Watch the First Seven Minutes of 'Star Wars Rebels' Here!

Those who were watching Disney XD's Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars special were given a look at the first seven minutes of the upcoming animated series, Star Wars Rebels. And now that extended preview has been brought online for you to check out.

The series takes place in the years prior to Episode IV: A New Hope, and will chronicle the origins of the Rebel Alliance. This is before Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo became leaders in the fight against the Empire, and at this point it's little more than a ragtag bunch. The footage introduces us to the show's main hero, Ezra Bridger, and we also get a brief look at his crew, including Kanan (voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.), a Jedi in hiding.

I've always had trouble getting into the style of animation and it still doesn't appeal to me here. But I'm going to give this one a shot and hope it leaves up to the incredibly high expectations Star Wars fans have for it. Star Wars Rebels debuts in October as a one-hour special.


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Lucasfilm Reveals First Full 'Star Wars Rebels' Trailer

It's an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan right now with the cast of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII revealed (and more announcements coming, possibly today), the universe basically being rebooted with the exception of the core trilogies and a handful of other projects, and today just happens to be Star Wars Day! One of those projects that will be considered official Star Wars canon is Disney's animated series, Star Wars Rebels, and now we have the full trailer for it.

Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the series follows a ragtag group of rebels, led by renegade Jedi Kanan Jarus (Freddie Prinze Jr.), as they battle the Empire's tightening grip on the galaxy. Also appearing in the series, but not seen in this footage, will be Obi-Wan Kenobi, and it'll be his presence that could have the most dramatic impact on the franchise as a whole. How will his appearances in Rebels affect the way we perceive him in A New Hope?

Star Wars Rebels premieres as a one hour special this fall on Disney Channel, followed by the regular series on Disney XD.

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David Oyelowo and Freddie Prinze Jr. to Voice 'Star Wars: Rebels'

The Butler and Red Tails star David Oyelowo is in talks to lend his voice to Star Wars: Rebels, the new CG-animated series basically taking the place of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Also in consideration are Freddie Prinze Jr., Vanessa Marshall, Taylor Gray, and Steven Jay Blum for unidentified roles on the show which will take place during the twenty years between Episode III and Episode IV.

Seems like an odd move for Oyelowo considering how red hot he is right now, but maybe this is what he was actually talking to Lucasfilm about, and not his rumored role in Star Wars: Episode VII? This would be his first voice-acting gig, while Prinze has done work on the Mass Effect video games.

As for specific storylines, Bleeding Cool says it "revolves around a bunch of young folk who take to a ship called The Ghost and go on the run when their home planet becomes a base for the Imperial Empire, suddenly surrounding them with austere adult authority figures". These kids would then play an integral part in the formation of the Rebel Alliance, but whether that means they'll play familiar characters is still unclear.

Look for Star Wars: Rebels to air in 2014. [THR]

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