[NEWS] More "Star Wars Visions" and new "The Ninth Jedi" series

    Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series
    at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo
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    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
    strategy 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
    StarWars.com official fan site.
    "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.
    "Star Wars: Visions" premiered on Disney+ in 2021. The first
    collection of nine animated shorts included one dubbed
    "The Ninth Jedi," described as such: "The daughter of a
    lightsaber-smith is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous
    mission." That short film featured Chinatsu Akasaki in the
    voice of Lah Kara and Tetsuo Kanao as Margrave Juro.
    The second season of nine shorts arrived in May 2023. From that
    batch, the installment titled "Screecher's Reach" earned the
    Emmy Award last year for Directing in an Animated
    Television/Media Production for helmer Paul Young.
    The third volume of "Star Wars: Visions" will include a short
    "Child of Hope" that continues the "Ninth Jedi" story of Kara
    and Juro. There's no immediate word on a premiere date for the
    longform series.
    Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at
    the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming
    TV, film and gaming releases. Earlier in the day, the studio
    revelead that "Fortnite" will launch its biggest Star Wars-themed
    season yet with the May 2 release of "Galactic Battle." This
    update will include the popular fan-fiction character
    Darth Jar Jar.
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