Action? Adventure? A Jedi craves not these things…but if you want star power from a galaxy far, far, away there’s plenty to have as this year’s Star Wars Weekends will become fully operational with a full cast of celebrities and surprises as Star Wars Weekends kicks off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The annual celebration of all things Star Wars has been extended this year, and if rumors persist, it will be tied in with several major announcements dealing with the all new Episode 7 that will be released next year.
This year the line up includes guests from Star Wars past…present…and future? No, before you get excited there are no cast members from Episode 7 (that we know of) appearing. However the line up will include some major stars from the original trilogy.
Here’s the full line up for the five weekend event:
Weekend I: May 16-18
Ahmed Best: Jar Jar Binks (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca (Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Vanessa Marshall: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend II: May 23-25
Warwick Davis: Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Wald (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Jeremy Bulloch: Boba Fett (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Capt. Jeremoch Colton (Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith)
Tiya Sircar: Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend III: May 30-June 1
Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
John Ratzenberger: Major Bren Derlin (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back)
Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend IV: June 6-8
Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Darth Bane (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Billy Dee Williams: Lando Calrissian (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend V: June 13-15
Dee Bradley Baker: Captain Rex/the Clones, Bossk and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Cat Taber: Padmé Amidala and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Tom Kane: Yoda, the series’ narrator and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Matt Lanter: Anakin Skywalker and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels)
The cast of the all new Star Wars Rebels, which airs later this year, is the future. The big rumor, however, has both Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams starring in the upcoming Star Wars Episode 7-which hits theaters next Christmas. Billy Dee Williams is fresh off his run on Dancing With the Stars. Mark Hamill has not officially been announced for Episode 7. It’s a huge rumor that both could be announced for the film at the event, we could get an official name of the film, and more.
Star Wars Weekends is included with theme park admission, and the line up is scheduled to change. A FastPass can be acquired for all meet and greets, and autograph sessions, but you will have to be in park EARLY.
Stay tuned as we bring you more from Star Wars Weekends, and be sure to follow along with us on Twitter @BehindThrills for the latest updates!
