Star Wars Celebration 2023 Day 2 Roundup From the LIVE! Stage

Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration has wrapped. We had another jam-packed day of interviews on the LIVE! stage for those of you watching from home, and we've curated a select few moments from the day below.



First, we heard from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, who discussed the process of tying together the connecting threads of the MandoVerse, and talked items they may have snuck home from set. Favreau admitted he has one of Grogu's chainmail shirts as well as a Darksaber. This adds to the items they already mentioned during the Ahsoka panel, with Dave mentioning he has Ahsoka's lightsabers and Jon saying he has Dave's drawings. Together, they must be the quite the collections. Dave also became a bit teary-eyed when discussing his own journey as a fan to a creator and how meaningful it is to him to see the love, diversity, and support from the fans.



Dave wasn't the only showrunner to get teary-eyed when talking about their love and commitment to Star Wars; Leslye Headland took the stage to discuss The Acolyte and, more generally, what Star Wars means to her. At one point, she even said:

Leslye Headland on the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Stage 2023.



Next up, we had Ray Stevenson and Lars Mikkelsen there to talk their villainous characters in Ahsoka. On Thrawn, Mikkelsen said:

Lars Mikkelsen onstage during the Ahsoka panel at the Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London at ExCeL on April 08, 2023. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Disney)



Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead took the LIVE! stage and talked about how they got the roles and how they've learned from their characters since filming. All three had a lot of love for their characters and for each other. One consistent refrain we've heard from actors on the LIVE! stage is that it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. Mary Elizabeth Winstead echoed this sentiment:

(L-R) Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Hera Syndulla), Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka), and Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Sabine Wren) on the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Stage 2023.



Finally, we got Andy Serkis on the stage to talk Andor and what it was like to come back to Star Wars for live-action acting after playing Supreme Leader Snoke in the sequel trilogy using mo-cap technology.

Regarding his fateful line at the end of the prison sequence in Andor:

Andy Serkis on the LIVE! Stage Star Wars Celebration 2023.



Check out some of the clip highlights below:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qexuSp-B7a4&ab_channel=StarWars



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk9T_vx3E94&ab_channel=StarWars



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEYrztHb50&ab_channel=StarWars



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKzMPVVa50A&ab_channel=StarWars



For the full day of programming from the LIVE! stage, including a recording of the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi panel, the Creature Cantina panel, The Clone Wars 15th Anniversary panel, and the High Republic panel. Check out the video below:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi-b2c0RY7I&ab_channel=StarWars



Check back tomorrow for a rundown of coverage from the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! stage Day 3. In the meantime, don't miss the news from today, including information on Thrawn in Ahsoka, The High Republic publishing initiative, and The Acolyte.



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