Rebels Recon
S01E02: Inside "Droids in Distress"
In Rebels Recon #1.02, StarWars.com takes a deep dive into the Star Wars Rebels episode “Droids in Distress,” talks with the show’s creators, and gives you a first look at next week’s episode, “Fighter Flight.” Lucasfilm’s Andi Guiterrez catches up with executive producer Dave Filoni and the Story Group’s Pablo Hidalgo to discuss the inclusion of a Star Tours-type vehicle and droid in “Droids in Distress,” and speaks with Kilian Plunkett on designing R2-D2 and C-3PO to fit with Star Wars Rebels’ animation style. “The Artoo that’s in Rebels is a little bit of a hybrid of all sorts of things,” Plunkett says. And C-3PO has one major upgrade that differentiates him from the model seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Pat Presley, concept designer, says that bringing back classic Star Wars vehicles and imagery has been his favorite part of working on the show. Tracked down in the hallways of Lucasfilm, Hidalgo answers a question submitted through Twitter: Are stormtroopers actually clone troopers? The answer: No – clone troopers age rapidly, and have been phased out. Stormtroopers are recruits who are “loyal to the Empire.”
Overview
Webseries giving an inside look into the Star Wars Rebels TV Show
Episodes
S01E02 Inside "Droids in Distress"
S01E03 Inside "Fighter Flight"
S01E04 Inside “Rise of the Old Masters”
S01E05 Inside "Breaking Ranks"
S01E06 Inside "Out of Darkness"
S01E07 Inside "Empire Day"
S01E08 Inside "Gathering Forces"
S01E09 Inside "Path of the Jedi"
S01E10 Inside "Idiot's Array"
S01E11 Inside "Vision of Hope"
S01E12 Inside "Call to Action"
S01E13 Inside "Rebel Resolve"
