Rey and BB-8 Avoid Being Eaten in STAR WARS: FORCES OF DESTINY Animated Short

Rey and BB-8 go on a death defying adventure on the dunes of Jakku in the animated short "Sands of Jakku." Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is the first episode in a series of Disney animated shorts focused on the women of the Star Wars franchise. The episode premiered over at Mashable

Daisy Ridley voices Rey, in her first time reprising her role since Star Wars: The Force AwakensLupita Nyong'o also returns to voice Maz Kanata who narrates the episode.

"Sands of Jakku" is the first of 16 shorts set in the Star Wars timeline that will start airing on the Disney Channel this month. Other shorts will star Jyn Erso (voiced by Felicity Jones), Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), and Princess Leia (America Horror Story's Shelby Young). 

Executive Producer Dave Filoni says several of the character will meet in the episodes.

These shorts are going to be awesome, they are the perfect fix for Star Wars fans starving for more story. What do you guys think? 

Get a sneak peek at the newest initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm - Star Wars Forces of Destiny - that celebrates the inspiring stories of iconic heroes from a galaxy far, far away...

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