Today is June 07, 2025 and it’s anotherColliderJedi Councilhosted by Kristian Harloff, with John Campea, Tiffany Smith and John Rocha.
Chris Miller TeasesYoung Han SoloMovie
The council starts by looking atthe recent tweetChris Millergave the fansin preparation of his (andPhil Lord’s) next movie,Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Film. The image is a simple one, Han Solo’s iconic blaster laying on a table. The council discuss whether this is anything, with some commenting on how it actually got them very excited
Mark Hamill Confirms Original Opening ofThe Force Awakens
BeforeThe Force Awakensopened, a rumor was going around that had many, including the council, convinced it was nothing but a hoax and oh, so very bad. That supposed opening featured a severed hand holding a lightsaber floating in space. Turns out, it was true.Mark Hamill spoke about the original opening, confirming it was there but ultimately cut. Thankfully. The whole panel agreed – it was a stupid idea that didn’t “feel” like aStar Warsopening.
Riz Ahmed TalksRogue One
The actor talked with Entertainment Weekly about the level of detail involved in the making ofRogue Oneand shared his first memories of the Star Wars universe. He said that he didn’t follow the storyline but remembers the images (from the original) and they were seared onto his brain. On set, he felt it was a bunch of trippy set pieces for him.
Anakin Reference Cut fromTheForce Awakens
J.J. Abramsrevealed in an interview that he wanted the flags found in Maz Kanata’s castle to be an Easter Egg haven for fans of the series. In the flags we saw a number of things that were callbacks to the original movies, a big one being Boba Fett’s flag. Turns out there was a flag seen in the trailers that was from Anakin’s pod inStar Wars: Episode I -ThePhantom Menace. But later it was cut out of the original release because, as J.J. said, he didn’t want to include pod-racing references.
The Force AwakensCantina Song Now Available
Many fans asked for it and yesterday, they got it.Lin Manuel Mirandaand J.J. Abramsreleased the originalJabba Flow, the song that was performed in Maz Kanata’s Castle, inStar Wars: The Force Awakens.Miranda and Abrams not only wrote and produced the song, but they also performed the track, which is available now on iTunes.
What’s the Deal with Canon?
Here now is the segment calledWhat’s the Deal with Canon?– a discussion on everything in the world of canon that isn’t one of the movies, be it Episodes or Star Wars’ Story.
In this segment, a very specialBloodline(non-spoiler) review followed by the special interview Kristian had with the author of Bloodline,Claudia Gray! After the interview, the panel discuss the interview, and the book, giving their thoughts on the first novel set close to the events ofThe Force Awakens. After, they look at a report of a new Star Wars video game in the works. Because, we need more video games set in the Star Wars Universe.
A Short Time Ago, In a Tweet Far, Far Away…
Now we get to hear from you! The Council takes on all your Twitter questions you send in @ColliderVideo with the hashtag #ColliderJediCouncil.
This week, the council answers questions on:
That will do it for this installment of Collider Jedi Council! Make sure you let all your Star Wars fans know about this show! To get your questions answered on the show, make sure you follow @ColliderVideo and hashtag #ColliderJediCouncil. We will see you next week!
