There’s a new Darth Vader VR series coming and we have your first look.
Plus I find out how to actually play sabacc.
It’s not as complicated as you think.
Also there’s are dog treats involved.
With the VR or the sabacc?
Yes.
This is The Star Wars Show.
From the Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco, here’s your hosts, Andi and Anthony!
Hello and welcome to The Star Wars Show, an 8 to 9 minute look at what happened this week
in Star Wars.
Well, 7 minutes if we talk really fast.
But.
Why.
Would.
We. Ever.
Talk.
Slow?
To. Pad. Out.
A. Run. Time?
It’s. Not.
Like.
We. Get.
Paid.
By.
The. Minute.
No.
And now…
...the news.
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series was officially announced with a teaser trailer
for its first episode during Occulus Connect 5 this morning.
The new immersive series from ILMxLab takes place between the events of Revenge of the Sith
and Rogue One, and is also connected to their hyper reality experience, Secrets of the Empire.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said,
So ready!
Writer and Executive producer David S. Goyer stated,
The first episode of the three part series is set to launch in 2019 on the newly announced Oculus Quest.
And for more on Vader: Immortal as well as the full teaser trailer, check out StarWars.com/SWS
or ILMxLab.com
And speaking of new series, we’re launching a brand new online series next week entitled,
“Our Star Wars Stories.”
Hosted by friend of the show, Jordan Hembrough, Our Star Wars Stories follows him across the
country, as he uncovers inspiring tales from Star Wars fans.
The series debuts on October 2nd with a look at Albin Johnson, the founder of the 501st Legion.
For more information, check out StarWars.com.
Battlefront II released a squad system update yesterday, aiming to improve squad play.
The new system will allow you to re-join the action faster, team up with friends easier,
allows 2v2 private matches in hero showdown, and marks the arrival of the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance
Corps and the 104th Wolf Pack Battalion.
For more details check out Battlefront2.com
Hey did ya hear?
Solo: A Star Wars Story is now available on Blu-Ray!
And Star Wars.com has teamed up with comic book artist Phil Noto to create a custom insert
and slipcase that you can download and print yourself to pop over and in your own copy.
StarWars.com has a full article online right now detailing the process of the covers creation
plus downloadable files for you to print your very own.
Finally this week, in sad news, Gary Kurtz, the legendary producer of Star Wars and The
Empire Strikes back, passed away on Sunday at the age of 78.
Kurtz was a key figure in the history of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, first teaming with George
Lucas on American Graffiti in 1973.
Gary Kurtz will be missed greatly by all of us at Lucasfilm.
How long have you been asking Dave Filoni for a part in Star Wars?
I never asked Dave Filoni for a part in Star Wars.
No?
There’s going to be stories told.
There are rumors out there.
The truth of the matter is I’ve never asked Dave for a part in Star Wars.
Did you have a moment where you thought, I’m in Star Wars, I’m part of Star Wars now.
I have a moment like every 15, 20 minutes.
I woke up today super pumped and excited to come sit in a chair for 9 hours.
Like…
[Laughing]
Cause I get to talk about something that means a lot to me.
What are you most excited for fans to see about Kaz?
What aspect of his personality are you most excited to share?
I think the growth.
We’re all gonna go on this journey with him.
We’re gonna experience everything with him first hand.
But with that we’re gonna really open many, many doors in the Star Wars lore.
The fans are gonna be immersed in the experience with Kaz so I’m very excited for them to
see what happens.
How would you describe Tam?
Tam has a hard exterior but very tender and actually quite gentle inside.
She is fiesty and doesn't take anything from anyone.
She’s outspoken and she aspires to be a pilot.
So she’s kind of cool.
What was your first reaction when you read the first script and you saw what your character
was going to look like?
When I heard that the characters name was Hype Fazon I was like, oh, me, okay!
[Laughing]
No, but I was very excited actually because we don’t know much about rodians.
And you’re gonna learn some things about Hype and his skills behind the stick.
As a comedian how do you translate your sense of humor into the character?
It’s hard because I feel as a Star Wars fan humor in the Star Wars universe is tricky.
You don’t want to be the not funny one in the Star Wars universe.
You don’t want to be that anywhere but like especially in the Star Wars universe.
I would get nervous before going into voice over sessions for Orca because it meant so much.
How do you envision the scenes when your acting them out for Kaz?
Typically we’re in a room with other actors and we’re working together.
There’s a lot of chemistry so it’s really easy to get lost in it because they’re lost
in the role, I’m lost in the role, I’m just so immersed in this role that they say
cut and I’m still talking myself as Kaz.
What’s it like knowing your part of Star Wars, you’re part of the galaxy?
I don’t remember much about anything.
But the first memory I have is walking into a movie theater and seeing R2-D2 just after
he got shot by the Jawa and they’re on the sandcrawler.
R2-D2 it is you, it is you!
[Laughing]
That is one of my first memories in life.
I became an actor with the hopes of being in the Star Wars galaxy.
I wanted to fly the Millennium Falcon.
I’ve gotten pretty close, you know, I fly a starship in the Star Wars universe.
The thing for me that gets me every time is the adventure of each episode.
I want to share that with my nephews.
Like wow, what’s next, you know?
The wonder of it all and the colors and the music, it’s beautiful.
Being an asian-american, having that diversity in the Star Wars world, now all of us, no
matter what ethnicity you are, now we can relate more.
It is something that you can feel apart of and that inclusion is everything.
I think kids are going to love Star Wars Resistance.
I think their parents are going to love watching it with them because they’re going to love
it so much.
When we were a kid we got these three movies and that’s it.
We had to watch it over and over again.
What you have with Star Wars Resistance is this brand new branch and this whole other
side world, it’s amazing.
There’s this vast, lived in universe already and I think that’s what is the best part about it.
[Porg sounds]
I’m here with Sonny Merchant from Pinewood Studios.
All the way out here with the actual screen used sabacc table from Solo: A Star Wars Story,
and it is insanely beautiful.
Can you tell me a little bit about this set piece, please?
We only had two full tables made for the shoot.
We had a half table, as well, if they need to get tight, close ups on you.
We could put the camera right up there.
And then we manufactured all the…
Right, so, we have all of the chips, the different types of credits.
I know that we have Imperial credits…
Yeah.
Galactic credits.
Yeah.
So these ones here, these are just dog treats.
Just painted dog treats, huh?
Painted dog treats.
What about these?
Those are just dried plants and then we wrapped them.
Sort of just giving them some binding and stuff.
Are these supposed to be some sort of currency?
Yeah, they’re all currency, yeah so.
From far off planets.
So then you also had to develop the process of actually playing the game.
Can you give me a quick walkthrough?
Yeah.
Each player would get dealt two cards.
See you have two pots on the table.
This pot’s called the sabacc pot and this one’s just the game pot.
So to buy in you’d have to do two in this one and one in that one.
Okay.
The aim of the game is to get closest to zero.
Okay.
The green ones are plus cards.
And then the red cards are negatives.
Yes.
So to win properly you need to get to zero but this is the best hand you could get.
This is pure sabacc.
Pure sabacc.
So that’s the two highest cards, negatives and positives.
And that’s the green sylop.
That’s the winning ticket.
There’s only two in the deck.
What if you you didn’t have that and you just canceled out to zero.
That’s still sabacc.
Pure sabacc is having the zero also.
Yeah, the thing is if you get pure sabacc or sabacc you win this big pot.
But if you just win the game then you get that pot.
Okay, let’s do a hand.
Okay.
I’ll deal you two fresh ones, yeah?
Okay, cool, yeah.
Okay.
So you do your two.
And then one.
And then you get a card if you want a card.
Oh, I do.
Yeah.
I think.
Ahh.
I took it.
So then you can go in again and raise me if you want to.
I’m going to put this guy in there and I’m going to raise you a dog treat.
Oh my goodness.
So I’ll match that so if you want another card or you don’t need to.
I probably will.
Man, you’re making me nervous.
Yeah, I wouldn't be nervous.
Your sabacc face is good.
Alright, I’m staying here but I’m gonna, yeah.
Okay, I fold.
I had one.
One.
There we go.
[Laughing]
So that’s yours.
[Laughing]
Mine.
Awesome.
Thank you so much for teaching me to play.
This is absolutely beautiful.
No problem.
You’re watching The Star Wars Show.
Another week, another Star Wars Show in the books
I’m just excited I will finally get to live inside of Star Wars in the comfort of my own home.
I bet your wife’s gonna love that.
Send all of my mail to Vader’s castle from now on.
You still get physical mail?
Dude, you old.
WOW!
You gonna mail some checks to the power department when you get home?
Check your answering machine?
Uh, I have a pager now, thank you.
Also, so what?
I’m also going to eat some hard candy and live in a VR wonderland.
Cool, cool.
Try not to break a hip.
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Facebook and Instagram, download the Star Wars app, and don’t take candy from strangers.
So do you not pay your power bill then?
You have to pay your bills.
They’re going to turn off your power.
It’s not 19-tickity-two.
Look at me.
I’m a responsible adult that pays my bills.
I bet you pay your taxes too, you weirdo.
Yes!
You have to do that.
Ain't nothing in the rulebook.
Yes, there is!
There’s nothing in the rulebook that says a dog has to pay their taxes.
You have to pay your taxes.
[Laughing]