UPDATE 2! New Star Wars Rebels Video: Return of the Clones & New TV Spot!
The clones come back in the second season of Star Wars Rebels. Click ahead to take a look at a new making-of video and a short TV spot.
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, and in the process started an overhaul of existing product, one of the first and hardest felt casualties of the old regime was the animated series The Clone Wars. The series was initially dismissed as kids’ entertainment, but over the course of its first few seasons it turned quite a few heads. Viewers found deep stories and interesting characters to keep them returning week after week for an ongoing dose of Star Wars. Front and center among the many compelling new characters were the clones. Bringing personality and depth to an indistinct mass of cannon fodder, The Clone Wars introduced memorable clones such as 99, Gregor, Wolffe, Fives, and most importantly Captain Rex. And although Rebels was welcomed with open arms, the clones were missed.
But at Star Wars Celebration earlier this year, it was announced at least some of the Clones would be returning for Rebels Season 2. It seems Captain Rex and a few of his friends have survived the Clone Wars and Order 66, and will be around and ready for a fight along side the crew of the Ghost this season. Today, there was an official release of a promo video featuring the clones and their role in the upcoming season, along with comments from voice Dee Bradley Baker and creator Dave Filoni. You get a little hint of what is to come from a plot standpoint and specifically the clones’ dynamic with the ex-Jedi and Order 66 victim Kanan.
Check out the video below…
UPDATE!
There’s also a new TV spot showing some new footage from Season Two. While the advertisement is not yet available in high quality, a Tumblr user was able to use a camcorder device to record the video. Follow the link to check it out.
UPDATE 2!
And here’s a better version of the same spot uploaded on youtube by Disney XD (via jedibibliothek):
Star Wars Rebels Season 2. Premieres Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30P on Disney XD.
So awesome!! Do we have any idea yet if Sara Michelle geller is playing that female inquisitor or a completely separate character?
Not yet. She will be a part of the Rebels panel at NYCC in October so hopefully then she will spill some info about her character. Of course I don’t expect her to give too much away then.
I don’t think she’s going to be playing the female inquisitor. I believe that the identity is Baris Offee. She like the other voice actors from the Clone Wars have reprised their roles. I think SMG will be playing someone new.
I agree.
Leia perhaps?
It’s such an obvious answer that I never thought of it and now that I think of it more it makes a lot of sense.
Based on that TV spot, I think the pitch of that character’s voice (if the “Ssh…” is anything to go by”) is too high to be Sarah Michelle Gellar. After hearing the pitch of the Femquisitor’s voice, I think that the she is most likely Barriss Offee. The character’s voice has a similar pitch to the speaking voice of Barriss – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=catXn4QAclI. She’s also confirmed to be a Mirilan, the same species.
I like that they aged Rex and he’s in it but I wish he was a little less Kris Kringle looking.
I totally agree. What’s with the white beard? I mean I understand “hair loses colour when you age”, but pure white?
I love Rebels and I don’t dislike its character designs, but I think they’re the weakest thing in the show. This new Rex design doesn’t help.
I didn’t like all of the Clone Wars… but they are certainly bringing the best parts over into Rebels. I’m excited for this. Still love that custom AT-TE.
Yeah. But I kinda feel like they’re missing some of those best parts. Like when 3PO and R2 went on a Jogan fruit hunt in the market. Man that was one crazy episode.
I spy an Interdictor blowing up in that trailer. Nice to see more EU refs being used.
I thought they were already made canon in one of the new novels, or am I mistaken?
Um, it has four visible in the Youtube trailer:
And yes, I knew about the books, it’s having it in a tv show that’s cool.
It has them in the trailer on YT:
http://i.imgur.com/d20TYEF.png
Just cool seeing it in a tv show and not just the new novels. 🙂
The Episode with Kanin and the rest go to rescue a rumored Jedi, don’t they find the remains of Barriss offee in the cell?
That wasn’t Barriss Offee that was Master Luminara
Anyone hoping SMG is playing a teenage Mara Jade?
this x1000!
I think that would be massively satisfying having confirmation of an in-canon Mara Jade! And if they do then it would also make me wonder: Rey from TFA, Luke and Mara’s daughter? Maybe right? That’s one character I really hope they pull from Legends.
The Collector seen holding Vader’s ruined helmet: Maybe it’s the ultimate prize for one Ezra Bridger? See how that went full circle? The collecting of helmets since before episodes of Rebels ever started! That simple idea opens up so many possibilities…is Ezra Snoke? Was Ezra the founder of the Knights of Ren? Did he name it that in memory of Sabine? Could Kylo be Ezra after awaking from carbon freezing? Maybe that’s what the Knights of Ren do to their highest ranking knights and they choose to awaken them in times of necessity? If Kylo IS Ezra, personally I don’t think so, he could be obsessed with Vader for various reasons. 1 being that Vader was the personification of fear and hatred like he was a thing not a person. Perhaps Vader kills Kanan and Sabine and Ezra loses it?
I know people don’t like everything being connected in Star Wars, but personally, I’d love to see at least one connection between TFA and Rebels. I wouldn’t mind if Rey or Kylo were related to a Skywalker or Solo…just one of them, and that’s it. Finn? I honestly hope he has no relation to anyone from OT.
I’ve also read rumors that Kylo Ren will attempt to clone Vader somehow, hence reports of Anakin’s actor being trained. What do you guys think?
Oh that’s correct! Thanks for the correction, its been a while since I watched 😀
No problem, Barriss is the friend of Ashoka that set her up and betrayed her in season 5 of clone wars.
Oh yeah I remember that one. 🙂
What if Vader had another kidd right near the end of his life,, Kylo Ren.. Lukes little brother…BOOM
Umm. I thought all of anakin’s “appendages” got sizzled by the lava.
He got a prosthetic
I am struggling Rebels to connect with Clone Wars only because of formers
rather flat graphics. Even Filoni acknowledged CW required much more skilled staff than Rebels.
probably in the story department too.
watching that rap thing… the at-ats have some minor differences respect the ep. v ones, wich means they might be a prototype or a previous version. Then, theres an exploding starship wich seemes to me an in-between with the first order and imperial cruiser. Also that female inquisitor is so much barriss…
Yup. Definitely Barriss.
The AT-ATs are from ESB pre-production art, when they still had turrets on their backs and a more blocky body.
Sorry, but it can not be Ventress. You should read Dark Disciple. Could it be Barass Offiee? Maybe. If so what’s up with her facial markings?
I said barris… I mistakingly wrote ventress for some reason, I’ve corrected it, I’ve read Dark disciple so… where do you see ventress?
Is it me? Or does it look like they got rid of the spaghetti sabers? Woooo!!
They still look the same to me, and if I recall, they were still the same in The Siege of Lothal. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure Rebels still has, as I call them, toothpick sabers.
Oh god..toothpick sabers that’s perfect! Lmao
At least Siege of Lothal had the spaghetti/ toothpick sabbers and so I`m pretty sure they`ll go on with the same concept.
Yeah, they do look just a bit thicker, but nothing like TCW of course. I like it. Of course, we need to see more action scenes before we really know.
Its the Rebels Remix version.
I hope a teenage Mara Jade appears in season 2 of Rebels. I think that would be massively satisfying having confirmation of an in-canon Mara Jade! And if they do then it would also make me wonder: Rey from TFA, Luke and Mara’s daughter? Maybe right? That’s one character I really hope they pull from Legends.
The Collector seen holding Vader’s ruined helmet: Maybe it’s the ultimate prize for one Ezra Bridger? See how that went full circle? The collecting of helmets since before episodes of Rebels ever started! That simple idea opens up so many possibilities…is Ezra Snoke? Was Ezra the founder of the Knights of Ren? Did he name it that in memory of Sabine? Could Kylo be Ezra after awaking from carbon freezing? Maybe that’s what the Knights of Ren do to their highest ranking knights and they choose to awaken them in times of necessity? If Kylo IS Ezra, personally I don’t think so, he could be obsessed with Vader for various reasons. 1 being that Vader was the personification of fear and hatred like he was a thing not a person. Perhaps Vader kills Kanan and Sabine and Ezra loses it?
I know people don’t like everything being connected in Star Wars, but personally, I’d love to see at least one connection between TFA and Rebels. I wouldn’t mind if Rey or Kylo were related to a Skywalker or Solo…just one of them, and that’s it. Finn? I honestly hope he has no relation to anyone from OT.
I’ve also read rumors that Kylo Ren will attempt to clone Vader somehow, hence reports of Anakin’s actor being trained. What do you guys think?