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Steven Soderbergh confirms the Ben Solo film won’t happen after Disney leadership changes; he enjoyed the work but has moved on to a new project, leaving The Hunt for Ben Solo scrapped. With that idea off the table, Star Wars’ cinematic future now centers on The Mandalorian and Grogu alongside a Ryan Gosling–led project.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord launches Maul’s new era in the early Empire on Janix, as he plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate with a new crew; Sam Witwer returns to voice Maul alongside Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara and a star cast including Wagner Moura, Richard Ayoade, Dennis Haysbert and more. Created by Dave Filoni and Matt Michnovetz and directed by Brad Rau, the series debuts with a two-episode premiere on Disney+ on April 6, 2026.
A light-up C-3PO head from The Empire Strikes Back sold for $1,058,400 (including buyer’s premium) at Propstore’s spring memorabilia live auction, the event’s top lot as the sale has grossed about $6.5 million so far; the piece is the only known C-3PO head from the film to reach the collectors market.
Lego’s Smart Brick—featuring a microcomputer, microphone, and NFC in a 2x4 brick—launches with eight Star Wars sets; three include a Smart Brick with a charging cradle, while the rest are Smart Play compatible (BYOB). Prices range from $69.99 for Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter to $159.99 for Throne Room Duel & A-Wing, with details on which kits include the brick and NFC tags.
A Space.com contributor argues that mid-sized Lego Star Wars ships—priced around $50–$85—offer better value and less space than UCS sets, delivering detailed builds doable in a few hours and attractive display pieces for desks or shelves, with picks like Acclamator-Class Assault Ship and Millennium Falcon 25th Anniversary.
Variety profiles Josh D’Amaro on becoming Disney’s CEO, detailing how his people‑first, risk‑taking leadership aims to steer the company through an AI‑driven content era, revived attention to Star Wars and Marvel franchises, and a streaming world where cable profits fade. The piece also weighs the financial headwinds (debt and a heavy emphasis on Parks/Experiences), the role of Dana Walden and Alan Bergman in the creative side, and the strategic moves—gaming, international expansion, and price considerations—needed to sustain Disney’s brands while navigating a shifting media landscape.
Early hands-on with Lego's Star Wars Smart Play sets shows the bricks' lights and talking sounds largely underdeliver, with generic engine noises and warbling voice samples; the steep entry price (from about $70 for a starter set to around $140–$160 for additional bricks) makes the value proposition doubtful, threatening the technology's momentum unless iteration improves.
The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer hints at Embo, the Kyuzo bounty hunter from The Clone Wars, resurfacing as a foe for Din Djarin and signals Lucasfilm’s penchant for fabled cameos (Glup Shitto) as the franchise moves toward a May 22, 2026 release.
Martin Scorsese lends his voice to an Ardennian shopkeeper in the summer Star Wars tentpole The Mandalorian and Grogu, a theatrical entry in the Mandoverse arriving May 22 in theaters and IMAX. In the trailer, Din Djarin seeks information about a Hutt from Scorsese’s character, with Pedro Pascal leading a cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White and Jonny Coyne, among others, as beloved Star Wars figures appear on screen.
Disney drops a full-length Star Wars trailer set between the original and sequel films, finally showing Pedro Pascal’s face as Din Djarin and Grogu team up with Sigourney Weaver’s Colonel Ward to prevent another war, with Rotta the Hutt and Martin Scorsese voicing a space fry cook; Grogu is shown pressing buttons, eating blue macarons, and riding in a new bassinet.
A brand-new The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer hints at a high-stakes mission against imperial remnants and Hutt intrigue, with Din Djarin piloting a rebranded Razor Crest, Grogu armored and armed, and cameos from Embo and Zeb spanning Adelphi, Nal Hutta, and Nevarro as the May 22 release approaches.
Lucasfilm and Disney released a fresh, more expansive trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, offering a clearer glimpse of Din Djarin’s next journey ahead of its May 22 theatrical release. The trailer also features Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward, Steve Blum as Zeb Orellios, and Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt from Clone Wars.
Disney+ drops a detailed first look at Maul—Shadow Lord, revealing Maul’s bid to build a crime empire on the new planet Janix, with TK Troopers, a modified dual-blade lightsaber echoing Ventress lineage, a potential young Twi’lek apprentice in Devon Izara, and Palpatine’s Inquisitors, Eleventh Brother and Marrok, closing in ahead of the April 6 premiere.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord released its first teaser trailer and poster, with executive producers detailing new characters and the gritty city of Janix set during the Empire’s rise after Order 66; the 10-episode series debuts on Disney+ with a two‑episode premiere on April 6, 2026 and continues over five weeks, featuring Sam Witwer as Maul along with Gideon Adlon, Wagner Moura, and others in a serialized, fast‑paced narrative that nods to classic film serials and emphasizes painterly animation.
Kathleen Kennedy, amid her exit from Lucasfilm with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan set as co-presidents, discusses the Disney-era Star Wars landscape, noting a loud but small faction of fans with outsized expectations, ongoing misogynistic and bot-driven backlash, and the need to tell good stories while staying true to George Lucas’s core. She defends the approach taken, reveals a regret over Solo: A Star Wars Story being conceived too soon and its troubled production, and underscores that you can’t please everyone as leadership transitions unfold.