Star Wars: Celebration

ILMxLAB announced today that they will be joined by SNL alum and Tales from The Galaxy's Edge actor Bobby Moynihan at Star Wars Celebration. The actor will be joining one of two panels hosted by the video game developer, which explores a galaxy far far away in VR. Basically, its' gonna be a roundtable about […]

In a move that really surprised no one, Star Wars Celebration Anaheim has become the latest convention get canceled in 2020. A lot of people have been waiting for this to happen, and more or less assumed that Celebration Anaheim was going to be the latest convention to get canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic. While […]

It's the last day of Star Wars Celebration Chicago and we are live at the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace panel. This is a movie that got a lot of flack of the time and it's going to be interesting to see how it is received in a setting with people who […]

Fans were already set to be excited about the first live-action TV show within the Star Wars universe, but no one really expected The Mandalorian to look like this. It was one of the biggest panels of the weekend – aside from Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker since before that we had […]

We're three days into Star Wars Celebration Chicago and it's time to talk theme parks. The arena was packed full of people ready to learn about the two theme parks that are opening up later this year and with this panel came the reminder that we are being sold to. Perhaps this is a personal […]

We think it's probably time to stop asking Star Wars actors about what is happening in the movies because it really seems like they have no idea what is going on. The scary NDA's that the Marvel actors signed are just as strong as the NDA's that the Star Wars actors sign. Fandango got the […]

Today during Star Wars: Celebration, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts revealed the trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game will put you in the shoes of Cal Kestis, who is one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order following the purge that took place after the call of Order 66. Now […]

Today during Star Wars: Celebration, ILMxLAB announced that SNL alum Maya Rudolph has joined the cast of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. Rudolph will be playing the role of ZOE3, who was described as "a quick-witted droid co-pilot that audiences will partner with throughout the story". We have the trailer featuring Rudolph and […]

Star Wars Celebration kicked off today in Chicago, bringing together fans from across the known universe to celebrate their love of the galaxy far, far away. Our first day gallery is light, and that's because for the first time in >this< writer's convention life, con exclusives were purchased, which took about 2.5 hours of line […]

He was supposed to be the chosen one, and after a long absence from the galaxy far, far away Hayden Christensen is headed to Star Wars Celebration in Chicago next month! Christensen played young-adult Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, eventually becoming *gasp* Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. This means […]

The day we've been [dreading] waiting for is here! The FULL panel schedule for next month's Star Wars Celebration Chicago has been released! Here's some highlights from StarWars.com to hold you over: Celebration Stage Schedule Wintrust Arena The Celebration Stage will shine with bright stars and original entertainment all weekend. Hosted by Celebration fan favorite […]

Star Wars Celebration in Chicago isn't slowing down on guest announcements ahead of their April show, adding Forest Whitaker and Katee Sackhoff! Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker brought grizzled extremist leader Saw Gerrera to life in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and we're super excited he'll be joining his fellow cosmic conflict alum in Chicago.   […]

We knew it was coming, but this morning Star Wars Celebration Chicago confirmed that yes, there will be a panel devoted to the upcoming final chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode IX. This is the panel you've been waiting for! Don't miss the Star Wars: Episode IX panel with director @jjabrams at #StarWarsCelebration Chicago! Want […]

We're about a month away from Star Wars Celebration Chicago, and the panel details keep on rollin' like those Ewok rocks on Endor. Today, it was the reveal of a panel all about the newly-built Star Wars lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Galaxy's Edge. According to StarWars.com, there will be a panel on Saturday April […]

2019 will see the Star Wars Celebration convention stop by in Chicago, and we've got our first look at the exclusive poster created for this year's event. Along with the poster reveal, was the announcement that Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo will be attending the Celebration this year, as well as Sam Witer, Greg Grunberg, Greg Proops, Dave Chapman, Ian McElhinney, Orli Shoshan, and […]

Update: Original Forbes report from Rob Salkowitz is attributed/linked. Confirming what Bleeding Cool had been reporting on as far back as May 2017 and as recently as this past weekend (here and here), pop culture event organizer ReedPOP (a division of Reed Exhibitions) announced that it is acquiring MCM. MCM is the organization responsible for the […]

Not to be outdone by the "didn't-see-that-coming"  Chapterhouse/Jay Baruchel deal announced earlier this week, geek-connecting app Cosmunity announced that American Gods actor, razor-sharp twitterer and "King of Fandom" himself Orlando Jones has been appointed as the app's Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Launched in early 2017, Cosmunity is a social-networking and peer-to-peer marketplce app that allows […]

Last weekend was Star Wars Celebration, and we already gave you a fair whack of cosplay from the event, but we're here to give you just a little more. On the Saturday the Jedi and Sith alike came out in force to show off some amazing cosplay! I personally loved the mash ups, such as the Maleficent […]

This article was written by freelance photographer Denzel Eslinger. I (meaning Kaitlyn) did not go in the men's room at SWCO. Feel free to share your amusing toilet stories with Denzel on his twitter. Convention are funny places. You'll always see and hear some unique things some will warm your heart, some will enrage you, […]

Disney is infamous for being a company that doesn't leave money on the table. If there is a marketing opportunity out there, then Disney is going to take advantage of that. We've talked about the Star Wars brand ending up on some of the strangest places, but there are also the marketing opportunities that fail […]