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out loud as the Celebration Stage went dark to play the trailer.

In the opening seconds of the footage, which teases a major bank heist, I was confused.

Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars with lightning behind

Wasn’t Tales of the Underworld also focusing on the galaxy’s criminal element?

What could this show be about?

At that realization, I genuinely cheered out loud.

Diego Luna in Andor

As Clone Wars fans will know, Maul has been given an incredible second life by Lucasfilm Animation.

That’s why I’m so very excited for Maul: Shadow Lord.

The reveal is also a reminder that Star Wars animation isabsolutely essential to the saga.

Darth Maul fighting with light sabers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

That’s the power of Lucasfilm Animation.

Maul: Shadow Lord arrives in 2026.

Darth Maul snarls behind a red lightsabre in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Darth Maul fights Ahsoka in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Rosario Dawson in Ahsoka, Grogu in The Mandalorian, and Diego Luna in Andor

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Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

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Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

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The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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