Disney and Epic Games are planning a lot of crossover content between Star Wars and Fortnite in May, but the latest news may be the most surprising. Fortnite will be hosting the premiere of Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars animated anthology series, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, before it hits Disney+ on May 4.
As part of the Star Wars-themed Fortnite: Galactic Battle season, Epic and Disney will launch the Star Wars Watch Party island on May 2 at 10am ET/7am PT. Fans who attend the in-game event will be able to watch the first two episodes of Tales of the Underworld. They will also have the chance to battle waves of stormtroopers using blasters and lightsabers. The island will be visible in the row of experiences after players login to Fortnite, or by entering the code 2124-6713-8076. Players who watch both episodes will get a free Asajj Ventress loading screen in Fortnite.
That’s only part of the greater integration between Star Wars and Fortnite in May. Players will also be able to link their Epic Accounts with their MyDisney Accounts. As a reward for that, players will get a new First Order stormtrooper skin as seen in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Fortnite Festival is also dropping “Lapti Nek,” the original song from Jabba’s Palace in Return of the Jedi. That song was purged from the movie in favor of “Jedi Rocks” in George Lucas’ special edition of Return of the Jedi. Fortnite data miners have also broken the news that three new Star Wars-inspired tracks will debut during the event: “Rebel’s Run,” “The Dark Side,” and “Where My Wookiees At?”.
The new season of Fortnite will go live on May 2.
