From Omaze, we have Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, a lot of crew members and even a few cast members thanking fans for contributing to A Force For Change.
Saturday Night Live spoofs The Force Awakens teaser
It’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect, but there are a few laughs.
Video: Stephen Colbert explains The Force Awakens’ broadsaber
Yes, we’re all a bit over the complaints/fixes at this point, but hey – it’s Colbert. Dude knows his shit.
The Force Awakens teaser trailer is here!
It’s live! It’s also now up on the official Youtube, as seen above.
Want to dig deeper? I recommend the shot-for-shot posts from io9, Making Star Wars and /Film. They all discuss some of the rumors we’ve heard, and how they apply to what’s been revealed today. And there’s some immediate reaction over at Eleven-ThirtyEight and Tosche Station.
The biggest – or at least most questioned mystery of the the teaser – who’s that in the voiceover? Popular theories thrown out today include Andy Serkis, Max von Sydow, and the rumor that refuses to die: Benedict Cumberbatch. According Drew McWeeney at Hitfix, it is indeed Serkis, who is “playing a pivotal role in the film, although he will not have a lot of screen time.”
Video: Jurassic World may not be the trailer you’re looking for…
…Unless you’re a huge dinosaur fan, I guess. Still, it prompted this very interesting tweet from Gary Whitta:
I wonder if the Jurassic World trailer got moved up to get out of something else’s way…
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) November 25, 2014
Man, do I hope that’s the case. The Jurassic World trailer was supposed to premiere during a football game on Thanksgiving day.
Rebels Recon: Inside “Gathering Forces”
‘Gathering Forces’ closes out the first half of the season as Rebels heads into winter hiatus. The series returns with ‘Path of the Jedi’ on January 5.
Meanwhile, all the aired episodes are up on StarWars.com through December 7.
On the fence about Celebration Anaheim?
It may not be the ‘trailer’ we’re waiting for – this Celebration Anaheim video won’t tell you anything you don’t already know. But it will make you really want to go to Celebration. Most of the footage seems to come from Celebration Europe in Germany and Celebration VI in Orlando.
News? Well, there’s the artist list, which includes plenty of familiar names.
Video: Dave Filoni on The Clone Wars’ Darth Bane
Dave Filoni talks about Mark Hamill’s role in The Clone Wars final season.
Rebels Recon: ‘Out of Darkness’
Last night’s Out of Darkness focused on Hera and Sabine. The latest Rebels Recon features Killian Plunket talking about design, talk about Hera and Sabine’s characters. And Pablo answers a question about Kyber crystals.
J.J. Abrams, Artoo appear on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight
Watch out for that fish!