Forest Whitaker, Katee Sackhoff, and More Announced as Guests For Celebration Chicago

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm and Reedpop have announced another round of guests who will be attending Star Wars Celebration this April in Chicago.  One of the highlights of Lucasfilm's official fan convention is the opportunity to meet and get autographs from the people who helped create the galaxy far, far away.  Six more names were added to the already lengthy list of guests today, with two stars from the films, one from the animated series', and three behind the scenes stars.

The guests announced today were Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera in Rogue One), Katee Sackhoff (Bo-Katan in The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels), Hugh Quarshie (Captain Panaka in The Phantom Menace), and droid builders Lee Towersey, Josh Lee, and Matt Denton (who worked on the sequel and stand alone films).

Previously announced guests include, a pair of iconic secondary characters, a pair of pilots and a villain, two voice actors and 2018's biggest surprise appearance, a trio of iconic characters, a multitude of voice actors and onscreen stars, co-stars from across the saga, some of the co-stars of the new films, a group of Star Wars authors, ILM's Rob Bedrow, six Star Wars voice actors, and stage hosts Warwick Davis, David Collins, and Amy Ratcliffe.

Star Wars Celebration Chicago takes place at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois from April 11th-15th.  Tickets for Monday are available here.  ReedPop also recently announced that they have partnered with Lyte for fans who want to exchange their tickets.  Details about the exchange program can be found here.

Source: StarWars.com

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