The first trailer forStar Wars RebelsSeason 3 has landed (Update: along with a new clip), and it of course reveals a lot of interesting things. During the Celebration Europe presentation,Warwick Davishosted a panel that included Executive Producer and Supervising DirectorDave Filoni,Sam Witwer(Darth Maul) andTiya Sircar(Sabine), and the group had a lot of fun discussing what’s coming next in theRebelsuniverse.
For those unaware,Star Wars Rebelstakes place a few years beforeEpisode IV,and leads up to the formation of the Rebel Alliance. The show follows the crew of Kanan, a ragtag band of rebels – Ezra (Taylor Gray), Hera (Vanessa Marshall), Kanan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), Sabine (Sircar), Zeb (Steve Blum), and Chopper – who ignite a rebellion against the evil Galactic Empire. They crew was joined in Season 2 by Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein),Darth Maul (Witwer) and Captain Rex (Dee Bradley Baker).
Filoni talked about continuity throughout the universe now, with adjustments made to Zeb and Sabine’s looks to be more in line withRogue One. They also discussed exploring more of Darth Maul’s character, and revealed a new villain …
Check the footage out below:
Thrawnnnnnn! Grand Admiral Thrawn is a character created byTimothy Zahn, who made him the central villain inHeir to the Empire, which was the first book of a popular trilogy published in the 1990s. Thrawn, a Chiss, is a rare non-human Imperial officer, known for his intelligence and ruthlessness.Rebelstakes place before the original movie trilogy, which is of course where Thrawn also resides. And now, it seems, he’s officially become part of the Star Wars canon. Thrawn will be voiced byLars Mikkelsen—yes, brother of Mads Mikkelsen who is starring inRogue One.
There are a lot of other things to glean from this footage, like the fact that it also seems like Wedge will now be a character in Season 3, and the addition of Bendu, an ancient and powerful new character voiced byTom Baker(Doctor Who). Let us know what else you spotted, and what you think about the new footage in the comments.
