This week, it’s a Lucasfilm Animation spectacular!
Right Chopper?
(Chopper beeps) I think that’s a yes.
But there’s a more polite way to say it!
This week, on The Star Wars Show!
Andi sits down with Forces of Destiny’s Ashley Eckstein!
An exclusive behind the scenes clip of Star Wars Rebels Season 3!
And much, much more.
Now from the Lucasfilm Headquarters it’s The Star Wars Show!
Hey I’m Anthony Carboni And I’m Andi Gutierrez, welcome to the
Star Wars Show a show that is taped on a Monday and airs on a Wednesday.
Because nothing happens with Star Wars after noon on a Wednesday.
Ever.
Let’s go to the news.
Can’t think of single thing.
Nope.
Last week, Lucasfilm announced that Ron Howard will assume directorial duties on the untitled
Han Solo film.
The academy award winning director who’s resume includes critically acclaimed movies as A Beautiful
Mind, Apollo 13, Lucasfilm’s Willow and as producer on the hit tv show, Arrested Development
will resume shooting on the untitled Han Solo film in July.
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny dropped a brand new trailer yesterday.
The series of animated shorts featuring the voices of Daisy Ridley, Felicity Jones, Lupita
Nyongo, and more, will release on Disney’s YouTube channel on July 3, with the first
8 getting a broadcast release July 9th on Disney Channel as interstitials.
For more information, literally keep watching the show, because we have Ashley Eckstein
on the couch in a few minutes to talk about reprising her role as the Clone Wars-era Ahsoka
for the series.
Finally this week, the third season of Star Wars Rebels is coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on
August 29th.
The Blu-Ray is packed with special features including: 5 featurettes, the complete third
season of Rebels Recon…hosted by the lovely and talented Andi Gutierrez, and for the first
time ever on any season of Star Wars Rebels, Audio commentaries from Dave Filoni and other
members of the crew for select episodes.
Speaking of, would you like a sneak peek at one of the bonus features from the disc?
I sure would Andi!
But where would we ever find one!?
Right here.
You are watching The Star Wars Show!
She’s a character that comes on the scene in Return of the Jedi.
She’s not in either of the previous movies but she carries tremendous authority.
The Empire has made a critical error and the time for our attack has come.
Then there are some deleted scenes where she is in the prequels.
And you see her as a Senator.
We have to stop the Chancellor from further subverting the constitution.
We even had her in Clone Wars as a Senator.
So we haven’t told a story with her here.
So what is she like and is she relevant to our Rebels.
And Hera is a high ranking member of the Rebellion so maybe it would add a lot of value for Hera
to meet Mon Mothma.
Let us be of assistance, Captain.
Hera, the one you are going to help looks up at you very heroic in this moment so I
think we want to project some sort of strength here as you kind of enter this room.
Let us be of assistance, Captain.
I think he’s heading for that small moon.
That’s no moon.
Round of applause!
Star Wars Show has their first repeat guest!
What’s up Ashley!!
It’s true!
You’re the first person to come back twice.
Wow, that is such an honor.
Like not even Dave or Pablo.
They’ve only had one interview so…
I cannot wait to tell them I have something on them.
So you’ve got some exciting stuff going on right now…Forces of Destiny.
What I love about Ahsoka and Forces of Destiny is that it’s in the Clone Wars era.
I spent so much time with Ahsoka in the Clone Wars era and I miss that time.
That is the Ahsoka obviously that I bonded with the most and there is still so many stories
to be told and we get to find out more about her and her relationship with Padme and even
more with Anakin.
That actually brings up an interesting point.
It is actually dealing with real plot points within Star Wars that actually have an effect
on the characters.
Absolutely.
These are moments that easily could have been in a Clone Wars episode.
One of the scenes I recorded was a really nice, touching moment between Ahsoka and Padme.
It was almost like an extension of that episode.
So the whole family is going to love these shorts together.
Trust me, the one I just recorded, there’s going to be some adults watching that saying
man, ah!
I almost gave it away!
I had to stop myself.
Good catch!
I could hear Dave Filoni in the back of my mind saying Eckstein!
Don’t say that!
But yes, there is information in there that everyone will want to know.
It’s such an honor to play Ahsoka in anything but to be a part of this.
Especially me coming in2008 when the stereotype that Star Wars was for men and boys.
It was truly groundbreaking when Ahsoka came out.
And people did not like her, they did not like her at all.
I read many of the message boards, had many tears and ate many donuts.
It’s amazing how much it changes though, because she’s one of the most beloved characters.
They just wrote a really strong character.
They never even pointed out the fact that she’s a girl.
We got to experience the Clone Wars through Asoka’s eyes and I feel like that’s also
why there’s such a strong connection with Ahsoka.
Everyone felt like they were experiencing the Clone Wars with her.
While we live in a world today where it is very supported that Star Wars is for everyone.
There are still girls that are bullied for it.
There still are.
There are girls that go to school with their Star Wars backpack and they get bullied saying
Oh well isn’t that a boy’s property?
I am longing for the day where we don’t have to have that conversation and I really
do feel like we are getting there.
Almost there, this is going to make huge strides in making that conversation go away.
Soon, the only conversation will be that Star Wars is for everyone.
Very true, always new and exciting things going on with you.
It’s always so good to talk to you.
Star Wars fans always blow my mind with their talent.
And today, we got to welcome one here into Lucasfilm to show off his amazing project.
James Raiz is here with his amazing, entire saga-spanning hand drawn art piece that covers
everything.
So, where did you start?
It was in 2001 when someone gave me the Art of Phantom Menace book and just Doug Chiang’s
work really influenced my style.
I went from Doug Chiang’s work, then to Ralph McQuarrie’s work, researching and
all of that.
That’s when I became a fan.
Each individual line art took around 400 hours.
Started in November and finished in April.
Then the color version took me another r50-60 hours in.
The original plan was to just do the characters because I’d done something like that before
but then I wanted people to just come and look and remember certain scenes.
Everyone has their favorite scene so I tried to get as many in as I could.
So you put a lot of little Easter eggs in there, oh yeah!
Like this guy right here!
He’s got Kathy and Pablo, this is Dough Chiang and John Knoll.
That’s a lot of work.
I saw this online but I didn’t realize how deep this goes.
I could literally stare at this for hours.
Next week is Independence Day here in the states.
Which means, we won’t be delivering a traditional episode.
Instead, much like the blooper filled endings you’ve come to love thanks to our hard working
editor Frank, sup Frank, we’re going to give you a special, behind-the-scenes episode
of the show.
Because we love you.
And because we wanted to take the week off.
Mostly because we wanted to take the week off.
So if you ever wondered what it was like for 5 people make a show like this look like it
was made by 8 people, be sure to tune in next week.
It’s actually going to be a really fun episode.
Until then remember to like the video, follow us on all your social media accounts, and
as always, May the Force be with you.
I like to think on our best days it looks like the show was made by 8.5/9 people.
Willow!
Use the wand, Willow!
Willow is such a good movie.
I actually can’t remember IT’S SO GOOD YOU GUYS
Who wants a lunchtime screening of Willow!
Lunchtime screening of Willow!