We discuss and recap the rumors that Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levi’s Star Wars movie, the fresh Jedi Power Battles Remaster, Hasbro’s new Black Series and everything else that happened in the week of January 17-24, 2025.
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Ryan Gosling joins Star Wars?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, there is a current effort to make Ryan Gosling the starring actor in the upcoming Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie. Details about the said movie are still non-existent.
If this entire thing ends up happening, it could be very interesting to see an actor of this caliber give life to a new character. I definitely picture him as a Jedi Master who is similar to Qui-Gon.
Other rumors mention that Levy’s movie could take place in the Old Republic era which would be fantastic, but since these are just rumors there is no point in getting excited until we hear something more official. Who knows, maybe we’ll hear more about this in Star Wars Celebration 2025.
From Vulkk:
For a while now I have been thinking of bringing back the weekly recap segment for all things Star Wars that I used to do years ago.
We don’t like rumors in general, but some are just too big to not talk about and here we can fit the biggest ones alongside all other news and events from the week.
We hope you enjoy the renewed weekly series. If you have suggestions how to make them better, please, tell us.
Star Wars Jedi Power Battles Returns
The video game Jedi Power Battles was first released in April of 2000. It was one of the first Star Wars games I ever played and spent countless hours trying to complete it.
Playing Episode I as Plo-Koon, Adi Gallia, or Mace Windu was something completely unique and new for me.
Navigating through different biomes and encountering all types of enemies with the soundtrack of The Phantom Menace was an incredible experience and twenty-five years later we are able to re-live it again as announced earlier this week. This version includes more characters, levels, training rooms, and cheats.
Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles remaster is brought to us by ASPYR. The game is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.
New Black Series Announcements
Hasbro Pulse’s first Fanstream of the year revealed the upcoming figures coming to The Vintage Collection and Black Series. Pre-orders are open depending on your location and the estimated shipping date is Spring 2025. For more details, you can watch the official Hasbro Fanstream on YouTube.
Vintage Collection Mandalorian Super Commando
Mandalorian’s loyal to Maul wear a very distinctive red armor with black deco and horns at the top of helmets. The Mandalorian Super Commando comes with a jetpack, a blaster rifle, and two blaster pistols. Retail price is $16.99.
Vintage Collection Baylan Skoll
Baylan Skoll survived Order 66 and then turned into a mercenary who eventually helped Morgan Elsbeth escape from the New Republic and bring back Grand Admiral Thrawn. It comes with an ignited lightsaber and a hilt. Retail price is $16.99.
Vintage Collection Shin Hati
There couldn’t be a Baylan Skoll without Shin Hati. The young apprentice joins her master in the Vintage Collection. She comes with an ignited lightsaber and a hilt, just like Baylan. Retail price is $16.99.
Vintage Collection 501st Legion Clone Trooper
One can never have enough Clone Troopers, especially when it’s from the 501st Legion. This figure is inspired by the Operation Knightfall scenes from the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. It comes with a blaster and blaster rifle accessories. Retail price is $16.99.
Vintage Collection Battle Droid 4-Pack
Army building is a big endeavor for Star Wars collectors. This 4-pack will be helpful for anyone trying to recreate any battle that involves B-1 Battle Droids. The pack comes with three standard B-1’s and one Command droid, all of them with their respective blasters. Retail price is $54.99
Black Series Anakin Skywalker
The scene in Ahsoka where we see Hayden Christensen wearing the Clone Wars armor is one of my favorite moments of the series. This figure is inspired by that iconic moment. He comes with his blue lightsaber. Retail price is $24.99
Black Series Captain Rex
Even if it was for just a few seconds, also watching Captain Rex in live-action was incredible for all Clone Wars and Rebels fans. Anakin Skywalker’s second-in-command comes with a detachable helmet and his iconic blaster pistols. Retail price is $24.99
The Phantom Menace Visual Archive
To celebrate The Phantom Menace, a visual archive is coming out on September 9th, 2025. It features concept art, behind-the-scenes photography, and filmmaking anecdotes. In the book, you can expect to find foldout pages, booklets, and more interactive features.
It is written by S.T. Bende, Kelly Knox, Amy Richau, and Clayton Sandell. The Phantom Menace: A Visual Archive is $60 and you can pre-order it from Amazon.
Ahmed Best and John Knoll join Star Wars Celebration
Star Wars Celebration has already revealed some of the guests that will be at the biggest Star Wars event of the year. So far, names like Diego Luna, Ashley Eckstein, Mads Mikkelsen, Temuera Morrison, and Anthony Daniels are among the guests list.
With almost four months until the event, they are slowly revealing all the remaining guests. This week, we learned about two more. Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar Binks/Kelleran Beq) and John Knoll, Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor for franchises like Harry Potter, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, and obviously Star Wars.
If you are curious about the other guests, make sure to check the updated list of guests for Star Wars Celebration 2025.
Micro Galaxy Squadron TIE Silencer coming to Jazwares Vault
The Micro Galaxy Squadron roster continues to expand with each new wave. The newest addition will be Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer. It will be available in the Jazware’s vault on January 29th, at 9am PT I 5pm GMT. The price will be revealed when the ship becomes available.
The Bad Batch faces Asajj Ventress
The Bad Batch returns in the form of a miniseries from Dark Horse Comics, Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents. The miniseries first issue comes out on February 12th.
For obvious reasons, the plot remains unknown but thanks to StarWars.com we do know that Dooku’s former apprentice will face off against Clone Force 99 in issue #4.
