Hard NOC Life 355: ‘Andor’ is a Prestige Drama for Adult Audiences, and That’s Alright

This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic look back at the first three episodes of Andor season 2. Then, Lauren joins Keith to share about her experience at Star Wars Celebration in Japan.

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Hard NOC Life 354: The Last of Pedro Pascal’s Fantastic Father Figures (& Grogu)

On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic break down the recent trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps and Pedro Pascal’s penchant for playing paternal characters in Last of Us and The Mandalorian. Then they review the first season of Daredevil: Born Again before recapping some news from Star Wars Celebration in Japan.

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New ‘Ahsoka’ Trailer: Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel

The Rebels are back! The Rebels ARE BACK! Oh it feels so good to say that!

This morning, Disney and Lucasfilm dropped a new trailer for Ahsoka. And if you were a huge fan of Star Wars: Rebels, there is simply just too much awesome in it for you to keep your chill! I can’t say more about it unless you watch it!

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New TV Spot for ‘Ahsoka’ Reveals Release Date

It’s Dave Filoni’s birthday! And to celebrate, Lucasfilm has released a brand new trailer for Ahsoka. But that’s not all, you’ll find the trailer comes with a bonus surprise — the reveal of the show’s official release date!

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Hard NOC Life 308: Celebrating Star Wars

Keith is back! And he’s joined by Britney and returning guest co-host Lauren Lola to go over all of the news and reveals from last week’s Star Wars Celebration in London, including the announcement of three new films and first footage from Ahsoka.

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New Funko ‘Indiana Jones’ Games Uncover Fortune and Glory

When I was a kid, and I saw Indiana Jones swinging across the screen with his bullwhip, wearing a fedora, and punching the bad guys, I knew early on that this was the coolest movie protagonist in the history of cinema. Who didn’t want to be him, right? And thanks to Funko, now you can live that dream! With their new lineup of table top games for you to uncover!

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‘Star Wars: Visions Volume 2’ Trailer is a Global Animation Celebration

Disney unveiled its latest trailer for Star Wars Visions Volume 2 at Star Wars Celebration today. Much like Volume 1, Volume 2 invites global animation studios to push the limits on Star Wars storytelling while incorporating their country’s history and culture into their stories and created original characters that fit into the Star Wars galaxy and cast local talent to bring these characters to life.

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Lucasfilm Announces Three New ‘Star Wars’ Films at Celebration

It’s a big weekend for Star Wars fans! News and announcements have been flowing through everyone like The Force all morning. And perhaps the most exciting announcements were also the most unexpected. In short, we’re (supposedly) getting three new Star Wars films, everyone!

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Brand New ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Trailer and Poster Uncovered

The news at Star Wars Celebration Europe continues to heat up! In addition to the new trailer for Ahsoka which was revealed earlier this morning, Lucasfilm also uncovered a new trailer and poster for this summer’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! And they both look like they belong in a museum (in a good way)!

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UPDATE: New Details, Poster, and Trailer for ‘Ahsoka’ are Revealed

It’s Star Wars Celebration weekend! And today brought a flood of surprises. News of new films on the horizon! And the reveal of a new poster and trailer for Ahsoka!

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Hard NOC Life 269: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Episode III Revenge of the Darth

Keith, Dominic, and Britney break down the most recent episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi and its surprise Vader confrontation. What possibly could await our heroes for the remainder of the season?

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On Creating a Safe Space for People of Color in the Star Wars Universe

During the Star Wars Celebration this past weekend, The Nerds of Color got to chat with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about bringing more creatives of color into the Star Wars Universe while also protecting newcomers like Moses Ingram coming into the fandom. Kennedy knows they can’t change social media but can change how they react to it.

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A Look Back at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, From a Certain Point of View

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, after quite a few pandemic delays, has at last come and gone. Three members of The Nerds of Color were present for all the action, including yours truly. This was actually the first Celebration I had ever been to and having bought my pass to it back in June 2019, this was a long time coming.

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Hard NOC Life 268: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ First Reactions

Keith, Dominic, and Britney are here to review the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which dropped on Disney+ over Memorial Day Weekend. They also cover all the major news from Star Wars Celebration, including the Ahsoka series and the Andor trailer.

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The Cast and Crew of ‘The Bad Batch’ Reflect on Season 1 and Tease Season 2

It’s not Star Wars without its animated shows, and The Bad Batch is the latest entry to expanding the galaxy far, far away through that medium. Set immediately after Order 66, Clone Force 99 — a squad of clone troopers with genetic mutations — along with young clone, Omega, navigate the galaxy, where the need for clones in the era of the Empire is slowly but surely becoming obsolete.

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Disney+ and Lucasfilm Tease First-Look at ‘Ahsoka’

“Ezra’s out there somewhere. And it’s time to bring him home…” four years ago, those final words ended one journey, and began a new one, as the beloved Star Wars: Rebels brought its four-season run to a close. For years, Rebels mastermind, and overall walking Star Wars encyclopedia, Dave Filoni, has been asked when we’d get to see that new journey unfold. And this weekend at Star Wars Celebration, Filoni finally answered that question.

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Citizen Ignites Star Wars Celebration with Exclusive Timepieces

Are you at Star Wars Celebration? Looking for some really special watches that will light up the galaxy hotter than Luke did to the first Death Star (Burn on you, Empire)? Then you’ll immediately want to check out the Citizen booth (Hall C, Booth #2743) when visiting the convention.

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Cast Reflects on their Characters’ Goals and What to Expect

The cast and creative team behind the new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi gathered together during Star Wars Celebration: Anaheim to talk about their characters.

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First Look at the Return of ‘Indiana Jones’

Today at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm dropped the first look at the next installment of the Indiana Jones franchise! Check out the first image from next year’s Indiana Jones film below:

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Disney+ Releases ‘Willow’ Images and Trailer

During the LucasFilm Studio panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, executive producers Jonathan Kasdan and Ron Howard came on stage to talk about their new Disney+ series Willow, based on the classic 1988 feature film.

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Disney+ Releases ‘Andor’ Trailer and Key Art at Star Wars Celebration

During Star Wars Celebration’s LucasFilm Studio panel, the cast and creatives behind the upcoming Disney+ series Andor released a teaser trailer. The series, which was revealed to consist of 12 episodes — and 12 other episodes for the second season, launches exclusively on Disney+ on August 31.

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Hard NOC Life: The Rise of Star Wars Celebration

On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, our intrepid Star Wars correspondent Constance Gibbs reports back on her snowy adventure in Chicago for Star Wars Celebration.

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NOC Blasts Off to the ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ During Star Wars Celebration

Soon you’ll be able to visit a galaxy far, far away real, real close to home. Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Disneyland opens May 31, 2019, then Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Disney World opens August 29, 2019. Disney and Lucasfilm previewed their newest theme park attraction at Star Wars Celebration and here’s what we learned. 

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