Star Wars Celebration Japan is right around the corner in April, and the guest list is getting bigger by adding a fan favorite actor to the roster. Ahmed Best joins the group when Celebration kicks off April 18-20. Along with Best's announcement on StarWars.com, visual effects supervisor John Knoll will also be in Japan to share his tales and work from almost 40 years working at Industrial Light & Magic.
Ahmed Best is best known for his role as Jar Jar Binks in Episode I: The Phantom Menace and the rest of the prequel trilogy, but in more recent media, he's crafted a wonderful role as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq. Kelleran first arrived in the delightful all ages game show Jedi Temple Challenge, which I always hope will come back one day. He then jumped to the canon in The Mandalorian's third season when it was revealed he was the one who saved Grogu from Order 66.
Knoll has been a longtime visual effect supervisor on so many Star Wars films from the prequel trilogy to Rogue One. He's also brought his skills to recent series as well, including The Mandalorian and Skeleton Crew. StarWars.com also notes a fun fact that he's the co-creator of Photoshop.
The roster for Star Wars Celebration is already stacked. Andor fans are going to be feasting well as the event is only days before the Season 2 premiere. The guest list has Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, and Alan Tudyk who will more than likely be promoting the show.
Other people joining are man fan favorites like Manny Jacinto, Ashley Eckstein, Sam Witwer, Daniel Logan, Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Doug Chiang, and so many more announcements to come.
Star Wars Celebration Japan is April 18-20 at the Makuhari Messe and tickets are on sale now.