Star Wars followers shall be joyful to be taught that Liam Neeson is formally set to reprise his function as Qui-Gon Jinn in Dave Filoni’s upcoming animated anthology collection for Lucasfilm, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. On prime of that, Neeson’s son shall be voicing the youthful model of the character, so they’re maintaining it within the household, which is fairly cool!
The youthful model of the eventual Jedi Grasp will even seem alongside a youthful model of Depend Dooku, which goes to be extremely fascinating to see. The collection will even inform new tales involving Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka.
The present will include six episodes, and the tales it tells will span a few years over the course of the franchise. Some tales embrace Ahsoka’s delivery and childhood, tales set within the Jedi Temple, a reunion between Anakin and Ahsoka, Depend Dooku preventing with Mace Mindu, and extra.
The information was introduced by Filoni himself through the Tales of the Jedi panel at Star Wars Celebration, and when speaking about how the present happened, he stated:
“Once I fly backwards and forwards engaged on The Mandalorian, I would write tales on the aircraft to cross the time. And I received this story. I wished to discover some characters… and base them on concepts I had whereas making The Clone Wars… that would not be a full present.”
He additionally talked about Ahsoka’s story and stated:
“I considered this journey for Ahsoka for a very long time, and it is fascinating to see the way it’s advanced. Years in the past, I by no means would have imagined that it was sprung from a department of a tree that had something to do with a man [like] Din Djarin, or a toddler that appears like Yoda. It is a terrific lesson for me on how, when you have got different creatives like Jon Favreau, they will help lend such dimension and depth to what you are doing.”
Filoni went on to share the primary episode and confirmed us a trailer for the collection, and it seems freakin’ unimaginable! Any fan of the Star Wars animated collection initiatives are going to like what this collection has to supply! The followers in attendance on the panel went loopy, and I personally beloved what I noticed, and it was one among my favourite issues at Star Wars Celebration this yr! Prepare for some extra nice Star Wars storytelling!
The primary episode was great and charming, and it all the time amazes me how Filoni can actually hit the emotional twine along with his tales. This present goes to be superior! Beneath you’ll discover some first-look photographs:
