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R2-KT's man servant Al reaches out to share that the 2026 AmbassaDroid Corps patches are in production, celebrating 47 R2-KT units around the world, and you can order yours now!

Artists from ILM’s London studio, including visual effects supervisor Steve Moncur, animation supervisor Stafford Lawrence, and CG supervisors Christian Waite and Elizabeth Mitchell, discuss their team’s work on The Dinosaurs Netflix series.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Danger in the Dark arrives July 22nd from Mad Cave Studios & Papercutz, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Publishing, the first-ever original one shot with Din Djarin and Grogu, set after the third season of the Disney+ show.

Speaking at Fan Expo Philadelphia this past weekend, Brendan Wayne, who brings the helmeted version of The Mandalorian to life, spoke about the future for Din Djarin and Grogu with a fair degree of certainty, hinting that the characters will return.

Sideshow unboxes the Hot Toys Sabine Wren 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure inspired by her appearance in the third season of Star Wars Rebels, featuring a finely crafted headsculpt with separate rolling eyeballs, plus her iconic white and purple reverse ombre hairstyle.

Shepperton Studios are reminiscing how fifty years ago in 1976, the cast and crew of Star Wars spent a few weeks in mid-May and early June on H Stage to shoot the Grand Temple Throne Room, interiors of the Rebel Hangar and the Death Star attack briefing scene.

Travel around the galaxy and travel intro hyperspace from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon with this soothing 10 hour ambiance video.

Alongside the studio-scale X-Wings in the original Star Wars model shop were Y-Wings and TIE Fighters, and model makers have been just as meticulous in their recreation of those models; Adam Savage chats with Jonathan Faber and Kevin Hoppert about their replicas.

During a battle with Asajj Ventress, Anakin and Obi-Wan discover one of the Clones has been feeding her secret information. While the Jedi battle Ventress with Lightsabers, the Clones try to figure out who among them is the traitor. Stream Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Disney+.

The directors commentary of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is currently only available in selected territories via the TheaterEars app, but fortunately, the folks at LaughingPlace.com have shared the highlights of what Jon Favreau had to say.

Sideshow unboxes the Hot Toys Keeto (Anzellan Droidsmith) Life-Size Collectible Figure based on his appearance in The Mandalorian and Grogu, measuring approximately 10.2 inches (26 cm) in height and featuring 8 points of articulation.

Series 8 of the Bricklink Designer Program is now live, featuring five sets including Brick Railroad Locomotive by TRBricks, Coconut Cape by BallisticBricks, Dustmark Keep by brickhucker, University of Science by KingCreations and Hot Air Balloon by ExeSandbox.

Join Vanessa Marshall (Hera Syndulla), Tiya Sircar (Sabine Wren) and Taylor Gray (Ezra Bridger) on the latest episode of Pod of Rebellion, a Star Wars Rebels rewatch podcast.

In this clip [from The Sackhoff Show] Katee Sackhoff and Bryce Dallas Howard talk about The Mandalorian and why the series takes so long to shoot. Stream The Mandalorian on Disney+.

Variety has gone behind the scenes of the new version of Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, now open at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, with Walt Disney Imagineering's Asa Kalama, Lucasfilm's Matt Martin and Disney Live Entertainment's Michael Serna.

Hera, Sabine, and Zeb escape an Empire ship with Ezra and Kanan not far behind them in a stolen TIE Fighter! Stream Star Wars Rebels on Disney+.

Adam Savage welcomes back Don Bies, former ILM model supervisor and Lucasfilm archivist, to check out some physical artefacts from his Star Wars modelmaking portfolio, specifically Luke Skywalker's cutaway lightsaber created for the Star Wars Visual Dictionary.

When Tony Gilroy picked up an award for the second season of Andor at the 86th Annual Peabody Awards, he pulled no punches with his acceptance speech, pleading to all, "please do not turn out the lights until we can kill this nightmare… and f**k the empire!”

Head to Amazon.com to preorder Wow Stuff's Yoda Puppetronic by RealFX and Star Wars Palm Puppetronics, including Chewabcca, Wicket & Yoda, with full retail availability from October 2026.

ILM's VFX supervisor John Knoll has told IndieWire about how The Mandalorian and Grogu utilises practical and digital effects, along with computer-generated characters, such as Martin Scorsese as Ardennian Hugo Durant, alongside old-school techniques.

The good guys are bad, the bad guys are good, and nothing makes sense! This compilation features iconic Sith, Jedi, Rebels, and droids from across the galaxy, comparing them to the mixed-up versions of themselves featured in both seasons of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.

The official trailer for The End Of Oak Street, produced by J.J. Abrams and starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway, with SFX by Industrial Light & Magic, has dropped and is set for release on August 14th, 2026.

Regal Robot has shared a first look at the Indiana Jones Well of the Souls Glyph Wall Decor, featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO, measuring 8.5″ wide and 1.25″ thick, the resin faux stone plaque will be available to order from June 16th.

"You’re all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home.” Stream all Star Wars films on Disney+.

In a recent interview with Variety, Emilia Clarke confirmed that she is aware of the negative response of her roles in Solo: A Star Wars Story and Terminator Genisys but that she doesn't take it to heart saying, "When they don't work out, it's not personal".

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu took a further tumble at the box office on its third weekend, dropping 60% in North America to just $10 million, taking its US total to $155.8 million, whilst globally its reached $293 million.

Alden Ehrenreich, young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, has won a Tony Award at the first time of asking for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Max in Becky Shaw, his Broadway debut performance.

Richard E. Grant, General Pryde in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has shared the wonderful news on Instagram that he has become a grandfather, following the safe arrival of his grandson, first child for his daughter Olivia Grant. 

The date for the return of Thank the Maker, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, has been revealed as Saturday, October 17th with a new venue in Hampshire to be shared at a later date.

Experience all of ILM’s work on Stranger Things Season 5 in this exclusive reel. Stream all five seasons of Stranger Things on Netflix.

Welcome to week 23 of 2026 and our list detailing what new publications to expect from a galaxy far, far away.

Sabine goes undercover as a cadet in the Empire's elite flight academy to help breakout several young pilots wanting to defect to the rebellion. Stream Star Wars Rebels on Disney+.