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'Star Wars Rebels' being developed for Disney Channel

The next installment of the "Star Wars" film saga is on its way to the big screen sometime in 2015. However, fans of the galaxy far far away won't have to wait that long to rejoin the characters that comprise the rebel alliance.

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Disney Channel announced the development of a new one hour animated pilot, "Star Wars Rebels," set to premiere on the cable channel in 2014 before moving to Disney XD as an ongoing series.

Similar to "The Clone Wars" animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" will bridge the gap between two of the big screen affairs, specifically "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and and "Episode IV: A New Hope." As the Skywalker twins Luke and Leia come of age, the Empire continues to tighten its grip and stamp out democracy across the galaxy, all while a fledgling rebellion is coming together to fight back.

Screenwriter and producer of "X-Men: First Class" Simon Kinberg will serve as producer on the series, along with "The Clone Wars" Dave Filoni and "Young Justice"'s Greg Weisman.

"I couldn’t be more excited to explore new corners of the Star Wars universe," said Kathy Kennedy, successor to George Lucas as president of Lucasfilm. "I think 'Star Wars Rebels' will capture the look, feel and fun that both kids and their parents love about 'Star Wars.'"


Details
Show:
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Person:
- Simon Kinberg
- Dave Filoni
- Greg Weisman
Network:
- DiSNEY CHANNEL
- DiSNEY XD

Written by: kyleiam
May 20th, 2013, 12:35 am

Anonymous

Message Posted On May 20th, 2013, 1:07 am
I really wish they would just concentrate on books seven and onward. There is nothing worse than meddling between know futures. Books 5-6 were where we started, 1-3 were rubbish with pointless origins of characters and a flying R2-D2? I won't hold my breath, but it might be good seeing a Lucas has been given the boot.
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