What began as a wizardly homage to theFlash Gordonserials George Lucas ascertain in his youth , Star Warshas grown into one of the most predominant pop culture franchise of all - time . For the preceding 40 year , the extragalactic nebula far , far forth has enrapture fans through a variety of mediums . Obviously , the films remain the crown gem of the empire , butStar Warsalso has a presence on book shelves , in comical shops , and on television . The world is so large and continuously expanding , so there is no famine of story to tell .

Obviously , the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney in 2012 opened the head gate for a bevy of new content . picture show such asThe Force AwakensandRogueOneare $ 1 billion attempt for the studio apartment , and the story grouping has flesh out the canyon in interesting ways via animated seriesStar Wars Rebelsand Modern novels that splice directly to the full - length features . This class , the galaxy will keep growing thanks to the premiere ofThe Last Jediand books such asThrawnandInferno Squad . And now , Disney seems to have a mystery project presently in development .

Star Wars Post(viaCBR ) , discovered a new earmark Lucasfilm filed calledStar Wars : competitor . There are two applications , asio9learned . One covers simply"education and amusement services,“while the other is very open - end with what it could possibly be :

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Apparatus for recording , transmitting or replication of sound or images ; audio books ; audio recording ; audio frequency and optical recording ; video game software ; computing machine programs and software program ; downloadable electronic publications ; downloadable plot software program ; downloadable wandering applications ; consumer electronics and accessories therefor ; eyeglasses and shades and accessories therefor ; opera glasses ; decorative attractor ; graduated rulers ; microphones ; helmets ; flotation singlet ; protective face masks not for medical purposes ; snorkels ; swim goggles ; swim masks .

For those eager to learn more about Disney ’s plans , this unbelievably broad description will arrive across as frustrating . It ’s mete unsufferable to constrict down what exactlyRivalscould be ground on this information , but plausible possibility include a video game , fresh movie , or TV show . WhileRebelsis currently in the midst of its third season ( and is pitch up for a quaternary ) , some are suspect the series will not go beyond that point . It would n’t be out of the question for Lucasfilm to start out preparingRebels’successor now , especially since they ’ve found great success in the animation region with bothRebelsandThe Clone Wars . From the sound of things , Rivalshas merchandising chance ( swim mask , attractor ) , which could boast persona from a series .

With this pass so close toStar WarsCelebration 2017 ( taking stead in April ) , it ’s reasonable to take for granted some manakin of announcement will be made at the convention . There should be plenty of big reveals for fans in Orlando , going beyondthe expectedLast Jediteaser . The last few years have been quite exciting , but Disney’sStar Warsrenaissance is still in its infancy . There ’s no recounting what the future has in store , and now people have something else to theorize about .

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