Lucasfilm have lifted the lid on their long promised literature series, code named Project Luminous. The series will be a cross-platform publication series called “The High Republic.”
Project Luminous was conceived as a way to to fuel fandom as publishing did between Episodes IV and I, and did again between Episodes III and Ep VII. From the idea of Project Luminous, came the concept of ‘The High Republic.’ An era set 200 years before The Skywalker Saga.
The goal of the project as described by Tonya Agurto, the Senior Vice President, Global Publisher, of Disney Publishing is a “…hope that Project Luminous will bring in a new generation of fans, but also appeal to those who have spent their lives following A Galaxy Far, Far Away.”
The project started with the question from Kathleen Kennedy, “What scares the Jedi?” and the quote “For over a thousand generations the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice” to help define the era.
The publishing programme will feature releases by Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, Marvel, IDW, Viz, Titan, Insight Editions, Abrams, b&m! books, and DK. But “phase one” will focus on Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, Marvel and IDW releases.
The publishing programme begins on 25th August 2020 with Charles Soule’s Del Rey novel, Light of the Jedi.
Check out the following tweets from members of the media in attendance at the LA event:
Think of #TheHighRepublic as “Jedi Knights of the Round Table.” #ProjectLuminous #StarWars pic.twitter.com/NqOhoIrzas
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous does appear to be tying into recent hints dropped in the #StarWars comics. #TheHighRepublic pic.twitter.com/rHaN3vfRwA
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) February 25, 2020
Meet the real #ProjectLuminous, a #StarWars era called The High Republic. It’s a setting within the Star Wars galaxy set 200 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga where the Jedi Order are at its highest and the Republic is in expansion. This is where new stories begin. pic.twitter.com/Qtj5Yw4ufC
— jordie poblete (@jordiepoblete) February 25, 2020
The High Republic is a world of new hyperspace lanes, scoundrels and smugglers, says Lucasfilm’s James Waugh. #ProjectLuminous
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) February 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/amy_geek/status/1232150473852907520
https://twitter.com/amy_geek/status/1232151065484656640
@msiglain confirms that these are all unique stories, not the same story repeated for different ages #ProjectLuminous
— Star Wars Explained (@StarWarsExplain) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/93irZt3K7y
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/KfLVZAa1Mj
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) February 25, 2020
Correction on spelling for the villains of #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/aeclZnyJ77
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) February 25, 2020
Attn. cosplayers pt. 2 #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/oc6JKuQEoo
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) February 25, 2020
New space station. “Like a beacon of hope,” says Lucasfilm’s Siglain. #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/VA772N5RIk
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) February 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/amy_geek/status/1232156979591708677
First book by @CharlesSoule features a FORCE SENSITIVE WOOKIEE. #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/lSwCky6fbj
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) February 25, 2020
Second date is by @justinaireland and is called “A Test of Courage” #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/O7gPGsjm2Q
— Coffee With Kenobi with Dan Zehr (@CoffeeWthKenobi) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/WHjEvOdvng
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/3KqzDdGqJt
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) February 25, 2020
The main character in A Test of Courage is a 16 year old who has just been made a full Jedi knight, something she may or may not be ready for. #ProjectLuminous pic.twitter.com/3LZ6Zi6Z3u
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) February 25, 2020
#ProjectLuminous Phase 1 is called “Light of the Jedi” but there will be much more to come after that. #TheHighRepublic pic.twitter.com/tOwF1l3KA5
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) February 25, 2020
The adventures begin in August! #ProjectLuminous @bibbymoynihan@claudiagray @cavanscott @justinaireland @djolder @CharlesSoule @DisneyBooks @Marvel @DelReyStarWars @IDWPublishing #marvelcomics pic.twitter.com/xNNNy2ge0v
— Jedi News (@JediNewsNetwork) February 25, 2020
