Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.
Book News
- Polygon has an exclusive look at the upcoming YA novel Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura. It will shed light on Poe’s past and his connection to Zorii Bliss.
- Del Rey has move the release date back for Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (book one of Timothy Zahn’s new trilogy). It was scheduled for May 5 and it will now by October 6th. As compensation for the bad news, they revealed a new book design they’re toying with that has blue edged pages.
- Elsewhere on Twitter, Clayton Sandell teased some info on Project Luminous.
What is #ProjectLuminous? As already announced, it's a PUBLISHING effort to tell a big, interconnected #StarWars story. KEY: Don't hold your breath for any movie/TV/game tie-ins. On 2/24 we'll learn about stories, characters, release dates & MOST intriguing: the ERA!
#NoSpoilers https://t.co/BKVJkrYA6Q
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) January 30, 2020
Comic News
- StarWars.com has a preview for Darth Vader (2020) #2.
Fandom News
- Go Creative Show has a quick interview with The Mandalorian cinematographer Baz Idoine who talks a little about baby Yoda.
- Screenrant has some leaked footage from the cancelled Underworld TV show that George Lucas worked on. It’s some rough test footage and then some behind the scenes for it.
- Saturday Night Live has uploaded some videos from the Adam Driver hosted show, including his new “Undercover Boss” skit.
- Here’s the latest episode of The Star Wars Show which is switching to a monthly format and is splitting the news off into a weekly show.
- Here’s the debut episode of This Week in Star Wars.
Movie & Television News
- Star Wars Resistance season two will be hitting Disney+ on February 25th.
Toy & Collectible News
- Pre-orders are up for the Sideshow life-size baby Yoda.
- Pre-orders are up for the Kotobukiya Tie Fighter Pilot.
- Pre-orders are up for the GameStop Heavy Battle Droid.