Star Wars Bits: Star Wars Rebels Teases, Quotes And Connections; Marvel Comic Timelines, Carrie Fisher
Star Wars Rebelsis the focus of this edition of Star Wars Bits, including connections toEpisode VII, VIII and IX, but there are rumors, cool Marvel Comics teases and more. Below, read about the following:
Disney artistEric Tantook to his Tumblr to post these three awesomeStar Wars Rebelspropaganda posters he created. Well, two and then aRebelsvariant. (Related – watch aRebels viral videoat this link).
Disney executives did a press conference recently and placed obvious importance on the success ofStar Wars Episode VII.
The single most important thing is to make sure that this movie is great….If we can get this right, it’s a huge opportunity for the entire company.
Read more atVariety.
The plot description of the fifth episode ofStar Wars Rebelsconfirms one of the more popular Jedi, one who appeared briefly inAttack of the Clonesand more prominently inThe Clone Wars, has survived intoStar Wars Rebels.Click hereto read who. You can read the rest of the descriptions forthe first six episode here.
Arumor startedon the IMDB saidDoctor StrangedirectorScott Derricksonwas up for aStar Warsmovie. Well, I have it on very good authority that’s not the case. Never say never, of course, but he’s concentrating on the Marvel film.
Time Out London(viaComing Soon) talked toCarrie Fisherabout makingStar Wars Episode VII. Here’s one quote:
Coffee with Kenobi(viaJediNews) spoke toMarvel ComicsEditor Jordan White about the upcomingStar Warscomic books and he said the following about when these comics are going to take place:
We take a break in today’s Star Wars Bits for this awesome look at your spin-off writer/director inside Lucasfilm:
Star Wars Rebelswriter and producerSimon Kinbergspoke toEmpirerecently and talked about both potential payoffs in the theatrical films and the role of the Inquisitor. Here are those quotes:
The Inquisitor is “less of a believer in the Empire and the cause of the Empire than perhaps Darth Vader, and more of a hunting dog.” So not a Sith, per se? “I don’t know how much I’m allowed to say about that, but no, per se.”
Finally,the New York Timeshas a fantastic article aboutStar Wars Rebelswho confirm the show is a throwback to the original trilogy.
