TheStar Wars Celebrationadvances after a first day full of important news for the television and cinematographic universe of the Lucasfilm franchise.Ahsoka, one of the upcoming Disney+ original series, was one of the stars of the event’s first panel and continues to bring news to fans.The show starring Rosario Dawson revealed its first full trailer yesterday, showing attendees what will hit the streaming platform starting in August. But there is still more news for fans to continue celebrating the long-awaited live-action series, with new confirmations of anticipated returns.Through DiscussingFilm, it was revealed that bothLars MikkelsenandDavid Tennantwould join Dawson on the show to once again play Thrawn and Huyang, two other iconic characters in theStar Warsmythology for whom both actors lent their voices.
Ahsoka Tano first appeared in the Clone Warstimeline as the pupil of the future Darth Vader before he embraced the Dark Side. And later, inStar Wars Rebels,during the arc that takes place from the end ofEpisode IIItoEpisode IV.
Aside from the fact that Ahsoka’s series will take place inThe Mandaloriantimeline and that it was intended to connect withThe Rangers of the New Republic, no official synopsis can determine what direction the story will take. However, Thrawn’s appearance makes it clear that he will be one of the villains and that he will indeed have great relevance in the plot.
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Thrawn and Huyang’s Roles in Star Wars
The origin of Grand Admiral Thrawn goes back to the novelStar Wars: Heir to the Empireby Timothy Zahn. After the novel, Thrawn (originally called Mitth’raw’nuruodo) made the leap to television inStar Wars Rebelsand then to a comic book series before returning to the realm of novels.
Its relevance lies mainly in that it was one of Palpatine’s right hands, so its role in the stories was always very important.
For his part, Huyang was a Mark IV droid architect and professor based aboard the Jedi Crucible ship, which, for a thousand generations, taught Jedi initiates, including Grand Master Yoda and Jedi Master Mace Windu, how to build their lightsabers after the Assembly.
His purpose was to accompany the young apprentices to the planet Ilum, and once they had recovered the kyber crystal that called to them through the Force, he would help them design the weapon.
