Last November, Lucasfilm kicked off the new Star Wars canon, and since then we've had a total of three new canonical stories to enjoy (or hopefully enjoy). Next month sees the release of the next story, penned by Paul Kemp, called Lords of the Sith...and there's a good chance you've already heard about this one more than the others. Why is that? Moff Delian Mors, a brand new character, who happens to be the first canonical LBGT character in the Star Wars universe. This revelation is a pretty big deal, and news sites the world over picked it up and ran with it.
While the addition of this character into canon is important, let's face it, coverage of this sort on a new character from a book isn't normally so publicized or pushed out there. The books so far have introduced a number of new characters and ideas, none of whom were given articles on this magnitude well over a month ahead of the book's release. Yes, I get that there's a very good reason to promote the inclusion of a LBGT character in Star Wars, but there are other reasons why Moff Mors has been so much attention ahead of her debut.
I've had two independent sources tell me that the Lucasfilm story group has plans for Delian Mors, plans that includes a big screen appearance, and possible outing in a live-action series. The primary thing I've heard is that Lucasfilm really wants to include Mors in one of the Star Wars spin-offs. My sources couldn't say specifically which standalone film, but were under the impression it could be Rogue One.
While the addition of this character into canon is important, let's face it, coverage of this sort on a new character from a book isn't normally so publicized or pushed out there. The books so far have introduced a number of new characters and ideas, none of whom were given articles on this magnitude well over a month ahead of the book's release. Yes, I get that there's a very good reason to promote the inclusion of a LBGT character in Star Wars, but there are other reasons why Moff Mors has been so much attention ahead of her debut.
I've had two independent sources tell me that the Lucasfilm story group has plans for Delian Mors, plans that includes a big screen appearance, and possible outing in a live-action series. The primary thing I've heard is that Lucasfilm really wants to include Mors in one of the Star Wars spin-offs. My sources couldn't say specifically which standalone film, but were under the impression it could be Rogue One.
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Delian Mors first appearance will be in the novel Lords Of The Sith which can be pre-ordered here.
