A lot has happened in the opening weeks of 2026!

Kathleen Kennedy retired. Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan were elevated to President and Co-President respectively. Josh D'Amaro was elevated to CEO of Disney. The Super Bowl featured an unconventional spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu. Disney, likely seeing the wrong type of reaction across social media, released a trailer for the movie a little more than a week later.

Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski discuss how all these events suggest changes on the horizon for Star Wars fans. Forthcoming appearances of Han, Luke, Leia and Darth Vader at Disneyland's Batuu appear like a promising start. The main discussion focuses on what the trailer suggests for the storytelling future of Din Djarin and Grogu. Who's their antagonist? Why is bounty hunter Embo's appearance significant? What do snakes signify in myth? Let's dive in…

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• Lucasfilm leadership announcement via StarWars.com
• Skywalking Through Neverland discussion on changes at Disneyland and Dave Filoni as President of Lucasfilm
• Hyperspace Theories: Lucasfilm's New Era Officially Begins
• Skywalking Through Neverland: In Defense of Lucasfilm Super Bowl Spot
• The Mandalorian and Grogu Super Bowl spot
• The Mandalorian and Grogu Official Trailer

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After catching up on adventures at Disney Parks, Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski dive into some news regarding Star Wars Starfighter and The Mandalorian and Grogu. Our main discussion explores Wicked: For Good, including the music and storytelling choices.

Related

• Shawn Levy speaks to Vanity Fair about Star Wars: Starfighter
• The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer
• Fangirls Going Rogue on Wicked Part 1
• Skywalking Through Neverland's The Force Awakens at 10 episode
• Skywalking Through Neverland's Wicked For Good episode
• Hyperspace Theories Wicked For Good episode
• Hyperspace Theories: One Year Later discussing ANDOR's Season 2 Episodes 1 – 3
• Hyperspace Theories: Bad Luck Ghorman discussion of propaganda and oppression in ANDOR Season 2
• Hyperspace Theories: Point of View in Storytelling as utilized in ANDOR Season 2
• Hyperspace Theories: K-Pop Demon Hunters: an exploration of evolving myth and the movie's parallels to themes in Star Wars

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In a Star Wars book-centric episode, Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski are inspired by the re-release of The Revenge of the Sith novelization to explore how the Expanded Universe shaped their fandom. We're really excited that the books are finally tackling the romance genre with Ashley Poston's Eyes Like Stars! Plus Leia and Rey's relationship as mentor to apprentice will be explored in Star Wars: Legacy, announced at New York Comic-Con.

In news:

• Prequel Trilogy actresses Keira Knightly and Rose Byrne hint they would be down for more Star Wars in their future.
• Amy Adams joins Star Wars: Starfighter (in production).
• GamesRadar reports Bryce Dallas Howard would like to do more Star Wars, now that she's directed more episodes than anyone else.
• The Bear's Jeremy Allen White discusses his role in The Mandalorian and Grogu with Good Morning America.

Listen to our episode on the FIVE WOMEN OF ANDOR here.

Related

• Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Trailer
• The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer
• NYCC Star Wars Books Announcement at Star Wars.com
• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Full SDCC Panel from Skywalking Through Neverland
• Barbara Hambly Interview from Skywalking Through Neverland
• Dark Universe and Halloween Horror Nights episode from Skywalking Through Neverland
• Hyperspace Theories: One Year Later discussing ANDOR's Season 2 Episodes 1 – 3
• Hyperspace Theories: Bad Luck Ghorman discussion of propaganda and oppression in ANDOR Season 2
• Hyperspace Theories: Point of View in Storytelling as utilized in ANDOR Season 2
• Hyperspace Theories: K-Pop Demon Hunters: an exploration of evolving myth and the movie's parallels to themes in Star Wars

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• Fangirls Going Rogue Blue Sky | Threads | Instagram
• Tricia Barr Blue Sky | Threads | Instagram
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• Facebook Public | Private
• You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!