{"id":163140,"date":"2025-04-19T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/star-wars-celebration-day-2-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:15:08","slug":"star-wars-celebration-day-2-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/star-wars-celebration-day-2-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Celebration Day 2 News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:ijzmucoyppz7hra6rxs5y54h\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ln5qy6j4hc22\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifkci7vhtj3kzjnh5xluc63nqtec25wfarcrgzvbxdi33cxgqe3au\" data-author=\"@swholocron.bsky.social\"><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ijzmucoyppz7hra6rxs5y54h\/post\/3ln5qy6j4hc22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bluesky Post by @swholocron.bsky.social<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/130402030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a lot of movie news yesterday<\/a>, day 2 of Star Wars Celebration Japan was primarily about television. <i>Andor <\/i>and <i>Ahsoka <\/i>received the most focus. Manny Jacinto welcomes you into the post. <br \/><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote lj-screenable=\"social:newinsta:parse\" class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"data-instgrm-captioned\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DIndPfwSkBf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DIndPfwSkBf<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In unsurprising news, Hayden Christensen will officially be back for season 2 of <i>Ahsoka<\/i>. Showrunner Dave Filoni revealed filming starts in London in 4 days.<\/p>\n<p>They also shared a first look at <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln62jgstmk2u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll<\/a>. McCann is taking over the role from the late Ray Stevenson, who passed away before season 1 aired. Stevenson&#8217;s family gave their blessing for the recast. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/StarWarsLeaks\/comments\/1k2otas\/teaser_for_ahsoka_s2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">vintage teaser<\/a> featuring concept art was played. This revealed that Zeb Orrelios will appear in season 2, after being the only <i>Rebels <\/i>crew member absent in season 1 (OP note: <i>shoutout to Zeb for getting his own separate mention in both of these posts lol<\/i>).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1745085600%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262159667%26%26%26youtube%26jKNi5-zrH_8%3A2b54bdecf11bec2d544bd4a0741bad71f6947c4a&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=jKNi5-zrH_8&amp;moduleid=2159667&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2159667\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new behind the scenes featurette dropped ahead of <i>Andor<\/i>&#8216;s panel, which featured the entire cast. Kyle Soller teased that Dedra and Syril&#8217;s relationship gets <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xnsjgzs2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">even weirder<\/a> in season 2, while Alan Tudyk pitched <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xwrhuwc2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">K2 Fast K2 Furious<\/a>. Genevieve O\u2019Reilly shared that <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xjsrmic2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mon starts the season back on Chandrila<\/a> and Adria Arjona said <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xtjs4xc2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bix begins season 2 trying to reconstruct her life<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The social media embargo for season 2 has now ended and, while social media embargos can be notoriously inflated, early reviews are glowing.<\/p>\n<blockquote lj-screenable=\"social:newinsta:parse\" class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"data-instgrm-captioned\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DIlGHiDzuEz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DIlGHiDzuEz<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This was technically announced yesterday, but the last post was already too long: it was confirmed that the next animated series will be <i>Maul: Shadow Lord<\/i>, with Sam Witwer returning to voice Maul. It will arrive on Disney+ in 2026.<br \/><a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln5qy6j4hc22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/130402030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIndPfwSkBf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln62jgstmk2u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jKNi5-zrH_8&amp;ab_channel=StarWars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xnsjgzs2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xwrhuwc2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xjsrmic2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/swholocron.bsky.social\/post\/3ln4xtjs4xc2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIlGHiDzuEz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/130405450.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluesky Post by @swholocron.bsky.social After a lot of movie news yesterday, day 2 of Star Wars Celebration Japan was primarily about television. Andor and Ahsoka received the most focus. Manny Jacinto welcomes you into the post. https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DIndPfwSkBf In unsurprising news, Hayden Christensen will officially be back for season 2 of Ahsoka. 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