Following the story posted by Entertainment Weekly that revealed Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Kelly Marie Tran would be lending their voices to their respective characters in the Disney+ LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, StarWars.com has been updated with an interview conducted with James Waugh (vice president, franchise content and strategy at Lucasfilm) and Josh Rimes (director of animation development at Lucasfilm) about the development of this new LEGO special.
In addition to the return of Daniels, Williams, and Tran, a few members of the talented voice cast from The Clone Wars animated series will also be lending their voices to the LEGO special. Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker (Clone troopers) will be part of the LEGO festivities as well.
We also have a look at the first official poster that has been created for the special (click the image below for a larger view). Check out the intro to StarWars.com’s article copied below and then take the supplied source link for the full read. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special will be premiering exclusively on Disney+ on Tuesday, November 17.
Star Wars has always been a genre mashup. Samurai films, Westerns, and Saturday matinee serials are all part of the magic mix of the saga. And over the years, Star Wars has infused everything from monster movies (Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ “The Zillo Beast”) to straight-up gothic horror (IDW Publishing’s Tales from Vader’s Castle series). But now, something new — and definitely unexpected — is inspiring the galaxy far, far away.
“We found ourselves talking about holiday specials,” James Waugh, vice president, franchise content and strategy at Lucasfilm, tells StarWars.com, “and the heritage of sitting down and watching holiday specials every year, and how beloved and timeless those things are. When looking at what to do next with LEGO Star Wars, it kind of went from there.”
That brainstorm eventually led to The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, coming to Disney+ on November 17 — the day our galaxy observes the now-canonical Star Wars holiday of Life Day. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special picks up post-Episode IX and finds Rey continuing her Jedi training. She comes upon something mystical in a Jedi temple that sends her hurtling through time, meeting Star Wars legends and visiting places of the past — but still, she must get back home for Life Day. The cast features many returning fan favorites, including Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, as well as several Star Wars: The Clone Wars vets: Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda, along with Qui-Gon Jinn), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker (clone troopers) are all back. “We’re particularly thrilled that these great actors from the Star Wars family chose to reprise their roles and came to play in this LEGO sandbox,” Josh Rimes, director of animation development at Lucasfilm, says.
