To celebrate May 4th, officially Star Wars Day, Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first trailer for upcoming Disney XD series, Star Wars Rebels.
While it was thought the cast announcement for JJ Abrams' Episode VII would be the big reveal of Star Wars day, that unveiling was made earlier in the week. Instead fans have been gifted with the first full length trailer for the anticipated animated series.
The series takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series will premiere in the US in the autumn as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel, followed by a series on Disney XD.
Empire recently asked executive producer Dave Filoni if the series would clash in any way with the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII movie in terms of story.
"I am aware of things that are going on all over the Star Wars galaxy. The same story team that is working on collaborating with the creatives on the feature collaborates with me, so I have a direct link to everything going on, which is incredibly exciting and incredibly stressful because of all the secrets that we now carry inside our astromech units", Filoni explained.
"You know, I think it's important. I love working with creative teams that appreciate that and take the time to make it all happen, because you can imagine that it's a tremendous effort to have all these stories going on the whole time."
Watch the Rebels trailer below.
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