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20-04-2025
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Star Wars Celebration Announces Los Angeles as Next Location as Japan Edition Winds Down
Star Wars Celebration is coming home to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars The massive Lucasfilm fan convention will hold its next edition in Los Angeles, timed to commemorate the release of the very first Star Wars movie, it was announced Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, the site of this year's event. More from The Hollywood Reporter Star Wars Celebration: 'Star Wars: Visions' Reveals Season 3 Release Date, 'The Ninth Jedi' Standalone Series Chef Justin Pichetrungsi on Quitting Disney to Take Over Anajak Thai Star Wars Celebration: Hayden Christensen Returning as Anakin Skywalker for 'Ahsoka' Season Two A source close to Lucasfilm told The Hollywood Reporter that the Los Angeles Convention Center will likely play host to the 17th Star Wars Celebration. The venue previously held the fourth edition of Star Wars Celebration in May 2007, which honored the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. News: Star Wars Celebration is coming home to celebrate the sci-fi franchise's 50th anniversary. The 2027 edition will be held in Los Angeles. — Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) April 20, 2025 The 2025 Star Wars Celebration returned the event to Japan for the first time since 2008, marking just the second time it has been held in Asia in its 25-year history. The Tokyo event was the fastest Star Wars Celebration to sell out, with over 105,000 guests in attendance, an 8 percent increase from the 2023 convention in London, according to Lucasfilm. Demonstrating the truly global appeal of the Star Wars franchise, 55 percent of this year's guests came from the Asia-Pacific region, with 47 percent from Japan and an additional 31 percent from the U.S. Altogether, fans traveled to the event from 125 countries, compared to 64 countries for the previous edition. More to come… Best of The Hollywood Reporter "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked 20 Times the Oscars Got It Wrong
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20-04-2025
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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 dtrategy 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 official fan site. More from Variety Star Wars to Launch Biggest-Ever 'Fortnite' Game Tie-In 'Star Wars Zero Company' Game to Launch in 2026 From Electronic Arts, Story Set During the Clone Wars 'Star Wars' Darth Maul Animated Series Coming to Disney+ Next Year, With Sam Witwer Voicing Villain '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. More to come (Pictured: The stage at Star Wars Celebration Japan in Tokyo) Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
