Celebrating STAR WARS

  We are well into the home stretch and the news is coming thick and fast so this is another round up post to try and cover everything from the last few days. First, some sad news. On Saturday, April 5, it was announced that Oscar Isaac would no longer be attending Star Wars  Celebration Japan due to production commitments. I've updated the Celebration Guests page to reflect this. This means that his Saturday panel, "A Conversation with Oscar Isaac", is also cancelled. However, I do have to admit that ReedPop have put together an impressive replacement, especially on such short notice. Replacing Oscar's panel on the Galaxy Stage will be "Stars of Star Wars ", where Vanessa Marshall will host a conversation with Mads Mikkelsen, Manny Jacinto, and Sam Witwer! I was looking forward to Oscar's panel but I'm equally excited for this. On Friday, April 4, StarWars.com  gave us our first look at some of the merch that will be in the official Celebration Sh...

  For light and life. Want to talk all things The High Republic  with your fellow fans? From The Acolyte  and Young Jedi Adventures  to the books and comics that start it all, this is your chance to meet up with people who share your passion for the Republic's golden age. This fan meetup and discussion takes place on Friday, April 18, in the Front Square (which I believe is just down the stairs from the Celebration Hall queuing area) at 5PM.

  To celebrate the return of  Star Wars  Celebration to Japan there is going to be an official festival event in Toyosago Park and the adjacent Aeon Mall, Makuhari New City ( where cinema screenings of the full Skywalker Saga are being held ), about a fifteen minute walk from convention centre! Kicking things off will be a special Eve Festival Event at Toyosago Park which will be invite only on Thursday, April 17. How do you get invited? First you need to follow the official @starwarsjapan on Twitter, then you need to quote repost the campaign post  sharing your love for Star Wars  and/or your hopes for Star Wars  Celebration Japan. If you win you will be notified by direct message with your invitation. Guest appearances are planned and the lucky fans who win an invite will be able to take part in special activities and enjoy photo spots throughout " Star Wars  Festival Square" until 8PM. If you're not one of the lucky invitees, don't worry, the Star ...

  ILM’s latest foray into virtual reality is coming to Star Wars Celebration. Star Wars: Beyond Victory  is a “mixed reality playset” set around the time of  Solo that is being created exclusively for Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets and aims to literally bring the world of podracing into players living rooms in ways never experienced before. Announcing the game last week StarWars .com  revealed that fans at Celebration would be the first in the galaxy to get to play the game (along with demos for previous games such as Vader’s Quest and Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge) at ILM/Meta Quest’s booth (20-5) on the show floor. And that’s not all! An exclusive prequel comic for the game will be available as a free giveaway at the booth as well! I still remember the original ILMxLAB Trials on Tatooine experience back at Celebration Europe in 2016! I can’t want to see how for things have come!

  We are heading into the home stretch and the last 24 hours has seen a whole host of updates. If you’ve ordered photo ops or autographs you will have received an email telling you that your order has now been updated with your group and time so check those asap because if you have a clash it’s very easy to switch dates (provided the other dates/times aren’t sold out). The Star Wars Celebration mobile app has been updated for Japan and is available now for both iOS and Android . The official app gives you quick access to the panel schedule, show floor and entry maps, FAQ, accessibility information and more, plus it can send you push notifications ahead of those panels and events that you don’t want to miss. You won’t be able to register your badge until you pick them up on site but you can still register your email which will give you access to another returning event - Droid Hunt! Hidden throughout the seven halls that make up the show floor will be seven droid images with a QR c...

  We’re in the home stretch but there’s still time for another competition! Singapore based lightsaber seller Sabermach is giving away one 3-Day pass to Star Wars  Celebration. To enter you just have to follow them on Facebook, like and comment on the post, and share it with at least three friends. The competition is just for the ticket so this competition is best for local residents or these already planning to be in Tokyo during Celebration. The winner will be picked and announced on a surprise date in April. You can find the post to enter and all the details here .

  We've been seeing a slow roll out of exhibitor exclusive announcements for a while now but yesterday StarWars.com  and the official Celebration website updated to reveal multiple exclusives and early releases that fans can expect to find on the show floor. I've added all of these to the Vendor Exclusives 2025 page , but let's take a quick. look at some of what was revealed last night. First up is a gorgeous Black Series 2-pack from Hasbro based on Star Wars: Visions  featuring The Ronin and R5-D65. These figures will be available as a standard release later but this exclusive "Japanese-only-single-language collectible" edition will only be available at Celebration. Audia-Technica will be have an early release of their limited edition wireless earbuds that will release in the US on May 4. Jazwares will also have a Star Wars: Visions  inspired early release, launching an X-Wing with Karre and R-DUO at Celebration. One of my favorite though is the Celebration exc...