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Subject: Re: [NEWS] More "Star Wars Visions" and new "The Ninth Jedi" series
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 05:56:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On Apr 19, 2025 at 10:40:13 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

>     Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series
>     at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo
>     -----------------------------------------
>     Lucasfilm leaders had more surprises on the final day of the
>     three-day Star Wars Celebration fan event in Tokyo. A new batch
>     of nine "Star Wars: Visions" shorts will debut Oct. 29 on
>     Disney+, and also upcoming is the longform series "The Ninth
>     Jedi," a spinoff of an earlier "Visions" short, from
>     writer-director Kenji Kamiyama.
> 
>     "The Ninth Jedi" series was announced with fanfare at the event
>     by James Waugh, Lucasfilm's senior VP of franchise content and
>     strategy at Lucasfilm. He called Kamiyama to the stage, "who
>     thanked the audience for being so supportive and enthusiastic
>     about the adventures of Kara and Juro in 'The Ninth Jedi' and
>     the upcoming 'Child of Hope,' " according to Disney's
>     StarWars.com official fan site.
> 
>     "He then announced that fans will watch Kara's journey continue
>     to unfold in an all-new spinoff called "Star Wars: Visions 
>     Presents - The Ninth Jedi,' " the site stated.
> 
>     "Star Wars: Visions" premiered on Disney+ in 2021. The first
>     collection of nine animated shorts included one dubbed
>     "The Ninth Jedi," described as such: "The daughter of a
>     lightsaber-smith is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous
>     mission."

Well, looks like they're still throwing established continuity out the
window.

There are no "lightsaber smiths". Every Jedi is responsible for selecting
his/her own kyber crystal and constructing the lightsaber around it and
maintaining it throughout their lives.

You don't take your lightsaber to a local mechanic for a tune-up or anything.
 
>     The second season of nine shorts arrived in May 2023. From that
>     batch, the installment titled "Screecher's Reach" earned the
>     Emmy Award last year for Directing in an Animated
>     Television/Media Production for helmer Paul Young.
> 
>     The third volume of "Star Wars: Visions" will include a short
>     "Child of Hope" that continues the "Ninth Jedi" story of Kara
>     and Juro. There's no immediate word on a premiere date for the
>     longform series.
> 
>     Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at
>     the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming
>     TV, film and gaming releases. Earlier in the day, the studio
>     revelead that "Fortnite" will launch its biggest Star Wars-themed
>     season yet with the May 2 release of "Galactic Battle." This
>     update will include the popular fan-fiction character
>     Darth Jar Jar.