The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter: August 15, 2025
The repercussions of leaving the house are a lot of words
Hello there
Good morning, happy Friday, and welcome back to the Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter. Strap yourselves in and pour yourself a Corellian brandy because I’m pretty sure this week’s newsletter is the second longest one in the history of Death Star HR. Unfortunately Substack does not give me the option to sort my newsletter by number of words. I think my May the 4th one from this year was around 6,000 words. This one is coming in hot at around 5,600 words. There’s a lot to cover, namely me leaving the house. I went to a Star Wars themed concert last Saturday and then went to my first Star Wars Con on Sunday. Plus Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie is showing signs of life, as is the long-missing Cara Dune. Plus, expired candy and plays on words. Just go with it.
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Got this from real life friend and friend of Death Star HR, Darth Vo.
As someone who just bought some Star Wars Wheat Thins, again, I’d probably add This Is The Whey to my workout routine.
From the Desk of the Editor
I know, I know. Nobody actually believes any kind of editing happens here. But here at Death Star HR, we’re diversifying a bit. In the sense there is now an official Death Star Human Resources Department YouTube page, found here. And an official Death Star Human Resources Department Instagram account, found here. If you wanted to smash that subscribe button for both of those, it would be appreciated.
The newsletter will continue to be my main focus but as there are some pretty reasonable questions out there about just exactly how friendly Substack is to free newsletters and how much support - or lack thereof - there will be from Substack, it doesn’t hurt to have a couple other accounts.
Also, as I mentioned last week I made some Death Star HR stickers. There are still a few leftover that I didn’t give away at Rebel Scum Con. So if you’d like some limited edition Death Star HR merch, let me know.
A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. AKA Last Sunday in Frisco
I’ve mentioned this before, as recently as last week, that I am something of an indoor cat. I like my house. It has my books and my records. My couch is pretty comfortable. The cat here is and there’s snacks. You get the idea. I’ve also never been to any kind of fan convention. Or at least not in the last 30+ years. At one point growing up I went to Tiger Fest, the Detroit Tigers fan fest. I tried to figure out the first year of Tiger Fest since I know that’s when I went. Whatever AI assistant DuckDuckGo uses told me it was 1999, which I know for a fact is wrong since at the time A) I was in college then on the opposite side of the state and B) I remember seeing Cecil Fielder and he was not on the team in 1999. Do better, AI. Or better yet, just go away.
But, I’ve never done Star Wars Celebration (that changes in 2027). I’ve never done the big San Diego Comic Con. I’ve never even gone to the region ones like Fan Expo Dallas or the even smaller ones that occasionally take place in the DFW suburbs. I’m not even sure I really have a good reason for not going. While I joke about being the indoor cat, between myself and Emperor Palpatine’s #1 Fan, I’m easily the more outgoing one and more likely to say “let’s go do this.” Maybe it’s because my interest in “nerd culture” is more or less limited to Star Wars and I don’t want to mingle with Trekkies or, god forbid, LOTR dorks? I don’t know, but with all that in mind, on Sunday the 10th I fired up the X-Wing1 and headed up the Tollway to the hinterlands of Frisco to check out Rebel Scum Con.
Joining me in this adventure was Friend of Death Star HR and my former co-worker, the man known only as the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Tarrant County. A person who is so committed to being an indoor Loth-cat that it makes me look like…who’s the most outgoing person in the Star Wars universe? Maybe Luthen? He’s like if you took my “let’s not leave the house” tendencies and turned them up to 11. But, he’s also a huge Star Wars fan and the chance to get Denis Lawson’s autograph was enough to get him to ventured into the fresh air.
We stopped at Dex’s Norma’s Diner for breakfast and hit the con. I really didn’t know what to expect once we got inside, especially since other than getting Wedge’s autograph and the two panels we had previously agreed on, there really wasn’t a plan. To use the parlance of our current dystopia, there was a concept of a plan. We wandered the hallway to see what was happening, checked out a few vendors. I think my favorite was the chiropractor. I wonder if he was there because he just assumed everyone who’d show up to a Star Wars convention likely sits in front of a computer all day and has bad posture.
At the end of the hallway were the costume clubs. The Mando Mercs Murraan Clan was there. Those are the people who dress up as Mandalorians. Super cool costumes, one of them even had a Texas themed one. Also can’t imagine how hot those get during August in Texas.
Also the Star Garrison was there, the North Texas squad for the 501st Legion. The 501st are the people that wear the Stormtrooper or other Imperial armor/uniforms, I’m pretty sure they’re the original Star Wars cosplay club. The amount of time and effort the people who do the costume clubs put into making sure their armor or uniform is exactly correct is just mind boggling to me. I think it would be kind of fun to join the 501st to hang out with like-minded people. But the time/cost of putting together Stormtrooper armor is my deterrent. You can easily spend a few grand putting a costume together. Thankfully, for those of us who want to join a club but might be light on Republic Credits, there’s the Rebel Legion. I don’t remember seeing a sign for them, but the Kessel Base club, which covers Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas was there. You have to be able to make yourself a Cassian Andor outfit a lot cheaper than the TIE Fight pilot one. I mean, they let Chris here join as Generic Jedi, which is what I call myself when I bust out my Jedi Halloween costume.
We did a lap around to check out the vendors. My buddy, Fort Worth Obi-Wan got caught in the tractor beam of the guy with the high end comic books for sale. Mind tricks might not work on him, but waving an old Fantastic Four in front of his face distracted him. I had to remind them to save his Republic Credits for the autograph table. The vendor section was really fun. There’s everything from movie posters to Funkos to action figures to LEGO. The manufactured goods. And there’s all the artwork people brought. Mugs, prints, stickers, everything. I almost bought a mug, but also have been warned if I buy anymore mugs, I’ll get thrown in the Sarlacc pit. I also learned from talking to a different vendor that her Pedro Pascal stickers were quite popular. I traded her a Death Star HR sticker for a Pedro one, which I of course gave to Emperor Palpatine’s #1 Fan. And since I do live in Texas, I picked up these Star Wars Lotería prints from Roman Martinez.
I’m not really an autograph collector. Fort Worth Obi-Wan had some plans though. First stop was Denis Lawson, Red 2 himself. Lawson played Wedge Antilles in the OT plus reprising his role in Rise of Skywalker. He was perfectly nice and chatted with us for a few minutes. I gave both Lawson and his table worker a Death Star HR sticker and card. Thankfully, Lawson was too much of a English gentlemen to call me a wanker and tell me to piss off, as he probably should have. Next on the list, and right next to Lawson was Dermot Crowley, who played General Crix Madine in Return of the Jedi. I didn’t have a chance to chat with Mr. Crowley while Fort Worth Obi-Wan was getting his photo signed, because I was too distracted by this beauty.
Yes, that is a mid-1990’s RD-D2 drinks cooler that its owner takes around to cons and gets signed. Just a few of them you can see on the front are Ming-Na Wen (Fennec Shad), David Prowse (Darth Vader), and William Hootkins (Jek Porkins). I can only imagine what Harrison Ford, who notably thinks us Star Wars fans are kinda weirdos, would say if you asked him sign a cooler. I was able to chat with the guy who owns it a bit, I gave him a Death Star HR card, so if you’re reading this, shoot me an email. The other two people Fort Worth Obi-Wan got autographs, Tait Fletcher (Paz Vizsla) and Emily Swallow (The Armorer) were both incredibly gracious with their time. Even Emily, who had probably the third longest line of the day behind Katee Sackhoff and Sam Witwer, took the time to talk to everyone. I have a hard time believing there’s anyone who would have walked away thinking they got big timed by The Armorer.
As we were waiting for Tait Fletcher to come back from lunch, we just hung out and people watched the people in line for Katee Sackhoff. Now, some of you may be shocked to learn this but writing a free newsletter does not get you the same amount of fans that you get playing Bo-Katan. Nobody stopped and asked me to sign a copy of Death Star HR that they had printed out. Although I did get several compliments on my shirt.
Watching Katee sign everything, chat, pose for pictures, etc., I think I’m OK with my non-existent level of fame. Having to be “on” the whole day would be exhausting. Now, I’m sure if you’re the type of person who’s chosen acting as a career, you probably have a personality more suiting for dealing with the public all day than an indoor cat such as myself. She never seemed to get tired. But I was tired just watching. Also she was more or less slathering herself with hand sanitizer. Can’t say I blame her.
Thankfully when you’re tired, you can always find a panel to sit at. We made it to two. The first was just titled Skywalker Sound, featuring Matthew Wood and David W. Collins. The second was called the Force Unleashed Reunion, with Sam Witer and once again, David W. Collins.
The Skywalker Sound panel was truly fascinating. Much like the music of Star Wars, discussed more in the next section, Star Wars wouldn’t be Star Wars without some of the iconic sounds. The snap-hiss and hum of a lightsaber. The whine of a TIE Fighter. The roar of a Wookiee. Darth Vader’s breathing. All sounds that even if you (for some reason) heard in a non-Star Wars setting, your brain would immediately go to the galaxy far, far away. Wood and Collins talked about the history of Skywalker sound, where some of the iconic sounds came from, and had a little fun with it. Wood was the voice of the Battle Droids and General Grevious and showed off his skills for the crowd. What I thought was most interesting was Wood talking about what he learned from Lucasfilm OG sound guy Ben Burtt which was just go out and record sounds, because you never know when you’ll be able to use them. He played a recording of a creaky staircase for the audience that was captured on his phone. It wasn’t anything he had planned for a TV show or movie, but said he was hanging out to it because you never know when you’ll need it.
The second panel was once agian David W. Collins and Sam Witer talking about The Force Unleashed videogames. I’m not much of a gamer. My love of Knights of the Old Republic is a well established part of Death Star HR canon, and I think I’ve mentioned this before that I basically met almost all my college friends, guys I still talk to daily, thanks to Goldeneye for Nintendo 64. The Force Unleashed and it’s sequel were released in 2008 and 2010, respectively. I wouldn’t say I was a hardcore gamer during those years but I was still using my Xbox 360 pretty regularly. Who can say. Now I wish I still had my 360. Anyway, the discussion between Witwer and Collins about how the game came about and how Witwer ended up in it was interesting. The two are pretty clearly friends and had a good back and forth, really to the point that the moderator really wasn’t needed. There was really only one thing I wanted to hear from Witwer and Collins and that was about Darth Icky. As I wrote about a couple years ago:
“The team threw a Hail Mary to George, saying the game would have more credibility if the apprentice had a ‘Darth’ title,” a Force Unleashed team member says. Lucas agreed that this situation made sense for Sith royalty, and offered up two Darth titles for the team to choose from. “He threw out ‘Darth Icky’ and ‘Darth Insanius.’ There was a pregnant pause in the room after that. People waiting for George to say ‘just kidding,’ but it never comes, and he just moved on to another point.”
Interestingly, Game Rader’s article slightly differs from what Witwer and Collins said, that the name Uncle George suggested was “Icky Insanius” but either way; both stories can be true, from a certain point of view.
Probably need to get this wrapped up, so a few bullet points to close this out.
Shout out to the guy wearing the “Jar Jar is the key to all of this” shirt. We should be friends.
There were so many cool cosplay costumes, I wish I took more pictures. The guy who was old Han Solo with the Kylo Ren lightsaber “through” him was top notch.
No Darth Jar Jar cosplay. I’ve been looking into how much it would cost to put this together.
I could have dropped A LOT of Republic Credits in the vendor section. A lot. But like Luke resisting the Emperor’s offer to turn to the dark side, I held firm and kept my bank account from falling to the dark side.
Not sure if this common at all cons, or just here, but swapping swag was fun. I missed the big trading event on Saturday, but I think I did pretty good for one afternoon.
Great Moments in Star Wars Merchandising
More than anything, I actually just enjoyed the crowd. Something I usually don’t say. Especially when there’s a trip to the suburbs AND a crowd. But everyone was cool and just spending a Sunday afternoon with thousands of people who love Star Wars just as much as you is actually a pretty great way to spend the day. I’ll be back at Rebel Scum Con next year for all three days.
More Metal Than the Droid Planet in The Mandalorian S3
Substack now has a feature where you can do A/B headlines and see which one gets more opens. But I think it only applies to the main headline of the email, not headlines in the body. Because my alternative headline here was “Heavier Than a Hutt on Heleth 4.” Heleth 4 of course being a planet noted for it’s high gravity.
I’m not exactly dropping one of my classic Death Star HR #HOTTAKES when I say Star Wars wouldn’t be Star Wars without the music. I even said something along those lines when reviewing the John Williams documentary last year. Think about some of the classic Star Wars tracks. The opening fanfare. The heavy dread of the Imperial March. The bounciness of the Cantina theme. All songs that really have transcended Star Wars. Well, what if you took those iconic Star Wars songs and turned them up to 11.
What you’d get is Galactic Empire. The galaxy’s only Star Wars themed prog-metal band. And last Saturday they returned Dallas’ wretched hive of scum and villainy, Deep Ellum.
The show itself was pretty similar to when I saw the band last year. They know what people are here for and play the hits. The Main Title, the Force Theme, the Imperial March. The Mandalorian theme might actually be my favorite. Ludwig Göransson’s song for the TV show. Turning the themes lonesome, high plains drifter western vibe into a metal song while keeping the spirit of the original is fun.
I mentioned this last year and noted it again. Other than the Mandalorian helmet the drummer wears, as far as I can tell, none of them are wearing anything that’s officially Star Wars. Maybe the bass player’s helmet. It kinda looks like a TIE Fighter pilot helmet but it’s not quite right, or maybe a Death Watch Mandalorian helmet. But I don’t think it’s either one. Instead everyone’s look is much more “Star Wars adjacent.” I’ve wondered as well if they got a nastygram from the Imperial Legal Department AKA the Disney lawyers telling them as they are not an officially licensed Star Wars band, so maybe don’t wear the Darth Vader suit. That’s just speculation on my part.
The band has also branched out, their upcoming album is all movie themes, just not Star Wars. There’s still plenty of John Williams covers, with the themes from Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park among others. At the show they played Superman, The Terminator, and one more I couldn’t place. And they ended the non-Star Wars songs by absolutely ripping through the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
Definitely the highlight of the non-Star Wars songs.
There’s not a ton of chatter with the crowd. Any crowd work bits are clearly pre-recorded. Likely due to the masks all the bandmembers wear. But they do have a bit where an audience member is a “captured Rebel spy.”
At the show last year, the Rebel spy was a woman in a very detailed Barriss Offee costume. And Barriss was just one of probably a dozen people that were dressed up. Ranging from a kid as a First Order Stormtrooper to random Jedi to what was I’m positive was supposed to be a Darth Malak costume. This show, I only saw two people. There was a woman in a Mando costume and the woman standing next to me was doing a mashup with Nightsister makeup and a pirate wench dress. Most people were either in Star Wars t-shirts or band t-shirts.
I’m going to take a moment to do one of my classic Death Star HR asides. I was pleased to see so many people in the crowd wearing Galactic Empire shirts because hopefully that means the idea you can’t the band’s shirt to the show is dead.
I’ve never understood the logic. I wouldn’t go to a Detroit Tigers game, look at the crowd, and think “look at all these assholes in Tigers shirts.” You’re at the concert to support the band, why wouldn’t your wear the shirt? Look, I’m quite fluent in Gen X detached irony, it’s my best defense mechanism. But in this case, go to the concert and wear the band’s shirt.
Anyway, putting the aside to the side, I’m not sure why there were less people in costume. Maybe because it’s August in Texas which is the worst time to be in Texas. Although it’s been a fairly mild summer. Temperatures are only like Jakku, we’ve so far avoided the Tatooine-like temperatures that can happen. Maybe there was a lot of overlap between the crowd at the show and the crowd at Rebel Scum Con (I did see the woman in the Mando costume the next day) and people didn’t want to get their costumes dirty. I don’t know, it’s all speculation on my part. I just thought it was interesting compared to last year.
The night ended, the only way it can. The Duel of the Fates.
Galactic Empire is on tour the rest of the week, then they’ll be back out on the road starting in October. If they happen to come by your part of the galaxy, go check ‘em out. It’s a fun show.
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie is Actually Real
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie was announced a long time ago, more specifically it was announced on May the 4th, 2020. Which feels like an eon ago. I know there’s a running joke among Star Wars fans that Disney just approves and cancels projects at random, but the Mouse actually has a better track record of getting projects to completion than you think. The 2020 D23 call had a record breaking 10 projects announced.
The Bad Batch, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, Andor, Visions, and The Acolyte all made it to our screens. Lando and Rogue Squadron are still out there, if I had to guess we’ll see Lando before we see Rogue Squadron. Rangers was going to happen but for Gina Carano's shitposting and who knows, it could end up being back. More on that below. The only one of the ten that seems to have just completed vanished is A Droid Story. There was probably the least amount of information in the first place, and per it’s Wookieepedia page there haven’t been any updates since February of 2021. But honestly, six out of ten getting completed is pretty good.
Here at Death Star HR, I’ve been talking about Taika Waititi’s movie since the very first Death Star HR when I “helpfully” suggested his movie should be a Star Wars/What We Do In The Shadows mashup.
Picture it, once again Laszlo Cravensworth has caused a bit of trouble and someone is mad at him. Could be werewolves, could be the Vampire Council, could be a random guest star as a vampire from his past. Who it is doesn’t really matter. Heck, bring back Mark Hamill under a ton of vampire makeup. With danger lurking around the corner, Laszlo resurrects his alter ego, regular human bartender Jackie Daytona, and hits the road to Pennsylvania (it sounds like Transylvania) and invites the rest of the vampires (Nador and Nadja and Colin but not you Gulliermo) to join him. They decline, but then due to a rift in the time-space continuum, they all find themselves in a place that’s an even bigger hive of scum and villainy than Staten Island…that’s right, Mos Eisley.
Not going to lie, it’s still one my favorite Death Star HR bits.
Back to the movie. It was announced in 2020, and even had promotional art.
Bits and pieces about the movie came out over the years. Waititi talked about it in 2021. Kathleen Kennedy confirmed it again in 2022 and suggested a 2023 release. Oops. That was more or less how it was going. Once a year someone would ask either Waititi or Kennedy about the project and they’d say it was still happening. Honestly I put it in the Rogue Squadron territory. It wasn’t officially cancelled but it wasn’t ever going to happen. Even the yearly, vaguely positive updates didn’t change my mind. But now, after all this time (and all those words you just read) we finally have a concrete update.
After a developmental period spanning five years, Taika Waititi’s Star Wars project has finally been assigned a working title: Cosmic Doom. The film is currently being produced under the codename Ghost Truck 6. Despite this progress, specific details regarding the storyline and characters remain confidential at this stage.
Waititi will direct the movie using a screenplay penned by Tony McNamara, an Oscar-nominated writer. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has voiced strong trust in Waititi’s approach to the project, emphasizing patience in the creative process.
I’d like to think that all my doubting the movie would ever happen was finally enough for Waititi and Kennedy to finally get it moving along. In that case, I would like to officially state I doubt the eight-episode Darth Jar Jar series will ever happen. Your move, Kathleen.
Somehow…Cara Dune Returned
It has been assumed for a couple years that Rangers of the New Republic was dead. Mostly because the presumed star of the show, Gina Carano, had been fired by Disney in 2021. The public reason for Carano’s firing was Disney did not like her tweets, which included seemingly comparing being a Conservative in America to being a Jew in Nazi Germany and 2020 presidential election conspiracies. Carano sued Disney, with Elon Musk funding her lawsuit, claiming wrongful termination and sex discrimination. The latter was her claim that Pedro Pascal had tweeted in 2018 comparing the Trump administration’s family separation policy to Nazi Germany and the company did not punish or admonish him.
I read through Carano’s complaint (opens as PDF), very nice of her lawyer’s to give Elon a shoutout.
Carano uses X to express her views, opinions, and beliefs. Carano appreciates that X has never attempted to censor her speech, including the posts for which Defendants subjected Carano to discrimination and harassment. Carano knows that she is responsible for the content of her posts on X
Basically, Carano’s claim is that people were mean to her on Twitter, she tried to tweet through it, and got herself fired.
But now, like Palpatine, she’s returned. Settling her case with Disney about six weeks before it was scheduled to go to trial.
Carano filed a joint motion with Disney and Lucasfilm on Aug. 7 to dismiss her lawsuit with prejudice, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and obtained by USA TODAY. Carano, who now won't be able to refile the case, called the legal resolution "the best outcome for all parties involved," adding, "I hope this brings some healing to the force."
Putting on my lawyer Mandalorian helmet for a second, just speaking strictly with how Disney handled things, they really stepped in Bantha poodoo. If they wanted to fire Carano, they should have simply said “we are moving in a new direction and your character isn’t part of it. So sorry, that’s Hollywood for you.” Maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t. But it’s better than what Disney (allegedly) did, at least from a covering your ass perspective. Which is the main perspective lawyers see things through. California employment law is not my area of expertise so I’m not going to weigh in on the validity of her claims. I’m not sure if it was Carano had a good case, the Disney lawyers told the bosses it’s not worth the money to fight, or that with the 180 that the political climate in the US has undergone from 2020-21 to now, the case was a loser. Maybe a combination of all of the above. But whatever the reason the case is over.
And now, everyone is friends again.
Lucasfilm addressed its settlement with Carano and the future of their professional relationship with the controversial actress in an Aug. 7 statement to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
"Ms. Carano was always well respected by her directors, costars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect," a Lucasfilm spokesperson told the outlets. "With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future."
Back when she got fired, I made the comment that it truly blew my mind Carano would choose being a shitposter over getting that sweet, sweet Star Wars money. Especially when you had your own series lined up. It sure sounds to me, just based on Lucasfilm’s statement, that Cara Dune is going to pull a Palpatine and return. I might advised Lucasfilm to kill off the character in season 3 of The Mandalorian. Have Greef Karga tell Manda that Cara Dune was killed in a raid on an Imperial Remnant planet. But we all know that in the Star Wars world, dying doesn’t mean that you’re dead.
Great Moments in Star Wars merchandise
One thing I’ve learned as I’ve grown older is that it’s good to have a guy. Some guys have a wide variety of skills, some are very narrow. I’ve got a gutter guy, or an appliance repair guy. Now, I’ve got a candy guy. And thanks to said candy guy, I am now the owner of some promotional Nerds candy, circa Rise of Skywalker.
It was explained/warned to me several times this candy is for collection purposes only, we’re long past the best by date so don’t eat it, and if you do eat it, you’re doing so at your own risk. So of course I had to try one of Nerds ropes when I got home. I thought the gummy part was a little dried out but the Nerds candy itself was fine. I mean, the Nerds are just pure sugar, tough for it to go bad. And of course this lead me down a rabbit hole.
Eventually I’m going to get the courage to eat one of the boxes of Nerds. Maybe I’ll wait for the release of the next movie.
Things My Wife Has Said About Star Wars
I saved my favorite picture from Rebel Scum Con for a special occasion. Namely, bringing back Things My Wife Has Said About Star Wars.
Me: Oh, I didn’t show you. The best costume I saw today.
Her: I know who that character is.
[pause]
Her: I’m so disappointed in myself.
This Admiral Akbar and the Nightsister Pirate Wench from the Galactic Empire concert need to be friends.
This Day in Star Wars History
A couple births and a party winding down for August 15th in the galaxy far, far away.
Singer from new wave band The The, Matt Johnson was born in 1961. Johnson had a cameo in The Force Awakens in Maz Kanata’s castle.
Voice actor, Skywalker Sound supervisor, and new friend of Death Star HR Matthew Wood was born in 1972.
Star Wars Celebration V drew to a close in 2010. This one took place in Orlando. Celebration V had a star-studded lineup with appearances from Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Peter Mayhew, and even George Lucas himself. The main event was Jon Stewart interviewing Uncle George.
From the Depths of Wookieepedia
Once again we’re going back to the “why does this entry exist” well this week for the Unidentified Krozurbian merchant. I have no idea who this Krozburian merchant is, and neither does anyone else since he’d unidentified. But he was somehow worthy of his own Wookeepedia entry.
The merchant, like other Krozurbians, was a green-skinned being, but unlike several Krozurbians on the War Council, the merchant had red eyes. The merchant was an aggressive negotiator, promptly finding fault with Zorneth's thookahs and ultimately forcing the scientist to sell the herd at a loss in order for him to close the deal.
Oh, wait. He’s got red eyes you say? Well then, I changed my mind. They should lead with that.
News From the HoloNet
George Lucas Reminded Ron Howard Ahead of ‘Solo’ That ‘Star Wars’ Is for 12-Year-Olds
Might be time for a re-watch of Solo. It’s been a while.
Ewan McGregor Confirms Old Story About Darth Maul Fight Scene in ‘The Phantom Menace’
Being so good at lightsaber dueling they had to slow the camera down is one hell of a humblebrag.
I'm Convinced One Star Wars Movie Has Secretly Been Canceled By Lucasfilm
I am not convinced the Rey movie is cancelled. Disney has spent too much time trying to make it happen. But I am not sure when it will actually happen.
John Boyega Reveals the Finn & Rey Arc He Expected in Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Honestly, Finn and Rey turning into adversaries would have been pretty interesting.
That’s it for this week. If you like what I’m doing, please subscribe. I’ll catch you next week, and may the Force be with you.
I’d like to think of my car as something cool like X-Wing or the Ghost, but it’s really more of something boring and slow. Maybe one of the transport ships leaving Echo Base.
As always, great read.
Great newsletter, would love a sticker Jeff, just don’t want you to go to all the trouble shipping to MD and a Phillies fan👍🏻