Disney & Lucasfilm to bring back ‘Star Wars’ Force Friday this September

It might be many months away but Disney and Lucasfilm want to confirm that Star Wars Force Friday II is happening. This global event celebrates the launch of new products that are inspired by the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film. The packaging of the products will include leading heroes: Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron. The sale of these toys, collectibles, apparel, books, etc. will start at 12:01 a.m. on September 1^st and will have stores around the world have weekend-long celebrations for all things Star Wars.

Back in 2015, fans all over the world welcomed Force Friday and toys from the new line, including the Sphero BB-8, were revealed via an international livestream unboxing event, which happened over 18 hours, 15 cities, and 12 countries. Details about Force Friday II will be released as the events draw closer so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Disney issues statement on Carrie Fisher’s appearance in future ‘Star Wars’ films

While we know Carrie Fisher has wrapped up filming for Episode VIII, it’s very much up in the air what will happen to our beloved Princess and General Leia. In an unlikely move, Disney is addressing speculation about whether Carrie’s iconic role will be digitally recreated in future films. And the answer is they won’t. The full release is shown below.

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Third ‘Star Wars’ trilogy is heading our way

We’re not just getting Episode VIII in 2017 and Episode IX in 2019. There is the upcoming Rogue One anthology film coming out this December. But aside from this Gareth Edwards-directed Star Wars film, there is also the standalone Han Solo film coming out in 2019. These two movies look like they’re part of the bigger plans Disney and Lucasfilm has for the Star Wars universe. Bob Iger, Disney’s chief executive, confirms at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference that a new anthology film is coming out by 2020, too. And that upcoming film will form a trilogy with Rogue One and the upcoming Han Solo movie with Alden Ehrenreich taking the titular role.

After that, we’re all kept in the dark with what’ll happen in the galaxy far, far away. But Iger has said he’s already in talks with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy on plans for the Star Wars beyond 2020.

Source: Rolling Stone

Three classic 16-bit Disney games can now be played on your PC

If you’ve played Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book in your early years, then you’re in for a treat. These games have been “meticulously updated” to work with modern operating systems and are now available for download on GOG.com. The games aren’t remastered versions but are said to have preserved the original graphics, sound, and gameplay of the games originally released between 1993 and 1994. The modern OSes they said in the press release include Mac, Linux, and Windows systems. Each game costs US$9.99 but are currently on sale for US$8.99 each. If you want to get all three games, they’re on sale for US$19.98 but after the 8^th, it’ll cost you US$29.97 to get all three.