New Star Wars Rebels details

source : moviepilot.de

The German website moviepilot.de has unveiled a new character in the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series.  Check out part of the interview with Supervising Director Dave Filoni as he introduces us to Chopper, a new Astromech droid debuting in the series.

Check out the Video from Dave Filoni below.

 What will be the biggest difference between the new series and Clone Wars?

I think that the animation style has changed the most. The look of Rebels is more similar to the original Star Wars trilogy, while Clone Wars refers more to the new trilogy. We will see many things that are popular in the Star Wars universe, but haven’t been seen for a long time. The Star Destroyers, TIE Fighters, and the Stormtroopers - basically back the empire and that is the big change that we've seen for a long time only the Republic in action. The whole tonality is thus different. Clone Wars was just towards the end, with the fall of the Jedi Order, getting  more and more.

 Will there be any connections to the new Star Wars movies?

For one to say would be difficult. It is all still in the process. The stories are temporally considered just too far away from each other to make a direct connection. Connected, they are of course the fact that they are all part of the universe and of history strand.

What is so special about the new character will be introduced today - Chopper?

We always say that if Artoo resembles a dog, then accordingly, Chopper would be a cat. This means that chopper does things on which he has just lust. He's a little stubborn and irritable. I think Chopper will provide a nice change from R2D2. It is really like Chopper - at least cat people will love him.

UPDATE:

Added a size comparison from some concept art showing how Chopper stacks up to R2-D2.

Set between the events of "Episode III" and "IV," "Star Wars Rebels" will be produced by Lucasfilm Animation, featuring many of the key talents that made "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." It 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 channels around the world.

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