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- "The charmingly irreverent animated feature will reunite some of our favourite sequel trilogy characters, including Rey, Finn, and of course Wookiee of the year Chewbacca, to help us all find the true meaning of the holiday spirit."
- ―Kristin Baver announcing the Holiday Special
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is an upcoming LEGO film set to debut on Disney+ on November 17, 2020. The special, produced by Atomic Cartoons, the LEGO Group, and Lucasfilm Ltd., was inspired by the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.
Plot summary
- "[…] [A]t the end of the day, you don't have a good Star Wars story if you don't have heart. If you don't have soul. And I think the reason those holiday stories are timeless is because there are lessons. Whether all of those specials are great or not, they are trying to warm you with a theme about being with your family, caring, loving others, being selfless. These are things that are automatically inherent to Star Wars. So we really wanted to anchor this with the idea of, 'What is Rey missing right now?' She is so focused on the burden of being the only Jedi in this new era and the duty of potentially passing on that knowledge. She's missing the point that there still needs to be time to be with your friends and the family you've made."
- ―James Waugh
Individuals celebrate Life Day aboard the Millennium Falcon.
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, chronologically placed after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker,[1] which took place in 35 ABY,[2] follows the Jedi Rey as she journeys with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force, leaving their friends aboard the Millennium Falcon to prepare for the Wookiee festival of Life Day. However, Rey's course deviates from traveling to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk as she is hurled into an adventure across time at a Jedi temple, meeting various figures of galactic history.[1] However, she must return home in time for Life Day.[3]
Development
Conception
- "It was completely anathema to talk about doing a holiday special within the halls of Lucasfilm for years, but the truth is, it's part of our tapestry. It's part of our story. And fans have embraced it in a kind of ironic, fun way. And we're not doing THE Holiday Special. It's more honoring the elements of that holiday special that have lingered with the franchise. The truth is, Life Day is now in The Mandalorian. Life Day is celebrated at [Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge]. So, it's part of our DNA and it was something to look back to."
- ―James Waugh, vice president, franchise content and strategy at Lucasfilm
Never officially released by Lucasfilm Ltd. after its one-time airing on television in 1978, The Star Wars Holiday Special, albeit widely maligned, introduced elements such as Life Day that lingers with the Star Wars franchise and are included in canon. Eventually, Lucasfilm found itself talking about holiday specials, and the heritage of coming together and watching holiday specials every year, as well as how beloved and timeless such things are. The company was in the talks of creating a new one when LEGO Star Wars sought new creative approaches on the new Disney+ streaming platform, and, seeing that the LEGO Star Wars galaxy allowed stories to have a playful tone that would connect with families, a LEGO Star Wars special came into the making.[3]
Lucasfilm's LEGO Star Wars production is a holiday film.
The creative team on the special took inspiration from their own favorite holiday classics, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, as well as by observing how children played with LEGO Star Wars. Finding that children made use of all elements of the franchise, mixing LEGO from different Star Wars time periods, James Waugh and Josh Rimes—vice president managing franchise content and strategy and director of animation development at Lucasfilm, respectively—discussed how a story could be crafted that allowed for such integration. The goal for the holiday special thus became to bring over 40 years of Star Wars together, and a 'bucket dump' moment was envisioned for it. Waugh and Rimes hope The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special would be timeless[3] despite the current age of nonstop content,[4] becoming a tradition celebrated alongside Rudolph and Frosty for people who love Star Wars, LEGO, and holiday specials.[3]
Production
Produced by Atomic Cartoons, the LEGO special is directed by Ken Cunningham and executive-produced by Jason Cosler, Jacqui Lopez, Keith Malone, Josh Rimes, James Waugh, Jill Wilfert, and David Shayne, the latter of whom served as the film's writer.[1] Using mainly LEGO CGI assets, the special stars voice talents from performers who worked on Star Wars films and television series, including Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, James Arnold Taylor, Tom Kane, and Kelly Marie Tran.[3]
The 2020 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar was designed in concert with the development and production of the show,[1] the two influencing each other. The figures and trinklets included in the product directly takes from the Holiday Special.[3]
Release
- "I want it to be timeless. That was always our hope. 'Let's try to make something that is as timeless and everlasting as those holiday specials we love.' LEGO and Star Wars mean a lot to people's lives. They mean a lot to my life. They've been woven into my life with my son. And so, hopefully, this becomes something like all those classic specials that people who love Star Wars, people who love LEGO, people who just enjoy holiday specials will sit down and watch every year. And it becomes part of their lives."
- ―James Waugh
The holiday special will be released on Disney+ on November 17, 2020.
Unveiled on August 13, 2020, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special will debut on Disney+ on November 17 of the same year, exactly forty-two years after the original Holiday Special.[1] Clips of the special were advertised by the Disney+ Twitter account in a post made on November 1, 2020,[5] and an official trailer of the LEGO film was later posted by the Star Wars YouTube channel on November 5. The trailer uses music from "The Nutcracker Suite," which was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.[6]
Credits
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Appearances
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Bibliography
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special to Premiere on Disney+ on StarWars.com (backup link)- LEGO Celebrates Life Day, Bounty Hunters #4 Preview, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Inside the Heart of The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Mandalorian Character Posters, Life Day Celebrations with LEGO, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Official Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Watch the Bricktastic New Trailer for Disney+'s The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars LEGO Holiday Cheer, A Mando Mondays Mystery, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special to Premiere on Disney+ on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary places the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker one year after the Hosnian Cataclysm, which is dated to 34 ABY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. As such, The Rise of Skywalker must have taken place in 35 ABY.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 Inside the Heart of The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Disney+'s Star Wars Holiday Special to have Rey fight Vader, meet young Kylo by James Hibberd, published by Entertainment Weekly on ew.com (bad argument #2 to 'formatDate' (not a valid timestamp)) (archived from the original on April 19, 2024)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2
Disney+ (@disneyplus) on Twitter: "Yes to November! #ItsfALLonDisneyPlus continues this month with new episodes of #TheMandalorian and #TheRightStuffSeries—plus premieres of Originals like #BlackBeautyMovie, #Marvel616 and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. #DisneyPlus" (backup link)
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 6.38 6.39 6.40 6.41 6.42 6.43 6.44 6.45 6.46 6.47 6.48 6.49 6.50 6.51 6.52 6.53 6.54 6.55 6.56 6.57 6.58 6.59 6.60 6.61 6.62 6.63 6.64 6.65 LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Official Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter: "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is streaming Nov. 17 on #DisneyPlus." (backup link)
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 Ultimate Star Wars
External links
- Disney+ (@disneyplus) on Twitter: "Yes to November!" (backup link)
- Disney+'s Star Wars Holiday Special to have Rey fight Vader, meet young Kylo by James Hibberd, published by Entertainment Weekly on ew.com (bad argument #2 to 'formatDate' (not a valid timestamp)) (archived from the original on April 19, 2024)
