Show Notes - Ep. 43, 8/18/17

VR experience coming to downtown disney https://blog.thevoid.com/star-wars-secrets-of-the-empire/ Scum and Villainy cantina is permanent https://la.eater.com/2017/8/2/16083320/star-wars-bar-pop-up-scum-villainy-cantina-permanent-hollywood Construction continues at Disneyland; permits pulled for "shell" https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2017/08/04/heres-the-latest-on-disneys-star-wars-land.html Disney parting ways with Netflix, creating their own direct to consumer service... http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/09/what-disneys-new-direct-to-consumer-services-means-for-star-wars-6838908/ …or are they? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-disney-netflix-idUSKBN1AR0V0 Lucas and Kennedy race to open their respective museums in LA http://mashable.com/2017/08/09/george-lucas-kathleen-kennedy-star-wars-academy-museum/#GF0aYEzaziqt We heart Laura Dern even more that we thought possible. Her quote. http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1689620/why-laura-dern-almost-cried-on-the-set-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi Spoiler alert! Kids book provides early plot details for TLJ http://comicbook.com/starwars/2017/08/12/star-wars-the-last-jedi-opening-scene-spoilers/ Donald Glover meets with Bill Dee - and it sounds awesome https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/08/09/donald-glover-describes-award-director-transition-han-solo/ Ron Howard teases "the empire looms large" on Twitter http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Ron_Howard_Teases_The_Death_Star_In_Han_Solo_Film_175583.asp That's Dr. Organa to you! Leia had her PhD http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-turns-princess-leia-got-her-phd-at-19-1027099 New shoes from Sperry. The holidays are coming... http://nerdist.com/star-wars-40th-anniversary-sperry-shoes/ Force Friday is coming on September 1st http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-force-friday-ii-coming-september-1-2017