If you’re a Star Wars fan, then today is practically Christmas. Star Wars Celebration, the annual expo dedicated exclusively to all things strong in the Force, kicks off today in London and will run for the entire weekend. For all of those lucky enough to be in attendance I hate you there’s a slew of really cool panels to check out and events to attend. Not to mention just mingling with all the cosplayers and fans of arguably the most popular movie franchise in history.
And while us unfortunate folks stuck on the other side of the world will be missing out on a lot of that, the folks at Lucasfilm has been so kind as to live-stream all of the panels both on StarWars.com as well as their Youtube channel. How swell of them!
You may recall that Lucasfilm did the same last year, but focusing their efforts on promoting Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was also during one of these panels that we got our first look at Rogue One – A Star Wars Story. And this weekend, it’s a panel focusing on the upcoming first standalone spinoff film in the franchise that will be the highlight of the entire expo.
Other highlights of the weekend include interviews with the likes of Mark Hamill, having Chris Miller and Phil Lord – directors of the upcoming Han Solo spinoff movie – on the Star Wars panel, in-depth looks at some of the most important people behind-the-scenes on Star Wars, chatting about Marvel’s brilliant Star Wars comics and much more!
You can check out the full schedule below (and remember, just add an extra hour to the BST time to get local time).
- Friday, July 15
1:00 p.m. BST / 8:00 a.m. EDT / 5:00 a.m. PDT
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales2:00 p.m. BST / 9:00 a.m. EDT / 6:00 a.m. PDT
ILM Presents: Star Wars Archeology3:45 p.m. BST / 10:45 a.m. EDT / 7:45 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Show Live! – Rogue One Panel Preview4:00 p.m. BST / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story5:00 p.m. BST / 12:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Show Live! – Rogue One Reaction
- Saturday, July 16
10:00 a.m. BST / 5:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Show Live! – Saturday Preview
10:15 a.m. BST / 5:15 a.m. EDT / 2:15 a.m. PDT
Droids of The Force Awakens
12:00 p.m. BST / 7:00 a.m. EDT / 4:00 a.m. PDT
The Creatures, Droids & Aliens of Star Wars: The Force Awakens1:00 p.m. BST / 8:00 a.m. EDT / 5:00 a.m. PDT
Keeping Up With The Fetts2:00 p.m. BST / 9:00 a.m. EDT / 6:00 a.m. PDT
Anthony Daniels, Without Protocol4:00 p.m. BST / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Rebels Season 35:00 p.m. BST / 12:00 a.m. EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT
Marvel’s Star Wars Comic Books6:00 p.m. BST / 1:00 p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT
MEET ILMxLAB: The Future of Immersive Entertainment7:00 p.m. BST / 2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT
The Minds Behind EA’s Star Wars Games
- Sunday, July 17
10:00 a.m. BST / 5:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Show Live! – Sunday Preview, Tiya Sircar
10:15 a.m. BST / 5:15 a.m. EDT / 2:15 a.m. PDT
2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards Ceremony
11:00 a.m. BST / 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT
Carrie Fisher: The Princess Diaries
12:00 p.m. BST / 7:00 a.m. EDT / 4:00 a.m. PDT
Lucasfilm: The Art of Storytelling
1:00 p.m. BST / 8:00 a.m. EDT / 5:00 a.m. PDT
Ray Park Unleashed
4:00 p.m. BST / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT
Closing Ceremony
On top of all that, a brand new 3-minute long trailer for Rogue One is scheduled to be unveiled much later tonight (more like 2am our time actually). Yes, THREE MINUTES!! What’s more, if the rumour mill is to be believed, this new trailer will also be giving us our first look Darth Vader! Oh, I’m feeling a disturbance in the Force!
Last Updated: July 15, 2016
Original Heretic
July 15, 2016 at 13:45
C’mon, Kervyn! Just do it! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f70e2bcaa62798676ab16dece90438ba681ccc1ea1236b66aabd971972b1bbf4.jpg
Generic ZA
July 15, 2016 at 13:49
Happy Star Wars Celebration Day, Think I’ll have an Ewok braai for the occasion. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/79c2775b7ceae154f30d50af7dc7daae657857746aa5be3bd1b1a53eb4376d92.jpg
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 15, 2016 at 14:20
1:00 p.m. BST / 8:00 a.m. EDT / 5:00 a.m. PDT
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales
BOING!