22 Most Highly-Anticipated Star Wars Projects in 2019

Marvel Comics

Written by Jody Houser with art by Wilton Santos and Cory Smith, Anakin Skywalker #1 tells a new story of the man-who-would-be-Vader as he grapples with a decision that could devastate the Separatists but come at a high moral cost. 

Anakin Skywalker #1 will be released on February 6. 

Marvel Comics

In Jango Fett #1 by Houser and Ross. the most feared bounty hunter and his son, Boba, join with a crew of outlaws for a simple job that goes bad fast. It looks like his fellow bounty hunters might be foolish enough to betray them. 

This comic was released on January 9. 

Marvel Comics

This five-part series from writer Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum with art by Paolo Vinelli sheds new light on the many sides of Darth Vader. Dark Visions #1 promises to explore corners of the galaxy  “Darth Vader can be someone’s greatest fear, and even … someone’s greatest hope!” It will be released on March 6. 

Marvel Comics

In this Star Wars: Age of the Republic comic written by Jody Houser with art by Luke Ross, General Grievous stumbles across a power greater than what he imagined as he explores a lost Jedi temple. After General Grievous #1, Marvel changes pace for Age of Republic series for the back half of the year, with stories focusing on Darth Vader, Leia Organa, and others. 

General Grievous #1 will be out March 13. 

Written by Caitlin Kennedy and illustrated by Brian Kesinger, this kid-friendly story follows the golden protocol droid who hates sand just like Anakin Skywalker. His longtime droid friend R2-D2 and BB-8 return to visit Tatooine while on a mission for the Resistance. 

C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! will be released on June 4. 

Lucasfilm

Here's an inside look at how the brilliant visual effects company created new creatures, starships, and planets for last year's standalone prequel film. 

The book unveils everything from the merging of digital animation, the Conveyex train heist, and Phoebe Walter-Bridge's role as droid L3-37.

This will be available on April 16. 

Marvel Comics

This trilogy features stories about Sith huntress Asajj Ventress (by Houser), Windu (by Old Man Hawkeye writer Ethan Sacks), and Captain Rex (by Young X-Men writer Marc Guggenheim). A story about Jar Jar Binks, hinted at this cover, has reportedly been removed from the Jan. 16 release. 

Lucasfilm

The final Season 1 episodes of Star Wars: Resistance on the Disney channel will be out this year. The anime-style cartoon show, set to return on January 13, will be about Kaz Xiono (voiced by Christopher Sean), a Resistance pilot who has gone undercover on a refueling station to spy on the FIrst Order. The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood will return as the vengeful racer Jace Rucklin. 

This gathering of thousands in Chicago is expected to reveal new details about Lucasfilm and Disney's upcoming Star Wars films and TV shows. You can get your tickets to the April 11-15 event in the Windy City now. 

Claudia Gray, the author of the Senator Leia Organa book Bloodline, wrote this upcoming Star Wars novel that will be released on April 26. 

Here's the synopsis: “An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future.” 

When Queen Amidala steps down as ruler of Naboo she takes the newly-elected queen's request that she continue serving the planet as a galactic senator. Written by Ahsoka author E.K. Johnston, this novel follows Padme and her ladies working together to face the dangers of galactic diplomacy. It will be released on March 5. 

ILMxLAB

Vader Immortal is a virtual reality experience that will be released for the $399 Oculus Quest, and will be available this spring. The immersive game was developed by ILMxLAB, and was executive produced and written by The Dark Knight screenwriter David S. Goyer. The virtual reality experience will let players journey to Vader's castle on the lava world of Mustafar and encounter the Sith Lord on his treacherous territory. 

In the 1990s, Timothy Zahn revitalized Star Wars with his trilogy of post-Jedi novels featuring the blue-skinned fan-favorite villain, Thrawn, but since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, those books were no longer considered canon. However, Zahn has revamped the character again with a series of canonical books, beginning with the 2017 origin story Thrawn, the 2018 Alliances, and this upcoming novel in which Grand Admiral Thrawn hopes to find a place in the Empire while the Death Star is being constructed. 

Thrawn: Treason will be released on July 23. 

Disney

Galaxy's Edge will open at Disneyland in Anaheim, California this summer and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in the fall. Fans can join the space battle aboard a First Order starship in the Rise of the Resistance and pilot the fastest ship in the galaxy in Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run. 

Lucasfilm

Clone Wars, the beloved animated series from executive producer Dave Filoni, may have come to an end five years ago when Lucasfilm when canceled the series to focus on new Star Wars stories but Disney+ streaming service has just commissioned 12 new episodes featuring the adventures of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano. 

Here's another Star Wars interactive game from Electronic Arts, which produced the recent Battlefront reboot, and its Respawn Entertainment division, known for the Titanfall games. According to EA, the game will focus on a Padawan trainee who survived the Jedi massacre seen in Revenge of the Sith. Sadly, no release date has been announced yet but it will probably be released before the holiday season. 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams is back to helm the final installment of the new Skywalker saga trilogy. Although the official title and trailer haven't been revealed yet, we know that Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill will return in some form as the Master Jedi, and unused footage of Carrie Fisher will be shown to conclude Leia Organa's story. Billy Dee Williams will also return to reprise his role as Lando Calrissian. 

Episode IX hits theaters on Dec. 20. 

Lucasfim 

The Mandalorian is a limited TV series from the filmmaker of Iron Man, Jon Favreau, and will kick off Disney+ streaming service (no launch date yet). The series will star Game of Thrones and Narcos actor Pedro Pascal as the masked gunslinger in a story set after the fall of the Empire in Return of the Jedi. The series will also star Nick Nolte, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, and Carl Weathers. It's expected to be released later this year.