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Ewan McGregor hits the stage for a big announcement at Disney’s D23 Expo on Friday (August 23) at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

The 48-year-old actor was joined by Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy to officially announce that an Obi-Wan Kenobi series will be coming to Disney Plus and it will start filming in 2020.

There are several Star Wars series on the way for the new streaming service.

The first trailer for The Mandalorian was premiered at the event and the series’ stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, and Taika Waititi were all there to introduce it. The series will launch on November 12 when the streaming service launches.

Pedro Pascal and Alan Tudyk were also on hand to talk about their upcoming series in which they’ll reprise their roles from Rogue One.

ARE YOU EXCITED for all of the upcoming Star Wars spinoff series?!

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac appear on stage together for the Star Wars: Episode IX panel during the Star Wars Celebration on Friday (April 12) in Chicago, Ill.

The actors were joined by director J.J. Abrams, producer Kathleen Kennedy, and co-stars Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), and Naomi Ackie (Jannah).

The stars debuted the title and trailer of the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which will be released in theaters on December 20.

The panel was moderated by Stephen Colbert.

FYI: Daisy is wearing a Monse corset and pants.

Kathleen Kennedy accepts her honorary award on stage at the 2018 Governors Awards on Sunday night (November 18) at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.

Matt Damon and Steven Spielberg were on hand to present the honor. The legendary producer and her husband, director and producer Frank Marshall, were presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Kathleen became the first woman to ever receive the award!

Kathleen currently is overseeing the Star Wars franchise and some stars from the movies that showed support included Harrison Ford with wife Calista Flockhart, Lupita Nyong’o, Diego Luna, and Laura Dern.

FYI: Calista is wearing a Chanel dress. Lupita is wearing a Tom Ford dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, Harry Kotlar rings, and Anabela Chan earrings. Laura is wearing a Rodarte gown and Fernando Jorge earrings.

The upcoming Han Solo spinoff movie will need to find a new director after Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were let go as co-directors due to creative differences with Lucasfilm.

Lucasfilm president and Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy released a statement on StarWars.com to announce the news.

“Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon,” she said.

Phil and Chris previously co-directed the movies 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Lego Movie, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

“Unfortunately, our vision and process weren’t aligned with our partners on this project. We normally aren’t fans of the phrase ‘creative differences’ but for once this cliché is true. We are really proud of the amazing and world-class work of our cast and crew,” the guys said in a statement.

Alden Ehrenreich is playing a young Han Solo in the movie, which has already begun production. The May 2018 release date will not change despite the directorial change.

Carrie Fisher will not appear in Star Wars: Episode IX, despite her brother Todd‘s recent claim.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy made the unfortunate announcement during an interview with ABC News, explaining that Todd was “confused.”

“Sadly, Carrie will not be in nine. But we will see a lot of Carrie in eight,” Kathleen said.

Todd previously said that he had given Disney permission to use recent footage of Carrie for the ninth film, but it looks like this is not the case.

Star Wars: Episode IX is expected to hit theater May 23, 2019.

The cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Mark Hamill, Kelly Marie Tran, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley attend the panel for the movie during the 2017 Star Wars Celebration at Orange County Convention Center on Friday (April 14) in Orlando, Fla.

Director Rian Johnson, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and panel moderator Josh Gad were also in attendance. At the panel, the cast was asked some questions about where the characters are in the new movie.

John was asked at the panel if Finn’s friendship with Poe would continue to blossom. He said, “Absolutely… Poe’s my boy. There’s always a new adventure for them to go on.”

“In The Last Jedi, it’s a test for all the characters, but specifically for Finn. He wants to find his place now,” John continued. “Is he going to be a part of the Resistance or is he going to keep running away from the First Order? We’ll see.”

Kelly was asked about her new character during the panel as well. “My character’s name is Rose. She’s part of the Resistance. And she works in maintenance, and I just can’t wait for you to meet her,” she said.

“To a certain extent it’s not Luke’s story anymore. But I think he’s an important part to the overall arc of the saga and again, there’s a lot of mystery about him, even within the film. You have to fill in your own backstory,” Mark added.

If you missed it, watch the first teaser trailer for the movie!

Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill pose for a cute photo with Peter Mayhew while reuniting at the 2017 Star Wars Celebration on Thursday afternoon (April 13) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

The actors played the roles of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca, respectively, in the film franchise.

Also in attendance for the “40 Years of Star Wars” panel were Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), and Warwick Davis (Wicket), along with director George Lucas and producer Kathleen Kennedy.

Carrie Fisher‘s daughter Billie Lourd made an appearance for the panel’s finale to pay tribute to her late mother. Legendary composer John Williams conducted the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra while they played “Leia’s Theme” during the touching moment.