Knights of the Old Republic animatic leaks

Aspyr’s canceled version of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is back in view after new leaked footage surfaced on May 18. Star Wars News Net reported that an animatic from the Endar Spire tutorial sequence appeared online via MP1st, adding to earlier leaks tied to the abandoned build. TheGamer and Game Rant separately reported that an early opening cinematic had also surfaced. None of the reports said Aspyr, Saber Interactive or Lucasfilm Games had publicly authenticated the material. ### What exactly surfaced this time? Star Wars News Net said the newly surfaced material includes an animatic of a sequence from the Endar Spire tutorial in Aspyr’s scrapped remake. The outlet said the footage appears consistent with previously leaked concept art and early-development screenshots from areas meant to be encountered early in the game. (starwarsnewsnet.com) Game Rant reported that a separate early cinematic also leaked online and described it as a look at what Aspyr had been planning before the project changed hands. The outlet said the footage was reportedly discovered through the online portfolio of an artist who had worked at Aspyr. ### Why are people focusing on the protagonist? TheGamer said the opening cutscene, if authentic, points to one of the clearest design changes in Aspyr’s version: a fully voiced protagonist. (starwarsnewsnet.com) That would have marked a departure from the 2003 BioWare original, which did not present the player character that way. TheGamer framed that detail as the most significant apparent change visible in the leaked material. (gamerant.com) Because neither the studio nor publisher had publicly confirmed the footage, the outlet treated that conclusion as contingent on the leak being legitimate. ### How does this fit with earlier KOTOR remake leaks? September 2025 brought another leak from Aspyr’s canceled build, when Star Wars News Net and Game Rant reported that Kashyyyk concept art had surfaced online. (thegamer.com) Those reports also said the material came from the abandoned Aspyr version rather than the current Saber Interactive-led project. Game Rant also reported later in 2025 that additional development images from Aspyr’s version had appeared online. The new Endar Spire and cinematic footage extends that pattern from still images and concept art into moving pre-production material. ### Wasn’t Aspyr removed from the remake years ago? August 2022 was when Star Wars News Net reported that the remake had shifted studios to Saber Interactive. (starwarsnewsnet.com) More recent coverage from Star Wars News Net and TheGamer says Aspyr’s version was scrapped, while Saber continued redevelopment of the project. Game Rant said the remake was first announced as a PlayStation 5 project in 2021, then moved into a more uncertain phase after Aspyr was taken off lead development. (gamerant.com) The current state of Saber’s version remains unclear from the new leak reports. ### What can be said with confidence right now? May 18 coverage from Star Wars News Net, TheGamer and Game Rant establishes three points: new footage tied to Aspyr’s canceled build appeared online, the material includes an Endar Spire-related sequence and an opening cinematic, and at least one outlet said the footage may indicate a voiced protagonist if authentic. (starwarsnewsnet.com) (gamerant.com) MP1st is the common source cited across the reports now circulating. As of May 19, the next concrete step is whether Aspyr, Saber Interactive or Lucasfilm Games addresses the footage, while the existing public reporting remains based on the material surfaced through that outlet and the artist-portfolio discovery described by Game Rant. (starwarsnewsnet.com)