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Daisy Ridley: The Rise of Skywalker is “a brilliant end to the story”

Daisy Ridley is doing press for Ophelia, which opens this week, but naturally the Star Wars questions are flying. On Good Morning America today, she and discusses the emotional impact of finishing up. She has seen “a couple bits” of the film, which was “very exciting.” It’s “the most excited I’ve felt.”

Drag it to 3:45 for her full Star Wars comments. Overall, she said that The Rise of Skywalker provides “a brilliant end to the story” and that J.J. Abrams and co-writer Chris Terrio “have done a wonderful job.”

“I think people are going to feel very satisfied” in the movie, she said.

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4-Day, Saturday tickets for Celebration Anaheim already sold out

Neither the upcoming gap in new movies nor a just-over-a-year time frame could manage to slow enthusiasm for Celebration Anaheim, as 4-Day passes sold out in just about an hour today. Saturday passes were gone just a few hours after that.

To contrast, 5-Day passes for Chicago sold out in about three days. On the plus side, it seems that the hotel situation has been running smoothly.

For those who’ve snagged a pass, or hope to, Celebration Anaheim is being held August 27-30, 2020, at the Anaheim Convention Center. It’s just down the road from Disneyland and the by then fully functioning Galaxy’s Edge, which I’m sure has nothing at all to do with the heightened demand.

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Tickets, rooms for 2020’s Celebration Anaheim go live Friday

Tickets and rooms for Celebration Anaheim 2020 are going on sale tomorrow, June 21. Tickets are up at 9:00am Pacific (Noon Eastern) and rooms at 10:00am Pacific (1pm Eastern). Note Reed has a new vendor for rooms this year, Connections Housing.

The con is being held August 27-30, 2020, at the Anaheim Convention Center (same as 2015). It’s early for many details, but the official site mentions “celebrating the completed Skywalker saga and mark the 40th anniversary of” The Empire Strikes Back, plus an “improved mobile app experience.”

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Zahn’s Thrawn: Treason heads to SDCC with con exclusive edition

Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn: Treason is the latest Star Wars novel to be offered as a con exclusive edition, this time for next month’s San Diego Comic Con. There will be both a hardcover and audio version ($45 each, $90 for both), and wristbands will be required. Each copy has a new cover, comes signed by Zahn, and includes an enamel pin. Check the graphic in the gallery below for more.

Thrawn: Treason (SDCC)
Thrawn: Treason (SDCC details)

SDCC runs July 18-21. The standard versions will be on sale July 23.

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Final issues of Age of Resistance offers backstories on Snoke, Rose and Kylo

The last leg of Marvel’s Age of series, the Age of Resistance, has revealed new details about the final issues, coming in September, which will focus on Rose, Snoke, Rey and Kylo. Head into the gallery to see the blurbs.

Age of Resistance: Rose Tico
Age of Resistance: Snoke
Age of Resistance: Rey
Age of Resistance: Kylo Ren

The series will launch with a Finn issue. Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma and General Hux will also have their own issues, with stories about Admiral Holdo, Max Kanata and BB-8 in the Special.