Today is April 7th, 2016 and it’s anotherColliderJedi Councilhosted by Kristian Harloff, John Campea and Tiffany Smith; with very special guestsFreddie Prinze Jr. andSam Witwer!
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryTrailer Drops!
What an amazing panel of guests for this episode of Jedi Council! With Kanan and Darth Maul,Freddie Prinze JrandSam Witwerrespectively, it must be in theStarsthat the new trailer forRogue Onedropped just in time to get everyone’s thoughts – especially seeing as Freddie and Sam are voices onStar Wars Rebels; which takes place in the same time period asRogue One. The panel gobble up every detail and discuss in length what they loved about Disney and Lucasfilm’s firstStar Wars Storytrailer!
J.J. Abrams Reveals Details About the Ash on Kylo Ren’s Table
Next it’s on to some more geeky goodness, this time having to do withThe Force Awakens. Celebrating the release of the Blu-Ray, J.J. Abramsspoke with Entertainment Weekly about what exactly those ashes were when Kylo Ren puts his mask down. Turns out – they’re the ashes of his enemies he’s killed. Anyone still think Kylo Ren is redeemable? Nope. The guy is certified Coo-Coo for Cocoa Puffs.
The Character of Rey Designed After Luke Skywalker
In an interview with Huffington Post, concept artistDoug Chiangrevealed that when they were designing Rey forThe Force Awakens, they modeledDaisy Ridley’scharacter after, who else, Luke Skywalker! He said that Star Wars designs are rooted in history and they modeled some characters and places in TFA after aStar Warswe would have seen in the 70’s and 80’s. The panel talk about how they felt that history inForce Awakens.
Ewan McGregor’s Director Friend Pitched an Obi-Wan Movie?
In a recent interview withEwan McGregorto promoteMiles Awayhe revealed that a friend of his who is a director, pitched an Obi-Wan movie to Lucasfilm and Disney, hoping his friend would take the reigns and bring the fan favorite character of Obi-Wan (with Ewan back of course) to the next level. That next level being a movie that tells the story of what Obi-Wan was doing in the desert betweenEpisode IIIandEpisode IV. The panel talked at length about how they would love to see an Obi-Wan movie – especially with Ewan McGregor back in the Jedi Robes. Everyone is crossing their fingers hoping that all the chatter and rumors swirling about will come to fruition.
Diego Luna’s Character Name Revealed in Rogue One?
In a report from MakingStarWars.net, the name ofFelicity Jones’character of Jyn was finally named and confirmed in the trailer. And in the same report word comes thatDiego Lunahas also been given the name of Cassein Willix. As the panel discuss the coolness of the name that sounds very Star Wars-y, they also get into some of the vehicles that were in the report – and later seen in the new trailer.
What’s the Deal with Canon?
Here now is the segment calledWhat’s the Deal with Canon– a discussion on everything in the world of canon that isn’t one of the movies be it Episodes or Star Wars’ Story.
In this segment, the panel talk aboutDave Filoni’scomments about theStar Wars Rebelsfinale. Since it included BOTH of our illustrious panel guests; everyone geeked out discussing their voice work, their thoughts after reading the script for the finale and how it connects to the biggerStar Warsuniverse. This of course led to an in-depth conversation aboutRebels, and Freddie Prinze Jr.’s and Sam Witwer’s involvement. It’s the meat of this episode and is an amazing conversation filled with very cool insight. For theStar Warsfan, it’s not to be missed!
A Short Time Ago, In a Tweet Far, Far Away…
Now we get to hear from you! The Council takes on all your Twitter questions you send in @ColliderVideo with the hashtag #ColliderJediCouncil.
This week, the council answers questions on:
That will do it for this installment of Collider Jedi Council! verify you let all your Star Wars fans know about this show! To get your questions answered on the show, make sure you follow @ColliderVideo and hashtag #ColliderJediCouncil. We will see you next week!
