The Essential Characters

An untitled updated characters guide was first announced at Star Wars Celebration V by Pablo Hidalgo, in response to a fan's question at the Essential Guides presentation on August 12, 2010. It is currently scheduled for release in July 2013.

Continuity
Hidalgo stated that Daniel Wallace had wanted to write an updated guide to characters for some time, to reflect new developments in Revenge of the Sith, as well as numerous other novels and comics that had rendered The New Essential Guide to Characters largely obsolete, such as the new fates and ongoing stories of characters such as Natasi Daala and Lumiya. Hidalgo also announced a tentative release date of summer 2012.

At Celebration VI, it was announced that Douglas Wheatley would do all of the internal illustrations. The released date was also revised to July 2013.