Episodes / October 12, 2026
Episode II: The Fandom Awakens
Ben Affleck turned down Star Wars, Kathleen Kennedy's "incredible challenge," the Gosling rumors, the best fan film online and one big question: should the sequels go to Legends?
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:35 Comic Con fallout: Ahsoka, Starfighter, Hope Assembles, Galactic Racer
- 1:05 Kennedy's "incredible challenge" + Ben Affleck said no
- 1:22 Coming up this week + Spoilers: Hot or Not
- 1:48 Top Slop of the Week: Vader Episode II
- 1:58 Star Wars Wishlist: sequels to Legends?
- 2:13 Birthday Holocron + wrap-up
In this episode
- Ahsoka: Escape From Thrawn (Marvel), co-written by Dave Filoni & Rodney Barnes. Out January 20, 2027.
- Starfighter prequel comic: The Rock Pirate of Kaneen.
- Hope Assembles, the Star Wars x Marvel crossover, with Kevin Smith attached.
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out now on PS5, Xbox and PC, and free on Luna for Prime.
- Kathleen Kennedy on running Lucasfilm: "an incredible challenge."
- Ben Affleck on turning down The Force Awakens: "I don't think I can do it as well as somebody else."
- This week: The Phantom Menace: A Visual Archive (Tue) and Rogue One: Chirrut & Baze #1 (Wed).
- Rumors (unconfirmed): Ryan Gosling as "Cade," Eva Mendes as a 650-year-old cantina owner, Tom Cruise lightsaber duel.
- Fan film pick: Vader Episode II: Echoes of the Jedi by Star Wars Theory. Free on YouTube.
- Happy birthday (Oct 17) to Felicity Jones, Guy Henry and Erin Kellyman.
Sources
StarWars.com (NYCC 2026 Lucasfilm Publishing panel) · Fantha Tracks · SuperHeroHype · MakingStarWars, via Bespin Bulletin & Cosmic Book News. Rumors are unconfirmed and not verified by Lucasfilm. Photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY / CC BY-SA); credits on screen.