20 Memorable Moments from the Star Wars Celebration Live Stage
Star Wars Celebration 2022 is in the books. Our team at LaughingPlace.com has posted numerous announcements and videos to keep you informed on its happenings along with a Who’s The Bossk Pod Convention wrap-up podcast offering on the floor reactions throughout the four days. And while it is the big presentations and announcements of upcoming projects that fuel the dynamic energy massive event conventions are so much more. At their core, these are communal moments of shared joy. A chance to be surrounded by fellow fans, to immerse yourself in a mutual love.
At Star Wars Celebration they have a live stage where the creatives can sit and chat in a more intimate setting giving fans another opportunity to be eye to eye with the creatives behind the stories and characters we as fans love so much. It also gives fans the chance to directly demonstrate gratitude to them and have that reciprocated.
In these exchanges came fun moments, emotional moments and my favorite moments of the convention. I’ve gathered some of those favorites from the four days (nearly 20 hours!) of Star Wars Celebration Live! coverage from this venue.
Boba Fett aka Temuera Morrison on getting in shape for The Book of Boba Fett.
And he stole my heart forever when he asked to sing
Through the interactions between host Anthony Carboni and C3PO actor Anthony Daniels we gained more insight into what’s it’s like to bring a protocol droid to life
Katee Sackhoff shares what she forgot to consider in bringing Bo Katan from the animated series Clone Wars to live-action in The Mandalorian
The voice of Bad Batch’s Omega, Michelle Ang, discusses how her own personality has found its way into the role
Rosario Dawson shares her efforts to bring a previously animated character, Ahsoka, to live-action in The Mandalorian and now in Ahsoka
Natasha Liu Bordizzo shares the inspirational message she has found in Star Wars and seeks to carry forward in her role as Sabine Wren in the upcoming series Ahsoka
Dave Filoni (Lucasfilm Executive Producer & Executive Creative Director) shares a delightful anecdote of set dynamics as those who grew up with Clone Wars now find themselves working on Ahsoka
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy discusses the love for Grogu
Ian McDiarmid on successful villain portrayals
Ian McDiarmid on crafting Emperor’s Voice
Moses Ingram’s talks about her introduction to the Star Wars Universe through her role as Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi
If you aren’t yet hyped for Andor, check out this interview with Executive Producer Sanne Wohlenberg
Actor Diego Luna’s passion and commitment to the role of Andor along with a delightful reaction to the crowd’s enthusiastic embrace
Omid Abtahi shares his best effort to explain how he felt working on The Mandalorian
Sometimes the actor’s stories remind us that dreams come true as Carey Jones talks about growing up a Star Wars fan pretending to be a favorite character thanks to a simple cardboard mask.
Or how mischievous these actors can be. Check out what happened when Pedro Pascal got an early look at the Mando Lego Minifig
And there are moments that stay with you well beyond the convention. I know I will mentally return to the moments with Giancarlo Esposito. His delightful spirit and energetic love had me in tears.
And others like this quip from Hayden Christensen at the conclusion of his interview are simply pure joy, moments where the actor embraces the fans by offering exactly the right thing and fans erupt in jubilation.
Sometimes we’re lucky enough to get a peek into what drives the creatives like Dave Filoni. We hear the passion and we find out that they are even more passionate about this universe than we are and, while hard to believe, it’s possible we fall even deeper in love with it.