Star Wars Treats The Expanded Universe Like the MCU Does Marvel Comics
Star Wars got a bold new start when Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the
Star Wars rights back in 2012. However, with the Disney acquisition came a big change: the wide frontier of
Star Wars Expanded Universe was officially sidelined. The long line of licensed books, games, and comics that had been dedicated to (literally) expanding the universe and mythology George Lucas envisioned were re-branded with the
Star Wars Legends banner for all non-canon material. However,
Star Wars fans have kept careful note of how Disney s new
Star Wars canon still seems to be borrowing ideas from old EU concepts.
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: Patty Jenkins Comments on Becoming First Woman to Direct a Star Wars Movie
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Patty Jenkins will make franchise history as the first woman to direct a Star Wars movie. She s helming
Yahoo, Jenkins says a certain extra expectation comes with directing Star Wars given its massive fanbase. “I feel a huge amount of pressure to make a great Star Wars film, of course. The fan base is amazing and massive and that’s no small task. That’s really what I think about,” Jenkins says.
“If I can be in a groundbreaking position to pave the way for other people, that’s amazing. I hope that I get to do that,” she continues. “But luckily [
The Mandalorian. Let me explain.
From the beginning of
The Mandalorian, series creator Jon Favreau has been teasing Mara Jade. Last year, prior to the premiere of the show, I wrote about how Jon Favreau wasn’t opposed to bringing in EU characters (meaning characters like Cobb Vanth and, by extension, Mara Jade), but he didn’t want to hint at who that would be. So, why am I convinced that Mara Jade could show up in
The Mandalorian’s finale? Because a Jedi needs to come for Grogu, and who better?
Mara Jade is an interesting character. A smuggler turned Jedi Master, Mara ends up marrying Luke Skywalker in the old Expanded Universe, and while we didn’t hear about her in Disney’s sequel trilogy films, that doesn’t mean she cannot be included. We didn’t hear much
Star Wars: The High Republic Reveals Official New Star Wars Timeline
The official timeline of that galaxy far, far away has now changed thanks to
Star Wars: The High Republic, the publishing initiative that will introduce fans to a canonical era before the events of
Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Of course, other media has already tackled the extensive history of George Lucas’ fictional world before Disney’s acquisition of the franchise back in 2012, and what fans now recognize as the non-canon Legends timeline, formerly known as the Expanded Universe, features stories from the age of the Old Republic and even thousands of years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. Alas, in the favor of a cohesive narrative, the Mouse House opted for a more focused and linear approach, designating some of those works as canon and building their own timeline around it.
December 10, 2020
It’s time for another piece detailing all the “easter eggs” from the latest episodes of “The Mandalorian.” This go-around, we get to dig deep into the old Expanded Universe, classic Japanese cinema, and learn more about some of the best characters in all of “Star Wars” lore.
Chapter 13 ‘The Jedi’
Directed by “Star Wars” veteran and fan-favorite Dave Filoni, this episode is chock-full of nods and references to other “Star Wars” properties, inspirations for the series, and features a great cameo from an icon of the 1980s cinema.
Ahsoka Tano At this point, Ahsoka Tano is
so much more than an easter egg. If you want to know more about my favorite “Star Wars” character, check out the earlier things I’ve written about her here, here, and here. There are several moments she has in this episode, however, which act as great easter eggs for additional things.