12:37AM – Dawson says to Christensen that looking back at the Clone Wars, “Ahsoka really gave you a hard time. But you did the same for Obi-Wan, so it was time for you to take the higher ground.” Yeah, she went there!

12:36AM – Dawson talks about how “incredibly fitting” it is for Ahsoka’s padawan to be a Mandalorian in Sabine Wren, after Ahsoka herself struggled with being told to fall into line.

12:34AM – Filoni says after seeing the response to Christensen at Star Wars Celebration years ago, he knew he had to find a way to work with him. “Plus, no one wields a lightsaber like you.”

12:32AM – Anakin talks about doing the live-action Clone Wars, says: “It was too much fun.” He recalls having conversations with George Lucas ahead of Episode III, and what Anakin had been doing between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Lucas told him about Anakin being a warrior, a leader… “And I was like ‘yeah, that sounds really cool George!'”

12:30AM – Filoni mentions Ashley Eckstein in terms of the character’s history and having so many different Ahsokas, which gets an absolutely massive cheer from the crowd.

12:28AM – Christensen says Ahsoka was “A dream to get to do. Anakin got to take Ahsoka down the yellow brick road of her memories of the Clone Wars.”

12:26AM – Hayden Christensen has arrived! One of the biggest cheers of the weekend, and shouts of “We love you Hayden!”

12:24AM – A first mention of Ahsoka’s Jedi Master, followed by the clip of her and Anakin fighting from Ahsoka season 1. Is Hayden going to appear soon?

12:23AM – Filoni talks about having animated characters in live-action, and compares it to watching A New Hope, and having things referenced there that we hadn’t seen yet. “Dad, this is episode 4, I want to see episode 1!”

12:19AM – Favreau jokes about being the little brother in his relationship with Filoni, and not getting to play with all the toys. Filoni adds: “I get Thrawn…you get to mention Thrawn in your show.”

12:18AM – Favreau says that, after bringing in characters such as Bo-Katan and then Ahsoka, and doing the latter’s show, it “felt like a continuation of what Dave and George had been doing.”

12:16AM – Dawson says seeing the fan reaction to the show, and being able to continue her story, “has been a dream come true.”

12:15AM – Filoni talks about George Lucas visiting the set: “George is really good at making Star Wars.”

12:13AM – Dawson talks about being approached for the casting: “I remember going ‘ok this is for real’.” Adds that, after the Ahsoka Lives stuff, “Not only does she live, but she lives in a timeline where it makes sense for me to make this new adventure with her.”

12:12AM – Filoni recalls seeing Rosario Dawson fancast as Ahsoka years before the live-action TV show, and thought “oh yeah, she would be a good Ahsoka.” He told Favreau, who responded that he knew her, and that’s how it started to come together.

12:10AM – Favreau talks about bringing characters from animation to live-action after The Mandalorian, starting with Filoni’s favorite character, Ahsoka. They decided to do one episode, The Mandalorian‘s “The Jedi,” as a “de facto pilot” to see if it would work.

12:09AM – Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and Rosario Dawson are now on stage!

11:51PM – We’re around 10 minutes away from the Ahsoka panel, and the crowd is… being serenaded by the sound of Weird Al Yankovic’s “The Saga Begins” and a Freddie Mercury impersonator. Two separate things, to be clear!

10:47PM – Next up on the agenda is the Ahsoka panel, which will begin around 1:00PM here in Japan/midnight ET/9:00PM PT.

10:37PM – The season 2 sneak peek footage was a lot of quick cuts and shots of all the major characters, teasing some awesome TIE Fighter action, Mon Mothma in the Senate, and Krennic and the Death Star. It all looks incredibly intense in the best possible way.

10:36PM – Made it out of the Celebration Stage, with the Andor panel wrapping up with season 2, episode 1, and then a trailer for the rest of season 2. The first episode is every bit as great as you’d hope, and feels very much in keeping with what made the first season so good.

9:25PM – They’re going to show the first episode of Andor season 2!

9:24PM – And now there’s a tease of what they brought for us to see. Luna says “we wanted to bring something very special… for your eyes only.”

9:23PM – Luna gives a lovely speech about Tudyk’s performance that gets a big ovation from the audience. “There is nothing like working with someone who’s always finding a way to make it more interesting, more fun, you know, to surprise you, and as an actor, that’s beautiful. I never knew it was gonna be so much fun.”

9:21PM – Tudyk adds: “I held out for my own spin-off: K too fast, K too furious. Tony’s a better writer, it turns out.”

9:20PM – HUGE cheers for Alan Tudyk, who will be voicing K-2SO again in Andor season 2. He jokes that he’s “not going to top that.”

9:19PM – Adria Arjona discusses Bix’s arc in season 2: “I think this season, you’ll really get to see these two characters [Cassian and Bix] come together, and it’s probably one of my favorite parts.”

9:17PM – Kyle Soller follows up on Dedra and Kyril’s relationship in season 2. “It’s very weird… there’s a lot of staring.”

9:15PM – Denise Gough says that things are going to get strange in season 2, and that, for Dedra, it’s “a lot more fascist.”

9:14PM – Genevieve O’Reilly teases that the season is going to begin with a wedding on Chandrila. “We go to some dark places this season, and so [Mon Mothma] must step out of the shadows and risk everything to speak some truth.”

9:09PM – Luna tells audiences that, as Andor gets closer to Rogue One, we’ll see more returning characters. And says to go back and re-watch Rogue One after season 2 is done, because it’ll be a whole new experience.

9:08PM – Luna promises that Andor season 2 is “so big in every possible way.”

9:06PM – The Andor cast and crew is now on the stage, including Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Denise Gough, and Alan Tudyk!

8:57PM – It’s almost time for the Andor panel to begin. There’s already been some dancing, running around, and now there’s only one way out for these guys:

Live blog leader, standing by. It’s time for day two of Star Wars Celebration 2025. And that means it’s time for Andor and Ahsoka, both of which will have big panels today.

Andor will kick us off on the Celebration Stage at 10:00AM Japan time/9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT, with a panel looking ahead to season 2, which begins next week on April 22. The lineup includes Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna, and special guests, so expect more of the cast members to be in attendance. I’m not sure it’s possible to be more hyped for Andor season 2 given just how great season 1 was, but Celebration is about to test that theory.

The Ahsoka panel will follow at 1:00PM JT/midnight ET/9PM PT. Although billed as a look-back at season 1, Dave Filoni confirmed yesterday that Ahsoka season 2 will begin filming soon. With that, and expected guests such as Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen, it seems a safe bet we’re going to get some teases of what to expect. More of Hayden’s Anakin? Yes please!

As with yesterday, myself, Molly Brizzell, and Ash Crossan are on the ground here in Japan. There’ll be more interviews to come from Ash, so keep your eyes peeled for our exclusives as we follow-up on all the unfolding news and reveals.

As a recap of day one of Star Wars Celebration 2025, things kicked off with talk of Lucasfilm’s upcoming theatrical movies. That included the confirmation of Shawn Levy’s standalone film, now officially titled Star Wars: Starfighter, which will star Ryan Gosling. Then, there was footage of The Mandalorian & Grogu.

In the afternoon, it was time for Lucasfilm Animation. That started with a look back at the past 20 years, but was then dominated by the future. We get to see a full (excellent) episode of Tales of the Underworld, and a trailer for the newly-announced TV series, Maul: Shadow Lord. Suffice to say, day one delivered. Can day two beat it? We’ll soon find out! As ever, stay tuned to screenrant.com and @screenrant on X, Instagram, and Facebook for all things Star Wars.