March 4: Bad batches, events, deals and all things Star Wars Day

March 4: Bad batches, events, deals and all things Star Wars Day

Star Wars Day (aka May 4th) is just around the corner Yes, it's time to celebrate that galaxy far away with a "holiday", which originated from the pun of the phrase "Let the power be with you" and started by fans Now accepted by Lucasfilm and its owner Disney, there are both official and unofficial celebrations to commemorate Star Wars - and it's great to find deals

Disney began observing Star Wars Day at theme parks in 2013, but with quarantine and social distancing policies in effect, these are not the first time Disney has seen the Star Wars Day These events will not take place this year Instead, Star Wars Day is celebrated remotely, but this has become much easier with Disney Plus

Some fans also observe the next day, 5/5, as the Fifth Revenge (the movie title play Sith revenge) Others are aware of it instead of 5-6, 6th revenge Both days celebrate the Sith Lord and villain of the Star Wars franchise, as opposed to Jedi

So what kind of celebration is being held for Star Wars Day in 2021? Check out everything you can see and do May the 4th be with you

Watch Star Wars movies in sequence at Disney Plus All 9 of the central Star Wars movies, as well as Rogue One and Solo: Star Wars Stories are available at Disney Plus You can also watch both seasons of Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, Mandalorian, and even Lego Star Wars Holiday specials

Lucasfilm also announced several spin-off series at Disney Investors Day in 2020/12 1 of the show, The Bad Batch, will start on 5/4, but the rest won't arrive until late 2021 at the earliest

Star Wars: Bad Batch This animated series, which will be available from 5/4 on Disney Plus, expands the exploits of the Clone Trooper squad and each has a mutation that gives him a certain specialtyWhether it is strength, intelligence, or enhanced vision The series took place between Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, and the bad batch has now become mercenaries

Mandalorian Season 3 According to recent reports, Mandalorian Season 3 has just started filming and is expected to be released in late 2021 or early 2022 It is certain that Pedro Pascal will return as the titular hero, but there is little else known about the plot, the main story seemed to be wrapped in Grogu (aka Baby Yoda), so everyone but Luke Skywalker frozeThe character of Pedro Pascal is similar to the character of his characterThe character of Pedro Pascal is similar to his character

Boba Fett's Book Written at the end of Season 2 of the Mandalorian, Boba Fett returns to Jabba, the Hutt's palace, literally cleaning the house The series will debut in 2021-12 with Temeula Morrison as Fett and Min Na Wen as Fennec Shand

Star Wars: Ahsoka Another spinoff sees Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, a former padawan of Anakin Skywalker The series does not have an official release date, but it seems that it will be sometime in 2022 Given her dialogue at the Mandalorian, the series probably follows the Great Admiral Thrawn, who first appeared in animated form in Star Wars: The Rebels, and could also mean the first live-action appearance of Ezra Bridger (played by Aladdin star Mena Masood, presumably), and the Jedi He found the series as Lee In Training and disappeared while fighting Thrawn in the finale

Andor This live-action series is a prequel to Rogue One and follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna)'s exploits as a rebel spy Genevieve O'Reilly is also set to come back as Mont Mosma Filming will begin in late 2020-11 and will be released in 2022

Obi・Wan Kenobi Wan McGregor returns as Kenobi and Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader The series takes place about 10 years after the Sith's revenge, and probably sees Tatouine's Kenobi watching the young Luke Skywalker from a distance Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse will reprise their roles as Uncle Owen and Aunt Bell With development beyond 2019, Kenobi started shooting only this spring, so you shouldn't expect to see it until after 2022

Land The details of this event series mean it will be one-off, but it's still pretty sketchy We don't know if Donald Glover or Billy Dee Williams will play the cape・wearing Carlisian, or if any other actor will be in the lead No release date has been set

According to rumors of the Star Wars Detour (via CinemaBlend), Disney plans to release this animated series as a surprise Star Wars Day (aka 5/4) This comedy series was created by the robot Chicken head Seth Green and Matthew Senreich It is rumored that 2 seasons (a total of 52 episodes) will fall on Disney Plus at once

If you're lucky enough to have a PS5 or Xbox Series X— although one of the best gaming PCs works too— there are some Star Wars video games as well as some on the way you can play

Star Wars: Squadron This immersive flight simulator includes 5-on-5 multiplayer battles, launched this past fall for all major platforms Players can choose from four empires and four rebel ships, including Tie Fighter, X-wing, Y-wing, and B-wing

Jedi: Fallen Order In May, this EA title received a next-generation patch that improved the frame rate and resolution of the PS5 and Xbox Series X

The Knights of the Old Republic According to Jason Schreier, this venerable title is the same company that ported many Star Wars games to Nintendo Switch and PS4, Aspyr Ubisoft open・world Star Wars Games 1 March, Ubisoft studio Massive announced a story-driven release that will launch a "long-term collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm" We have announced that we are working on an open world Star Wars game"But there is no time frame for it to be released

More EA Star Wars Games Not so much here, but a tweet from Electronic Arts on 1/13 makes fun of the company's work on more Star Wars titles

Lego R2-D2a The new 2,314-piece R2-D2 Lego set is available from May 1 and features an expandable mid-leg and rotating head, plus various pop-out gadgets like his periscope, taser, and grab claws The set costsド199

5-4, Disney and major retailers usually have deals on Star Wars merchandise, including toys, Lego sets, dolls and action figures, DVD and Blu-ray box sets

Stay tuned because Tom's Guide will keep you up to date on all the best Star Wars Day deals

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