wars Show' show range from 45,000-100,000 per episode. For a new show, which has just 15 episodes to its name, that is a decent turn around and perhaps this is why Lucasfilm feel justified in setting up a new show which can attract more viewers and extend the presence of Lucasfilm and Disney's Star Wars on YouTube.
The 'Star Wars After Show 'will debut on August 4th (tomorrow) on the Verizon YouTube channel, with new episodes set to air every Thursday.
What are your hopes and expectations for the 'After Show'? Let us know in the comments below.
Today on the latest episode of The Star Wars Show, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley revealed a brand new still from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, along with a brand new ship from the film. We previously heard about about this ship from various sources, but now Lucasfilm has pulled back the curtain on the U-Wing!
The still(above) reveals an amazing view of Yavin IV's landscape that includes the massive and iconic Massassi Temples, along with a collection X-Wings in the foreground and a U-Wing floating above them. The Lucasfilm Story Group's Matt Martin was on hand to reveal the news and give details about the U-Wing. Martin explains that the ship's technical name is "Incom UT-60D" and it is a troop transport and gunship. The U-Wing's forward mandibles also fold out and back to accommodate different situations. He further elaborates on it's purpose:
"It's there to bring in rebel troops to heavy fire zones and get our as quickly as possible... and provide air support."
Matt Martin also mentions that the U-Wing was secretly revealed back at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim last year in the first piece of concept from Rogue One(below). You may also recall that on a previous episode of The Star Wars Show, Pablo Hidalgo revealed that the new alien character, Bistan, is a door gunner on board a U-Wing Fighter in the film. It's good to finally see the U-Wing in full!
It sounds like this ship serves a similar purpose to the LAAT gunships that the Republic utilized during the Clone Wars. Being that we've never before had the opportunity to see how the Rebel Alliance deploys its troops, it will be awesome to finally see this ship in the film, and hopefully future stories involving the Rebellion.
Star Wars Celebration is coming up this weekend which makes it an incredibly exciting time to be a Star Wars fan once again. Although many have made the trip to London for the convention, a multitude of fans will be unable to make it to this Celebration. Thankfully, Lucasfilm has us all covered with The Star Wars Show LIVE. On this week's Star Wars Show hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley revealed that they will be broadcasting live from a stage in the middle of the show floor and will be bringing tons of awesome content to those watching, including celebrity interviews and much more.
In addition, they will be streaming many of the big panels happening at this Celebration. From the highly anticipated Rogue One panel on Friday, to the Star Wars Rebels: Season three panel on Saturday and the closing ceremonies on Sunday, all will be available to watch from anywhere in the world on the Star Wars YouTube channel. StarWars.com has released the full schedule for the live stream, which you can check out below:
Friday, July 15
11:00 a.m. BST / 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT - Star Wars Show Live! – Friday Preview
11:30 a.m. BST / 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT - An Hour With Mark Hamill
If you thought we were going to have to wait until Star Wars Celebration Europe begins to get some awesome Star Wars news, you were mistaken. The newest episode of The Star Wars Show was just released on the official Star Wars YouTube channel and they have revealed a major Star Wars Rebels sneak peek. Just a few minutes into the show Executive Producer Dave Filoni makes a surprise appearance to discuss Celebration, and also brings with him the first clip from season three of Rebels. The over two-minute long clip features Ezra, Sabine and Zeb breaking Hondo and a friend out of a prison cell. The biggest reveal in the clip is a brand new look for Ezra, who is also wielding a brand new Blaster and Lightsaber! The clip begins at 3:39 in the video below:
We are sure to see much more from season three, including the first two episodes, at the Star Wars Rebels panel at Celebration later this week, which takes place this Saturday at 16:00 on the Celebration stage.
Good news for fans who can't attend Star Wars Celebration Europe next week in London, England. As announced on the latest instalment of The Star Wars Show, Lucasfilm will present a live stream, titled The Star Wars Show Live, of the convention throughout the weekend at Celebration. The live stream will be hosted by The Star Wars Show hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley, and will feature several panels from Celebration (including the big Rogue One panel on Friday) as well as interviews with Star Wars celebrities and fans at the convention. This is the second Celebration live stream that Lucasfilm has produced for fans, with last year's Star Wars Celebration Anaheim being the first.
Check out this week's The Star Wars Show for more details,
The Star Wars Show LIVE, streaming from Star Wars Celebration Europe beginning Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 17, will feature celebrity guests, interviews with Star Wars creators, must-see panels, and much more. Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley of The Star Wars Show are set to host, bringing you all the action as it happens. Also livestreaming is the special Rogue One: A Star Wars Story panel (July 15, 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT), presented by Verizon, in which director Gareth Edwards will join Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and special guests for a discussion on the highly-anticipated film.
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