Sigourney Weaver will be in the Spin Off of « Star Wars »

Sigourney Weaver loves science fiction from Alien’s times, when he played one of the first female heroines of the Sci-Fi world. Then he was « avatar » and was to ask why he had never thought of « star wars ».
He had thought about it. On May 22, 2026 « The Mandalorian & Grogu » will arrive at the cinema, sequel to the TV series « The Mandalorian », created by Jon Favreau, who tells of a bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) and a mysterious being, Gogu he adopted.

Sigourney Weaver will be part of it in the role of a pilot. « I am attracted to the characters who are fighters and my character is – said the actress from the stage of the Star Wars Celebration who ended in Tokyo – She is a woman who believes in the new Republic. He approached the rebels ». And then: « Today yes, more than ever, we need rebel. »

The political message is the secret of success of the « Star Wars » franchise? That there has always been a critical thinking behind the saga plots has been a fact since the time of George Lucas. The same director said that the initial trilogy was linked to the war in Vietnam and Richard Nixon’s policy. And even after the analogies with topicality they remain.

In 2005 Anakin Skywalker, in the film « The revenge of Sith » He says: « If you are not with me you are my enemy. » After 11 September George W. Bush said: « Either you are with us or with the terrorists ». And today? In « Andor », now on Disney +, Senator Mon Mothma, played by Genevieve O’Reilly delivers a discussion to the death of the death of the truth that seems sewn especially for today’s times: « The death of truth is the final victory of the devil ».

It is still early to know plot – and possible message under the trace – of « Star Wars Starfighter », protagonist Ryan Gosling, who will arrive in the room in May 2027 and who will tell an independent story « But with the Star Wars DNA », set in an even farther future. This announcement was also given during the Tokyo celebration which saw 105 thousand visitors, 26 hours of panel and dozens of meetings with the stars.

The next Star Wars Celebration It will take place from 1 to 4 April 2027 – the event is biennial – in Los Angeles. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the original film. In fact, it was in 1977 when Stellar Wars debuted in the United States, later released with a subtitle: « A new hope ».

Tony Gilroy, director of « Rogue One » And of the TV series « Andor » recalls: «I was 19 years old, it was a very hot day. I went to a Boston cinema with friends. I remember everything perfectly, as happens for important events ». Based on the interlocutor’s age, the story is different but indifference has never accompanied the impact with the saga.

“I will have had five or six years when I saw it For the first time. My cousins, bigger than me, were obsessed with it and I wanted to be part of that group. I was struck. I still remember the infinite battles, with laser swords, between cousins, « says Diego Luna, now the protagonist of the second season of » Andor « .

When Disney, in 2012, acquired from George Lucas The rights of the brand smeared a deal that would bear fruit for a long time to come, and that continues to give them. The Makuhari Congress Center Masse di Tokyo was invaded by fans and cosplayers who have occupied all the hotel rooms available by revitalizing the local economy and giving a concrete hand to the Disney coffers.

And to think that at the beginning, in the seventies, The years of American cinema, that of « all the men of the president » and « the graduate », on that strange story of adventurers, droids and extraterrestrial creatures nobody wanted to aim. Only after knocking on hundreds of doors Lucas managed to convince Fox to finance the film.

The film house, however, committed A coarse error: he left Lucas the rights on merchandising and it was thanks to those powerful income from the gadgets that Star Wars became the saga we know. In fact, Lucas made six other films before selling the brand to Disney, in a commercial operation that also has the merit of having produced quality titles.

In recent years more space has been left To the television format that to the cinematographic one, with live action and animated series such as The Acolyte, The Bad Batch, Visioni, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka and Andor.

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