What to Expect From Star Wars Celebration 2023

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Fans of a galaxy far, far away are gearing up for one of the most exciting weekends of the year as Star Wars Celebration 2023 is almost upon us.

Taking place in London's ExCeL from April 7 to 10, Lucasfilm will be making its biggest announcements of the year for all manner of Star Wars films, TV shows, games, books, comics, and more.

Thanks to the galaxy growing constantly, and now more than ever, there are already a ton of Star Wars projects we're expecting to see over the weekend. Though nothing is confirmed yet, here's everything we're expecting to see at Star Wars Celebration 2023.

Let's cut to the chase: it's surely time for Disney and Lucasfilm to unveil the next Star Wars film. It's already been more than three years since The Rise of Skywalker, and though the franchise is now spread across just about every media form possible, Star Wars is a film franchise at its core. We already know the next movie is premiering on December 19, 2025, but we don't know which of the several unnamed projects it will be.

Taika Waititi's film is one of the frontrunners, though even its development has been shaky at best. Confirmed to be in development almost three years ago, it's set to cover characters far, far away from everyone we know already. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in May last year that she expected the film to premiere by the end of 2023 (and this is practically impossible now), but just a month later Waititi himself said he's no idea if it will even be made.

That being said, Disney has been cleaning up its vague list of upcoming Star Wars projects, as reports emerged last month that both Kevin Feige's and Patty Jenkins' films had been scrapped. Waititi's wasn't mentioned here though, meaning it's presumably still