First Look at Wedge Antilles from Next Episode of Star Wars: Rebels!
One of the best fighter pilots in the galaxy, one who flew in Red Squadron alongside Luke Skywalker in the Battle of Yavin is making his way to Star Wars: Rebels. Read on for more!
Dave Filoni, who was recently promoted from the role of supervising director of the animated Star Wars: Rebels is beginning to link ‘Rebels’ even more with the Star Wars universe. Filoni, who has been the driving force behind the popular ‘Rebels’ story lines is adding the fan favorite hot shot pilot Wedge Antilles.
Antilles, best known as the pilot who joined Luke Skywalker in his sortie against the first Death Star in the original trilogy of films joins the ‘Rebels’ in the upcoming episode titled “The Antilles Extraction”. Originally, supporting character Denis Lawson played “Wedge” in the original Star Wars trilogy of films.
From StarWars.com
While undercover as a cadet, Sabine meets Wedge Antilles and tells him of her plan to help him escape Imperial clutches for good, in this clip from the Star Wars Rebels episode “The Antilles Extraction.”
Star Wars Rebels airs every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD.
May the Force be with you….
The actor who played Wedge in the Original trilogy was asked to appear in The Force Awakens but he declined
Good thing he declined. The movie was starting to look like an old high school reunion the way it was.
Yeah. As much I wish Lando would appear in the sequels, I would also be fine if the only returning characters were Luke, Leia, and Chewie.
It actually yanks me out out the movie for a second when Ackbar and Nunb show up because there’s just no need for either of them to have been there. I’m sure the people making it wanted to show that some of the old veterans of the Rebellion were still fighting the good fight but it was really just jarring. After many times watching it now it doesn’t work. And for that reason I’m glad that Denis Lawson said hell no to returning.
He also advised his nephew not to take Star Wars because it would ruin his career, and be a miserable, creatively bankrupt experience. Sounds like a fun guy.
Was he that wrong…? 😉
I don’t know, I don’t think appearing in those movies really damaged anyone’s career – McGregor just doesn’t seem to have done much to chase blockbusters after Star Wars – bunch of smaller films, if I recall correctly, he and Lawson started a…I want to say production company, but it might have been a theater.
i was mostly referring to the “miserable, creatively bankrupt experience” part, but funny enough natalie portman thinks the prequels stunted her career for a while. though i personally think it that was more her being incredibly difficult to work with.
He’s related to Ewan McGregor
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whoa, sabine with normal hair. i was not prepared for that.
He didn’t just fly along with Luke” the first Death Star attack, he was the co founder of Rogue Squadron with Luke, and later the leader of it. Then led the Red squadron attack on the second death star helping blow up the main reactor.
Hey hey hey..but is that cannon doe? Wedge is NOW a sanitation trooper with flying rights. His position entails of cleaning up the debris of blown up starfighters.
That’s what he was doing before he joined the Empire. Watch it again.
That’s just an old Legend.
Really looking forward to seeing wedge’s origins in this episode before he became a rebel pilot in taking down the death star in ANH. ^_^
“Originally, supporting character Denis Lawson played “Wedge” in the original Star Wars trilogy of films.”
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Wellllllll….not exactly 🙂 Lawson isn’t the Wedge who is at the briefing.
good ole fake wedge
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D’oh! How did I never notice that all these years.
Didn’t I read somewhere that this guy screwed himself by being a lazy, pain in the ass, which is what led to him being replaced with Lawson?
Sabine looks so much better without these ridiculously dyed hair.
I’m sure the crazy purple white hair will be back in the episode that follows this one.
Sabine’s eyes are starting to look huge compared to Wedges! Will have to go back and see if they’ve always been that goldfish big.
1) I thought at first it was a flashback
2) I love this look of sabine instead of the various other ones
How old is Wedge here? He looks a little young.
He’s probably Luke’s age or slightly older