SPECULATION Are the fates of Thrawn, Ezra and Kanan intertwined?

Yep- within a wide margin, I think that's a fair and reasonable guess.
I (now) have faith that whatever happens, the story will be excellent.
The writers seem to have quite a good handle on things.

 

This is an interesting concept that I'd be happy with!

It could also lead to a live action Thrawn/Ezra (Del toro?)

 

Like and agree with the Thrawn aspect, can see something like this going down.

As for Maul? They have to kill him, it leaves to many answers as to where he is. It'd be too much of an open door if he's alive.

 

Do we have a Thrawn is Snoke theory already?

 

Your Snoke theory Sucks haha... I don't even think RJ knows who Thrawn is... hehe

 

I have a hard time believing Del Toro could play Ezra in Episode 8 (if he is even in Episode 8). Era would be the same age as Luke and Del Toro in real life is 15 years younger than Mark. Unless with a lot of make up, it would be hard to see Del Toro play a character that is pushing 70. With that said, I can see Del Toro play as Thrawn as he has similar face structure. That's was my first thought when I read he was cast in Episode 8.

 

Luke in Episode VII and VIII is 55.

 

Yeah, this theory does sort of address that issue of "darkness" with a Disney XD show, while simultaneously allowing for the possible rumor of Del Toro appearing in the future as an older Ezra.

Some possible solutions for where the Ghost Crew ends up at the series conclusion:

Spoiler: Spoilers for Rebels, Empire's End, Thrawn

Ezra- I like the idea of him heading after Thrawn into the unknown regions. Empire's End implies that may well be where he is during that era, as they have charts from him for those areas, which would also imply his survival. Those charts could also be from his pre-Empire years, though. Check out this excerpt from the upcoming Thrawn novel, between Palpatine and Thrawn:

These "threats" are interesting, as well- sounds like that might be important in the coming films... Maybe Ezra and Thrawn eventually end up working together for the betterment of the GFFA, even?

Kanan- Honestly, I don't see Kanan making it to the end of the series. His death could absolutely be a big moment for Ezra, and it wouldn't seem as totally out of place in a Disney XD show (after all, Disney loves to kill off parental figures, don't they?) In fact, I don't think he's guaranteed to even survive the Battle of Attolon (or the Battle of Chopper Base- however they decide to call it).

Hera and Chopper- We see Chopper in Rogue One, and I can only imagine "General Syndulla" is Hera. Not to mention, we see what is almost certainly the Ghost, and Hera's voice actor contributed vocal chatter for the Battle of Scariff. Not sure how they did in the battle, but I think we can assume they both made it at least to that point, which I imagine will be chronologically after the events of the show.

Sabine- Lots of options for her. Is she with the Ghost at Scarif? Do her loyalties lie with Mandalore? Is she Rey's mother p)? I guess she could theoretically die, but I don't see much point in that. She definitely doesn't have to die to fall off the radar.

Zeb- Same goes for Zeb, really. I think going to Lira-San would be a nice ending for him. Also likely would be him being given the option, but instead opting to stay aboard the Ghost.

Sato- Dude is so dead in the finale of this season.

Ahsoka- I get that her "scene" with Vader didn't explicitly show her death, and that sometimes implies a character's survival- but maybe it was also simply to spare us from having to watch Vader chop his former apprentice (and beloved character) into little bits. After all, we generally don't assume the younglings all survived simply because the camera cut off from that scene in ROTS.

 

I would be thrilled to read this story line. I don't however think this is a path they will go down, not yet at least. I'll probably change my mind by the mid-season of season 4 of rebels.

 

I agree, I don't see Disney killing off a children's show main character. The best theory I've seen is yours that Ezra, Kanan, and Ashoka, follow Thrawn to the unknown Region, this where their story line continues through Episodes IV, thru VIII, we might see them return in Episode IX who knows. Great Theory. BDT is not Ezra though as more leaks are coming out it seems that he will play Ducain. The one stole the millennium falcom from Han Solo.

 

The source of these rumours is this highly "credible" "leak."