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‘Star Wars’ Just Made a HUGE Announcement That Should Make Fans VERY Happy · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: After what seemed like an endless slate oft Star Wars
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Speaker 2: of films hit in theaters. It's hard to believe it's
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Speaker 2: actually been five years since the last one in twenty
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Speaker 2: nineteen is The Rise of Skywalker. But the drought is
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Speaker 2: ending and for the first Star Wars film to officially
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Speaker 2: go to production since they're going with a tried and
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Speaker 2: true hit, The Mandalorian, Disney Plus's mega hit series which
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Speaker 2: introduced the world to Baby Yoda, is getting its own
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Speaker 2: standalone feature film, directed by series creator John Favreau, who
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Speaker 2: says in a statement quote, I love telling stories set
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Speaker 2: in the rich world of George Lucas and what he created.
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Speaker 2: The prospect of bringing The Mandalorian and his Apprentice to
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Speaker 2: the big screen is extremely exciting. That's what John says.
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Speaker 2: The film expected to begin shooting by year's end and
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Speaker 2: no release date yet. We'll keep you posted on all
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Speaker 2: of that, but it could be people are speculating December nineteenth,
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Speaker 2: twenty twenty five.
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Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood,