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July 20, 2025

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I’ve had so many fun fandom moments with Ashley Eckstein over the years at San Diego Comic Con. One notable moment is when she showed up at her friend Nina West’s panel wearing a hand made HypeFriend outfit. HypeFriend is Ashley’s way of promoting and championing the achievements of her friends, and on July 11th Ashley announced she and Michael James Scott would be doing a weekly podcast about friendship and connection.

There are four episodes available now on all the major podcast platforms. Ashley also announced that Michael would once again be co-hosting the 11th Annual Her Universe Fashion Show. You can learn more about the podcast at https://www.beahypefriend.com/.

Also join Ashley and Michael for a live taping of HypeFriend on July 25th at the San Diego Central library. This will be an after show for Thursday’s Her Universe Fashion show, where they will chat about behind the scenes details and interview the winners. You can listen to the first 3 episodes of the podcast right now, and follow them on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

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Kai Charles http://fictionstateofmind.blogspot.com

Massage therapist extraordinare, independent book reviewer, Jedi scribe and always striving to be a Force for positive change. Roving convention reporter and book reviewer for Fantha Tracks. She/Her

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Counting Down To:

March 2026

sat07mar10:00 AM3:00 PMEcho Base Live: Episode XVIII: 7th March 2026TIME UNTIL THE EVENT ENDS:

May 2026

fri22may12:01 AM11:59 PMThe Mandalorian & GroguThe Mandalorian & Grogu arrives

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.

Time

May 22, 2026 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM(GMT+01:00)

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News Film, Music & TV

San Diego Comic Con 2025: Spotlight on HypeFriend Podcast

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July 20, 2025

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I’ve had so many fun fandom moments with Ashley Eckstein over the years at San Diego Comic Con. One notable moment is when she showed up at her friend Nina West’s panel wearing a hand made HypeFriend outfit. HypeFriend is Ashley’s way of promoting and championing the achievements of her friends, and on July 11th Ashley announced she and Michael James Scott would be doing a weekly podcast about friendship and connection.

There are four episodes available now on all the major podcast platforms. Ashley also announced that Michael would once again be co-hosting the 11th Annual Her Universe Fashion Show. You can learn more about the podcast at https://www.beahypefriend.com/.

Also join Ashley and Michael for a live taping of HypeFriend on July 25th at the San Diego Central library. This will be an after show for Thursday’s Her Universe Fashion show, where they will chat about behind the scenes details and interview the winners. You can listen to the first 3 episodes of the podcast right now, and follow them on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

SourceHypeFriend

Kai Charles http://fictionstateofmind.blogspot.com

Massage therapist extraordinare, independent book reviewer, Jedi scribe and always striving to be a Force for positive change. Roving convention reporter and book reviewer for Fantha Tracks. She/Her

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