Star Wars news for the week of October 21, 2016
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of October 21, 2016 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
Rogue One News and Rumors
Exclusive: Get a closer look at characters from #StarWars #RogueOne in new trading cards: https://t.co/vgjrPWOdma ?? pic.twitter.com/GJPPzfXWh2
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 15, 2016
Exclusive: NEW @starwars #RogueOne images revealed in Topps Trading Cards! https://t.co/n61I4hV5kF ?? #StarWars pic.twitter.com/XWxCJQrp2O
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 15, 2016
Cassian Andor. An intelligence officer for the Rebel Alliance. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/m6WsfTcysf
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Chirrut Œmwe. A warrior monk with faith in the Force. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/xyMcbhRI7E
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Baze Malbus. Soldier. Friend. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/5lh4XA41mD
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Bodhi Rook. Former Imperial pilot who’s seen the light. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/9fBQYqUah7
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
K-2SO. Reprogrammed to fight the Empire that made him. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/W4N9k0foUM
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Jyn Erso. A checkered past. A greater cause. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/w8UfQQ3Jwo
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Saw Gerrera. Resolved to win the fight against the Empire. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/UBGl6chfcg
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
Director Orson Krennic. Cruel. Brilliant. Obsessed. #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/ULlAMuxlct
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 17, 2016
We need to take a moment to thank our Facebook fan Jeremy Klein for making a #RogueOne style poster for the one we’ve all missed the most: pic.twitter.com/WoNmU0UjJq
— Nerdist ???? (@nerdist) October 17, 2016
#RogueOne director Gareth Edwards set as @sxsw speaker https://t.co/CIGeXV7Hzb
— Variety (@Variety) October 17, 2016
Alan Tudyk Talks About His Cut Cameo as a Pilot in Rogue One – #RogueOne #StarWars – https://t.co/Fo3fiMma0b pic.twitter.com/H9yG4vjcXZ
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) October 18, 2016
how did i miss this? cool face tattoo from his time in prison. pic.twitter.com/ArY55GLHRS
— alan tudyk (@AlanTudyk) October 18, 2016
When Rey Met Jyn: Daisy Ridley Reveals What She and Fellow ‘Star Wars’ Star Felicity Jones Discussed Over Tea – https://t.co/46Z0wNyPH3
— Star Wars Events (@StarWarsEvents) October 19, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rogue One’ Star Diego Luna on Screen Testing With Darth Vader – https://t.co/nw1scu6gpZ via @etnow #StarWars
— Star Wars Events (@StarWarsEvents) October 19, 2016
Framed and ready to go up on the wall! Gorgeous fan-made poster, a lovely gift from fellow rogue @chrisweitz! pic.twitter.com/HDQ5KZfdNJ
— Scary Whitta (@garywhitta) October 19, 2016
Rogue One Subpage On Official https://t.co/xt6uyVjLPW Website – https://t.co/8ykK3kwS9B
Check out Lucasfilm’s cool Rogue … pic.twitter.com/kszo8EwOuy— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 20, 2016
The #RogueOne star, the fake film and the $1,200 scam: https://t.co/tc5XWdQGKE pic.twitter.com/ExiSipTVXk
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 21, 2016
KYLO REN REACTS – Rogue One Trailer 3 (Final Trailer)
Trailer Supercut: All Rogue One Clips In Chronological Order
Duracell Star Wars Commercial: How the Rebels Saved Christmas
Spinoff News and Rumors
.@Joss wants to direct a #StarWars film: https://t.co/I76e4ix5KV pic.twitter.com/wvQxHqQchV
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 20, 2016
Television and Video
An exclusive clip from J.J. Abrams’ commentary for #TheForceAwakens, Star Wars master artist Doug Chiang, & much more on The #StarWarsShow. pic.twitter.com/nFeu8IGtg9
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 19, 2016
#Exclusive: J.J. Abrams explains that fateful ‘Force Awakens’ meeting https://t.co/MH2urYinca pic.twitter.com/IYXWnSESi8
— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) October 17, 2016
New Force Awakens deleted scene demonstrates why you should always let the wookiee win https://t.co/cfrA81wQz9 pic.twitter.com/RRcwV90MJT
— io9 (@io9) October 18, 2016
Unkar Plutt enrages Chewbacca in this never-before-seen deleted sequence from @starwars #TheForceAwakens: https://t.co/OwCfr3unZc ?? pic.twitter.com/sUbTosME6c
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 18, 2016
How a suggestion from Ava DuVernay helped #TheForceAwakens. (Plus how Rey and Finn’s meet cute changed.) https://t.co/g8QU5CckLO pic.twitter.com/1PFatcFipg
— Dunc (@clubjade) October 19, 2016
J.J. Abrams The Force Awakens Commentary On The Rey/Finn Relationship – https://t.co/HgGzLb1OXW
Hear what J.J. Abrams had to say about … pic.twitter.com/GDB7sPzSbd— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 19, 2016
Roundup Of The Force Awakens 3D Collectors Edition Commentary & Deleted Scenes Articles – https://t.co/u5XafLTKO1
A collection of all … pic.twitter.com/GqmobMCdMa— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 20, 2016
The Last Battle clip and images from Star Wars Rebels #StarWarsRebels https://t.co/kJUHmmsiYL
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) October 17, 2016
Around The Web
Generations by the wonderfully talented @RolaRafal https://t.co/b8bxaRFLEO pic.twitter.com/8346CKPomm
— PosterSpy.com (@PosterSpy) October 16, 2016
Sick burn, Obi Wan. pic.twitter.com/2PdFCvG2A9
— Death Star PR (@DeathStarPR) October 16, 2016
This is what @carrieffisher should have said when she saw me in a Stormtrooper helmet… #SWCelebrationEurope pic.twitter.com/HzLm5LzORs
— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) October 16, 2016
Disney’s Lucasfilm sues an academy teaching people how to use lightsabers https://t.co/zmgabPkUOr pic.twitter.com/oFmU8m5tHx
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 17, 2016
It’s going to be heartbreaking when this kid has to cut open his adorable tauntaun costume https://t.co/ftC0opOLmu pic.twitter.com/IYeJBKXe2k
— io9 (@io9) October 17, 2016
THX Acquired by PC Gaming Company Razer https://t.co/TIBC4iCKFq pic.twitter.com/YyUARl5t6F
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) October 17, 2016
Joe Johnston Will Direct $100M Sci-Fi Film ëStarfallí In China https://t.co/xwSRi8Y8vT pic.twitter.com/OrgvLETk9y
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) October 19, 2016
How @Disney companies like Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm maintain their creative cultures https://t.co/kJLOUjJiAZ pic.twitter.com/dVGc7elvvF
— Variety (@Variety) October 19, 2016
Ewan McGregor recalls embarrassing first meeting with George Lucas, talks directorial debut https://t.co/Vr5gdKPjac pic.twitter.com/77SMKJScfM
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 20, 2016
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) October 20, 2016
Books
Get a peek at Orson Krennic & young Jyn Erso in this exclusive excerpt from the #StarWars #RogueOne novel #Catalyst https://t.co/umye4YiTvt
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) October 20, 2016
Words can’t express how grateful I am to our readers for their support in making AHSOKA #1 on the NYT list! Congratulations @ek_johnston!!!
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) October 19, 2016
#Ahsoka is officially a #1 New York Times Bestseller! #1 YA hardcover and #1 YA ebook! Congrats, @ek_johnston! You’re #1! pic.twitter.com/wAaOuoxZQ9
— Disney Books (@DisneyHyperion) October 20, 2016
Comics
EXCLUSIVE: #StarWars: Doctor Aphra #1 Variants by Larroca, @RodReis https://t.co/mb22YZUlL1 pic.twitter.com/ah073hl9t3
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) October 14, 2016
Arriving in comic stores in this weeks delivery. Ready for #halloweencomicfest #darthvadeÖ https://t.co/aLYkRxmQn7 pic.twitter.com/F9u9t3hXbJ
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 18, 2016
Video Games
Get your first look at @EAStarWars Battlefront VR’s Rogue One expansion. https://t.co/rh6225Omxi pic.twitter.com/fB85ZCcSjr
— Star Wars Games (@StarWarsGames) October 19, 2016
Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition Revealed – https://t.co/sRGpF1dK0x
EA will release Star Wars Battlefront: Ultimate Edition in … pic.twitter.com/Ticy4waLqz— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 19, 2016
Attractions
Disneyland Paris 2017: Season of the Force – https://t.co/8Z2sAiwy9Q
Changes hit the parks along with some new key visualsÖ pic.twitter.com/2djEY9gv3U— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 14, 2016
Collecting
Hasbro’s Star Wars sales slows down. https://t.co/9ym3iUPejZ
— Star Wars Junk (@StarWarsJunk) October 17, 2016
Hasbro CEO Talks ‘Rogue One,’ Touts 2016 ‘Star Wars’ Revenue Trends https://t.co/guQYESccQQ
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 17, 2016
More Stormtrooper Hot Toys from Rogue One revealed #RogueOne #StarWars #HotToys https://t.co/IdaLe5RPIY
— SuperHeroHype (@SuperHeroHype) October 14, 2016
Space Yeti! #LEGOStarWars #RogueOne Moroff #minifigure revealed! Rumored to be included in a Wave 2 Y-Wing set. c/o tavo2809 #LEGO #StarWars pic.twitter.com/g7WjfSMkG9
— StudShooter! (@studshooter) October 14, 2016
Toyguide Update: Disney Parks Droid Factory Rogue One Astromechs | https://t.co/Gox1Py9Zt3 https://t.co/dRKkuged3g #droidfactory #rogueone pic.twitter.com/vaU8zKillV
— Yakface (@yak_face) October 17, 2016
LEGO Star Wars Summer 2017 Rumored Sets https://t.co/xgIjMYKJ0C pic.twitter.com/NLJ9HDwcDJ
— The Star Wars Report (@StarWarsReport) October 17, 2016
PHOTOS: Here’s a new look at some of the new Star Wars-themed products coming to Disney Parks this fall! https://t.co/96oGY4cS6v pic.twitter.com/xE3WK8KWkl
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) October 18, 2016
Droid Factory R2-H16 Revealed | https://t.co/Gox1Py9Zt3 https://t.co/DoNeffpU0L #droidfactory #buildadroid #disneyparks #exclusives pic.twitter.com/LJnxkNVDB9
— Yakface Killa ?? (@yak_face) October 18, 2016
Need this in my life. Working Imperial Comlink Bluetooth Communicator for your phone. pic.twitter.com/R7kcehlqT4
— Star Wars Junk (@StarWarsJunk) October 19, 2016
New #rogueone #k2so #pintrading pin #disneyparks thanks to #carlcunningham for the snap https://t.co/B4sujggcnE pic.twitter.com/bjW92vVihf
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) October 19, 2016
From Jyn to Jaina: Behind the Scenes of Star Wars: The Black Series – https://t.co/qwVURGAyOx by @KristinBaver #StarWars
— Star Wars Events (@StarWarsEvents) October 20, 2016
