With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, prolongation has begun a subsequent charcterised Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing a army for a tumble 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before a array kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, a movement array is set during a scarcely two-decade camber between Episode III and IV of a Star Wars films — a time support never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is favourable a reason on a universe and sport down a final of a Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is holding shape, yet tract sum are in a protected (though check out a behind-the-scenes discuss with executive writer Dave Filoni  below).

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Writer-producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men First Class, Sherlock Holmes) is an executive writer on a new array and will write a premiere episode. Also holding EP roles are Filoni, who served as supervising executive of Clone Wars, and Greg Weisman (Young Justice, The Spectacular Spider-Man). Casting will be announced later. The initial open demeanour during Star Wars: Rebels will be during Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for Jul 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

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