Where Are the ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Characters During the Original Trilogy?

Posted on Monday, April 17th, 2017 by Hoai-Tran Bui

It’s an unfortunate given when you do a prequel series that you have to explain where your never-before-seen characters are during the action of the main franchise. This is something the Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars creators have struggled with — and the show’s fans have worried over — as the Disney XD animated series prepares to draw to a close with its upcoming fourth season.

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‘Forces of Destiny’ to Highlight Female ‘Star Wars’ Heroes in Animation and Toys

Posted on Thursday, April 13th, 2017 by Hoai-Tran Bui

Star Wars will address head-on the #WheresRey controversy, in which action figures of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens main character played by Daisy Ridley were nowhere to be found compared to toys of the male characters.

Not only will girls get action figures of Rey, Leia Organa, Padme Amidala and all their other favorite female heroes in Star Wars, they’ll be getting female-driven short-form animation, children’s books, and apparel as part of a new multi-part campaign called Star Wars: Forces of Destiny.

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