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Today we're recapping DAY 2 of Celebration Japan 2025!

Today's Star Wars news includes exciting updates across the galaxy: the cast of Andor is teasing the upcoming Season 2 which will delve deeper into supporting character stories and how it will air, while Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and Rosario Dawson shared five secrets about Ahsoka, alongside a surprise guest. For gamers, the new single-player turn-based tactics game Star Wars Zero Company was announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, promising a fresh perspective on the Clone Wars. Meanwhile, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is getting a new season, "Pieces of the Past," featuring BrickHeadz Ahsoka and Jaxxon and exploring more of the mixed-up galaxy. Star Wars: The Old Republic released a featurette looking back at its 13-year history with insights from Narrative Director Ashley Ruhl.

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Today we're recapping DAY 1 of Celebration Japan 2025!

Star Wars Celebration Japan featured several key reveals, headlined by the announcement of Shawn Levy's new film, Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, which begins production this fall for a Memorial Day 2027 release. 1  Attendees also got a first look at The Mandalorian and Grogu, set for a May 2026 theatrical debut. 2  Lucasfilm Animation announced Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, with Sam Witwer returning. 3  Further announcements included new publishing initiatives (manga, novels, High Republic conclusion), Hasbro figure reveals like Dash Rendar, a LEGO K-2SO set, upcoming game content including a Star Wars Outlaws story pack and a Monopoly GO! collaboration, a new season of Young Jedi Adventures, a trailer for the Star Wars: Beyond Victory mixed reality playset, and the availability of Light & Magic Season 2 on Disney+.

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Star Wars Celebration is just around the corner, and the hyperspace lanes are buzzing with pre-event news! The hype is reaching critical levels, so join your Escape Pod co-hosts as we blast through the biggest headlines and hottest topics you need to know before the main event. Get ready for our usual mix of insights, laughs, and maybe a few poorly-timed jokes!

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Darian joins Josh for a small chat about the upcoming animated anthology series "Tales of the Underworld" which will see the return of Cad Bane and Asajj Ventress as thier respective bounty hunting roles and the backstories that precede them. We set some speculations and expectations out on the table, and trail off topic as we always tend to do!

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James Mangold is making a Dawn of the Jedi movie, an era only seen in the Dark Horse Comics age of star wars stories. Today we dive deep into Vol 1 of Tales of the Jedi, talk about the narrative and speculate on what could be adapted.. or should it? Let's get into that.

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This week we dive into a tough topic for most, Banking.. in Star Wars. It's not the most exciting topic, and sure it can even anger fans who never appreciated the lore about the prequels. But it's relevant, and needed, and this week we read through an article that explains a lot of fundamentals about the galactic economics. So let's join Josh and Blake and dive right in.

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Today we look at 5 fantastic kurosawa inspirations that play a big part into star wars. Revenge of the Sith turns 20 years old and is blasting back onto the big screen later in April! And finally the celebration guest list has grown and completed, let's take a look who will be there in Japan!

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In a recent interview, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy addressed key topics surrounding the future of Star Wars. For clarity and accuracy, we've compiled the essential details directly from the source. Read the full interview [link below].

https://deadline.com/2025/02/kathleen-kennedy-clarifies-lucasfilm-exit-star-wars-future-1236304421/

In other news, we got a trailer to break down! Andor Season 2 is right around the corner and we take the time to explore scene by scene what the glimpses are all about.

ANDOR S2 TRAILER

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Hey Star Wars listeners! We've got a treat for you this week. Iain Kay's back for another book review, and this time, we're talking about John Jackson Miller's 'The Living Force,' which just dropped in 2024. It's all about celebrating 25 years of 'The Phantom Menace'! We're going to give you a full spoiler review and a quick recap to help you figure out if you want to pick it up. And of course, we'll be ending with our famous Pablo Points and Poodoo Ratings. Check out the link below for our podcast archive spreadsheet.

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This week we roll back the clock to 2002 when Bounty Hunter released on PS2 and Gamecube! Join Josh, Blake, and Darian for this retro-review that we played through again on the "remastered" edition on PC!

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