Lucasfilm and Disney Reveal 2 New Star Wars Rebels Trailers

Lucasfilm and Disney got an early start celebrating “May the 4th” with the release of two all-new Star Wars Rebels trailers.

Odds are that if you’re a big Star Wars fan, you probably already know every bit of information that’s been squeezed out so far, but here’s an official synopsis from Lucasfilm just in case you missed anything…

Starring a small band of heroes — Sabine, Kanan, Hera, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper — Star Wars Rebels is set in a time where the Empire rules through fear and shrouds the galaxy in darkness. This trailer offers many new glimpses at sequences from the show, including the starship Ghost chased by TIE Fighters; young Ezra watching as a Star Destroyer looms overhead; Stormtroopers marching; a zero-g fight between our heroes and Imperials; and Kanan, a secret Jedi, assembling his lightsaber and preparing for battle. It ends, however, with an Imperial officer reporting to the Inquisitor — the Empire’s Jedi hunter, seen and heard here for the first time.

Star Wars Rebels takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman, is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel and will be followed by a series on Disney XD.

And here’s the 30 second version of the trailer:

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Anyone else looking forward to seeing the next chapter of non-expanded universe (100% canon) in the Star Wars saga?

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