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That ’s the end of the major panel fromStar WarsCelebration 2025 . It ’s been a good time continue it here on the earth , and thanks to everyone who followed along on the live blog . We ’ve had brand - fresh picture and TV show announcements , sole footage , casting reveals , and a whole mickle of Dave Filoni ( and his magnificent cowboy hat ) , but we ’re not out of this yet .
There ’s still plenty more to come onScreenRant , include exclusives from Ash Crossan ’s interview , in - depth analysis and features explore the various announcements , and tomorrow there ’ll be some updates onStar war : Visionsseason 3 , so we will proceed to bring youall the reveals fromStar WarsCelebration 2025 . May the Force be with you . Always .
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Ahsoka Panel Roundup
That was a big panel , with lots to take away from Dave Filoni , Jon Favreau , Rosario Dawson , and Hayden Christensen . Here ’s a wrap - up of the biggest story :
1:00AM -The panel stop with a very retro conception artwork prevue , inspired by the original trilogy . We see construct artistic production of Ahsoka in whitened , Baylan Skoll , and all major characters , including Sabine and Ezra , with the promise of Ahsoka going head word to head against the fallen Jedi , Baylan Skoll , who ’ll be the major scoundrel on Peridea in time of year 2 . Ends with Thrawn ’s head collapse through onto the screen , after the tease of"heroes fighting in two different galaxies . "
12:59AM- Filoni say there ’s one more talent , which is a tricky one since nothing has been filmed .
Anakin Will Be Back For Ahsoka Season 2
Hayden Christensen Confirms Anakin ’s Return
" There ’s not much I can say , but Anakin will be back for season 2.“Unsurprisingly , a HUUUGE cheer at that news in the bunch .
12:58 -Dawson pay tribute to Stevenson , and tell McCann has the same passion and intensity that he had .
12:57AM -Dawson blab about getting to be on pose with Christensen , and that since they ’ve known each other since they were teenagers , it’s"magical . "
12 : 56AM -Dawson is asked what she ’s expect forward to most about Ahsoka season 2.“I’m just so excited to be with this cast again . "
12:55AM -Favreau says you desire a villain that really rewards the consultation for paying attention , and that ’s what Thrawn does .
12:53AM -Filoni say Thrawn is the right baddie for this era ofStar Wars . “The genius of that is Thrawn does n’t have the Force … he ’s smart , he ’s tactical , and he ’s a smashing leader in the military . "
12:50AM -“What a Death Star compared to a blue guy?"- Filoni on Ackbar vs. Thrawn .
Ackbar vs. Thrawn Is Coming In Ahsoka
Filoni confirm the showdown is looming .
Filoni says that we ’re going to see Ackbar hold out against Thrawn in Ahsoka season 2 . Jokes that he did n’t intend to give it away , but there it is .
12:48AM -Filoni says"We’ve got … it took all of my effort to resist save the line , “ It ’s a trap,”as Ackbar is annunciate .
12:47AM -Filoni confirms Admiral Ackbar will be inAhsokaseason 2 .
Rory McCann Will Take Over The Role Of Baylan Skoll
The Actor Inherits The Part From The Late Ray Stevenson
Rory McCann ’s molding has been officially confirmed at Star Wars Celebration , taking over the role of Baylan from the recent , great Ray Stevenson . On the cast , Filoni said:“McCann take it very seriously . He has a big heart , and such respect for Ray . I experience his whole focus is not letting Ray down and not letting you guys down , and so he really feels it . You ’ll love him , and we love him now . The Force is with him . "
12:43 -Filoni was n’t certain how to continue that story without Stevenson , but he did it with"Ray in mind,“because of how crucial that character is . “I keep hear Ray , and I followed that , and it led us to the thought of bring someone else in to act the part . "
12:42AM -Filoni says season 2 , and Baylan Skoll ’s tale , was an incredible challenge because of mislay Ray Stevenson . “Ray was the most beautiful person on - cover and off . However big a deprivation you think it is , it ’s bigger . "
12:41AM -Dawson saysAhsokaseason 2 will start film in about a hebdomad .
12:40AM -Christensen says he ’s continuing to work out off the"principles"of Anakin that George Lucas teach him . add that it ’s a privilege to work with Filoni .
12:39AM -Filoni says"I was thinking the whole time doing Clone Wars , ' it ’d be neat to see Hayden do this . ' And then it was neat to see Hayden do this . "
12:37AM -Dawson say to Christensen that looking back at the Clone Wars,“Ahsoka really gave you a hard metre . But you did the same for Obi - Wan , so it was fourth dimension for you to take the high ground . “Yeah , she went there !
12:36AM -Dawson talking about how"incredibly fitting"it is for Ahsoka ’s padawan to be a Mandalorian in Sabine Wren , after Ahsoka herself scramble with being told to fall into line .
12:34AM -Filoni says after watching Christensen , and seeing the reply to Christensen atStar WarsCelebration years ago , he knew he had to find a way to solve with him . “Plus , no one wields a lightsaber like you . "
12:32AM -Anakin talks about doing the alive - action Clone Wars , says:“It was too much fun . “He recalls have conversations with George Lucas beforehand of Episode III , and what Anakin had been doing betweenAttack of the ClonesandRevenge of the Sith . Lucas told him about Anakin being a warrior , a drawing card … “And I was like ' yeah , that sound really nerveless George ! ' "
12:30AM -Filoni mentions Ashley Eckstein in term of the character ’s chronicle and deliver so many different Ahsokas , which gets an absolutely monolithic sunniness from the crowd .
12:28AM -Christensen saysAhsokawas"A dream to get to do . Anakin experience to take Ahsoka down the jaundiced brick road of her memory board of the Clone Wars . "
12:26AM -Hayden Christensen has arrived ! One of the large cheers of the weekend , and shout of"We be intimate you Hayden ! "
12:24AM -A first mention of Ahsoka ’s Jedi Master , followed by the clip of her and Anakin fighting fromAhsokaseason 1 . Is Hayden going to appear soon ?
12:23AM -Filoni talks about having animated characters in alive - action , and compares it to see A New Hope , and having thing referenced there that we had n’t come across yet . “Dad , this is episode 4 , I want to see episode 1 ! "
12:19AM -Favreau joke about being the little pal in his kinship with Filoni , and not get to play with all the toy . Filoni adds:“I get Thrawn … you get to mention Thrawn in your show . "
12:18AM -Favreau says that , after bring in characters such as Bo - Katan and then Ahsoka , and doing the latter ’s show , it"felt like a continuation of what Dave and George had been doing . "
12:16AM -Dawson say see the fan chemical reaction to the show , and being able to continue her story,“has been a dream come true . "
12:15AM -Filoni talk about George Lucas claver the set:“George is really good at make Star Wars . "
12:13AM -Dawson blab about being go about for the casting:“I remember going ' ok this is for real' . “Adds that , after the Ahsoka live stuff,“Not only does she inhabit , but she live on in a timeline where it shit sense for me to make this new dangerous undertaking with her . "
12:12AM -Filoni echo see Rosario Dawson fancast as Ahsoka year before the live - action TV show , and thought"oh yeah , she would be a good Ahsoka . “He narrate Favreau , who respond that he knew her , and that ’s how it started to come together .
12:10AM -Favreau talks about bring characters from animation to live - activity afterThe Mandalorian , starting with Filoni ’s favorite character , Ahsoka . They decided to do one episode , The Mandalorian ’s " The Jedi , " as a"de facto pilot"to see if it would work .
12:09AM -Dave Filoni , Jon Favreau , and Rosario Dawson are now on stage !
11:51PM -We’re around 10 minutes away from theAhsokapanel , and the crowd is … being serenade by the sound of Weird Al Yankovic ’s " The Saga Begins " and a Freddie Mercury impersonator . Two disjoined thing , to be clear !
10:47PM -Next up on the agenda is theAhsokapanel , which will begin around 1:00PM here in Japan / midnight ET/9:00PM PT .
Andor Panel Roundup
As expected , that was n’t a panel with too many racy reveals - the season 2 release is just a few days aside , after all . Instead , the focus , and highlights , were about the hurl ’s experiences , and the dynamics of the characters head into the second and terminal time of year . It was a great vamp for what ’s to issue forth , but also felt like a au revoir in some ways too . After the dialog box , thefirst reactions toAndorseason 2also come in as the embargo lifted , admit this from our own Grand Jedi Master , Tom Bacon :
" I had the privilege of seeing # Andor season 2 in progress , and I can tell you this : IT IS honest . The third arc in special is a self-colored competitor for my favorite # StarWars write up … ever . Seriously . Can not hold back for everybody to see this . "
MeanwhileMolly Brizzell , the world ’s # 1 Din Djarin superfan who has been with me on the flat coat here , wrote :
" I had the absolute laurels of seeing Andor season 2 in its entirety , and I ’m utterly blown away . This is , without question , the best Star Wars that has ever been made . Incredible performances , abstruse storytelling , amazing spectacles … it unfeignedly has it all . You ’re not quick "
10:37PM -The season 2 sneak peep footage was a pot of spry cuts and shots of all the major characters , teasing some awesome TIE Fighter action , Mon Mothma in the Senate , and Krennic and the Death Star . It all looks fabulously intense in the best potential path .
10:36PM -Made it out of the Celebration Stage , with theAndorpanel enclose up with season 2 , instalment 1 , and then a dawdler for the rest of time of year 2 . The first episode is every chip as great as you ’d hope , and feels very much in sustain with what made the first season so ripe .
9:25PM -They’re going to show the first episode ofAndorseason 2 !
9:24PM -And now there ’s a tease of what they brought for us to see . Luna says"we wanted to get something very special … for your eyes only . "
9:23PM -Luna gives a lovely speech about Tudyk ’s functioning that gets a braggart ovation from the audience . “There is nothing like working with someone who ’s always finding a way to make it more interesting , more fun , you know , to storm you , and as an doer , that ’s beautiful . I never lie with it was gon na be so much playfulness . "
9:21PM -Tudyk adds:“I hold out for my own spin - off : kilobyte too fast , K too furious . Tony ’s a better writer , it move around out . "
9:20PM -HUGE cheers for Alan Tudyk , who will be vocalize K-2SO again in Andor time of year 2 . He jokes that he ’s " not going to top that . "
9:19PM -Adria Arjona discusses Bix ’s arc in season 2:“I think this season , you ’ll really get to see these two type [ Cassian and Bix ] make out together , and it ’s believably one of my best-loved parts . "
9:17PM -Kyle Soller follows up on Dedra and Kyril ’s family relationship in season 2.“It ’s very unearthly … there ’s a circumstances of staring . "
9:15PM -Denise Gough tell that things are run to get unknown in season 2 , and that , for Dedra , it’s"a mickle more fascist . "
9:14PM -Genevieve O’Reilly card that the season is going to begin with a wedding on Chandrila . “We go to some grim places this time of year , and so [ Mon Mothma ] must mistreat out of the shadows and put on the line everything to speak some truth . "
9:09PM- Luna say audiences that , asAndorgets close toRogue One , we ’ll see more returning characters . And articulate to go back and re - watchRogue Oneafter time of year 2 is done , because it ’ll be a whole new experience .
9:08PM -Luna promises thatAndorseason 2 is " so bad in every potential way . "
9:06PM -TheAndorcast and gang is now on the stage , including Tony Gilroy , Diego Luna , Genevieve O’Reilly , Adria Arjona , Kyle Soller , Denise Gough , and Alan Tudyk !
8:57PM -It ’s almost time for theAndorpanel to begin . There ’s already been some dancing , run around , and now there ’s only one way out for these guys :
bouncy blog leader , standing by . It ’s time for solar day two ofStar WarsCelebration 2025 . And that signify it ’s prison term forAndorandAhsoka , both of which will have big venire today .
Andorwill kick us off on the Celebration Stage at 10:00AM Japan time/9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT , with a panel looking in front to season 2 , which begins next week on April 22 . The batting order includes Tony Gilroy , Diego Luna , and particular invitee , so expect more of the cast members to be in attending . I ’m not sure it ’s possible to bemorehyped forAndorseason 2given just how enceinte time of year 1 was , but Celebration is about to test that theory .
TheAhsokapanel will watch over at 1:00PM JT / midnight ET/9PM PT . Although billed as a look - back at season 1,Dave Filoni confirmed yesterday thatAhsokaseason 2 will get take soon . With that , and expected invitee such as Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen , it seems a secure bet we ’re going to get some tantalization of what to gestate . More of Hayden ’s Anakin ? Yes please !
As with yesterday , myself , Molly Brizzell , and Ash Crossan are on the footing here in Japan . There ’ll be more interviews to come from Ash , so keep your eye peeled for our exclusives as we keep an eye on - up on all the unfolding news and reveals .
As a recap ofday one ofStar WarsCelebration 2025 , things kicked off with talk of the town of Lucasfilm ’s upcoming theatrical movies . That included the confirmation of Shawn Levy ’s standalone film , nowofficially titledStar war : Starfighter , which will star Ryan Gosling . Then , there wasfootage ofThe Mandalorian & Grogu .
In the afternoon , it was clock time for Lucasfilm Animation . That bulge with a expression back at the past 20 twelvemonth , but was then reign by the time to come . We get to see a full ( first-class ) installment ofTales of the Underworld , and a house trailer for the new - announced idiot box series , Maul : Shadow Lord . Suffice to say , daylight one delivered . Can solar day two beat it ? We ’ll shortly regain out ! As ever , stay tuned toscreenrant.comand @screenrant onX , Instagram , andFacebookfor all thingsStar Wars .
