We are quickly barreling towards Star Wars Celebration Japan which takes place on April 18-20, and some of the schedule is beginning to come out. We now know four panels in particular that fans should keep their eyes on for some possibly big announcements or reveals.
Via Gizmodo, the first panel to look out for is on Friday, April 18 for the upcoming Jon Favreau film The Mandalorian & Grogu. While there was teaser footage revealed last year at D23, it was never released to the public even though it's not too hard to find a bootleg floating around. I wouldn't be surprised if we get an official first teaser trailer for the film. They might also clear up some of the floating rumors about what characters might be in the movie and officially confirm some of the actors in the film.
Saturday April 19 is the big day with both Andor and Ahsoka getting the spotlight.
Starting with the first, I'm sure Andor is going to be a huge focus of the convention with Season 2 premiering days later. Already, multiple actors are confirmed for the event like Diego Luna. We might get some little teases here and there, but I'm not sure how much more actual footage we might see. Perhaps at most, they might show off a scene or two, something that happened in the lead up to Season 1. The actors and creators giving vague answers to hype us up will probably be the focus.
Ahsoka Season 2 panel could be interesting. Filming starts this year, so it's not like they have footage to show. However, we might get some cast announcements. We could formally meet Rory McCann, who is stepping into the role of Baylan Skoll after the passing of Ray Stevenson. Creator Dave Filoni has shared Season 2 concept artwork last year, so we might see some more as teases. I think the biggest thing would be introducing some of the Season 2 cast. Rosario Dawson will be at Celebration, and she might showcase some new or familiar rumored faces to the series.
Lastly, Sunday, April 20 will have the panel I'm most excited for: Star Wars: Visions Season 3. We already know this third season is coming back to Japan with several of the Season 1 studios returning for another outing. What we don't know is if they are continuing their stories from Visions Season, bringing us new shorts, or a bit of both. Visions is my favorite of the new Disney projects, so I am eager for a trailer and seeing what the new and returning studios bring us.
Star Wars Celebration Japan is April 18-20.