- This week in Star Wars, "The Rise of Skywalker"
is coming home, and we get our grabby hands
on all the products being shown at New York Toy Fair.
The child.
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Hey, hey, Star Wars fans.
Kristin Baver here to deliver all the Star Wars news,
and it's a lot this week.
Let's check it out.
Are you ready to watch "Star Wars--
The Rise of Skywalker" again while lounging at home
in your pajamas?
Mine's a stormtrooper onesie, actually.
Well, we have some good news for you.
The wait is nearly over.
Director JJ Abrams' emotional conclusion to the Skywalker
saga will be available digitally via Movies
Anywhere starting March 17.
and on for 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 31.
Packed with over two hours of bonus materials,
you can explore what it took to create the Pasaana desert
scenes, enjoy an exclusive interview with Warwick Davis
on returning to the role of Wicket the Ewok,
and take a deep dive with a feature-length documentary
on the making of "Star Wars--
The Rise of Skywalker."
For more information and a full list of bonus features,
head over to starwars.com.
New York Toy Fair is this weekend,
and this morning we got our first look
at some of the new Star Wars toys debuting during the show.
I have it on good authority that "Star Wars Show" cohost Anthony
Carboni got to snuggle a plush of The Child,
and I am only a little bit jealous about it-- actually,
a lot.
But beyond the first look at previously announced child
merch, new items just revealed include Hasbro's Mission Fleet
featuring Anakin Skywalker, a lightsaber-swiping Ahsoka Tano
from the Galaxy of Adventures line,
an animatronic plush of The Child that coos- it coos--
a Lego version of the Razor Crest,
and a full-sized Darksaber.
Just imagine how cool I would look
if I was actually holding the Darksaber
right now like Bo-Katan.
For a list of these and more just-revealed
toys and other merchandise from "The Mandalorian"
and "Star Wars--
The Clone Wars" ahead of New York Toy Fair,
including details on how to get your hands on your own,
check out starwars.com.
Speaking of "The Clone Wars"--
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--the first episode from the final season of "Star Wars--
The Clone Wars" will be available on Disney+ tomorrow.
We couldn't be more excited.
Are you excited?
We're excited.
Earlier this week, we got an exclusive teaser clip
featuring Clone Force 99, also known as the Bad Batch,
on the official Star Wars YouTube channel.
For all of you who have been waiting and watching
and rewatching and preparing for this moment
since it was first announced back at San Diego Comic
Con in 2018, it's almost time.
Check out new episodes streaming each week on Disney+.
I'm just going to clean this a little bit.
Oh, hello.
What do we have here?
Oh, it looks like we've been invited
to a Project Luminous events.
First announced back in April 2019 at Star Wars Celebration,
Project Luminous is a mysterious,
top-secret publishing project.
What we know so far is that authors Claudia Gray,
Justina Ireland, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles
Soule will all be there.
Keep an eye on Star Wars social Monday evening for more,
and be sure to come back for this month's episode
of "The Star Wars Show" next Wednesday
when I'll be reporting from the special soiree.
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Yep.
All right.
Fine.
Just gonna-- and this week in Star Wars history,
back in 1997 we had tickets in hand to see the special
edition of "Star Wars--
The Empire Strikes Back" on the big screen
during the 20th anniversary theatrical release
of the original trilogy.
Thanks to the digitally remastered and restored film,
we were treated to a fiercer-looking wampa,
a new shot of Slave I pursuing the Millennium
Falcon, and more smooth-talking Cloud City magic
than ever before.
On that big, beautiful movie-theater screen,
you could almost smell Luke's tauntaun.
It kind of smelled like feet.
The Bespin reveal was more powerful than we could possibly
have imagined, and it was almost like we
were on Dagobah training with Jedi Master Yoda.
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.