This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: ‘The Force Awakens’ Turns 10, ‘Starfighter’ Wraps, and More
Happy Sunday, and welcome to a new edition of “This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away“. The year is coming to an end, and so is production on _Star Wars: Starfighter_. Director Shawn Levy confirmed this week that cameras have stopped rolling, as I anticipated last week they would. Ironically, the announcement came on the day _The Force Awakens_ turned 10. That’s already two _Star Wars_ movies in post-production at this point, on top of _Ahsoka_ Season 2. The question now is: What will film next?
I went to see _Avatar: Fire & Ash_ today, but I didn’t get any _Mandalorian and Grogu_ footage. However, it looks like some of you will! Reports (and terrible-quality recordings) coming from the multiplexes point to a redux of the trailer that dropped in September with new footage. (Click here if you wanna hear more details.) It seems like studios are engaging in a new trend — drop surprise new promos in theaters instead of online. I got to see, however, the teaser for _Avengers: Doomsday_ , as well as a one-minute teaser for _The Odyssey_ (different from what ran earlier this year, and also not the six-minute preview that played in the States). As far as _The Mandalorian and Grogu_ goes, we’ll have to wait a few weeks for the Super Bowl.
Meanwhile, here at Star Wars News Net, we did have a Character Spotlight on Bail Organa, as well as a new episode of _SWNN Live!_ focused on one of our topics tonight: the 10-year anniversary of _The Force Awakens_. Speaking of, we’re still trying to figure out fun ways to celebrate the movie on our Discord channel, and we haven’t ruled out a watchalong. If you want to stay up to date with this, and all other conversations in _Star Wars_ , you can join here!
## Three Things That May Have Flown Casual
* _Crushing the Rebellion_ : Disney won the legal battle against Tyburn Film Productions for the CG recreation of Peter Cushing’s likeness in _Rogue One_. In the lawsuit, filed in the UK a year ago, the company claimed that they had signed a deal with Peter Cushing in 1993 that gave them the right to resurrect the actor’s likeness first by way of visual effects. The judge ruled that “it is impossible to identify anything at all that belonged to Tyburn which can be said to have been transferred”
* _I swear it’s happening…_ Daisy Ridley insisted a few days ago that the New Jedi Order movie is still happening, despite the fact that we haven’t had any updates on it since February. “We are moving in a great direction,” she said the day of the 10-year anniversary of _The Force Awakens_.
* _Publishing updates_ : We have two new comic reviews this week, for _Jedi Knights #10_ (by Nate) and _Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #4_ (by Colin).
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## 10 Years Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: The Force Awakens
Looking back 10 years in time to that December weekend of 2015, I think that the main feeling that comes to mind is hope. It’s a very _Star Wars_ answer, but the reason why I liked the title of the film as much as I do is that it truly captured how the Force was awakening once again in the world. It was a feeling of optimism. We just got a great _Star Wars_ experience in theaters, featuring characters we love, but most importantly to me as a 17-year-old, new characters that were just as engaging and worthy of the franchise.
The future was looking bright. We had two more main saga movies in the works, and I was sure that some of those spin-offs Lucasfilm was working on would be interesting enough. It’s been 10 years, but it’s felt like 100 years. And now, after a years-long detour into streaming, Disney and Lucasfilm are finally (and this time for real) ready to go back to the multiplexes. The cinema was packed this afternoon with families going to see _Avatar_ , and I couldn’t help but think of how fun it’d be to go see a big movie I was genuinely passionate about. (_Fire & Ash_ was very good, though.)
There was a time when this weekend was supposed to be _New Jedi Order_ weekend. Not only was _Star Wars_ moved from this window, but _The Mandalorian and Grogu_ stepped in as well. As I look back at what that weekend taught me, today I’m also choosing to be optimistic. 2026 will be an important year for _Star Wars_. It will have to define the film strategy post-_Star Wars: Starfighter_ , the streaming strategy after _The Mandalorian_ and _Ahsoka_ , and name a new head of Lucasfilm, among other things. We’ll go over many of those in the New Year, but the bottom line for me today is this: I’m choosing to be optimistic, just like _The Force Awakens_ taught me.
There are many talented people in this industry capable of delivering a great theatrical experience in _Star Wars_ , and as a fandom, we should encourage them to do so, rather than push them away from it. Let’s be clear, though: that doesn’t mean being overly positive or not critical. We should expect high things from our creators, because that’s what _Star Wars_ deserves as a brand. But there’s a difference between being critical and being a bully.
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Unless there is some big news dropping this week (highly unlikely), I’ll be back on New Year’s Eve for a full end-of-year recap. Have a great week!
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Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is _The Lord of the Rings,_ but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
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