The logo and first details for the highly anticipated "Star Wars Rebels" was recently unveiled by supervising director Dave Filoni.
The show will be based off Ralph McQuarrie's work; McQuarrie was the concept artist responsible for the look of the "Star Wars" universe. When it was brought to the silver screen, the look was adapted; for the series, Filoni plans to adhere closely to it.
"For me I wanted to develop a style different from 'Clone Wars,'" said Filoni. "This show is going to be different from 'Clone Wars'; it's intentionally going to look different. We're not proceeding with the same style. We wanted to give it its own look and feel. For me, that always goes back to Ralph McQuarrie, and that's a name you're going to hear over and over again. 'Star Wars' owes so much to Ralph, and I'm very dedicated to the history of 'Star Wars' and of Lucasfilm. We need to maintain and respect that history but also do what made it great - it always leapt forward."
Among the images showcased was a new rebel ship known as "The Ghost."
"It's actually a pretty big centerpiece for the show," said Filoni. "We all like the sense in the classic films that the Millennium Falcon that was a ship but it was also a place - it was like a home. We wanted to give this new generation of kids a place they could go feel safe when they were running from the Empire. And I'm really excited about that. We're on the run again. The Empire is controlling the whole galaxy, so we needed a home and a ship."
The show is slated for an autumn 2014 release date.
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