In this edition of Star Wars Bits:

A New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts

This week, Disney+ debuted the trailer and announced the voice casts forStar Wars:Visions, Lucasfilm’s upcoming anime-inspired anthology series.

The new trailer — available in both theoriginal Japaneseand English — provides a glimpse of the stunning visuals from each of the nine animated shorts, which can all be viewed both with the original Japanese or the English dub when the series launches on Disney+ on September 22.

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Check outStarWars.comfor a full list of the Japanese and English dub voice casts, includingJoseph Gordon-Levitt, Bobby Moynihan, Temuera Morrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Alison Brie, David Harbour,  Henry Golding, Jamie Chung, Simu Liu, and more!

The studios creating the nine shorts include Kamikaze Douga – “The Duel”;  Geno Studio (Twin Engine) – “Lop and Och?";  Studio Colorido (Twin Engine) – “Tatooine Rhapsody”;  TRIGGER – “The Twins” and “The Elder”;  Kinema Citrus – “The Village Bride”;  Science Saru – “Akakiri” and “T0-B1”;  and Production I.G. – “The Ninth Jedi.”

In a new clip from the upcoming special episode ofDisney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian, executive producerDave Filonidiscusses the goal ofStar Warsstorytelling. “Fundamentally,Star Wars should deliver a good feeling. An uplifting feeling.”

The full episode, which arrives on Disney+ August 25, will explore the cutting-edge technology used to bring Luke Skywalker back to theStar Warsuniverse. Watch the clip, featuringMark Hamillas Luke, above!

The Biggest Moments of The Bad Batch and What’s Next

StarWars.com’sDan Brookshas a fantastic, in-depth interview withStar Wars: The Bad Batchexecutive producer/supervising directorBrad Rauand executive producer/head writerJennifer Corbettwho speak at length about some of Season 1’s biggest moments and what we can expect from Season 2. Here’s a taste:

Dan Brooks:Nala Se, at the end of the finale, arrives at an Imperial lab that I think seems to tie into the Emperor’s contingency plan of creating clones for himself to cheat death. Can you tell me if I’m right?

Jennifer Corbett:Well, Dan, that’s a fascinating theory! [Laughs] What we’ll say is, where Nala Se is, what Nala Se is doing, should be a mystery to the audience, and we hope to explore that in the upcoming season.

Brad Rau:I cannot add to that. [All laugh.]

Check out the rest of the interview atStarWars.com. As for that mysterious Imperial facility seen in the finale, the “Kamino Lost"episode guidereveals that it’s Mount Tantiss, a cloning facility created byTimothy Zahnfor 1991’sHeir to the Empire. Our friendJordan MaisonatCinelinxhas some interesting thoughts on how Mount Tantiss will factor into the events of The Bad Batch, so be sure to check that out as well!

Marvel’s War of the Bounty Hunters, Crimson Reign, and More!

Marvel’sWar of the Bounty Hunterscrossover event continues! InStarWars.com’s exclusive preview ofStar Wars: Darth Vader#15, Vader and his servant Ochi of Bestoon set a plan in motion to guarantee victory for the Empire. Meanwhile, inStar Wars: Doctor Aphra#13, Aphra journeys to Jekara and encounters someone unexpected…

Darth Vader#15, from writerGreg Pakand artistRaffaele Ienco, with a cover byAaron KuderandRichard Isanove, arrives August 25 and isavailable for pre-order now;Doctor Aphra#13, from writerAlyssa Wongand artistMinkyu Jung, with a cover bySara PichelliandNolan Woodard, also arrives August 25 and isavailable for pre-order now.IGN has revealedthat Marvel will release a newStar Warscomic series this November focused on Qi’ra, the character played byEmilia ClarkeinSolo: A Star Wars Story, titledStar Wars: Crimson Reign.Charles Soulewill write all five issues and told IGN:

Star Wars: Crimson Reign’s art is done bySteve Cummings, who will also be doing a Variant cover for the first issue (see above). The main cover is fromLeinil Francis Yu, and a Connecting Variant Cover comes fromArio Anindito.

In other comics news, Marvel recently announced a new one-shot,Star Wars: Life Day#1, featuring four festive tales byCavan Scott,Justina Ireland,Jody Houser, andSteve Orlando.

The Mandalorian Season 3 Starts Filming Next Month

Carl Weathers, who played Greef Karga in the first two seasons ofThe Mandalorianand directed “Chapter 12: The Siege,” recently had a panel atSteel City Con(see below) where he confirmed that the next season of the hit Disney+ series will start shooting in September and that he’ll be behind the camera again!

Star Wars Reshoots & Additional Photography

Lucasfilm’sPablo Hidalgohas created a Twitter mega-thread showcasing all the scenes that required reshoots and additional photography in theStar Warsfilms. Of course, reshoots and pick-ups (small, relatively minor shots filmed or recorded after the fact to augment footage already shot) have been a part of filmmaking — andStar Wars— since the beginning, so it’s cool to see that some of our favorite moments inStar Warswere found not during production, but after the fact.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Easter Eggs

Star Wars Explainedhas a great video compiling 82 Easter eggs,Legendsreferences, and otherStar Warsconnections in the first season ofThe Bad Batch.

This Week! in Star Wars

OnThis Week! in Star Wars, hostKristin Baverbreaks down all the latest Star Wars news:

And that’s it for this edition of Star Wars Bits! If you have something cool from theStar Warsuniverse that should be included in this column,reach out on Twitter!