- This week, we're talking Boba Fett, Boba Fett, and more Boba Fett!
We really should just rename the show.
"This Week! In Boba Fett!"
[exciting music]
[alarm blaring]
Yes. Finally!
First day back.
Okay, let's see if I remember how this goes.
Let's Star to the Wars. No.
Let's Boba the Fett.
So close. Okay, I can do this.
Let's…get to the news.
Nailed it.
It's almost time to add another volume to the ol' Star Wars art book shelf,
and today we have some exclusive new concept designs to share
from inside "The Art of The Mandalorian Season 2."
In these never before seen spreads, here's your first look
at Ahsoka Tano's transformation ahead of her live-action debut.
We've also got a glimpse at Bo-Katan and Koska Reeves concepts,
designs for bringing Boba Fett back into the action
and Fennec Shand back from near death,
and the massive 151-foot-long krayt dragon.
Look at the size of that thing!
You want to see the five stages of the Razor Crest's damage
on the mission to Trask and Grogu making friends wherever he goes?
Well, here you go.
But wait.
You didn't think we were going to introduce
"The Art of The Mandalorian Season 2" and not show you...
Grogu eating things.
Grogu and a bowl of soup!
And also cookies. And cookies.
And more cookies. Oh, no.
That was-- That was too many cookies, little guy.
Plus, with art from all eight chapters of the story,
you know there had to be concept designs from "The Rescue"
including this glorious moment when a mysterious Jedi
slashes his way through a Dark Trooper like space butter.
Who could it be?
For a closer look at these spreads, and a brand new interview
with author Phil Szostak, slash your way to StarWars.com/ThisWeek now.
It's a new year and that means new stories in Star Wars: The High Republic.
To celebrate the first anniversary, last week our friend Krystina Arielle
sparkled her way through a special episode of "Star Wars: The High Republic Show"
alongside all five luminous authors.
Among the big reveals, we learned the next phase of storytelling
will leap back in time 150 years and include the tale
of a young Porter Engle in a new Marvel comic series.
You can watch the special for yourself and read up on these reveals and more
over on StarWars.com/ThisWeek now.
And don't forget!
A new episode of "The High Republic Show" is coming at you very soon,
so get your questions in using the hashtag THRSQuestions.
While the High Republic explores the past, we're looking ahead to the future.
Recently, Disney, Lucasfilm, and FIRST announced their continued collaboration
to bring more hands-on learning and mentorship to youth.
The new campaign "Build the Future powered by Star Wars: Force for Change"
will give FIRST teams around the world an opportunity to amplify
their unique stories as thinkers, innovators, and forces for good.
For more on the program, head to StarWars.com/ThisWeek right now.
"Let's Draw Star Wars" is back, baby.
Earlier this week, Star Wars Kids debuted a brand new season
back at the drawing board with our friend Sara Bermudez.
Kicking off season 3, we learn to draw the dented helmet
of the one, the only Boba Fett.
Pick up a pen or pencil and scribble your way
to StarWarsKids.com now for the full step-by-step tutorial.
And speaking of Boba Fett,
last month brought us the premiere of "The Book of Boba Fett" on Disney+.
Now, in the interest of keeping you spoiler-free,
we're only going to talk about the first two chapters in the series.
But if you haven't seen them yet, go ahead and skip ahead to the time stamp below.
Okay, I think they're gone.
"In Chapter 1, Stranger in a Strange Land,"
we finally learned what happened after Boba found himself
inside the belly of the Sarlacc pit.
It only took about 40 years of patiently waiting!
Beautifully told through bacta-induced dream sequences,
the story flipped between present day Boba,
laying claim to Jabba the Hutt's throne alongside Fennec Shand,
and Boba of the past dealing with imprisonment at the hands of the Tuskens.
Oh! And we met Garsa Fwip
played to perfection by Jennifer Beals while simultaneously learning that...
Max Rebo lives!
My sweet blue baby boy is fine, guys. He made it!
Then in "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine,"
we got an all new appreciation for the culture of the Tatooine natives
as the Tuskens welcomed Boba Fett as one of their own.
It's a gorgeous meditation on the power of family, customs,
and acceptance, introducing some incredibly badass
Tusken warriors and a trippy sequence involving a lizard and a mysterious tree.
Plus, the episode introduced us to live-action Krrsantan and the Twins,
Jabba the Hutt's lovely cousins.
A brand new episode of "The Book of Boba Fett" just dropped yesterday,
streaming exclusively on Disney+.
More on that next week.
And go ahead and check out episode guides,
stickers, and other fun extras for "The Book of Boba Fett"
now available on the official Star Wars app.
We didn't know quite what to expect when Boba Fett and Fennec Shand
first confronted Bib Fortuna and claimed the throne
of his former employer in the end-credit scene
in season 2 of "The Mandalorian."
But we've learned a lot,
including what it feels like to be trapped inside of a Sarlacc.
And with LG OLED's Infinite Contrast,
you won't miss even the tiniest details.
Plus...
look how thin it is!
Now that we're three chapters in, we asked stars Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen
to give us a spoiler-free idea of what the series has in store.
Here's what they had to say.
- Fast pace, energy,
fresh stories,
filling in a void where no man has been before,
in some galaxy far, far away.
They can get to see Ming-Na do her action
and showing off her assassin skills.
You'll see a duet of humor
and a duo of chemistry.
- You get to see a lot of sand, apparently, right?
[laughs] - And more sand.
- More sand and more sand. - And flashbacks.
That's what you can look forward to.
But again, it's about revealing,
'cause we don't know too much about Boba Fett, really.
- No. - And he's got an amazing following,
a big fan base, just from what he did in those earlier sagas,
so it's time to fill in the gaps and take these two on a journey of discovery,
and with Robert Rodriguez, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni at the helm,
surprises, surprises. - Lots of surprises.
- Even I'm excited to watch the next episode.
- Sand, sand, and more sand.
I'm with you, Tem. I can't wait for the next installment.
That's it for this week, but for more on these stories
and other news from around the galaxy, check out StarWars.com.
And be sure to join us right here for "This Week in Star Wars" every Thursday.
Thanks for watching, and may the Force be with you.