Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Marshall And More To Attend Star Wars Celebration
By Elaine Tveit
Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Marshall, Alan Tudyk, and Matthew Wood will meet fans and sign autographs at Star Wars Celebration in April.
Yesterday, the official Star Wars Celebration website revealed four more Star Wars celebrities in the event’s guest lineup. Actors Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Vanessa Marshall (Hera Syndulla), Alan Tudyk (K-2SO), and (Matthew Wood (General Grievous) will meet fans and sign autographs throughout the weekend.
Vanessa Marshall will also host Galactic Nights, a new event at Disney Hollywood Studios debuting during Star Wars Celebration.
Read the description of Galactic Nights below, from the official Disney World website.
"No matter your age, put on your finest Star Wars-themed costumes and attire, and walk the red carpet toward an intergalactic introduction—followed by a whole universe of event entertainment and interactive fun, from a park-wide scavenger hunt to Star Wars Character encounters and more."
Other celebrity guests confirmed for Celebration are Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine), and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca). For the full list, go to the Star Wars Celebration website.
The Star Wars Celebration main stage will be hosted by Warwick Davis (Wicket in Return of the Jedi). So far, two panels have been confirmed. On day two, Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson will present a The Last Jedi panel. On day three, Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni will preview Rebels‘ fourth season.
We will update our readers on all the panels at Celebration when the official Celebration website releases a full schedule.
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Star Wars Celebration takes place in Orlando April 13th-16th.