For the first time ever, highlights and more than 30 hours of exclusive video content fromStar WarsCelebration Anaheim will be officially live streamed to a worldwide community of fans onStarWars.com, all powered by Verizon. Launching with a live stream of the highly-anticipated kickoff panel featuringStar Wars: The Force AwakensdirectorJ.J. Abramsand producerKathleen Kennedy, theStarWars.comCelebration live stream powered by Verizon will continue providing coverage throughout the four-day event from a specially-designedStar WarsCantina set located in the middle of the action on the convention floor.
Verizon andStarWars.comwill deliver 30-plus hours of live streamed content following Thursday’s Celebration kickoff, featuring over a dozen panels and events, including discussions with actorsMark Hamill,Carrie Fisher,Anthony Daniels,Billy Dee Williams,Ian McDiarmid, and several other performers associated with theStar Warssaga. Additionally,StarWars.comand Verizon will be live streaming theStar WarsFan Film Awards; the Smuggler’s Bounty radio drama; EA’s new Battlefront videogame; and several other exclusive Celebration events that might otherwise be missed by members fromStar Wars' global fan community.
Between the live, on-stage events,StarWars.comwill feature live interviews with celebrity guests within theStar WarsCantina set specially built to capture the mood and atmosphere of the infamous Mos Eisley watering hole fromStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. These segments will have a fun, variety show flavor to them that brings a bit of theStar WarsCelebration vibe to those enjoying the event from afar.
Exclusive clips from throughoutStar WarsCelebration event will also be available on demand from Verizon, allowing fans to celebrateStar Warslong after the live streams are over. The live streaming begins at 10:00 a.m. PST, Thursday, April 16, onStarWars.comwith the Celebration kickoff panel and continues with 30-plus hours of coverage through the closing ceremony on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 3:30 p.m. PST. Watch exclusive highlights and on-demand clips from Verizon on Twitter,@VerizonWireless, and atFacebook.com/Verizon.
