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Every Star Wars character is turn into a BB-8 style rolling droid in
this new Star Wars animated shorts webseries ... yet again it's badly
drawn and badly animated. :-\
From StarWars.com ...
Star Wars Roll Out, an adorable new series of animated shorts,
bounces to the screen
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StarWars.com speaks to Director Hideo Itoyanagi and Lucasfilm's
James Waugh about the charming new digital series landing
August 9.
When Hideo Itoyanagi created an animated retelling of Star
Wars: The Force Awakens for Japan, he gained a new fan:
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
In Itoyanagi's short, he depicted the heroes and villains of
The Force Awakens as BB units, i.e., in the shape of the
beloved ball-droid BB-8. It was charming, adorable, and wholly
original, and Kennedy wanted more.
"I met her in December 2017 when she came to Japan to promote
Episode VIII," Itoyanagi tells StarWars.com. "On the spot she
asked me, 'Will you create original shorts using your [stylized
take on Star Wars] characters?' I was so surprised."
And with that, a new series of animated shorts was born.
StarWars.com is excited to announce Star Wars Roll Out, coming
to StarWarsKids.com and YouTube.com/StarWarsKids beginning
Friday, August 9. Created by Lucasfilm and Itoyanagi, the shorts
star fan-favorite heroes of a galaxy far, far away in a bright
and vibrant style. You can watch the series trailer below.
Trailer: (40secs)
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https://youtu.be/jJZVUOUqz08>
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