TheStar Warsuniverse brought some early Halloween chills to Disney+ on Friday whenLEGO Star Wars Terrifying Talesarrived on the platform, and recently the streaming service dropped a brand new piece of artwork that kept with the spooky theme by paying homage to Stanley Kubrick’s take on the Stephen King hotel horror story,The Shining…with porgs. Yes, as bizarre as it sounds the hilarious but strangely eerie sight to two porgs, first seen inThe Force Awakens, standing in a LEGO built version of The Overlook Hotel’s corridor, is something that is nothing short of genius.
Coming with the tag line of “All work and no porg makes Darth a dull toy”, which itself is a play on the repeated line of Jack Nicholson’s manic author/hotel caretaker in the movie, the poster might not make anyone watch the Halloween special that wasn’t already planning to, but it is an image that will sell posters in their hundreds and will surely join some of the other iconic artwork seen in theStar Warsfranchise across the last forty plus years.
The official blurb for the new special reads: “The all-new animated special from Lucasfilm and the LEGO Group is a seasonal celebration of the villainous dark side of theStar Warsgalaxy- just in time for Halloween. After the events ofStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Poe and BB-8 must make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet Mustafar where they meet the greedy and conniving Graballa the Hutt who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel. While waiting for his X-Wing to be repaired, Poe, BB-8, Graballa, and Dean (a plucky and courageous young boy who works as Graballa’s mechanic) venture deep into the mysterious castle with Vader’s loyal servant, Vaneé. Along the way, Vaneé shares three creepy stories linked to ancient artifacts and iconic villains from across all eras ofStar Wars.
“As Vaneé spins his tales and lures our heroes deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the castle, a sinister plan emerges. With the help of Dean, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears, stop an ancient evil from rising, and escape to make it back to their friends.LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Talesfeatures a talented voice cast that includes Jake Green as Poe Dameron; Raphael Alejandro as Dean; Dana Snyder as Graballa the Hutt; Tony Hale as Vaneé Christian Slater as Ren; Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine; Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as NI-L8; and Matt Sloan as Darth Vader.
The new special is one ofmany new Star Wars seriescoming to Disney+ in the near future, and stands alongsideStar Wars: The Bad BatchandStar Wars: Visionsas the latest animated additions to the franchise. Meanwhile, many fans are now looking forward to the arrival ofThe Book of Boba Fettin December, which sees the return of the fan-favorite bounty hunter who gets his own spin-off after making his return inThe Mandalorian’s second season.
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Talesis now available onDisney+along with the rest of theStar Warsfranchise, whileThe Book of Boba Fettarrives on December 29th.
