SWCP Episode 31: New Saga To Be Set In "High Republic" Era

I've got a PACKED episode this week. Upcoming canon, a couple reviews, my ranking of the Star Wars films, a couple of mailbag questions, and a TON of rumors to talk about. Upcoming Canon For 2020 Novels - "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" - Expanded Edition By Rae Carson (March 3, 2020) - "Chaos Rising: Book 1 Of The Ascendancy Trilogy" By Timothy Zahn (May 5, 2020) - "Queen's Peril" By E.K. Johnston (May 5, 2020) - "Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel" By Alexander Freed (June 23, 2020) - "Dark Legends" By George Mann (July 28, 2020) Comics - "Star Wars" #1 (January 1, 2020) - "Darth Vader" #1 (February 5, 2020) - "Bounty Hunters" #1 (March 4, 2020) - "Project Luminous" (2020) News - *RUMOR* The next Star Wars saga will be set during the "High Republic" era - *RUMOR* New animated series involving Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker - *RUMOR* Sequel Series to "Rebels" - *RUMOR* A new video game is in the works at EA titled "Jedi: Fallen Hope" - *RUMOR* Rian Johnson's trilogy is still in the works - *RUMOR* A Broadway musical set after TRoS titled "Echoes Of The Future" Film Rankings Reviews - The Mandalorian Season 1 - "Dooku: Jedi Lost" Mailbag Questions 1.) Kyler Knowles - Now that we're almost 6 years into the new canon, what has been your favorite year for canon? Games, comics, novels, and movies all included.   2.) Robin Lynn - hey brian! been a listener for almost two years and it's awesome to see how far your podcast and channel have come in such a short time. keep it up! i watched your spoiler review for rise of skywalker and completely agree with everything you said about lucasfilms handling of this trilogy. i was wondering if you had seen the rumors about disney trying to get george lucas back to run lucasfilm. what are your thoughts? Original score composed by Brook Munro   LIKE/FOLLOW the SWCP on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/starwarscanonpodcast FOLLOW me on Twitter at: @SWCanonPodcast E-MAIL me at: [email protected]   Help support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/starwarscanonpodcast