The New York Times is reporting that Disney has started production on a new Star Wars animated series. The television series will be called Star Wars Rebels and will be set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Disney described the series as taking place “in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.”
As you know, I’ve been reporting for the past few months on how this whole thing got started. From the voting process to the meeting with Warners to the answer and finally the process of it being moved to the funding stage and it’s release (currently it’s just over $27,000). All these articles featured quotes from Dave, SMGO.tv’s spokesperson. I was finally given the opportunity to talk to the man and have him fully explain to me the whole process of SMGO.tv and what makes them different than things like Kickstarter.
The first official promo for the new tv show will air this weekend during Sunday’s Once Upon A Time finale, though a bit of it leaked the other day. Joss Whedon, director of The Avengers, is a co-writer on the show along with his brother Jed and Maurissa Tancharoen.
