Star Wars Bits: 2016 LEGO Sets, Battlefront, Rebels, Star Wars Movie Mistake Debunked
You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. You were to bring balance toStar Wars Bits, not leave it in darkness. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes:
Header image: New artwork from Acme Archives, which you can see in full on the second page.
Images of some newStar WarsLEGOsets coming in 2016 have surfaced online:
The sets, in the order in which they appear, are Rebel Battle Pack (75133), Empire Battle Pack (75135), Obi Wan’s Jedi Starfighter (75137), Carbon Freezing Chamber (75138), Hoth Attack (75140), Kanan’s Speeder Bike (75142) and Homing Spider Droid (75142). That final LEGO set is unnamed, but if you look carefully, it looks like we can see a Resistance pilot and Princess Leia fromThe Force Awakens,which means that’s a new ship we haven’t seen yet. [StarWarsNewsNet.com]
Sky Moviesand Now TV just struck a new multi-year deal with Disney that will get films likeInside OutandStar Wars: The Force Awakensonto their VOD service before they’re availably on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. So afterThe Force Awakenshits theaters, in the U.K., Sky will be one of the first places you’ll be able to watch it from the comfort of your home. [Engadget]
There are some people in the industry who have seen a cut ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, and the early, unofficial buzz is that the movie is rather good. This is all word of mouth from friends of friends who work in show business, so that’s not much to go on, but it’s encouraging at least. [MakingStarWars.net]
Star Wars Battlefrontjust put out a Beta release that over 9 million players downloaded and played over the past five days, and now Electronic Arts has announced a Season Pass in order to get all the upcoming DLC that will give players new maps and weapons for the game. It’ll cost you $50 to make sure you get all the DLC that will become available, which is almost the cost of a whole new game. The DLC will be “filled with new content that will take you to new locations across a galaxy far, far away.” [Forbes]
We already know that Sarah Michelle Gellar is voicing the Seventh Sister inStar Wars Rebels, one of the new Inquisitors coming into the fray in the forthcoming second season. And now we have word thatPhilip Anthony-Rodriguezwill be voicing the Fifth Brother of the villainous group. The actor, who can be heard in games likeHalo ReachandMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance, announced the castingon his Twitter. [StarWarsUnderworld]
Open Bionicsis working with Disney to make some cool newprosthetic limbsfor kids, including one with influences fromStar Wars, as you can see above. The company explains:
What better way to make kids who may feel insecure about their condition than by making them look like their favorite heroes? [TheMarySue]
Some new artwork fromAcme Archiveshas just surfaced online paying tribute to Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and BB-8 (above), three of the new characters fromThe Force Awakens:
Find out how to get your hands on these pieces over atAcme Limited.
For years fans have believed that there’s a movie mistake inStar Wars: A New Hope, whereMark Hamillaccidentally screams “Carrie” in excitement as he exits his X-Wing upon return from destroying the Death Star. However, Mark Hamill took to Twitter to clear things up once and for all:
TOTAL BS! Actually said “There she…” as in “There she is.” Dialogue in that scene was dubbed. In-jokes disallowed!https://t.co/nWLmsLsgpw
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill)August 13, 2025
If youwatch the clip, it just sounds like Hamill says “Hey!” rather than either of the two other lines, but whatever.
BeforeStar Wars Rebelsreturns tonight, here are two new clips from the premiere:
That’s all for this edition of Star Wars Bits. Stay tuned for more soon!
