- "There isn't a thing that we do in the storytelling space that I don't check with Dave. What I find about Dave is you don't just sit down and have a discussion about plot or review characters inside the Star Wars world. You end up having meaningful, thoughtful discussions about what it is we're trying to say inside the storytelling."
- ―Kathleen Kennedy
Dave Filoni is an animation producer who has been involved in various ways with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Star Wars Resistance and The Mandalorian.
Biography
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- "When Revenge of the Sith was over, I found myself in the incredible position of carrying the torch forward."
- ―Dave Filoni
Filoni made an appearance at Celebration IV on Sunday, May 28, 2007 with producer Catherine Winder in the Celebration Theater (Room 408AB), to discuss the beginnings of the new television series and reveal how The Clone Wars was being created. During San Diego Comic Con 2014, Filoni admitted that he knew about contradicting the Expanded Universe by establishing The Clone Wars as canon. In his defense, he said that they still included the Expanded Universe elements when they could.[2]
Filoni was one of the executive producers on Star Wars Rebels,[3] and he voiced Chopper in the series, a role which was not revealed until the series finale.[4]
He is also an executive producer on The Mandalorian,[5] for which he directed two episodes[6]—his first venture outside the realm of animation.[7] Around the debut of Star Wars Rebels Season Four, Filoni had hinted that he'd been exploring other forms of storytelling and learning from live-action directors.[8][9] (He visited the sets and studied the productions of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.[10])
Personal lifeEdit
An avid Plo Koon fan, Filoni dressed up as the Jedi Master for the opening of Revenge of the Sith.[11] Dave Filoni's office, as seen in the extra features on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars DVD, is filled with Plo Koon paraphernalia. He has a bust of Plo Koon's head, a model of Plo Koon's ship, an autographed portrait by the actor who played Plo Koon, a replica of Plo Koon's lightsaber on his desk, and his personal Plo Koon costume on display. Filoni also has a notebook-sized planner on his desk with Plo Koon's picture taped to the outside.[source?]
Star Wars workEdit
- "I always get worried about disrupting continuity. I seem to get blamed for that a lot."
- ―Dave Filoni
ActingEdit
Voice actingEdit
DirectingEdit
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Cover artEdit
- The Clone Wars 1
- The Clone Wars 7: In Service of the Republic, Part 1
- The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters
Other artworkEdit
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 1 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 2 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 3 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 4 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 5 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 6 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 7 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 8 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 9 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: 10 (Ahsoka Tano) - Artist Series - Dave Filoni)
DesignerEdit
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Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch, An All-New Animated Series, to Debut on Disney+ in 2021 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ SDCC 2014: Star Wars: A New Dawn Panel - Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ New Animated Series Star Wars Rebels Coming Fall 2014 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Family Reunion – and Farewell"
- ↑ The Mandalorian First Image, Directors Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (September 29, 2019). Get a Look Inside The Mandalorian's Ship: The Razor Crest - IGN First. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020.
- ↑ First Look at The Mandalorian | The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Lussier, Germain (October 27, 2017). Star Wars: Rebels Dave Filoni on Its Final Season and His Future Role in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Gizmodo. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved on October 31, 2017.
- ↑ Harloff Interviews Filoni! They Talk Future of Lucasfilm Ahead of Star Wars Rebels Finale on the Collider Videos YouTube channel
- ↑ Breznican, Anthony (November 7, 2019). That Time George Lucas Asked a Guy From Pittsburgh to Join Him and Rule the Galaxy. Vanity Fair. vanityfair.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020.
- ↑ Dave Filoni Extended Interview | The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
External linksEdit
- Dave Filoni on Wikipedia
- Dave Filoni at the Internet Movie Database
- Dave Filoni's Facebook page
- Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) on Twitter
