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Via GameSpot.com:
A new update for Star Wars Battlefront 2 has addressed some of the game’s multiplayer concerns. The most notable change patches the Squad System, but the update addresses a few other concerns and also adds new content.
If you’re playing with a group of friends, you will be automatically placed in a squad together. The new Squad System promises to load you back into your group more quickly after your soldier is killed. Upon death, you will be able to toggle between all your surviving squad members to decide who you want to respawn on. If you’re playing solo, you’ll just be thrown into a random squad, but you’ll still be able to choose who you spawn on between each death. The new Squad System also allows you and a friend to play in private two vs. two Hero Showdown matches.
More Clone Wars-themed content has been added to Battlefront 2 as well. You can now change your Republic Army soldiers to appear as the Jedi Master Windu’s 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps or Jedi Master Plo Koon’s 104th “Wolf Pack” Battalion. The former was first seen in Star Wars The Clone Wars animated series, while the latter first appeared in Revenge of the Sithbefore also appearing in The Clone Wars. Wolf Pack’s leader, Commander Wolffe, also appeared in Star Wars Rebels.
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Via Floor8.com:
A prominent man in the Star Wars universe, Gary Kurtz, passed away on Sept. 23 following a year-long battle with cancer. He was 78.
Kurtz produced A New Hope (1977), and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), both major fan-favorites in the franchise. Besides his work in a galaxy far, far away, Kurtz also produced cult film The Dark Crystal (1982), and co-produced George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973).
The producer’s death was confirmed today in a Facebook post.
Yodasnews: Thank you again for taking the time to speak with us! Last time we did a QnA with you was back in February (check that out at this link), so much has gone on with Star Wars Authentics in the last 7 months, we figured it was time to catch up again. Let’s start with how many new photographs have been added, there has been over 1,000 new options added, let us know a little bit more about how you guys got so many great options added from across the galaxy?
Mark Von Ohlen: Thanks for having me back! You know I’m a huge fan of your site. It’s been a fantastic year for Star Wars Authentics with tons of new official photos added to the site, new autograph signers added and even new autographed Funko Pop items! This year we introduced several new autograph signers with Sam Witwer, the voice of Maul, being our latest addition along with Paul Bettany, the lead villain in Solo and Ben Mendelsohn, the lead villain in Rogue One so it’s been a particularly good time to be evil. We also added over 1,300 new official photos in the last 12 weeks. We received feedback from our customers on specifically what photos they were looking for and we started to hunt that down. We then made sure each movie and TV show was represented. And we have more additions coming before the year is up!
Q: That is great! Solo comes out on Blu and DVD in a few days, what does SWA have for customers now from Solo, and what can we expect to see in the future from Solo?
A: We’re so excited to see Solo out on home video. This means we can finally share lots of images from the movie that we couldn’t include in our first drop. We added over 100 new official photos to the site including our first images of Maul, Enfys Nest unmasked, Rio Durant and lots of new scenes. Here is a direct link to see the whole collection!
Q: How was it working with Sam Witwer, the voice of Maul from Solo?
A: Sam Witwer is spectacular and has been a signer for Topps for the past few years. We even had the pleasure of bringing him to Star Wars Celebration last year. He’s a great ambassador for the property as well as being an insanely knowledgeable walking encyclopedia of Star Wars facts and trivia. Getting him to sign as Maul from Solo was such a treat. His contributions to the character can’t be overstated as his stellar voice work made Maul so beloved by the fans in The Clone Wars and Rebels. Aside from getting Sam to sign as Maul from Solo, we also had him sign images of Maul from The Clone Wars and Rebels plus photos of his character The Mortis Son, which is one of my favorites. You can see all his signed merchandise here
Q: You already have Ray Park on the site, any plans to get us some dual signed Sam Witwer and Ray Park?
A: Ray Park has been signing for Topps for a long time as well and we recently did a card signing with him (before Solo came out) to make sure we got him in our latest releases including Star Wars Archives Signature Series, Masterwork 2018, and Stellar Signatures 2018. We definitely need to get Ray to co-sign some of the photos that Sam signed so we have a proper dual auto for sale on the site. We don’t have a date set for another signing at the moment but you can purchase his current autographs on the site here
Q: Any updates on the SW Celebration Autograph Pavilion for 2019?
A: We have a lot going on in the background for Star Wars Celebration 2019. We can’t reveal any details just yet but know that we are working hard to make sure the 2019 guest list is just as good as last year’s. You can expect guest reveals to occur on the official Star Wars channels or from the Topps Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/Topps) so unless you hear it there, assume it’s a rumor.
Q: The new additions of vehicles and battle scenes have been great, will you continue to add more of those to the site? Maybe even some signed combo pieces?
A: More vehicles, battle scenes and locations are coming soon. Over the past 12 weeks we have added over 1,300 new official photos to the site. Our top priority was to make sure all the movies were represented so we went back and added photos from the classic films and the prequels followed by images from The Clone Wars and Rebels. We prioritized main cast characters and major scenes. Also keeping up with what’s new and recent we had to get Solo up for the home video release and then we’ll go back and add more pics from Rogue One. We’ll also have some Forces of Destiny and eventually photos from the new series Star Wars Resistance.
Q: POP! Collectors loved seeing the Kylo offered with the exclusive card, are you just testing the waters to see if people want the signed POPs from SWA, or are you planning to offer more in the future?
A: The Adam Driver autographed Funko Pops are very much a test to see what people like. We kept the number available pretty small with just 48 total available. We also really wanted them to feel special and unique to Star Wars Authentics. Aside from the Authentics hologram, which guarantees the authenticity, each autographed Funko Pop is stored in a hard plastic protective case made by Funko. We also included a sequentially numbered Topps Funko Star Wars trading card that you can only get with the Funko figure. If consumers like these offerings, we may try some more or even expand into other autographed licensed products.
Q: We heard Forces of Destiny images are coming, do you plan to also offer autographs from the voice cast, or just images at this point?
A: I’m really excited to offer official photos for Star Wars Forces of Destiny. It’s a really cute show and the animation style makes for very bright and colorful photos that look great printed.
We’re going launch with official photos first and evaluate if we move forward with autographs down the line. There are some new actors from FOD that would make great first time-signers. If we secure anyone I will be sure to alert you.
Q: Since I love both cards and autographs, the limited edition set was music to my ears and I loved getting a super limited set for buying what I love anyway. Will we have more sets offered like this?
A: The first gift-with-purchase trading card set that we did, which featured 5 trading cards with images from A New Hope, was quite the hit. I’ve been asked by numerous fans if we have another one coming. We are working on a set for The Empire Strikes Back. Hopefully we can get that sorted in the next few weeks.
Q: You guys recently added the mega rare Harrison Ford, are you working on getting more classic signers for SWA?
A: Harrison Ford has some great signed merchandise on the site. You can see his collection here, which includes 8×10’s and 11×14’s and a variety of photos from the classic films and The Force Awakens. We’re always looking to add new signers to the site, though we are largely keeping it focused on principal cast members at the moment. With the classic cast, we currently have Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, and Ian McDiarmid. We are looking to add some additional classic signers in the future but we don’t have anyone to announce right now.
Q: Any special plans for NYCC coming up in a few weeks? Any signers at the booth?
A: New York Comic Con is going to be a blast. We’ll be promoting all of our entertainment brands including Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, Garbage Pail Kids and Star Wars Authentics. There will be promo cards, giveaways, and exclusive product for sale. We can confirm that Star Wars actress and founder of HerUniverse, Ahsoka Tano herself, the one and only Ashley Eckstein will be at the Topps booth on Thursday October 4th signing autographs. Come visit us at Booth 454! More details will be coming soon. You can follow @Topps on twitter for the latest.
Q: Star Wars Resistance airs in just a few weeks, Any plans with that property for Topps or Star Wars Authentics?
A: I’m in full on countdown mode for the premiere of Resistance. I love Star Wars animation and Rebels is still my favorite part of the saga so I have high hopes for Resistance. From what I’ve seen so far, the animation is really cool – very bright and colorful and clean. The voice cast is tremendous and I’m excited to learn more about this particular time period in the saga. To celebrate the premiere, Star Wars Authentics will have a collection of official photos for sale on Monday October 8th, the day after the first episode airs.
We’ll continue to add new photos each week if possible throughout the first season. And along with Resistance, we also just got access to Battlefront II so we will eventually have official photos from that property as well. Lots of new content being added throughout the next several weeks like Masterwork coming later in the year. As you know once we’re ready to release any announcements I’ll send it over to all the Yodasnews fans.
As always a HUGE thanks to Mark for taking the time to answer our questions! Be sure to follow the links in this article to check out all the cool stuff they have to offer!
Via Movieweb.com:
Disneyland and Disney World have been getting more and more crowded over the years and the addition of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is going to send both parks into overdrive. Disneyland is anticipating even larger crowds, so they have decided to start quietly removing seating areas and planters to make more room for Star Wars fanatics. The new area of the park opens next summer and they’re expecting massive crowds, but current park visitors are having a hard time finding places to sit and relax as seating and other elements of the park are removed to make for a better traffic situation.
The wide brick planters that ran around the Haunted Mansion that once offered an area for relaxation have now been removed. Disneyland removed them to make a wider walkway for Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, which makes sense, but the removal has angered some regular park visitors who miss the spot to sit and get away from the madness for a moment. Some removable benches have been installed, which offer far less seating than was available and have made park goers sit on a fence instead. However, it is not enough for when the park starts to get crowded.
To compensate, Disneyland has added more seating, but so far, it’s all in restaurants that people have to spend money in to sit at. The Bengal BBQ restaurant in Adventureland has expanded from over 30 outdoor seats to 100 indoor airconditioned seats. Disneyland spokeswoman Liz Jaeger says that the parks are “always looking at ways to enhance elements such as guest flow, seating, and landscaping, which play an important part of a guest’s visit to the parks.” Hopefully more seating that isn’t used in restaurants is added before next summer arrives.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is going to be a pretty big addition to Disneyland and Disney World. Hardcore Star Wars fans are already starting to plan trips around the openings of the parks to get a chance to get an immersive franchise experience. This is exciting news, but it’s also going to be really tough to get to the area of the park where the new Star Wars Land is situated on a crowded day since it’s in the very back of the park, which is why their taking out seating and planters to get ready for the huge crowds that will be heading to hang out with Chewbacca.
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Black Series 6″ Action Figures
Clone Commander Wolffe
Chewbacca
Moloch
Han Solo (Bespin) #70
Rebel Trooper #69
Tobias Beckett #68
Vintage Collection 3.75″ Action Figures
Luke Skywalker (The Last Jedi) – VC131
Captain Cassian Andor – VC130
Doctor Aphra – VC129
Range Trooper (Trooper Frontalier) – VC128
Imperial Death Trooper – VC127
Imperial Assault Tank Driver – VC126
Enfys Nest – VC125
Han Solo – VC124
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Chewbacca (Mimban) and Han Solo (Mimban)
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Darth Vader Voice Changer – Released in 2004
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Darth Vader
Rey (Jedi Training)
Luke Skywalker
First Order Stormtrooper Officer
Via Screenrant.com:
Over 40 years ago, George Lucas created the magnificent space opera known as Star Wars. Star Wars was eventually made into a whole trilogy, given a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, and a series of spinoff movies.
Star Wars has been given a lot of movies over the years but even now a number of other Star Wars films are in development, not to mention the several TV shows, video games, and books that will surely be coming out in the coming years.
Star Wars has dug its lightsabers into the roots of our pop culture and it appears to be here to stay. Many people worship anything Star Wars related. Some fans have been watching since the ’70s, while others may just be getting introduced to the series because of Rey, Poe, and Finn.
The series doesn’t cater to a certain age group, which means that the movies can be fun for the whole family. Regardless of how long someone has been a fan, most of the time, they don’t get a chance to be apart of the filmmaking process as actors do.
No matter how fun some people may think it would be to star in a Star Wars movie, not all actors feel the same way about the opportunity. Some actors may only be acting in a Star Wars movie for money or because of a contract, while other actors might genuinely love their roles within the Star Wars universe.
With that said, here are 10 Actors Who Regretted Being In Star Wars (And 10 Who Adored It).
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Via Starwars.com:
IT’S NOT WISE TO UPSET A WOOKIEE. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOP FOUNDED BY THE STOP-MOTION MASTER PHIL TIPPETT DELVES INTO A HOLOCHESS MATCH MORE THAN 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
Watch closely as Chewbacca and Tobias Beckett engage in a friendly game of dejarik en route to Kessel in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and you’ll see the frustrated Wookiee take his aggression out on the table, slapping at the holographic pieces in vain.
But his brute strength has a lasting effect, a clever Easter egg that explains at least one of the physical alterations on the ship as it changed hands from Lando to Han Solo. As the Wookiee rages, the table sparks, freshly-dislodged buttons tumble to the floor, and two of the game pieces fizzle out of existence, never to be seen again.
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Many believe Disney should pump the breaks and not put out a Star Wars movie each year.
I made the timing decision, and as I look back, I think the mistake that I made — I take the blame — was a little too much, too fast. You can expect some slowdown, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to make films. J.J. [Abrams] is busy making [Episode] IX. We have creative entities, including [Game of Thrones creators David] Benioff and [D.B.] Weiss, who are developing sagas of their own, which we haven’t been specific about. And we are just at the point where we’re going to start making decisions about what comes next after J.J.’s. But I think we’re going to be a little bit more careful about volume and timing. And the buck stops here on that.
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