April 23, 2019
In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - J.J. Abrams’ long-form interview with Fast Company, where he opens up about how he came on board for Episode IX and the principles that drive his storytelling (you can read the interview here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90331236/exclusive-j-j-abrams-on-star-wars-apple-and-building-bad-robot-into-a-hollywood-force). We then delve into a detailed look back at our Star Wars Celebration Chicago experience, covering the following: - Our top five panels of the convention - The key things we’re sorry to have missed - Celebration 2020 announced for Anaheim. We then segue into a detailed look at all things Episode IX, now officially titled ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. We discuss the title, the panel, some of the press interviews given by the cast and creative team, and the famous teaser trailer, which we really chew over in our detailed breakdown. With the Episode IX debrief done, we transition into a meaty spoiler discussion, which starts at around 2 hours and 8 minutes in. The spoilers discussed are getting juicy, so this is definitely a section to skip if you’re even remotely spoiler averse! Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.
