Frank Oz returns as the voice of Yoda on Star Wars Rebels!


Star Wars Rebels has become a hit with Star Wars fans all over the world. This brilliant television show is connecting movie 3 and 4 in a previously unexplored era and bringing some very familiar voices along for the ride.

Actors James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) have already had their characters appear on the show and have lent their voices for the role which gives the show a sense of authentication that fans have loved seeing. We also already know that actor Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) will be coming back to voice Lando but at the moment do not know what episode this will happen in.

In a very exciting move, Frank Oz (Yoda) has now agreed to return to the galaxy far, far away to reprise his iconic role as Jedi Master Yoda. Dave Filoni, Star Wars Rebels co-creator, has stated that Yoda will not be appearing in person, which could confuse younger viewers and/or disrupt continuity.

During an interview with TV Guide Filoni stated,
"I felt personally to keep Yoda as this disembodied thing it would confuse the audience less," says executive producer Dave Filoni, who also directed the installment. "I didn't want you to think Yoda could be teleporting from planet to planet."
He continues,
“What’s great about Frank, by keeping the voice very present and active, you do feel that it’s a watchfulness and that he’s speaking to you from afar. And I didn’t want anyone to think that he had left Dagobah [the planet where Yoda first trains Luke Skywalker]. It was on the outer rim of what we do, but I think we were able to pull it off.”
Having Yoda come into the series, even if just as a cameo, is very exciting but having Frank Oz come back to do the voice is extremely exciting. I can see Yoda appearing in the show by either having his appearance be in a flashback since we do know that Kanan has met him before, a recorded message like we saw with Obi-wan Kenobi, or even force vision possibly talking to Kanan or Ezra.

Star Wars Rebels will return on January 5, 2015 9/8c with the episode "Path of the Jedi" on Disney XD.

Source: TV Guide

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