A Jedi Knight-turned-Sith Lord and an ace pilot-turned-space mom are headed to Star Wars Celebration Japan in the final wave of autograph guests.
This is where the fun begins as Hayden Christensen, who first portrayed Anakin Skywalker as the young Jedi apprentice in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, joins in the festivities. Christensen reprised his role in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and more recently in Star Wars: Ahsoka, reuniting with his own former student Ahsoka Tano.
And from the celebrated cast of Star Wars Rebels, the voice of rebel hero and Ghost captain Hera Syndulla, Vanessa Marshall, will also attend.
Read on for the full list of celebrity guests coming to Makuhari Messe April 18-20...
Actor Rosario Dawson, who brought Jedi Ahsoka Tano to live-action, is coming to Star Wars Celebration Japan!
Dawson first appeared in The Mandalorian Season 2 in “Chapter 13: The Jedi,” where she revealed the name of Din Djarin’s pint-sized pal, Grogu, to the Mandalorian warrior and fans alike. Dawson has since reprised her role in The Book of Boba Fett and most recently the Ahsoka series, with a second season in development exploring the further adventures of Anakin Skywalker’s former Padawan.
Ahmed Best, the actor who plays both lovable Gungan Jar Jar Binks and the Jedi Knight Kelleran Beq in the Star Wars galaxy, is coming to Star Wars Celebration Japan this year!
Best’s motion capture and voice performance first helped bring Jar Jar to life for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace more than 25 years ago. In the years since, he’s played the character in every prequel film, voiced Binks in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and mostly recently put a new twist on the character as Darth Jar Jar in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy. But fans will also recognize his face as the esteemed Jedi who rescued a young Grogu from Order 66 in Season 3 episode of The Mandalorian.
Plus, Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor John Knoll will be on hand to share his nearly four decades of experience at Industrial Light & Magic.
Knoll, who also co-created Photoshop, has served as the visual effects supervisor on several Star Wars films and series including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Mandalorian, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
Prepare your finest Narkina 5 cosplay and get ready to shout "One way out!" Diego Luna is set to join us at Star Wars Celebration Japan in 2025!
Luna first portrayed Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, reprising the role as the titular star of Andor, the critically-acclaimed prequel series delving into the events that turn the fan-favorite rogue into a rebel hero. With its second season premiering on Disney+ just days later on April 22, 2025, Luna makes an exciting addition to the talented special guests headed to Makuhari Messe this year.
Or take a walk on the dark side with the voice of the former Sith apprentice Darth Maul. Actor Sam Witwer, who first entered the galaxy as Starkiller in The Force Unleashed before portraying the Zabrak Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and beyond, will join in the fun.
The actor who portrayed the father of the Death Star and Jyn Erso's papa is also coming to Star Wars Celebration Japan!
Mads Mikkelsen, who portrayed Galen Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a character who engineered the Empire's superweapon and planted the seeds of a future Rebel victory in his flawed design, will appear. Plus, you can take home your own exclusive Galen Erso Hot Toys 1/6th figure, available at Star Wars Celebration Japan.
Mikkelsen will be joined by many other guests including the actors behind The Acolyte's mysterious Stranger, Rogue One's wise-cracking droid K-2SO, and more.
Alan Tudyk, who made his Star Wars debut in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Cassian Andor's reprogrammed Imperial security droid, will make an appearance.
Or swear allegiance to Manny Jacinto from The Acolyte, making his second Star Wars Celebration appearance fresh off the success of the Disney+ series that saw his dark side character take on the Jedi of the High Republic.
And from the prequels and animation, Daniel Logan, who first portrayed young Boba Fett in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and also voiced the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and more, will appear.
Star Wars icon Anthony Daniels, the only actor to work on all 11 Star Wars feature films, will make an appearance. Daniels notably portrayed C-3PO in all three Skywalker saga trilogies.
Also from live action, Temuera Morrison will be there. Morrison first played Jango Fett and his army of clones in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and has more recently brought Boba Fett back from the (presumed) dead on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.
Lucasfilm’s own Doug Chiang, an Academy Award-winning artist who also serves as senior vice president and executive design director, will be there, too. Recently, Chiang has served as production designer on several Star Wars live-action series, including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew.
And from animation, Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Tales of the Jedi, will appear. The event is excited to welcome back Official Pix as the autograph provider for the show.
Tickets for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 will go on sale Thursday, May 2, at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST, and Friday, May 3, at 8 a.m. JST. along with more than two dozen limited Star Wars Celebration 2025 exclusive items available for pre-order during registration.
Stay tuned to StarWars.com and StarWarsCelebration.com for more news on our favorite fan event in the galaxy, including more exciting announcements about other celebrity guests slated to appear!
Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 will be held April 18-20, 2025, at the Makuhari Messe in Japan.
