Star Wars: Skeleton Crew First Official Trailer

Disney+ has finally released the first official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew starring Jude Law. The series is described as sorta of like The Goonies only in this case the kids go on an adventure in the post Return of the Jedi galaxy set about the same time as The Mandolorian season 1. The 8 episode season will premiere on December 3 with the first two episodes.

Writer Out for New Jedi Order Movie

Another Star Wars movie writer has hit the eject button. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) is out as writer for Star Wars: New Jedi Order movie that would focus on Rey (Daisy Ridley). He was the replacement for original writers Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. Why he left or was kicked off the project is unknown but its not entirely a surprise as the Star Wars movies seem to go through several writers and directors before reaching the screen, if they don't get outright cancelled first. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is currently still the director of the film which is targeting a December 2026 release date which is becoming more unlikely to achieve.

James Earl Jones 1931 - 2024

The acting world lost a giant on Monday as James Earl Jones died at the age of 93. The actor most famous for being the voice of Darth Vader throughout the character's appearances from the movies to the cartoon for nearly 50 years. He was also just famous for his voice. He voiced Mufasa in The Lion King, performed voices in all kinds of animated cartoons, performed voice overs, called the voice of CNN for their ads and more.

Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi during the Great Depression. While his parents looked for work, he moved to Michigan to live with his grandparents. He attended the University of Michigan where he discovered his love acting. When he graduated in 1955 he began on stage, often in Shakespearean roles. Eventually he moved to New York, working a a janitor to support himself while he studied at the American Theatre Wing. This lead to occasional TV roles and in 1964 he was cast in the acclaimed movie Dr. Strangelove. 

His return to stage in 1967 to star in The Great White Hope earned him many fans and a Tony Award for Best Actor In A Play. He continued to work on Broadway with starring roles in The Iceman Cometh, Of Mice and Men and others. Then in 1977 he was cast as the voice of Darth Vader. During the 80s and 90s when not voicing Darth, he would guest on many TV series and work on bunch of movies including Coming To America, The Hunt for Red October, Field of Dreams and more. 

“Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers,” Jones told The Guardian in 2009. “I’m just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, ‘OK, I’ll do that.'” To call him an acting legend is underselling his contributions to the arts and pop culture over his long career.

D23 Expo Reveals Skeleton Crew, Lego Trailers and Other News

D23 Expo brought news of various Disney plans for the remainder of the year and next year. D23 stands for Disney 1923, the year of the companies founding. At their Disney Showcase, the Star Wars section brought news on Andor, The Mandalorian & Grogu movie and triailers for Skeleton Crew and Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.

Starting with Andor, a quick behind the scenes video was shown for those at the Expo that including confirmation three Star Wars: Rogue One actors will appear in the season with Ben Mendelsohn as Director Krennic, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and Alan Tudyk voicing K-2SO. The second and last season "will follow Cassian over the period of four years as he grows into the hero we see make the ultimate sacrifice in Rogue One." No specific release date but assumed at some point in 2025.

New on The Mandalorian & Grogu was also light with director Jon Favreau and producer Dave Filoni introducing a quick video about the movie. Main news is filming has begun on the movie with goal of a 2026 release date, the Razorcrest returns, and Zeb Orrelios from Star Wars: Rebels will appear.

Below is the new trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew that has a very Goonies feel to it, complete with first ever look at what the suburbs of a planet. First two episodes will premiere on Disney+ on December 3rd.

Last bit of news is a four-part animated special "Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy" where a nerf-herder Sig Greebling accidently triggers an ancient Jedi artifact that reorders in the galaxy in weird ways. Multiple Star Wars alumni voice characters including Mark Hamill, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels and more. The mini-series will debut on September 13th on Disney+.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Coming December 3rd

In an article with People, Disney+ has revealed that the release date for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series is December 3rd. Not mentioned is if will be the entire series, a single episode or more. The series stars Jude Law who plays Jod Na Nawood who mentors four kids Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Fern, Robert Timothy Smith as Neel, Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim, and Kyriana Kratter as KB. Nick Frost will voice a droid named SM 33. The story is set during the first season of The Mandalorian so few years after Return of the Jedi as kids make a discovery that sends them on a galactic adventure. Images from the season can be found here.