Star Wars Celebration kick-off marked the convention’s first in-person event since 2019, after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The crowd at the event held at the Anaheim Convention Center was packed to the brim with fans adorned in Mandalorian armor, Jedi cloaks and Sith robes (many with added KN95 face masks).
Ranging from all over the country and abroad, fans lined up outside the convention center for hours before the presentation.
Inside the room, lightsabers waved in the air as the space electrified with excitement.To kick off the four-day event filled with Star Wars announcements, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen took the stage in front of a full choir singing the iconic theme “Duel of the Fates.” Yvette Nicole Brown moderated the entirety of the hour-and-a-half long panel, which featured Lucasfilm’s biggest creators talking about upcoming Star Wars projects.
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