The Star Wars News Roundup for May 17, 2019

Star Wars news for the week of May 17, 2019

The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of May 17, 2019 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars 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!

Sequel News and Rumors

BREAKING: Next Star Wars movies confirmed to be from Game of Thrones creators https://t.co/XJ1cdaww1O

— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) May 14, 2019

The Rise of Skywalker News and Rumors

John Williams Liked Early Cut of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Very Much; Already Wrote 25 Minutes of the Film’s Score – #JohnWilliams #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker – https://t.co/9ZcFpt85co pic.twitter.com/w0eBmWvenv

— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 13, 2019

Television News and Rumors

Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa work together to escape from the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt!

Watch more #GalaxyOfAdventures shorts, now available on Star Wars Kids: https://t.co/Q7L2IGR7jh pic.twitter.com/odHVfYojzq

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 14, 2019

Around the Web

The moment I realized I kissed my sister.#Innocestuous https://t.co/8TdlRq2Dw4

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 14, 2019

Lightspeed to #D23Expo! Jon Favreau and James Earl Jones will be honored at this year’s event as 2019 Disney Legends: https://t.co/hpCgOkfZbB pic.twitter.com/dr0T3ueZVy

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 16, 2019

Congratulations to composer John Powell, his score for Solo: A Star Wars Story was named Film Score of the Year by @ASCAP! #HanSolo https://t.co/UGk2Mm3URd

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 16, 2019

Comics

This week on The #StarWarsShow: we celebrate our Emmy win and talk upcoming Star Wars release dates for films and Vader Immortal. Plus, we sit down with author @cavanscott to talk @IDWPublishing’s Star Wars Adventures and Jaxxon. Presented by GEICO. pic.twitter.com/2zQygDHpMO

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 15, 2019

Books

Together with Lucasfilm, we’re pleased to present the official look inside one of the galaxy’s most beloved shows in The Art of #StarWars Rebels. This beautiful hardcover goes on sale October 1, 2019 and is available for pre-order now – details: https://t.co/WwY7R5IAA9 pic.twitter.com/j0XRrCjcR7

— Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) May 16, 2019

Video Games

#VaderImmortal launches with @Oculus Quest on May 21. Get a vision of the future with @EW‘s @Breznican as he explores Darth Vader’s Mustafar fortress… and examines the #StarWars secrets within. https://t.co/uV7A7HJW39 pic.twitter.com/M61dho5sl4

— ILMxLAB (@ILMxLAB) May 11, 2019

Attractions

Best way to impress your friends…give them a personal tour of @starwars Galaxy’s Edge!#stevenspielberg, #jjabrams, Kathy Kennedy with Imagineer & Galaxy’s Edge creator, Scott Trowbridge. pic.twitter.com/e3jFH2Cd2b

— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) May 11, 2019

Building Batuu: Savi’s Workshop will let you handbuild your own customized lightsaber at #StarWars: #GalaxysEdge! Details: https://t.co/HzcgycZgI7 pic.twitter.com/jH0JSlrF84

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 12, 2019

Recently our Disney Ambassadors surprised #StarWars fan Sara with the opportunity to be one of the first guests to visit the planet of Batuu at the @Disneyland Resort! #GalaxysEdge pic.twitter.com/sUPqguFBMv

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 13, 2019

Collecting

I have not seen this packaging and almost screamed in the store pic.twitter.com/FjzSHNMWzi

— ‎Nedi