Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.
Comic News
- Jedi: Fallen Order is getting a comic mini-series called Dark Temple. It will be set prior to the game. Mathew Rosenberg will be writing the comics and Paolo Villanelli will be handling the artwork. Follow the link to check out the full report from StarWars.com.
Convention & Event News
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim has revealed their dates. The con will run August 27 to 30, 2020, so they’re returning to their normal 4-day convention format. It will be at the Anaheim Convention Center and it will be run by ReedPOP again. Tickets go on sale June 21 at 9:00 AM PT. You can also check out ticket prices on the Star Wars Celebration website as they’ve already updated.
- Devon Comic Con & Gaming Festival is June 15 at The Matford Centre in Exeter, England. Star Wars guests include Bern Collaco, Sandeep Mohan, and Tina Simmons.
- Washington State Summer Con is June 15 and 16 in Pullyaup, WA. Star Wars guests include Temuera Morrison, John Ratzenberger, Billy Dee Williams, and Carl Weathers.
- Sci-Fi by the Sea is June 16 in Herne Bay, England. Star Wars guests include Paul Warren.
- Epic Comic Con is June 21 to 23 in Atlantic City, NJ. Star Wars guests include Mark Dodson, and Brent Spiner.
- Planet Funk Con is June 21 to 23 in Bettendorf, IA. Star Wars guests include Michael Golden, and Adam McArthur.
- Supanova Comic Con & Gaming is June 21 to 23 in Sydney, Australia. Star Wars guests include Elijah Wood.
- Eternal Con is June 22 to 23 in Uniondale, NY. Star Wars guests include Ken Kelly, Richard Oldfield, and James Arnold Taylor.
- Essex Comic Con is June 23 at the Dovercourt Skating Rink in Dovercourt, England. Star Wars guests include Nick Joseph.
- Supanova Comic Con & Gaming is June 28 to 30 in Perth, Australia. Star Wars guests include Elijah Wood.
- Wisconsin Comic Convention is June 28 to 30 in Milwaukee, WI. Star Wars guests include Cam Clarke, Michael Golden, Claudia Gray, John Jackson Miller, and Ray Park.
- Comic Con Germany is June 29 to 20 in Stuttgart, Germany. Star Wars guests include Brent Spiner.
- Corpus Christi Comic Con is June 29 to 30 in Corpus Christi, TX. Star Wars guests include Dante Basco.
- Garden State Comic Fest is June 29 to 30 in Morristown, NJ. Star Wars guests include Michael Bell, Jan Duursema, Greg Hildebrandt, Roy Thomas, and Ashley Witter.
- Mississippi Comic Con is June 29 to 30 in Jackson, MS. Star Wars guests include Gregg Berger, and Michael Carter.
- Florida Supercon is July 4 to 7 in Miami Beach, FL. Star Wars guests include John DiMaggio, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Logan, Terence McGovern, and George Takei.
- Anime Midwest is July 5 to 7 in Rosemont, IL. Star Wars guests include Steve Blum, Yuri Lowenthal, and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
- Montreal Comiccon is July 5 to 7 in Montreal, QC. Star Wars guests include Jim Cummings, Ray Park, and Elijah Wood.
- ConnectiCon is July 11 to 14 in Hartford, CT. Star Wars guests include Jim Cummings.
- Atlanta Comic Con is July 12 to 14 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Cam Clarke, Michael Golden, and James Arnold Taylor.
- Knoxville Comic Con is July 12 to 14 in Knoxville, TN. Star Wars guests include Dante Basco, Steve Blum, Colin Cantwell, Gray DeLisle, Mark Dodson, Denis Lawson, Scott Lawrence, Suzie Mcgrath, Paul Reubens, Christopher Sean, Frank Welker, and Ian Whyte.
- Alabama Comic Con is July 13 to 14 in Birmingham, AL. Star Wars guests include John Morton.
- CovCon Junior is July 13 at Sports Connexion in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, England. Star Wars guests include Chris Bunn, Trevor Butterfield, Tim Dry, Alan Flyng, Richard Franklin, Kamay Lau, David Stone, Daniela Tlumacova, and Miltos Yerolemou.
- San Diego Comic Con is July 18 to 21 in San Diego, CA. Star Wars guests include Greg Bear, Steve Sansweet, and Kevin Smith.
- Geekmania Skegness is July 21 at the Embassy Theatre in Skegness, England. Star Wars guests include Paul Blake.
- Newcastle Comic-Con is July 21 in Newcastle England. Star Wars guests include Arie Dekker, Richard Oldfield, and Pam Rose.
- GalaxyCon Raleigh is July 25 to 28 in Raleigh, NC. Star Wars guests include Howard Chaykin, Tim Curry, Daniel Logan, David Tennant, Terence McGovern, Ron Perlman, George Takei, and Keone Young.
- London Film & Comic Con is July 26 to 28 in London, England. Star Wars guests include Paul Blake, Michael Carter, Neil Ellis, Barbara Frankland, Rusty Goffe, Jessica Henwick, Jason Isaacs, Annette Jones, Amanda Noar, Katie Purvis, Hugh Quarshie, Katee Sackhoff, Peter Serafinowicz, John Simpkin, Gina Torres, Billy Dee Williams, Corey Dee Williams, and Ian Whyte.
- The School of Witchcraft & Wizardry is July 26 to 28 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Star Wars guests include Spencer Wilding, and Miltos Yerolemou.
- Galactic Swag Expo is July 27 to 28 in Arlington, TX. Star Wars guests include Felix Silla.
- Otakon is July 26 to 28 in Washington D.C. Star Wars guests include Kari Wahlgren.
- The Official Star Trek Convention is July 31 to August 4 in Las Vegas, NV. Star Wars guests include Olivia d’Abo, Clint Howard, and Brent Spiner.
- D23 is August 23 to 25 in Anaheim, CA.
- New York Comic Con is October 3 to 6 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include James Arnold Taylor, Mark Brooks, Ken Lashley, and Charles Soule.
- Disney’s Star Wars Day at Sea will be returning in 2020.
Fandom News
- Ahmed Best’s “On Location” Star Wars videos are now on YouTube thanks to Matthew Turbo.
- Skywalking Through Neverland has some nice coverage of Galaxy’s Edge.
- For those worried about what you’re allowed to wear at Galaxy’s Edge, the Disney Parks Blog has a helpful post with pictures. The key takeaway is that robes are not allowed, but some of those other clothing items offered at Galaxy’s Edge can be worn.
- And here’s the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.
Movie & Television News
- They’re making another movie about Robert the Bruce, but this time they’re using the actor from Braveheart, so it’s sort of a sequel. Here’s the trailer. No US release date yet.
- And here’s the trailer for Doctor Sleep. It’ll be out November 8th.
Video Game News
- EA’s gameplay demo from EA Play 2019.
- Trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.