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Chappell Roan is the Icon of Fortnite Festival Season 13

Get ready for Season 13 of Fortnite Festival as we welcome Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan as our icon, starting from February 5th! Embrace her bold and theatrical persona in a unique avatar that blends burlesque, fairy tales, and Midwestern "camp," now available to players.

Ahmed Hassan · 2 min read

Fortnite Festival Season 13 Welcomes Burlesque Icon Chappell Roan as In-Game Character

Grammy Award-winning Chappell Roan will be the icon for Season 13 of Fortnite Festival, lighting up the main stage starting February 5. Known for her daring and theatrical blend of burlesque, fairy tales, and Midwestern camp, the artist is also a Fortnite fan. Roan expressed her desire for a skin in an interview last year. Now, players can bring that unique aesthetic to their gameplay, with details available on the Fortnite blog.

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In recent Star Wars and movie news, Sophie Laurent takes us behind the scenes of Disney+'s "The Acolyte" with her insightful exploration of its visual development. Published on February 2nd, her piece shares captivating conceptual art from the upcoming series set approximately 100 years before "The Phantom Menace," giving us a sneak peek at planets like Ueda and characters Mae and Osha, offering an in-depth look at the creative process behind "The Acolyte" and other Star Wars films Star Wars: The Acolyte Returns with a New Perspective on the High Republic Era. Meanwhile, Jonathan Dubinski dives into exciting movie news with the release of the first trailer for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' set to hit theaters on April 30th, 2026. Directed by David Frankel and reuniting Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, along with new cast members Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, and Lucy Liu, this sneak peek into the fashion world's next big screen adventure is not to be missed First Trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 Released. Lastly, in other news, Marcus Thompson discusses a significant development in digital media with "Manga Piracy Takes Severe Hit," published on January 30th. His piece explores a monumental victory for Japanese manga publishers like Kadokawa and Kodansha as a joint operation between the Japanese Association for Overseas Content Distribution and Chinese authorities takes down one of the world's largest manga piracy sites, providing insight into how the fight against online copyright infringement is evolving Manga Piracy Takes Severe Hit.

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