A Month in Review

This is the second of a monthly series of posts that is dedicated to recapping the news of the month for anyone who may have missed anything. Here’s a link to the January recap from last month. Again, thanks to the mods for all of their help. Be sure to leave feedback in the comments. So, here’s the month of February in review:Richard Portman, Star Wars sound editor, passed away at age 82Billy Dee Williams had lunch with the actor who will be portraying a younger Lando, Donald Glover, and he talked to The Hollywood Reporter a little about the filmThe Clone Wars was thought to be leaving Netflix on March 7, but it is not on the list of items leaving Netflix in March.Disney’s Star Wars Land was confirmed for a 2019 release dateThe titles and descriptions of last five episodes of Rebels season three were revealedThe Marvel Star Wars and Doctor Aphra comic series were announced to crossover in The Screaming CitadelFelicity Jones, Ian McDiarmid, and Jeremy Bulloch were confirmed for Celebration OrlandoPhoebe Waller-Bridge was confirmed to be in talks for the Han Solo filmThandie Newton was also confirmed to be in talks for the Han Solo filmJohn Williams began scoring The Last JediJimmy Vee was officially announced as the new R2 for TLJForce Friday was announced for Sep. 1 and we got our first glimpse of TLJ Finn, Rey, and PoeA new set image from TLJ was releasedA new novel, Inferno Squad, was announced for July 25Rebels returned from a three-week break with Legacy of Mandalore (discussion thread) and it was followed by Through Imperial Eyes (discussion thread)Principle photography began on the Han Solo movieRogue One will be available digitally March 24 and on DVD and Blu-Ray April 4The Star Wars Show episodes: Why Are There No Handrails in Star Wars? How Rogue One Recreated Classic Sets; Which Rogue One Alien Wears an iPhone and a Major Marvel Star Wars Comics Crossover Revealed; The Last Jedi Filmmakers at Celebration and Kitster Attempts a High-Five (Again); Rogue One Coms Home, a Big Celebration Panel Announced, and THE Star Wars Collecting RuleBook releases: Aftermath: Empire’s End, Backstories - Darth Vader: Sith LordComic releases: Darth Maul #1, Star Wars #28, Doctor Aphra #4, Poe Dameron #11, Star Wars #29Let me know if I missed anything and leave feedback in the comments. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2lyGtq9