Star Wars

Two much-anticipated sequels dropped this week, and both Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and God of War Ragnarök thankfully lived up to the hype. Elsewhere, you can experience five decades of gaming history in Atari 50, check out Netflix’s latest attempt at a trivia game, or watch the extremely fun second season of Warrior Nun. And if you’re all caught up on Andor, we have stories about its storytelling and production design to hold you over until the next episode drops.

For a second day in a row, Studio Ghibli has teased a Star Wars-related collaboration with Lucasfilm. This time, it’s with an incredible photo: there’s a little Grogu figure in the front, with legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki out of focus in the background. Just two cool guys hanging out. I can’t wait to find out what they’re working on together.

Studio Ghibli, the famed studio behind some of the most beloved animated features ever made, is teasing a collaboration with Lucasfilm. There’s no indication of what that might mean right now, but there is a new season of the anime anthology Star Wars Visions on the way, so that seems like a good bet. If that’s the case, I expect some very adorable new droids.

Animated Star Wars spinoff Tales of the Jedi starts streaming tomorrow, and it will include a welcome surprise: the return of Yaddle. The character (who is the same species as Yoda and Grogu) will be voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard, who calls the role a “dream come true.”

You might have seen the news this weekend that the voice of James Earl Jones is being cloned using AI so his performance as Darth Vader in Star Wars can live on forever.

Yet another Star Wars show is out, with the first three episodes of Andor — a prequel to Rogue One — available today on Disney Plus. My colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore calls it “a sobering reflection on the human costs of Star Wars’ never-ending conflicts.” My favorite part? There’s a sad droid named B2EMO.