Wedge Antilles
The fleet of volunteers is led by Lando Calrissian and Chewie in the Millennium Falcon. And it seems Lando reached out to an old friend. After Calrissian pulls off a neat manoeuvre with the ship, we cut to a cockpit piloted by none other than Luke’s old flying partner, Wedge Antilles, who says “Nice flying, Lando!” That’s the extent of his screentime, but it was great to see the Rebellion pilot again all the same.
Denis Lawson was previously supposed to show up in The Force Awakens but had scheduling conflicts. Thankfully, he made it work this time. Prior to his return in the flesh, though, he did provide a brief vocal cameo back in Rogue One. This marks his fifth time playing Wedge, then, after he made appearances in each of the Original Trilogy films.
All Of The Jedi Live In Rey
When all hope seems lost and the Emperor has seemingly killed the redeemed Kylo Ren and is about to destroy the Resistance, Rey comes to and is visited by the spirits of the Jedi that have come before her. What follows is an epic barrage of vocal cameos from stars drawn from across all Star Wars media. Due to the fact there are so many and we don’t see their faces, you may not have been able to label all of them. But no worries, as here are all 10(!) guest stars in this scene:
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (Prequels)
- Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Originals/Prequels)
- Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn (Prequels)
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu (Prequels)
- Frank Oz as Yoda (Originals, Prequels, Sequels)
- Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars, Rebels)
- Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan Jarrus (Rebels)
- Olivia d’Abo as Luminara Unduli (The Clone Wars)
- Jennifer Hale as Aayla Secura (The Clone Wars)
- Angelique Perrin as Adi Gallia (The Clone Wars)
As cool as it is to have Neeson and Jackson back, Christensen’s return as Anakin probably means the most out of the prequel cast’s cameos, seeing as there’s been so much speculation about a potential role for him in Rise. What’s more, characters exclusively created for TV appearing in this way is a pretty big deal. Especially Ahsoka Tano making her movie debut in some form.
Some people have claimed to hear Sam Witwer in this scene, as well. Though he’s voiced Darth Maul and Palpatine in animation, if Witwer did cameo here, he was presumably reprising his role as Garen Malek from The Force Unleashed video game. However, he isn’t currently listed on the film’s IMDB page, so his involvement is yet to be confirmed.