Star Wars Celebration 2025 was a big show filled with some exciting announcements from that galaxy far, far away, including Star Wars: Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling, a new Darth Maul series, a first look at Rory McCann’s Baylan Skoll, the news that you’ll be able to take care of Grogu on Millennium Falcon: Sumgglers Run, and so much more.
There were a ton of big reveals, and we’re gathering the ones you simply can’t miss below and we’d love to know what you are most excited for in the world of Star Wars!
Star Wars Celebration’s Ahsoka Panel Featured the First Look at Rory McCann’s Baylan Skoll, the news of Anakin’s Return, and More
Star Wars Celebration’s Ahsoka had some big reveals and fun behind-the-scenes stories for the show’s second season, including a first look at Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll.
For those unfamiliar, McCann is taking over as Baylan following the death of Rey Stevenson, and the panel gave us a first-look image that you can see below. It was also confirmed that Hayden Christensen will be returning to the role of Anakin Skywalker again in Season 2.
Speaking of Season 2, we got a few teases of what we can expect when it arrives in the future, including that such fan-favorite characters like Sabine, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper will be back. It was also revealed that Admiral Ackbar will have a big part to play and will face off against Grand Admiral Thrawn, that there will be incredibly adorable Loth-Kittens, and that, according to Dave Filoni, there will be “X-Wings, A-Wings, and Wings I can’t tell you about.”
Hayden Christensen on Returning to Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka and Liking When ‘Star Wars Goes Dark’
Following the reveal that he’d be returning for Ahsoka Season 2, we spoke to Hayden Christensen about playing Anakin Skywalker again after nearly 20 years, why he likes when Star Wars goes dark, and even which Anakin meme is his favorite.
Rosario Dawson Had No Idea Mark Hamill Was Returning as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian Until He Walked On Set
We had the chance to speak to Rosario Dawson, Dave Filoni, and Jon Favreau about Ahsoka, and they revealed a funny story about how Dawson didn’t know Mark Hamill was returning as Luke Skywalker until he walked onto the set of The Book of Boba Fett one day. As it turns out, she, like many others, thought Plo Koon was going to be the mysterious Jedi to save the day in the Season 2 finale as Filoni and Favreau used him as a decoy in the scripts.
The Mandalorian and Grogu Panel, Everything Revealed
The Mandalorian & Grogu is headed to theaters on May 22, 2026, and will be the first Star Wars film to be released on the big screen since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. It was also the first major panel that kicked off Star Wars Celebration, and it included teases for the film and, perhaps most surprisingly, the reveal of the Shawn Levy-directed Star Wars: Starfighter that will star Ryan Gosling when it is released in theaters on May 28, 2027.
The footage of The Mandalorian & Grogu was shown for those in the crowd and included shots of an Imperial ship prepared to engage, Mando taking on Flame Troopers, AT-AT walkers collapsing in the snow, and our first look at Sigourney Weaver’s character. And of course, Grogu was seen being adorable and chaotic while swimming, making objects levitate, and more.
The Mandalorian & Grogu’s Sigourney Weaver on Grogu Stealing Her Heart and More
We had the chance to speak to Sigourney Weaver at Star Wars Celebration about joining The Mandalorian & Grogu, how she hadn’t watched an episode of The Mandalorian before being cast, how Grogu stole her heart, and even if she thinks Grogu is more powerful than a Xenomorph.
Star Wars: Starfighter Is a New Film Starring Ryan Gosling That’s Arriving in Theaters in May 2027
Star Wars: Starfighter was announced at Star Wars Celebration and it was confirmed that Ryan Gosling would star in this upcoming film that takes place five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. We didn’t learn much more about the film besides that Gosling will be playing a brand-new character, but this film will join the likes of those by The Mandalorian & Grogu, movies from Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, James Mangold, and Taika Waititi, and a trilogy from Simon Kinberg.
For more, you can check out everything we know about Star Wars: Starfighter’s plot and timeline.
Bringing Star Wars Experiences to Life With Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Live Entertainment
We had the chance to speak to Walt Disney Imagineering’s Asa Kalama and Disney Live Entertainment’s Michael Serna about the future of Star Wars experiences at Disney Parks and beyond, including The Mandalorian & Grogu-themed update headed to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, the impossibly adorable BDX droids headed to Disney Parks, and so much more. Alongside that, they gave us a look into how they bring this Disney Magic to us and allow to us experience some of our favorite stories and characters in real life.
The Mandalorian and Grogu-Themed Update to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Will Let Engineers Take Care of Grogu
Alongside The Mandalorian & Grogu arriving in theaters on May 22, 2026, Din Djarin and Grogu will be headed to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Walt Disney World and Disneyland for a new story-based mission that will follow a “different path” from the movie.
In this new story, Hondo Ohnaka “catches wind of a deal on Tatooine between ex-Imperial officers and
pirates, setting the stage for a high-stakes chase across the galaxy. Guests will team up with Mando and Grogu to track them down and claim a bounty in a dynamic, galaxy-spanning adventure.”
It was also revealed Engineers will not only get to take care of Grogu during the ride, but they’ll also get to choose where our adventure takes us by plotting a course to Bespin, the Death Star wreckage above Endor, or the newly-revealed Coruscant during a special moment.
Everything Announced at the Andor Panel
Andor’s second and final season is set to debut on April 22 on Disney+ and the series had one final appearance at Star Wars Celebration before the highly anticipated epsiodes arrive. Some of the highlights include Diego Luna teasing that fans should watch Rogue One after Andor Season 2 as he believes we will all see it as a “different film.”
It was also shared that this new season will be “more ambitious” than the first and will feature 140 sets across seven stages, two backlots, 700 costumes for principals, 150 creatures, 30 droids, and 4,100 VFX shots.
For more, including deep dives into the beloved characters of Andor, check out our recap of the Andor panel right here.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Announced at Star Wars Celebration
Star Wars Celebration saw the announcement of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, a new animated series headed to Disney+ in 2026 that will follow Sam Witwer’s Darth Maul after the events of the final season of The Clone Wars. We will see Maul “plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.”
Star Wars: Visions Gets a Volume 3 Release Date and a Spin-Off Series That Will Debut With a Ninth Jedi Story
We learned at Star Wars Celebration that Volume 3 of Star Wars: Visions will be released on October 29, 2025, and that the series is getting a new spin-off that will debut with the next chapter of The Ninth Jedi story that began back in Volume 1.
Star Wars Outlaws Gets Second Story Update A Pirate’s Fortune in May
Star Wars Outlaws fans will be able to undertake a brand-new story on May 15 as A Pirate’s Fortune will be released and will see Kay Vess and Nix teaming up with beloved pirate Hondo Ohnaka. The new team will need to take on Stinger Tash and her gang, the Rokana Raiders, and do some smuggling for the Miyuki Trade League. This story takes place after the events of Star Wars Outlaws, so make sure to finish the campaign so you can be ready for this second story pack.
Star Wars Outlaws Release Date Announced for Nintendo Switch 2
Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws will officially be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4, 2025, meaning it won’t make the console’s launch on June 5 but will be arriving not too much longer after.
Hasbro Reveals Incredible New Dash Rendar and Jedi: Survivor Figures
Fans of Dash Rendar will be delighted to know a brand-new figure of the character will be released from Hasbro alongside an impressive lineup of figures based on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, including of Nightsister Merrin, a three-pack of Cal Kestis, Turgle, and Skoova Stev, a smaller Merrin figure and a Rocket Launch Trooper in the Vintage Collection line, and more.
You can check out all of these figures and more in the slideshow below.
Hasbro Reveals New The Mandalorian Figures at Star Wars Celebration 2025
Hasbro revealed two exciting new figures from The Mandalorian of Moff Gideon and Cobb Vanth at Star Wars Celebration and confirmed they would be joining the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection lineup. Like other figures in the collection, these figures are designed at a 3.75-inch scale and feature packaging inspired by the classic Kenner Star Wars figures.
You can check out our exclusive images below of the Moff Gideon figure inspired by his Dark Trooper armor and Cobb Vanth with his look from The Book of Boba Fett. Also, both of these figures will be $16.99 and will be available for pre-order on April 18 at 3pm ET/12pm PT.
Star Wars and The Mandalorian Invade Monopoly Go
Monopoly Go is taking a trip to that galaxy far, far away as it will be launching a Star Wars event inspired by the Skywalker Saga and The Mandalorian from May 1 – July 2. There will be Star Wars character getting a Monopoly-style look, a Star Wars Go sticker album to fill, podracing in the Mos Espa Grand Arena, collectible in-game items like token, shields, and emojis, and much more.
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