Star Wars Report Podcast – The Star Wars Report

Riley hangs with Mark and William! News: Star Wars Gaming is BACK!https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-eclipse https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-national-film-registry What is your favorite ROTJ moment?https://www.starwars.com/news/bring-home-the-bounty-week-10  Bring Home the Bounty: New Bo-Katan Helmet Revealed and More! | StarWars.com Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley hangs with Bruce and Scott! News: The News: Galactic Disaster – The Starcruiser to nowhere  Video Re-upload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJwUbVhMu4  https://www.piratesandprincesses.net/disney-gives-a-look-at-upcoming-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-hotel-and-many-arent-impressed/  https://wdwnt.com/2021/12/disney-deletes-recent-promo-video-of-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-after-negative-feedback/  https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-preview-tour-playtest/  LOL trying to distract… https://ew.com/movies/disney-world-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-photos-captain-keevan/  Riley’s thoughts: Star Wars just doesn’t work as a luxury resort theme https://www.starwars.com/news/bring-home-the-bounty-week-9  https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-hunters-gameplay-trailer  https://deadline.com/2021/12/gal-gadots-cleopatra-paramount-falcon-and-the-winter-soldiers-kari-skogland-1234853027/#recipient_hashed=33d8947c971af6d9dd9391724b7c7cad353 Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley hangs with Bruce and talks about 2021 in Star Wars Fandom. News: The News: I am Boba Fett – https://www.starwars.com/news/the-book-of-boba-fett-character-posters  Main Topic: State of the Star Wars Union 2021 Best of the year – Not being on Social Media Seeing John Williams  Weddings! (With Star Wars) Disney Parks Beltway Banthas/How the Force can fix the world/Marathon Star Wars LEGO  Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 1  Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 2:  Star Wars Vol. 2: Operation Starlight  Appearing on Rule the Galaxy and the Wampas Lair, Producing Beltway Banthas Donating my Star Wars Books  Chaotic Neutral of the Year:  The Bad Batch Star Wars Visions Worst of the Year: High Republic – Light of the Jedi and Star Wars: The High Republic Vol. 1: There is No Fear Delays and cancelations:   LEGO Star Wars https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-2021-tv-shows-games-comics-book-of-boba-fett-mandalorian  Star Wars Battlefront 3 https://screenrant.com/battlefield-2042-sequel-star-wars-battlefront-3-ea/  Rogue Squadron   Rangers of the New Republic ​​https://www.joblo.com/rangers-of-the-new-republic-star-wars-spinoff-not-moving-forwaed/ Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley hangs with Stephen and talks about the latest news and How the Force can fix the World! News: https://www.fanthatracks.com/featured/could-galaxys-edge-be-expanding-soon/  https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-lightsaber-bridge-traininghttps://wdwnt.com/2021/11/photos-disney-previews-viewport-scenes-for-star-wars-hyperspace-lounge-aboard-disney-wish-cruise-ship/ https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-ahsoka-sabine-wren-cast Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley Flies Solo giving his book commentary for How the Force can fix the World! News: N/A Boba’s Bounty:    N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Mark catch up on the wars and talk about the Kenobi leak! News: https://twitter.com/zcure1/status/1458905849028493322?s=21 https://twitter.com/starwarstuff2/status/1458857504859955217?s=21 https://twitter.com/jordanmaison/status/1458859233726930950?s=21 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patty-jenkins-star-wars-movie-rogue-squadron-delayed-1235044023/amp/ https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/no-more-new-star-wars-movies/amp  https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/qrrd9w/official_concept_art_from_disney_s_obi_wan_kenobi/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://gizmodo.com/8-ways-to-justify-spending-800-on-legos-massive-new-st-1848021913/amp https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/08/star-wars-the-old-republic-remasters-classic-trailer-as-movie-rumoured-15562009/amp/ https://brickset.com/sets/4501-1/Mos-Eisley-Cantina Boba’s Bounty:  Riley: https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/08/star-wars-the-old-republic-remasters-classic-trailer-as-movie-rumoured-15562009/amp/  Mark: Star Wars The fiction collection from Insider Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Steve catch up on the wars and talk about how TROS is vastly underrated! News: Boba Fett Trailer analysis! Boba’s Bounty:    N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Scott catch up! News: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hayden-christensen-heading-back-star-170200225.html  Boba’s Bounty:  Riley: Goblet of Fire Scott: Brian Daily Novels Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Jimmy shoot the breeze! News: N/A Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

News: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/star-wars-series-the-book-of-boba-fett-premieres-29-dec-122356832.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/arts/television/star-wars-visions-anime.html  https://www.fanthatracks.com/reviews/film-music-tv-reviews/film-and-tv-review-star-wars-visions-season-1/  https://ndsmcobserver.com/2021/10/marcia-lucas/ Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

News:  https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a37557974/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-dark-rey-classic-planet/  https://www.starwars.com/news/knights-of-the-old-republic-remake  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjsPYfSqao  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVx3Nyw7EN0 Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

  News:  Bad Batch Breakdown Overpriced Star Wars Hotel  Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

  That’s all folks. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and Composer Gordy Haab in this throwback episode! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and the gang in this throwback episode! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and the gang in this throwback episode! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A Boba’s Bounty:  N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and Scott on this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  Star Wars filming spotted at Cruachan Reservoir in SW Scottish Highlands (Potentially Andor?) https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/nj4iep/star_wars_filming_spotted_at_cruachan_reservoir/  First Look at Hallway Leading to Guest Rooms Aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel https://blogmickey.com/2021/05/first-look-at-hallway-leading-to-guest-rooms-aboard-the-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-hotel/  The Mandalorian’ EP Dave Filoni’s ‘New’ Job at Lucasfilm Isn’t Actually New, but Fans on Twitter Got Excited Anyway https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/star-wars-the-mandalorian-dave-filoni-lucasfilm-creative-director-1234978130/  Bad Batch composers hint at an emotional finale https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/ndd9mo/bad_batch_composers_hint_at_an_emotional_finale/  Thoughts on the series so far:  Have to say, first episode was really good, but the last 3 were all “Omega gets in trouble because curious and inexperienced” …aaaand not much more. I hope the plot starts picking up soon because so far i feel like i watched the same episode 3 times now, with little twists. And i’m not really sold on the characters just yet. Feels a bit like a TMNT rip off. Boba’s Bounty:  Riley: Parting ways with my SW books.  Scott: Recording HotJ! ESB t-shirt https://outofprint.com/ Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and Mark on this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  The Bad Batch  What we think so far! Omega- and potential Force using clones? The Continuity Question of episode 1 In less than 5 minutes Mark found a way to make both work (discuss the merit of using the comic as a guide for storytelling? Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 moved to Memorial Day weekend in May More photos from the Andor set  An old canceled Expanded Universe story: Heart of the Jedi comes to life? (then pulled down  (Riley’s confession) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeSSD5bzG4U&t=98s Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan Spoilers Boba’s Bounty:  Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com And catch Riley and Bruce on this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-high-republic-next-wave  https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/mm52cc/recent_picture_of_ewan_mcgregor_thats_fing_obiwan/  https://www.thevulcanreporter.com/exclusives/star-wars-detours-disney-plus-release/?amp&__twitter_impression=true  https://www.cinelinx.com/movie-news/tv/an-important-mandalorian-will-appear-in-the-book-of-boba-fett-exclusive/  https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/phoebe-waller-bridge-joins-indiana-jones-cast/ Main topic: Prequels re-imagined Need more Star Wars in your life? I know it is kind of a slower time right now as everything is ramping up. So to contend with the void in all our lives, here is a reimagined concept for the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. Full disclosure, there is A LOT missing, I don’t even have titles for C3P0s sake! These are really just the major points I would have wanted to see had I made these movies. Were these ever to be made, there are a lot of dots to connect. But I feel like the structure is there, and I feel like this is a strong foundation new “certain point of view.” ALSO! I for sure want to throw it out there that I try my absolute best not to be one of the toxic Star Wars fans that are trying to sign petitions or erase any episode of this franchise that we all love so much. This was just an idea of what could have been. Enjoy! May the force be with you. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. Episode I Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi are Jedi Knights of the republic. They are keepers of the peace, but also play a ‘detective’ type role. The Jedi Order is investigating a series of disappearances/murders. Several senators have gone missing or have been found dead. Anakin tracks a suspect, a dark hooded figure, from a far off planet on their way to Corruscant. He loses the subject in the busy “city” planet and another senator is murdered. Most notably, this senator didn’t die by blaster. This senator died by a lightsaber. Anakin is in a secret relationship with Senator and ex-queen of Naboo, Padme Amidala. Anakin worries about her and tries to get her to leave the senate, which she refuses. Padme spends a lot of her time on diplomatic missions to offer aide and relief to the people of war torn planets from the ongoing clone wars. Anakin worries about her while she is gone. On these missions, Padme slowly realizes that all the senators that have gone missing or found murdered have a common thread, they all have spoken out against the supreme chancellor of the republic, Shiv Palpetine. Anakin and Obi-wan have several close calls with the dark figure as they track them across Corruscant. They clash lightsabers briefly until the shadowy figure escapes several times. In an epic final showdown, The dark figure Anakin and Obi-wan are chasing is revealed to be Darth Maul, who says that his master Darth Sidious is coming out of the shadows and will bring and end to the republic and the Jedi Order. Badly wounded during the encounter, Darth Maul manages to escape. Padme reveals to Anakin she is pregnant. Episode II Anakin and Obi-wan are widening their search for Darth Maul and their newly discovered enemy Darth Sidious. A very pregnant Padme still embarks on diplomatic missions, despite Anakins numerous requests for her to stop “for her safety and the safety of the baby.” She refuses saying “the people need to know we haven’t abandoned them.” She eventually agrees to take a hiatus, after one last mission Palpetine planned for her to the planet Geonosis. In the ongoing struggle to find Darth Maul and his master Darth Sidious, Anakin finds himself being tempted more and more by the dark side of the force. While Obi-wan remains composed and patient, Anakin grows more angry they aren’t finding the Sith Lords faster. He grows more afraid for Padme and their child and he suffers with the idea of losing them. Eventually, when interrogating someone that can lead them to the Sith Lords, Anakin begins to force choke them to get them to talk. Obi-wan berates him scolding that “it’s not the Jedi way.” The suspect finally says the planet Darth Maul is hiding on, Geonosis. Anakin remarks that Padme left for that planet this morning and runs to his ship, leaving Obi-wan behind. Anakin reaches Geonosis and finds the droid army headquarters. Obi-wan is well behind him with a battalion of clone troopers and the battle of Geonosis begins. Obi-wan begs Anakin to focus and use patience, but Anakin doesn’t care about anything except finding Padme. He finally finds her and as she is running to him she is hit by stray blaster fire from the battle and falls in his arms. Anakin screams (cinematically there is no sound) and a massive force pulse explodes around them (caused by Anakin acting on pure emotion and raw power) He ignites his lightsaber And in his blind enraged state he begins to hack at everything and anything moving (including enemy battle droids, his own clone trooper comrades,  equipment consoles, and anything else that gets in his way.) Anakin charges through the battle looking for the Sith Lords. He reaches out his hand to force push his enemies left and right, and eventually lightning shoots from his hand and fries a number of them to a crisp. Obi-wan watches horrified and heartbroken as his partner and friend unleashes hell, leaving only a trail of devastation. Anakin eventually finds himself before Darth Maul and Darth Sidious. He quickly kills Darth Maul in a rage-fueled attack. He moves to kill Sidious as well but he requests one thing from Anakin first and he shows him a security hologram of Obi-wan tending to Padme. She was very badly injured, but alive. Anakin watches the footage and sees his friend/mentor carrying her off the battlefield. Darth Sidious vows to help Anakin to get revenge on Obi-wan and the Jedi if he joins him. After Anakin agrees, Sidious reveals himself to Anakin as chancellor Palpetine and enacts order 66. After giving birth to twins, Luke and Leia, Padme succumbs to her injuries.  Episode III  Anakin now known as Darth Vader, hunts down the remaining Jedi not killed in the order 66 purge. His main target is his old friend and mentor Obi-wan. Vader seeks to avenge Padme’s death, having been convinced by Sidious that Obi-wan is the reason she is gone. His search brings him and a platoon of Stormtroopers to a swampy-marsh planet. He finds another old friend, Jedi Master Shaak-Ti waiting for him. He asks her where Obi-wan is. She doesn’t tell him. She speaks to him in a calm reassuring tone, she already knows he is going to kill her but she is unafraid. Anakin cuts her down mercilessly without a fight. As he is walking back to his ship, he sees little sets of footprints and a couple toys in the mud. Obi-wan has the skywalker twins and is desperately trying to find a safe place to hide them. This proves difficult as he is on the run having been labeled an enemy of the republic by Chancellor Palpetine who has created a galactic Empire to unify the galaxy against the Jedi order. Obi-Wan suspects that the children are better off separate, because if they are caught they will undoubtedly be killed. He decides to split them up in the case one is discovered, there will still be hope for the other. He gives Leia to an old friend and ally Bail Organa. However, on his way to find a home for Luke, Darth Vader catches up with him. Obi-Wan and Vader have an epic duel which leaves Vader gravely injured. So much so that he will need to wear a suit with a breathing apparatus for the rest of his life. Obi-wan takes Luke to Tatooine where an old acquaintance (that knew both Obi-wan and Anakin) offers to raise Luke. The final scene(s) shows baby Luke on Tatooine with Owen and Beru Lars. The two look at the baby, then at each other. They smile softly but behind their smiles lingers the uneasy feeling of dread. Leia is seen with the Organas as they fly aboard their personal shuttle. Bail cradles Leia in his arms, all three stare longingly out the front viewport at the slowly approaching planet Alderaan. Finally, Darth Vader sits alone in his personal chamber aboard his super star destroyer. Though you can’t see his face, you can feel his bewilderment as he reaches out with the force and slowly rotates one of the toys he found on the swampy marsh planet in mid air in front of him. Download the mp3 HERE! 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Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com/p/your-focus-determines-your-reality And catch Riley and Mark on this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-vintage-collection-disney-plus https://www.starwars.com/news/the-bad-batch-trailer-highlights  https://www.starwars.com/news/obi-wan-kenobi-series-cast  https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/set-video-from-obi-wan-kenobi-disney-series-reportedly-revealed/ Main topic: The Shadow Self https://rileywrites.substack.com/p/your-shadow-self    Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  https://rileywrites.substack.com/p/your-focus-determines-your-reality And catch Riley solo on this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://deadline.com/2021/03/obi-wan-kenobi-series-star-wars-game-of-thrones-indira-varma-disney-plus-1234704207/  https://lrmonline.com/news/hera-syndulla-to-replace-cara-dune-on-rangers-of-the-new-republic-exclusive/  https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/star-wars-rebels-finale-sabine-ezra-dave-filoni-1201936350/  https://screenrant.com/star-wars-bad-batch-show-image-fennec-shand/  Star Wars: The Bad Batch Image Reveals New Look at Fennec Shand Main topic: Tribalism in Star wars   Hi Star Wars Report team! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the “civil war” at Disney between Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.  Is Kathleen getting pushed out?  Thanks for all the work you guys do!  Great show! Kurt    Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Subscribe to Riley’s Substack!  And Catch Riley Bruce, and Matt in this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:    TheForce.net: Rumor: Mena Massoud To Play Ezra Bridger In Star Wars: Ahsoka Series https://buff.ly/3umrnb5 Join the Fight in Star Wars: Hunters, a New Game from Lucasfilm and Zynga | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/3jYVL6l Main topic: Revisiting The Clone Wars, Season 1 and 2.   Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Catch Riley and Mark in this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://www.slashgear.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-sees-huge-player-surge-heres-why-25656595/  If you’re a Star Wars: Battlefront 2 player, odds are you’ve noticed a lot of new players flooding matches lately. That, obviously, isn’t a coincidence, but rather it’s down to a promotion held by the Epic Games Store a couple of weeks back. During that promo, Battlefront 2 was given away for free to everyone who wanted a copy for a week, and now EA has given us a better idea of just how many people claimed that game.  According to a tweet from the EA Star Wars account that was published this afternoon, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 added 19 million players because of the Epic Games Store promotion. Of course, we’re not sure what kind of splash these 19 million players are making since we didn’t have a good idea of how many people were playing Battlefront 2 before the promotion, but regardless, 19 million additional players is nothing to stick your nose up at. Unfortunately, Battlefront 2 isn’t a game that’s going to see any new content from here on out. As EA mentions in its tweet, content drops are over for Battlefront 2, having wrapped up early last year with the release of the Battle on Scarif content pack. Following that, EA and DICE both considered Battlefront 2 to be finished. If you take a look at the replies to that tweet, you’ll see a lot of people asking Electronic Arts to reconsider the position that Battlefront 2 is complete, but at this point, that doesn’t seem likely – even with all the new players. DICE is probably in go-mode on its next big project, and coming back to Battlefront 2 now could get development and release timelines offtrack.   https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2021/01/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-to-feature-300-playable-characters-and-expand-on-characters-stories-like-finn.html  While talking to the official PlayStation Magazine, Dawn McDiarmid, lead hub designer at TT Games, revealed that the upcoming action-adventure game will feature around 800 unique characters, and about 300 of them will be fully playable. And yes, that includes fan-favorite Babu Frik. Hey heeeyyyyyy!   Furthermore, the game will allow players to explore both planets and space battles across over 28 different locations. This time around, the older games’ level-based structure is being mixed with open-world exploration. This is a result of the whole experience being rebuilt from the ground up with a new, shinier engine. McDiarmid also noted in the interview that players would be able to experience the story of the nine films in whichever order they want, with the added ability to collect and complete multiple quests at a time. https://screenrant.com/new-knights-old-republic-game-developer-kotor/   A new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game is reportedly in development according to multiple sources, and the title will be coming from a studio that isn’t BioWare or EA. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is widely regarded to be one of the best uses of the Star Wars license in video game history, and the two RPGs in the series thus far are beloved by fans for their reverence for their source material combined with unique storylines, character customizations, and impactful choices. While Knights of the Old Republic has mostly been dormant aside from ports to other platforms, including the mobile Knights of the Old Republic version, there have been some developments over the years that have suggested it would become a bigger part of Star Wars video games in the future. The establishment of Knights of the Old Republic character Darth Revan as canon had fans talking about what that could mean for future games centered around the Sith Lord. With Lucasfilm announcing earlier this month that it would be opening up the Star Wars video game license to more companies than just EA, the likelihood of more Knights of the Old Republic increased, though other titles, like the Ubisoft Star Wars game, have been announced first. https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2021/01/disney-parks-blog-goes-behind-the-magic-on-star-wars-galaxys-edge.html  Here’s the problem – Did we as kids play out the movie scenes on the playground?  https://bamsmackpow.com/2021/01/24/stranger-things-millie-bobby-brown-princess-leia-first-look-new-star-wars-video/  A new video has now surfaced online featuring Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in the role of Princess Leia. What’s really stunning is that the video uses DeepFake technology to digitally place Brown’s face into the original Star Wars footage, before comparing the CGI edit with the original footage of Carrie Fisher. Boba’s Bounty!   Riley: We Made a Better CGi Luke Skywalker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861gfPVmgdc  Mark: GE Haul Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Catch Riley and Bethany in this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/reedpop-reveal-their-2021-convention-plans/  COVID-19 may have decimated the convention scene, but ReedPop have sidestepped that to some degree by focusing on the online experience, and ReedPop President Lance Fensterman gave some more detail on their 2021 plans. So what does that look like? For starters we’re carefully planning a safe return to live events and strongly believe we’ll be able to do so at some point this year. We’ve moved all our live events to the second half of the year, placing bets on the calendar of when a given market will be ready for them. Rest assured, we will not run events until it’s safe and will take every step to assure all participants can be there safely. As a leading events company we have professionals developing protocols to ensure a safe and responsible return to events. You can find our schedule of planned events here. The first half of this year will be filled with a myriad of new digital offerings built on what we learned from you about our digital efforts in 2020. We’ll feature numerous virtual events focused on targeted fan communities. We’re also excited to unveil new products that connect you with fans in new ways and provide access to exclusive digital content  https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/lucasfilm-games-weve-got-a-lot-of-stuff-were-ready-to-start-sharing-with-fans/ StarWars.com catch up with Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly about the new era in Star Wars gaming which will see new collaborations as well as a continuation of old alliances bringing exciting games over the coming years, including the new open-world game announced this week. It’s a genre long-requested by fans, and will come to life via Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft’s critically-acclaimed studio based in Malmö, Sweden. “We’re really excited about an opportunity to work with the team at Massive, led by David Polfeldt and the creative director, Julian Gerighty. We’ve spent almost a year now, working to get to know them and what they want to bring to the table,” Reilly says. “I’m a huge fan of them, personally. I think we’re really excited about where that project is going, because they have a unique vision for the story and the game they want to deliver.” Of course, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment are renowned for their expertise in developing immersive worlds, and in pushing the boundaries of technology with their proprietary engine, Snowdrop. “We know that fans of Star Wars value the feeling of immersion — of being transported into the Star Wars galaxy and moving through richly-detailed environments. It’s fun to imagine what the team at Massive can do within Star Wars by bringing their innovative spirit and their commitment to quality,” Reilly says. Continuing the relationship that resulted in the reinvigorated Battlefront series, the critically-acclaimed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and multiplayer hit Star Wars: Squadrons, Electronic Arts will too play a big role in the future of Star Wars gaming. “We’re really proud of the games we have created with EA,” Reilly says. “We will continue working with them and our relationship has never been stronger. While we may not have a lot of details to share at the moment, we’ve got a number of projects underway with the talented teams at EA.” As with EA over the last few years, Lucasfilm Games will continue to guide titles from the franchise perspective, from ensuring Star Wars authenticity to story connectivity within the larger saga. “We try and help them leverage their passion, expertise, and idea by bringing our expertise around the IP, our ability to connect with other parts of Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company, to amplify that. To make it even bigger than they might imagine,” Reilly says. “We want to uncover the stories they’ve always imagined telling and make them resonate with our fans, and across the wider Star Wars galaxy.”  https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/exclusive-andor-full-set-layout-plan-and-shooting-details-revealed/  The UK’s largest tabloid, The Sun, has revealed pictures of the exterior sets for the upcoming ‘Andor’ Disney+ TV series in the sleepy UK town of Little Marlow, sets that the paper mistakenly attributes to the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series. Fantha Tracks have reviewed public records for the site, and we have been able to confirm that the set is in fact for ‘Andor.’ Whilst we won’t publish correspondence we have seen that confirms this as we wish to protect the private contact details of the people involved in the deal, we can show you picture proof that it is the Andor set below. https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/bill-burr-and-mayfelds-boston-accent/ Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Galaxy’s Edge Bethany: Sam Kim Star Wars Music Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Catch Riley and Scott in this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  Emmy-winning writer chosen for Kevin Feige Star Wars project – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/2XxgML6 https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-games-to-be-branded-under-new-lucasfilm-games-banner   Announced today on StarWars.com, the company revealed that, “Lucasfilm Games is now the official identity for all gaming titles from Lucasfilm, a name that encompasses the company’s rich catalog of video games and its eye toward the future. https://www.starwars.com/news/indiana-jones-game  In major news for fans of the cinematic icon, Lucasfilm Games announced today that a new Indiana Jones game will be swinging our way, being developed by the award-winning studio, MachineGames, and executive produced by game industry icon Todd Howard of Bethesda Games Studios. The game will tell a wholly original, standalone tale set at the height of the career of the famed adventurer. https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/12/22226832/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-next-gen-update-ps5-xbox-series-x  https://www.ocregister.com/2021/01/07/could-disney-bring-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-to-star-wars-galaxys-edge Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Light of the Jedi… Still Scott: Star Wars Home Escape Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Catch Riley and Mark in this week’s podcast! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/disney-reportedly-replace-star-wars-sequel-trilogy-characters-galaxys-edge/ https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-high-republic-trailer/  https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/star-wars-the-high-republic-mega-story-trailer  https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2020/12/31/star-wars-video-games-2021/  https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/star-wars-project-coming-disney-2021/  Boba’s Bounty: Mark: New Black series figures! Riley: Light of the Jedi Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

It’s the Best of SWR 2020 part 2! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A Boba’s Bounty: N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

It’s the Best of SWR 2020 part 1! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  N/A  Boba’s Bounty: N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Bruce catch up on the latest episode of the Mandalorian and talk about the litany of SW news! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:    The Mandalorian Season Finale Recap: Mando and Child https://buff.ly/3pbEOY0 How Disney and Lucasfilm Are Remaking Star Wars in the Image of Marvel Studios https://buff.ly/2KoqgoV    Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Age of Rebellion  Mark: Things! Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Mark catch up on the latest episode of the Mandalorian and talk about the return of the Boba! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:    Being Boba Fett: Temuera Morrison Discusses ‘The Mandalorian’ https://buff.ly/3mX9qMa The Mandalorian: New Boba Fett poster from The Tragedy lands – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/36YsEes See the Cover Art for Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm – Exclusive Reveal | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/36UCpKK RUMOUR: Star Wars: Kenobi to start shooting January 2021 – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/2VVt8vC Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Age of Rebellion  Mark: Things! Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Bruce catch up on the latest episode of the Mandalorian and talk about the return of the Tano You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  Mando Macaroon update ‘The Mandalorian’: Rosario Dawson Tells All About Ahsoka Tano https://buff.ly/3g3grbH  Ashley Eckstein speaks: “This is the way of Ahsoka Tano” – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/3muaxCJ  Check out the Ahsoka Tano poster for Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/33yBhui  Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85 https://buff.ly/2KFBAgb Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Darth Vader comic Bruce: Darth Vader comic Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Bruce catch up on the latest episode of the Mandalorian and reminisce about TPM! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  ‘Mandalorian’ Macarons Are an Actual Thing You Can Order Online https://buff.ly/33htyRb  Season 2 of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian coming to Disney Plus 25th December – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/33asEpF  The Mandalorian Season 2 Volume 1 soundtrack out on digital download today – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/3pXmLG0  Meet the characters of Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge: Ady Sun’Zee – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/3fAkICX   22 years ago today, The Phantom Menace trailer 1 arrived – Fantha Tracks https://buff.ly/374zfDg Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Rise of Kylo Ren comic Bruce:Rise of Kylo Ren comic Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

Riley and Bruce catch up on the latest episode of the Mandalorian and new Star Wars updates at Disneyworld! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  Disney releases images of cabins inside new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser https://buff.ly/3fdkxxd Must-Watch Ahsoka Episodes Before Her Mandalorian Debut https://buff.ly/2UDuPNS  Who’s the Boss? WWE star Sasha Banks talks ‘Star Wars’ debut, teaming with Baby Yoda on ‘The Mandalorian’ https://buff.ly/38RouGM  ‘The Mandalorian’ finally fixes one of the worst things about Star Wars https://buff.ly/2ILToW2 Boba’s Bounty: Riley: The Force Unleashed Sam Witwer live streams/Making of. Bruce: Lego Star Wars Holiday Special   Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast

A quick analysis of the season two premiere of ‘The Mandalorian’ along with news about John Boyega, Felicity Jones, Galaxy’s Edge merch, and our Boba’s Bounty. Bruce Gibson guest hosts with Dan Gunther. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! News:  John Boyega (via NME) “very transparent” to Disney (JediNews) The return of Jyn Erso (JediNews) via THR Galaxy’s Edge toys available online (FathaTracks) Boba’s Bounty: Dan:  Bruce: Finished the Jedi Academy trilogy and gave Baby Yoda to wife for birthday   Topic: Our thoughts on the start of The Mandalorian – Season 2   Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast    

Riley and Mark catch up on all the latest in SW! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: https://www.starwars.com/news/hasbro-pulsecon-haslab-vintage-collection-razor-crest-revealed-and-more https://www.starwars.com/news/inside-ilm-creating-the-razor-crest  https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/09/d23-expo-will-now-take-place-just-weeks-after-star-wars-celebration-in-2022-could-celebration-be-bumped-to-2023.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+starwars7news%2FPpBF+%28Star+Wars+News+Net%29  https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/baby-yoda-survives-california-wildfires/  https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/us/baby-yoda-fights-fires-trnd/index.html  https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/the-empire-strikes-back-returns-to-the-us-top-5/  Squadron’s drops tonight too Boba’s Bounty  Riley: Lego Star Wars D+ Mark: Plo Koon   Feedback: Hello. I enjoy your show and have written to you in the past. Below are some of the reasons why I think the Star Wars sequel trilogy didn’t work for a lot of people. I don’t think these are necessarily bad ideas, but ideas that were executed very poorly and sloppily. Stay safe in this garbage fire of a year we’re living in. -Tristan p.s. I may not have been entirely sober while writing this     No plan I think this speaks for itself… You don’t ‘need’ a plan to have a successful series, but when the writers and directors of subsequent movies seem to want to do conflicting things with the story and characters it becomes a mess Conflicting writer/directors One likes asking questions with no plans of answers The other openly stated he doesn’t care about continuity or multi-movie storytelling (this is my recollection of interviews, I could easily be wrong) feels like bad improv No context from the beginning Who are the first order, and where did they come from, and why does everyone in the movie seem to know while the audience does not? What’s happened in the past 30-ish years? Who’s in charge of the galaxy? Seemingly there is a republic government that is destroyed in the same scene that they are introduced… Why is there a “resistance” and not a proper military? Palpatine returns from nowhere with no hinting or leadup The first order is now the final order and Kylo needs the final order fleet even though it seems that the first order already has a huge fleet and is in control of the galaxy? The first of the sequels is a remake I don’t think this is inherently terrible for the first half, but then the planet sized spherical super weapon is destroyed by a handful of one man fighters flying through a trench… it feels more like a repeat than a continuation. Caring more about spectacle than why anything is happening How many individual scenes are visually interesting, but upon reflection don’t make a lot of scene? Lack of consequences for the good guys and overabundance of convenience At the end of VII Finn was slashed by Kylos lightsaber to the point of being unconscious and possibly almost dead, and he’s perfectly fine in the beginning of VIII At the end of VIII all that is left of the resistance can fit on the falcon, but at the beginning of IX they’re back up to full force Chewie is blown up by Reys force lightning, but he’s not actually dead C3P0 has to sacrifice himself to save the galaxy… but he backed up in R2D2 so it doesn’t matter Zori is about to capture Rey and company to turn them in for the bounty, but Rey beats her and says they should be friends, so they are… and zori gives Poe her magic disk… The lead character never looses I don’t recall Rey sustaining anything more than a scratch, or being slightly let down by being told ‘her parents were no one’ (which ends up being somewhat of a lie) In direct contrast: In the original trilogy Luke confronts Vader, gets his ass handed to him, has his hand cut off, finds out his father is one of the most evil people in the galaxy, and decides he’d rather be dead than join him     Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Riley and Stephen Kent from the newly re-launched Beltway Banthas catch up on all the latest in SW! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/pedro-pascal-quit-mandalorian-actor-rumors-fake  https://www.starwars.com/news/mando-mondays  https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/09/solo-a-star-wars-story-soundtrack-deluxe-edition-revealed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+starwars7news%2FPpBF+%28Star+Wars+News+Net%29  https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/09/the-mandalorian-four-seasons-giancarlo-esposito.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+starwars7news%2FPpBF+%28Star+Wars+News+Net%29 Boba’s Bounty  Riley: Fallen Order Follow up Stephen: Jedi Quest books Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Riley and Bruce catch up on all the latest in SW and give a full breakdown of the Mando S2 trailer! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: The Mandalorian Season 2 Trailer Breakdown: 14 Story Reveals & Star Wars Secrets https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-season-2-trailer-breakdown-story-details-easter-eggs/  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/liam-neeson-says-hes-proud-of-the-phantom-menace  https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2020-09-14-star-wars-squadrons-cg-short-hunted/   Boba’s Bounty  Riley: Finally broke up with Fallen Order Bruce: Rewatch of The Mandalorian S1 Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Riley and Mark catch up on all the latest in SW and review Master and Apprentice by Claudia Grey. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: PHOTOS: Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Hotel is Starting to Take Shape https://insidethemagic.net/2020/09/progress-star-wars-hotel-construction-rwb1/  Explore a galaxy far, far away with the Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu expansion https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/cnn-underscored/the-sims-4-journey-to-batuu-review-star-wars/index.html  https://www.starwars.com/news/the-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-deluxe-edition-unmasked  https://www.starwars.com/news/empire-at-40-lego-star-wars-bespin-duel  https://www.brothers-brick.com/2020/09/03/first-look-at-the-3000-piece-lego-star-wars-75290-mos-eisley-cantina-news/lego-star-wars-75290-mos-eisley-cantina/ https://www.starwars.com/news/the-mandalorian-season-two-october-30 https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/john-boyega-interview-2020 ?? Main Segment! Riley read a book!!! https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2019/04/29/star-wars-master-apprentice-review/  https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/star-wars-master-and-apprentice-book  Boba’s Bounty – Coming next week Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Months in the making! Riley goes in-depth with author of SHOSW Michael Kaminski. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: GL and his “liberties” with the making of SW 3 films, 6 films? 12 films? Father Skywalker becomes Vader ESB’s aha moment The beginning of Skywalker Ranch The Marcia Lucas affair The dark days of Skywalker Ranch and SW GL’s experimental films The Disney Era Boba’s Bounty – Coming next week Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Stick around after the show for a special giveaway! It’s a fun-filled-Favreau-focused-festive show with special guest Bruce Gibson! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: Maul Revels in His Revenge in Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Stories of Light and Dark – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/34cLyxe  Jon Favreau Talks About Keeping Core ‘Star Wars’ Fans While Reaching Out To New Ones https://buff.ly/348gb7b  ‘The Mandalorian’s Jon Favreau On Remixing George Lucas’ Classics In First Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Series & Baby Yoda’s ‘E.T.’-Inspired Introduction – Contenders TV https://buff.ly/2Q0CBPw  Sounds Like George Lucas Likes ‘The Mandalorian’ a Lot More Than He Did Disney’s Star Wars Trilogy https://buff.ly/319UVvT  Riley has thoughts, the difference between respecting fans vs corporate hostility and name-calling  LEGO Star Wars 75294 Bespin Duel coming on September 1 https://buff.ly/3iTeDC9  LEGO is making a new STAR WARS Holiday Special https://buff.ly/34c2T9O Boba’s Bounty! – Mention anything you’ve done, bought, whatever about Star Wars lately. Bruce: The Star Wars YouTube hole Riley: Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Another special long-form interview, this time with Dan Madsen as he tells the story of his experience with Star Wars Insider Magazine, launching Star Wars Celebration and his history with the official fan club. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: Pitching the Fan Club to George Lucas How Lucas finally decided to get back to Star Wars The Star Wars Celebration Blueprint TPM fever/backlash Boba’s Bounty! – Mention anything you’ve done, bought, whatever about Star Wars lately. N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Another special long-form interview, this time with Dr. David West Reynolds as he tells the story of re-discovering the filming location of SW in Tunisia back in the 90s and how that landed him with a gig as Rick Mccallum’s location scout  for the prequels and then working at Lucasfilm. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: Finding Tatooine David’s big moment of finding the Homestead LFL so pumped up for The Phantom Menace Inside Skywalker Ranch Cutting the original TPM teaser trailer How LFL has changed in the Disney era Finding your Twin-Suns moment Boba’s Bounty! – Mention anything you’ve done, bought, whatever about Star Wars lately. N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Riley breaks for the announcement of the SW films being delayed a year + Ian Doescher talks about The Merry Rise of Skywalker You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics:   Star Wars Publishing Extravaganza! Star Wars Films Delayed! Ian Doescher talks about The Merry Rise of Skywalker   Boba’s Bounty! – Mention anything you’ve done, bought, whatever about Star Wars lately. N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Sam Witwer talks The Bad Batch, John Boyega has ‘moved on’ from Star Wars, Pedro Pascal thinks Baby Yoda is not too shabby, new Hasbro and Hot Toys figures, and Boba’s Bounty. Bruce Gibson sits in for Riley and is joined by his guest co-host, Katie Nickolaou (@weather_katie). You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters! Guest: Katie Nickolaou  Topics: Katie’s Star Wars weather forecast video Our thoughts about the announced The Bad Batch series Sam Witner’s thoughts here from Twitch News:  John Boyega (on Instagram) has ‘moved on’ from Star Wars Pedro Pascal says Baby Yoda is not too shabby when talking to EW (Fantha Tracks article) Hasbro reveals new figures The Black Series ‘Heroes of Endor’ 6” figure set (JediNews article) The Black Series Hoth Wampa in Kenner style packaging (JediNews article) Vintage Collection 501st Legion ARC Troopers set (JediNews article) Hot Toys Anakin Skywalker Sixth Scale Figure (sideshow.com) Obi-Wan Kenobi Sixth Scale Figure (sideshow.com) Boba’s Bounty! – Mention anything you’ve done, bought, whatever about Star Wars lately. Katie: Dominic Pace from The Mandalorian  Bruce: Alphabet Squadron  Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Buy yourself a copy of All Up by special guest this week, JW Rinzler! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: Riley break down the Bad Batch Series Announcement JW Rinzler goes behind the scenes at LFL Boba’s Bounty: N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Join Riley and special guest Mark Hurliman as they talk spooky SW and Mark ranks the SW films. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: Spooky Star Wars tales awaken in Disney’s new illustrated anthology ‘Dark Legends’ https://buff.ly/2WcAXhl Main Segment: Mark Ranks the films: https://sorta.app/q/1023 Boba’s Bounty: N/A Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Join Riley and special guest Bruce Gibson as the break down the Mandalorian publishing news and more! You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: The Mandalorian Publishing Program Revealed – Exclusive | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/2BoPW0g  Star Wars’ Mark Hamill explains why cut Luke Skywalker scene now on Disney+ is so important https://buff.ly/2VxPu6y  Soundbite: https://youtu.be/mtdnjx0DtTI?t=621  Disney Plus in July 2020: Solo: A Star Wars Story and X-Men movies https://www.techradar.com/news/disney-plus-july-2020-star-wars-x-Men Main Segment: Rank the films: https://sorta.app/q/1023 Boba’s Bounty: N/A   Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Join Riley and special guest Scott Ryfun as they talk Star Wars Squadrons, Kenobi updates, and reflect on ESB. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics:   Get a First Look at New Art from Star Wars: Dark Legends – Exclusive | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/37LlA40  ‘Star Wars Squadrons’ Gameplay Footage Revealed with Details on Characters, Ships, Game Modes & More https://buff.ly/3ecwMc9   Pilots Wanted: How Lucasfilm and Motive Studios Hatched Star Wars: Squadrons – Exclusive | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/3egREiD  New ‘Star Wars’ LEGO Sets Coming from ‘The Mandalorian’, ‘Galaxy’s Edge’, ‘Clone Wars’ and The Skywalker Saga https://buff.ly/2NbMTej (53) ACE Universe Presents: A Conversation with Ewan McGregor https://buff.ly/2YOcT4Q Boba’s Bounty: Riley: N/A Scott: Custom Baby Yoda Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Join Riley and special guest Bruce Gibson as they talk SWCA CANX, Star Wars Squadrons trailer, and are joined by author of Star Wars: Book of lists, Cole Horton. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: An Update on Star Wars Celebration 2020 | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/2Cbg9iR  5 Highlights from the Star Wars: Squadrons Reveal Trailer | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/2Y8Srw4  Star Wars: Squadrons Officially Revealed, Out in October – IGN https://buff.ly/3d4C7Rs  Star Wars: Squadrons Is A $40 Dogfighting Game With Cross-Play, Single-Player, No Microtransactions https://buff.ly/3e72wzb  Star Wars Episode 1: Racer comes to Switch, PS4 on June 23 https://buff.ly/2Y4qqWG  Empire at 40 | Check Out the Cover of From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back | StarWars.com https://buff.ly/2N55s3O    Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales + Battlefront 2 Eulogy Bruce: Jedi Academy trilogy + Star wars Lego + Lego star Wars Freemakwer adventures Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast  

Join Riley and special guest Mark Hurliman as they talk all things collecting – new black series figures – Mandalorian season 2, and part 3 of the ongoing Secret History of SW segments. You can show your support of The Star Wars Report podcast by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/starwarsreport Get all kinds of exclusive bonus content for our patron supporters!  Topics: New Wave of 6in Black series finally gives us Zeb and a chance to collect the whole Ghost Crew! https://www.jedinews.com/featured/articles/hasbro-the-black-series-figures-revealed-in-new-2020-packaging-pre-orders-now-open/ Missed opportunity to added things to the original crew- Kanan either Mask, Alternate Heads. Sabine Alternate Heads/ Hair, and a Darksaber. Ezra- Mando Helmet. CHopper- IDK you could keep him, but I’d love a CHopper in disguise. New Star Wars game Project Maverick will be revealed next week, rumors suggest https://buff.ly/2UtWVez ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 release date has been confirmed https://buff.ly/37gCW8j  Speaking on a virtual panel at the recent ATX Television Festival, The Mandalorian producer Jon Favreau made it clear that despite the coronavirus pandemic, season two will still be arriving on Disney Plus come October 2020. “We were lucky enough to have finished photography before the lock down. Thanks to how technology-forward Lucasfilm and ILM are, we have been able to do all of our visual effects and editing and post production remotely through systems that had been set up by those companies for us.” The second season apparently picks up right where the first season left us, and with the show already confirmed for a third season Favreau made it clear just how much fun they were having producing the show. “As we explore partnering with new filmmakers and having new characters and going deeper with the characters we already have, it’s really been very fun and fulfilling and I hope people are having as much fun seeing it as we are having making it.” Main Segment: Looking back at ANH Riley’s highlights of the Secret History of SW the 1st rough draft The early inspirations Boba’s Bounty: Riley: Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales Mark: Count Dooku on audible! Bly, New Pups. Queen’s Peril – Nate retires Download the mp3 HERE! (Right-click and “save as”) Email: [email protected]  Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: starwarsreport.com/itunes RSS FEED: feeds.feedburner.com/starwarsreport_podcast