Animation took middle stage this weekend as followers attending the “Star Wars Celebration” in London Saturday had been handled to a particular screening of Star Wars: Younger Jedi Adventures, hosted by Krystina Arielle, govt producer James Waugh, and showrunner Michael Olsen. The screening kicked off with the debut of the present’s trailer, adopted by a Q&A with Waugh and Olson. Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of a Jedi youngling named Nubs, stunned followers with an in-character introduction of the screening.
Younger Jedi Adventures is ready through the Excessive Republic period on the prime of the Jedi Order and follows Jedi younglings as they examine the methods of the Power, discover the galaxy, assist residents and creatures in want, and study helpful abilities wanted to grow to be Jedi alongside the best way. The forged consists of Jamaal Avery, Jr. as Kai Brightstar; Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay; Baker as Nubs; Emma Berman as Nash Durango; Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83; and Piotr Michael as Grasp Yoda.
Produced by Lucasfilm in collaboration with Wild Canary for Disney+ and Disney Junior, Star Wars: Younger Jedi Adventures is govt produced by Lucasfilm’s Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes. Olson (Pet Canine Friends) is showrunner and govt producer.
Watch the official Younger Jedi Adventures trailer:
The celebration additionally featured a panel celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Emmy award-winning animated collection Star Wars: The Clone Wars, moderated by Amy Ratcliffe, with govt producer Dave Filoni; VP Animation Manufacturing Lucasfilm Animation Athena Portillo; sound editor Matthew Wooden; and artwork director Kilian Plunkett in addition to forged members Baker; Ashley Eckstein; Matt Lanter; and James Arnold Taylor. After the group reminisced in regards to the collection’ origin, Filoni wrapped the dialogue, asserting that Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Season 2 is at present in manufacturing.
“Star Wars Celebration” continued right now with a panel for the acclaimed collection Star Wars: The Unhealthy Batch, which simply wrapped Season 2 with the Unhealthy Batch persevering with their journey navigating the aftermath of Order 66 and the rise of the Empire.
Host Amy Ratcliffe welcomed Star Wars: The Unhealthy Batch govt producer and supervising director Brad Rau; govt producer and head author Jennifer Corbett; govt producer Athena Portillo; actors Dee Bradley Baker (voices The Unhealthy Batch); and Michelle Ang (voice of Omega) to debate highlights from the second season. Govt producers Rau, Corbett, and Portillo introduced that the present will return for a 3rd and last season in 2024. As well as, followers received handled to a particular Season 3 teaser, sharing a sneak peek at what’s to return, together with the return of Ming-Na Wen’s fan-favorite bounty hunter, Fennec Shand.
Closing out the Star Wars Celebration’s animation panels was a Star Wars: Visions panel, with reveals forward of the collection’ second season Might 4, 2023 launch – together with first story particulars for all 9 shorts, the total forged checklist, the trailer, and key artwork. Ratcliffe launched govt producers of the Emmy nominated collection, Josh Rimes, James Waugh and Jacqui Lopez, who mentioned the success of the present’s first season and its distinctive idea that includes a group of animated shorts that stretches past anybody type of animation and serves as a broader framework for Star Wars storytelling.
The latest Quantity of 9 shorts will proceed to push the boundaries with a brand new perspective on the storied mythos of Star Wars. The shorts are created by 9 studios worldwide utilizing animation kinds consultant of their nations and cultures.
Ratcliff revealed the voice expertise behind the upcoming season and handled followers to the trailer.
The forged consists of:
- “Screecher’s Attain”: Eva Whittaker
- “I Am Your Mom”: Maxine Peake, Charithra Chandran
- “Journey to the Darkish Head” (English Dub): Ashley Park, Eugene Lee Yang
- “The Bandits of Golak”: Suraj Sharma
- “The Pit”: Daveed Diggs
- “Aau’s Music”: Cynthia Erivo
The filmmakers took to the stage, revealing the primary particulars about every of their shorts.
- Rodrigo Blaas, author/director of El Guiri’s “Sith” from Spain
- Paul Younger, director of Cartoon Saloon’s “Screecher’s Attain” from Eire
- Gabriel Osorio, author/director of Punkrobot’s “Within the Stars” from Chile
- Magdalena Osinska, director of Aardman’s “I Am Your Mom” from the UK
- Hyeong-Geun Park, director of Studio Mir’s “Journey to the Darkish Head” from South Korea
- Julien Chheng, director of Studio La Cachette’s “The Spy Dancer” from France
- Milind Shinde, founding father of India’s 88 Footage and govt producer of “The Bandits of Golak”
- LeAndre Thomas, author/director/govt producer of “The Pit”; Arthell Isom, founding father of D’ART Shtajio and govt producer of “The Pit”
- Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke, co-directors of Triggerfish’s “Aau’s Music” from South Africa
Panelists shared how they integrated their nation’s historical past and tradition into their tales, created unique characters that match into the Star Wars galaxy, and forged native expertise to deliver these characters to life. On the finish of the panel, attendees had been additionally handled to a shock early screening of Aardman’s brief “I Am Your Mom.”
Watch the Visions Quantity 2 trailer:
Supply: Disney+
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
