Event Review: Covcon Jr: 13th July 2019

July 15, 2019

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A great time was had yesterday at Covcon junior, which took place from 11.00am til 3.00pm in the Banbury and Kenilworth Rooms at the Sports Connexion, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry. This show is the precursor to Covcon which is being held 28th September, and Fantha Tracks will be at the event.

There were some great Star Wars guests with some really interesting stories to tell and my conversations with Kamay Lau and Eileen Roberts will be coming to our brand new podcast Planet Leia, which premieres on Fantha Tracks Radio on Friday 26th July.

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A huge thanks to the Covcon team today allowing me to interview some of the guests and to Star Booking Management and we’ll see you in September.

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Clair Henry

Clair Henry was almost 5 years old when she saw Star Wars for the first time at the Tonic Cinema in Bangor, Northern Ireland in 1978. This was the moment that has shaped and defined her. Clair’s love for Star Wars has not waivered over the years, embracing all that the franchise has to offer. Clair covers Star Wars fashion on the site, is part of the events team and is the co-host of Planet Leia on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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Event Details

The Mandalorian and Grogu, announced as The Mandalorian & Grogu, is a Star Wars movie that started production in 2024. Directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni, it takes place between the events of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode VII: The Force Awakens, focuses on the adventures of Din Djarin and Din Grogu, and will be a spinoff to the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The film was announced on January 9 that year on StarWars.com with a conceptual sketch by veteran illustrator Ryan Church, along with an announcement of a second season of the television series Star Wars: Ahsoka. A fourth season of The Mandalorian is also still in development.

On May 7, 2019, Disney revealed their future movie release schedule, including a set of three untitled new Star Wars films, one of which had a scheduled release date of December 20, 2024. The Star Wars Show also reported on the news on May 15. On July 23, 2020, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was delayed to December 19, 2025. After the start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, Disney shifted their theatrical film release slate, with the film being pushed to its current release date of May 22, 2026. A film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy occupied this release slot until The Mandalorian & Grogu was announced.

Star Wars Insider 224 revealed the initial film logo was the same as the one for The Mandalorian Season Three. In August 2024, during D23 2024, it was revealed that the film had entered production, and a new logo was revealed, in addition to a teaser that was shown to the audience. In August 2024, Sigourney Weaver revealed that she had joined the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Alongside the release of the movie, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run will be updated to include a new mission featuring Djarin, Grogu, Tatooine, Endor and Cloud City, which takes place off camera from the film.