Rebel Force Radio: Star Wars Podcast

Was the name (or nickname) for the antagonist in Star Wars: Starfighter revealed at NYCC 2026? Who is The Rock Pirate of Kaneen? We review the announcements from Lucasfilm Publishing's panel at the con and all the upcoming Starfighter books and comics, along with the general Star Wars news breaking last weekend. Scrib Doon! Have you noticed that saying floating around social media lately? Well, you can thank the new videogame Star Wars: Galactic Racer and a breakout character named Biddy Blas, who we get to know. As the anticipation for Ahsoka season 2 continues to build, we look at news about an upcoming prequel comic book coming from Marvel - Ahsoka: Escape From Thrawn, along with other hints and clues about the next season. Joining us In The Cantina is a legitimate Star Wars Original Trilogy legacy member - ILM's Rose Duignan. Rose shares stories from the early days of the saga working with George Lucas and the legends of special effects.

We react to reports saying Skeleton Crew's Jon Watts will direct Star Wars Episode X. Is he the right man for the job? We discuss. Is a "Darth Vader" movie being developed for Hayden Christensen? Hayden recently reacted to these rumors and we hear what he had to say, and share our ideas of what we'd like to see in a Darth Vader movie or series. The man who built the Razor Crest - ILM veteran John Goodson - joins us In The Cantina to discuss his decades-long career working on Star Wars special effects, including his work on The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Lucas Museum and more. Plus, we celebrate Oktoberfest with bilingual See-Threepio and more.

We go In The Cantina for a pair of individual interviews with the guys who bring The Mandalorian to life, Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder. While Pedro Pascal supplies the voice of Din Djarin, Brendan handles the physical acting in the Beskar armor while Lateef provides the martial arts and stunt work. We speak to both Mandos and ask them similar questions to compare their answers. What can be done in future Star Wars stories to make the sequel trilogy resonate the same way The Clone Wars benefitted the prequel trilogy? We discuss. More fans and their kids are discovering The Mandalorian and Grogu now that it's available to watch via Disney+ and we hear about it during Listener Feedback as we chat about the importance of sharing Star Wars with the younger generation. We have more interview highlights from Dave Filoni at D23, and Ewan McGregor talking about his desire to continue telling stories as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Plus, we pay tribute to the Spanish voice of See-Threepio and more.

From the birth of The ForceCast on September 1st in 2006, to the launch of Rebel Force Radio, we've spent two decades exploring the galaxy far, far away together. Along the way, we've shared news, opinions, event coverage, interviews, unforgettable moments and a lot of laughs with an amazing community of Star Wars fans from around the world. We are grateful to celebrate this milestone with YOU. The RFR Switchboard was open as we took your calls to hear about the episodes, moments, guests, cons, or inside jokes that have stayed with you over the years. Or that burning question you've always wanted answered. Whether you've been listening since the ForceCast days, joined us when we started Rebel Force Radio, or discovered us more recently, this show is for you.

We put the all-new Ahsoka season two teaser trailer under the microscope as we breakdown the whole thing, shot-by-shot, following it's debut at D23. Hayden Christensen spoke about his desire to work with Natalie Portman in a Clone Wars-based live-action show. Plus, we have D23 Ahsoka media junket highlights from Dave Filoni, Rosario Dawson, and Eman Esfandi, along with a follow-up to a lingering question from last week's Bryce Dallas Howard interview here on RFR and more.

In a surprise announcement, the long "on-the-shelf" Star Wars animated comedy from George Lucas, Seth Green and company will be screening at the soon-to-open Lucas Museum in LA. We listen to Seth Green's announcement at San Diego Comic Con and discuss what the show is all about. In other SDCC news, Kevin Feige gets us pumped up about next year's Star Wars: Starfighter by revealing he's already seen it, but we are confused by the total lack of publicly available images and coverage. And we share our disappointment with Hasbro for some of their lackluster SDCC announcements and criticize them for sad offerings going back to Solo: A Star Wars Story. Star Wars fans are still talking about The Mandalorian and Grogu and our voicemail inbox has some listener thoughts about Rotta the Hutt. In our "Outrageous Unthinkable Story of the Week", a former Star Wars actor breaks bad on his role in the prequels and we try to determine why he's trash talking. Plus, we return to the RFR Sound Lab, we look forward to this week's Rebel Scum Con, and more!

The calendar has flipped to a new month, but it's not just any month. After six-and-a-half years, this month will finally see the return of Star Wars to movie theaters with The Mandalorian and Grogu. We're bracing ourselves for all the action by fueling up with fast food tie-ins, soaking up poster art, and breaking down Jon Favreau interviews. We say farewell to the legendary Star Wars Insider Magazine as its final issue is now appearing in subscribers' mailboxes, we compare Ezra Bridger's and Devon Izara's similarities and differences, and wonder if the current creators of Star Wars are leaning on George Lucas's influences too much. Plus, will Gina Carano return to Star Wars? And, somehow…Oscar Isaac has returned.

With the film opening a mere month away, the hype for The Mandalorian and Grogu has finally arrived. Tickets are now on sale, fan events are ramping up, and the cast and crew are kicking off media tours to promote the movie. We look at the final theatrical trailer and break down all the visuals shot-by-shot and we make more predictions about what will go down. Jon Favreau is talking to members of the media and we have highlights of the director discussing everything from Hutts to the Razor Crest to Martin Scorsese's cameo. Plus, we hear from Sigourney Weaver who talks about her character Col. Ward, and we look at the upcoming Mandalorian menu hitting Burger King on May the Fourth along with a history of Burger King promoting Star Wars going all the way back to 1977.