Disney and LucasFilm Are Launching 'Star Wars Forces of Destiny'

Forces of Destiny is a multi-part campaign based on the heroines of the Star Wars universe. It will introduce a new line of toys, books and a new animated TV series. The episodes will be very short (2-3 minutes), and tell key moments in the lives of Leia, Jyn Erso, Rey and more female characters of the extended saga.

Get a first look at what the show will look like in the presentation video below.

Watch: An Explosive Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

There's a little film coming out this December called… Eh, who am I kidding? This is a ginormous one. Star Wars Episode VII is knocking at our collective door, and you know it's gonna be huge. Watch the new trailer below.

D23 Expo: The Live Action Panel (Marvel, Star Wars…)

Yesterday was dedicated to animation, but today's big announcements at the D23 Expo were all about live action. Here is our quick recap of the panel, with a list of the more important reveals.

The Lord/Miller Duo Will Direct a Han Solo Movie

Chris Miller and Phil Lord (the men behind the first Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The LEGO Movie) will helm a spinoff Star Wars movie featuring a young Han Solo, revealed The Hollywood Reporter. It was later confirmed by LucasFilm and Chris Miller himself.

Watch: Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Trailer

After The Force Awakens a few days ago, it's time for the second series of Star Wars Rebels to reveal a trailer on the occasion of the Star Wars Celebration. Thanks to Star Wars' official YouTube channel, you can watch the impressive trailer below.

Watch: The New 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Teaser Has Everything

As part of the still on-going Star Wars Celebration, a new teaser for Episode VII of the saga, The Force Awakens, was released. And it is amazing. Stop reading this and watch it below.

Star Wars: The Return of the Spin-Off

Today wasn't just about the Frozen 2 announcement for Bob Iger: during the same shareholder meeting, he also brought the Star Wars saga to the table, and a few reveals were made - not about one film, but about two. More after the break.

'LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales' Awakens on Disney XD

Disney XD seems to be firing on all cylinders these days. After they announced a DuckTales reboot last week, it was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter that the channel will also launch a new LEGO series based on the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Revealed (May the Fourth Be With You!)

It's a bit delayed from us (apologies!), so surely everyone knows by now but if you don't - THE CAST FOR STAR WARS HAS BEEN REVEALED. (It's a good day for the post though - happy Star Wars day!)

The cast and crew of Star Wars: Episode VII

The Incredibles 2 and Cars 3 to Actually Be the Same Film, Says Iger

A couple of weeks ago we got the mammoth news that Disney and Pixar were going ahead with sequels to The Incredibles and Cars. Now we've got news which is even bigger: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the two films will actually be one; a crossover film which will lay the groundwork for a "Pixar Cinematic Universe."

Rumour: Are Pixar Developing a Star Wars Film?

This is a rumour, so treat it with a grain of salt, - or a vat of it - but Latino Review claims that Pixar is currently in development of its own Star Wars film! The inevitability of these sort of rumours has been abound since Disney bought Lucasfilm back in October 2012, so it's not a shock to see this pop up, but Latino Review have been proven right with some rumours in the past (although they've also been egregiously untrustworthy with others...), so it's worth considering.

Star Wars: Episode VII Gets Release Date

With open auditions starting this weekend, Disney have finally announced the release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, ending months of speculation. It will be a Star Wars Christmas, because it's due to open on 18th December, 2015.

Rumour: Benedict Cumberbatch for Star Wars: Episode VII?

As we all do, people are putting two and two together and making Star Wars casting theories. This one sounds like it could just be true though: Benedict Cumberbatch might be joining Star Wars: Episode VII.

It was only a few weeks ago that Cumberbatch dropped out of Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak, which many speculated that this means he is making time for his director-buddy from Star Trek, J.J Abrams, and Star Wars.

Live-Action News From D23 Expo

We all got pretty excited about the news from the D23 Expo on Day 1, so you can imagine how thrilled we were with more, live-action-y, updates from Day 2 yesterday.

This Week on A113Animation (29th July - 4th August, 2013)

While no life altering developments happened this week, we still had some pretty exciting news, Blu-ray announcements, teaser trailers and more. And of course we got the latest features, one guest review and the latest podcast episode. Check out the full breakdown of this mildly busy week.

The News We've All Been Waiting For: John Williams Is Scoring Star Wars: Episode VII!

This news was coming, but it feels good for it to finally be confirmed. Yes, John Williams is scoring J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: Episode VII!

This Week on A113Animation (22nd - 28th July, 2013)

This has been a rather slow week for news over here at A113Animation, particularly after the trailer-iness and Comic-Con-ly goodness of recent weeks. That said, we did get a few really cool teaser posters for some of the upcoming films that have us most excited, and a little bit of Star Wars news and Pixar stuff. We've also got your latest features and another new editorial about Toy Story director John Lasseter. Check out the rather slim breakdown of the past seven days below.

More Star Wars: Episode VII Casting Rumours

It's getting closer and closer to production, so casting rumours for J.J Abrams's Star Wars: Episode VII are rapidly flying around the Internet. The latest rumours concern names that are kind of a big deal: Ryan Gosling and Zac Efron.

Star Wars Rebels Logo and Concept Art Revealed

Star Wars Celebration is going on here in Europe right now, and there's some exciting things being announced! If you didn't believe that John Williams was back to score Episode VII, believe it now. But in more animated news, we also got a cool new look at the latest Star Wars animated series, Star Wars Rebels, and an official logo.

The A113Animation Podcast Episode 2 - Epic

Damien's absent this week, so Munir and I discuss Epic alone. There's some varied opinion on the film as I quite liked it and Munir... well, he didn't. We've also got a far more stacked news schedule than we had last time round, so, alongside a range of topics including Disney, Pixar, Brad Bird, Star Wars and WWE, we review Blue Sky Studios' Epic! Fans of Arrested Development won't be disappointed either, as we discuss season 4 of the show. Listen to the podcast for rants galore and to hear me utter the phrase "yolo and so forth".

Apologies for the background noise, we had some recording issues and sadly our limited recording equipment is showing, but we've done our best to edit most of it out. Hence the long wait. The episode is available on Podomatic now, and will be appearing in our iTunes feed and Stitcher playlist soon. Full show notes for the episode are below.