Would you like to fly in a Star Wars R2-D2 themed jet? All Nippon Airways is building one

The second teaser trailer of Star Wars: Episode VII –  The Force Awakens was released recently much to the delight of Star Wars fans. Disney and Lucasfilm has also partnered with Twitter to introduce emojis of several Star Wars characters like #C3PO, #Stormtrooper and # BB8 on the social network.

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has also joined the Bandwagon by announcing its plans to release a dreamliner themed on one of the most popular Star Wars characters, the adorable droid R2-D2.

Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways plans to style one of its Boeing 787-9 dreamliner jets like the R2-D2. The plane’s nose will be painted to look like R2-D2 with its characteristic blue and white stripes and other graphics looking like the droid’s various ports. The jet also bears a big Star Wars logo on its back.

This artist image released from Japan’s airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) on April 17, 2015 shows ANA’s Bowing 787-9 aircraft into the colors of R2-D2 robot of Star Wars. Japanese air carrier ANA will place the special colored jetliner in service in this autumn. AFP PHOTO / ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS—EDITORS NOTE—HANDOUT RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSALL NIPPON AIRWAYS/AFP/Getty Images

This is a joint promotional venture to promote All Nippon’s international routes as well as Disney’s upcoming Star Wars movie. The ‘Star Wars’ jet liner will debut in fall while the movie itself is set to release in December this year around Christmas.

The R2-D2 jet is the first Star Wars themed jet and marks the beginning of the 5-year ‘Star Wars’ project of the All Nippon Airways.

Would you like to fly in a Star Wars R2-D2 themed jet? All Nippon Airways is building one

Rogue One an Anthology Film of Star Wars

It is good news from Star Wars fans out there. Lucasfilm is working on an anthology version of Star Wars and the movie will be called Rogue One. The story came about from John Knoll who is the expert of special effects shop ILM and co-creator of Photoshop. He pitched the idea to Lucasfilm’s President Kathleen Kennedy when she was just taken over the position.

The storyline is about a group of resistance fighters stealing plans for the Death Star from the Empire. It will be directed by Gareth Edwards who was also the director of Godzilla in 2014. The movie promises to be dark and gritty, similar to Zero Dark Thirty or Saving Private Ryan. Apparently, the theft of the plans was referenced a few times in book and video games after the release of “A New Hope”, however, it was removed a few years ago and the content was rebranded as “Legends”. Therefore, technically it is never officially happened and thus Edwards has the freedom to come out with new storyline.

If everything is going smoothly, Rouge One will start to film this summer and expected to be released to the theaters in December 2016.

Rogue One an Anthology Film of Star Wars