Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 is set to bring fans all the latest news, announcements, and trailers from the galaxy far, far away. During the four-day event, we’ll hear about all of Lucasfilm’s plans for the future of Star Wars movies, TV series, games, books, and comics; and those fans lucky enough to attend the event in person at the Anaheim Convention Center will even get to enjoy a show floor full of merch and activities to dig into.
For the rest of us watching at home, there are a few things we should expect to learn during the convention’s many panels (several of which will be live streamed for online audiences). The most important panel to keep an eye on is Thursday’s Lucasfilm Studio Showcase, which will cover upcoming live-action Star Wars projects, including The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor. Could this also be the panel where Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will outline the franchise’s plans on the big screen? We know Taika Waititi’s untitled film is up first (now that Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron has been pushed back), but what else does the studio have in the pipeline beyond that? Perhaps we’ll finally hear something official about the long-rumored Star Wars movie that Marvel boss Kevin Feige is developing with Loki creator Michael Waldron!
Fans should expect plenty of updates from all the tie-in material, too. Lucasfilm Publishing, Marvel Comics, and Del Rey Books will all be hosting their own panels. There’s even a panel dedicated to The High Republic line of books and comics, as they prepare to jump into Phase 2 of that storytelling initiative.
Animation will have a big presence at SWCA, too. Expect to hear some news about The Bad Batch season 2 (we’re hoping for a release date), as well as to get a first look at Tales of the Jedi, a new anthology of animated shorts that sounds very exciting. There will also be a Visions panel as well as a special screening of the final arc of The Clone Wars. Fans at that event will get to watch a big-screen version of “The Siege of Mandalore” with series co-creator Dave Filoni.
And who knows what other surprises Celebration might have in store? It all begins on Thursday, May 26 and runs through Sunday, May 29. Here’s everything else you need to know about SWCA:
Star Wars Celebration Live Stream
You can watch the official live stream of everything going down at Star Wars Celebration in the video player below:
Star Wars Celebration Schedule
There are tons of panels and events happening at this year’s Star Wars Celebration. While not a complete list, here are some of the big things happening over the four-day event:
Thursday, May 26
Lucasfilm’s Studio Showcase: 2 pm ET
Lucasfilm Publishing: 4 pm ET
Ian McDiarmid: An Audience with The Emperor: 4:30 pm ET
The High Republic Panel: 6 pm ET
Friday, May 27
Light & Magic Discussion: 2 pm ET
Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Celebration: 5 pm ET
Hasbro Star Wars Panel: 6:30 pm ET
Saturday, May 28
Mando+ A Conversation with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni: 2 pm ET
Star Wars: Hunters Game Panel: 4 pm ET
Behind the Scenes of The Mandalorian & The Book of Boba Fett: 4 pm ET
Tales of the Jedi (New Animated Anthology Series): 5:30 pm ET
Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel: 7:30 pm ET
Del Rey Books Panel: 9 pm ET
Sunday, May 29
The Bad Batch Season 2: 2 pm ET
Star Wars Visions Panel: 3:30 pm ET
You can find the complete schedule of events here.