Disney's D23 Expo is currently underway in Anaheim, California and, of course, Star Wars has been a topic of conversation there on multiple occasions. Earlier today Disney chairman Alan Horn took the stage at the live action panel to talk about Episode VII, but unfortunately he didn't reveal anything new. But later Lucasfilm's Pablo Hidalgo hosted the "Crash Course In The Force" panel and revealed a few interesting things. While the SWU did not have a correspondent there, fellow fan Amy Ratcliffe(@amy_geek) was and she live tweeted the panel!
Note: @infinata is Pablo Hidalgo
Time for Crash Course in the Force! #StarWars#D23Expopic.twitter.com/65PnM0LaDn
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 10, 2013
. @infinata is being upfront about the fact that this panel is not about revealing new Star Wars stuff. It's a retrospective. #D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
"Sith lords are not team players." #StarWars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
The sidekicks of Star Wars got more cheers than the Empire, Rebels, and scoundrels. #D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata is summarizing the films and showing how they center on personal struggles and galactic ones. #starwars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata is kindly keeping the Darth Vader and Luke relationship secret just on case. #StarWars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
"Star Wars is not science fiction; it's space fantasy." #StarWars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
"George wanted to created a modern fairytale for a generation growing up without them." #StarWars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Shout outs to Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston!
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Ha! There's a photo from Comic-Con in 1976 with a small room seeing Star Wars footage. It's adorable.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Stan Lee said Star Wars comics singlehandedly saved Marvel comics from a dismal sales year in 1977. #D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Big laughs for the Ewoks on Ice slide. Ah, the 80s.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Round of applause for Heir to the Empire! #starwars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
That slide is full of Star Wars book covers. #D23Expopic.twitter.com/OYDUQ9kzkT
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata is emphasizing how important, creative, and dedicated the fans are - using cosplayers and R2-D2 Builders as an example. #D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
And a nice shout-out and explanation about the @501stLegion! #StarWars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata covered Clone Wars, classily did not mention Disney canned it. #StarWars
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
"This [Star Tours] is just the beginning." - re: Star Wars in Disney parks. #D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Question about remaining Clone Wars footage. @infinata says there's more than you think and they're close to pushing it out. #StarWars
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata says there are currently no plans to release the original trilogy on DVD without tweaks but never say never. #StarWars
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
. @infinata has a feeling that the Star Wars presence at Disneyland will only increase. #starwars#D23Expo
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
Re Star Wars Detours: basically, it isn't a good fit right now but it doesn't mean it's gone forever.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
And that's all she wrote. Sorry/not sorry for the barrage of tweets.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) August 11, 2013
If you're on Twitter, be sure to Tweet at Amy and tell her thanks for the her coverage!
Thanks to our pal Andy for alerting us about this.