Lost “Star Wars” Animated Series to Screen at Lucas Museum; Cinematic Programs Unveiled at Comic-Con

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, during San Diego Comic-Con, new details were unveiled regarding the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which is scheduled to open in September. One of the most exciting announcements from the panel was the screening of the unaired comedic animated series Star Wars: Detours, which had remained archived for years.

Created in the early 2010s by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich (creators of Robot Chicken), the animated series was shelved after Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, leading fans to believe it would never see the light of day. However, Seth Green confirmed during the Lucas Museum panel that selected episodes of the show will be screened for the public as part of the museum’s exhibitions.

The panel—featuring prominent figures including DC President Jim Lee, the museum’s Chief Curator Ryan Linkof, Seth Green, and Keke Palmer—unveiled the cinematic programming and features of the 100,000-square-foot museum. According to Ryan Linkof, the Lucas Museum will feature two active movie theaters continuously playing short films, documentaries, and classic works:

• The Robert Flaherty Theater: Focusing primarily on documentary works, this theater will showcase documentaries about the lives and art of prominent figures such as Norman Rockwell, Charles Schulz, Maurice Sendak, Diego Rivera, and Jim Lee.
• The Slavko Vorkapich Theater: Dedicated to animation and moving images, this theater will screen early silent works by Georges Méliès, classic Looney Tunes shorts, the anime Cowboy Bebop, episodes of Star Wars: Visions, and even George Lucas’s student films from 1965 to 1969.

Renowned comic artist Jim Lee noted during the session that the Lucas Museum elevates pop art, posters, children’s book illustrations, and comic books to a level equal to that of modern art and fine arts museums. Seth Green added with a touch of humor: “We lived long enough to see everything we were teased for loving turn into the fine art of our time.”