Ahsoka: New Trailer and Poster Hypes Up the new Star Wars Spinoff Series Coming This August

 

Ahead of this month's San Diego Comic-Con and putting the spotlight on a certain former Jedi as she finally gets her own long-awaited live-action show, Disney and LucasFilm have released a brand new trailer and poster for "Ahsoka" - which features Rosario Dawson reprising her role as Ahsoka Tano as she investigates a looming threat coming to the galaxy following the defeat of the Empire some years earlier.

Featuring the return of some very familiar faces from "Star Wars Rebels" in their live-action debuts as well as a certain fan favorite villain from the expanded universe, check out the powerful new trailer below.

Ahsoka | Official Trailer | Disney+

Ahsoka premieres with the first two episodes of the series on Disney + this August 23.

Star Wars Celebration: Rebels Season 4 and Battlefront II trailers released; Carrie Fisher not appearing in Episode IX

In case you missed the big Star Wars Celebration happening in Orlando, there were TONS of announcements and revelations for fans of the franchise created by George Lucas and now being continued on by Disney and LucasFilm - including a reunion of the original trilogy cast for a panel discussion and the long awaited reveal of a new poster and first trailer for this year's upcoming Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Now a couple of new trailers have been released for the other upcoming new stuff hitting mediums outside of film.

The first trailer is for the fourth and final season of the CG Animated series "Star Wars: Rebels", giving fans a glimpse of what destinies await the crew of the freighter starship known as the "Ghost" as they continue the fight against the Galactic Empire covertly.

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Trailer (Official)
Also coming at the end of the year, Electronic Arts' "Star Wars: Battlefront II" the follow-up to their previous next-gen action-shooter release that needed improvements... And fans are going to get it this November.
Star Wars Battlefront II: Full Length Reveal Trailer
Also while she will appear in Episode VIII having completed her scenes for the film, the late great Carrie Fisher will not be included on the as of yet untitled Episode IX. Read up more here in Slash Film.

ICYMI: Frank Oz will be back as Yoda for Star Wars Rebels

Looks like a certain "little green friend" will be making his comeback in the new Star Wars Disney XD animated series that takes place after the events of the "Clone Wars" and the "Anakin Skywalker Trilogy".

As reported by Comic Book.com and TV Guide, Yoda, the favorite little and wise Jedi Master of the Star Wars franchise, is returning and appearing in Star Wars Rebels. He will come out of hiding to help out the new characters, particularly Kanan and his padawan, the young Ezra.

Yoda, once again voiced by Frank Oz, will be seen in the episode "Path of the Jedi", which airs on January 5, 2015 on Disney XD. Those with the Watch Disney XD app can watch it earlier on December 29, 2014.