Lucasfilm released the first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars series The Mandalorian at Disney’s D23 event today.
The trailer for the first-ever live-action Star Wars television series, The Mandalorian, was revealed to fans today during the Disney+ Showcase at Disney’s D23 biennial expo and has been released online to those not lucky enough to attend the convention.
You can check out the first official trailer for the new Star Wars series, The Mandalorian below.
Bounty hunting is a complicated profession. The Mandalorian, an original Star Wars series, starts streaming November 12, only on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/USXvCGyZbN
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) August 24, 2019
So what do you think? Are you excited for The Mandalorian? What other Star Wars shows would you like to see on Disney+? Let us know in the comments below.
The Mandalorian hails from executive producer Jon Favreau who has written the series and produces alongside Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni, Colin Wilson, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. Karen Gilchrist serves co-executive producer. In addition to executive producing, Filoni has also been confirmed to direct the first episode with additional episodes helmed by Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok).
The new series is set after Return of the Jedi will explore the Star Wars timeline between the original and sequel trilogies for the first time in live-action. Pedro Pascal stars as the titular character, along with Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. Here’s the official synopsis:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian will debut exclusively on Disney’s upcoming direct to consumer streaming service, which is set to launch November 12.
Following The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm will also be launching a second live-action series which will serve as Rogue One prequel series will follow Diego Luna as he reprises his role as Cassian Andor, working as an intelligence operative during the formative years of the Rebel Alliance. Production on the series will next year after the star completes work on the second season of Narcos: Mexico.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the Star Wars franchise as we learn it.
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DC Universe Debuts ‘Doom Patrol’ Character Posters
Along with the premiere of the first teaser for Doom Patrol, DC Universe also debuted a collection of character posters for each of the members of perhaps the strangest team of characters to be adapted in live-action form for DC Comics.
In particular, these new character posters highlight Timothy Dalton's The Chief, Diane Guerrero's Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade's Cyborg, April Bowlby's Elasti-Woman, Matt Bomer's Negative Man and Brendan Fraser's Robotman. These posters each follow unique designs that reflect the nature of each character and tease unique personalities amongst the group as well.
You can start the gallery of new posters by clicking "Next".
Which of these Doom Patrol posters is your favorite? Are you excited to see what the cast brings to these roles? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news in the DC Universe.
Doom Patrol is a reimagining of one of DC’s strangest group of outcast Super Heroes which includes: Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg and Timothy Dalton as Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief.
Here is the synopsis for the show:
“Doom Patrol will find the reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.”
Doom Patrol will premiere on February 15, 2019 exclusively on DC Universe.
