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    Forest Whitaker, Katee Sackhoff Headed to Star Wars Celebration

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    Star Wars Celebration in Chicago isn’t slowing down on guest announcements ahead of their April show, adding Forest Whitaker and Katee Sackhoff!

    Forest Whitaker, Katee Sackhoff Headed to Star Wars Celebration

    Forest Whitaker, Katee Sackhoff Headed to Star Wars Celebration
    Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera

    Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker brought grizzled extremist leader Saw Gerrera to life in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and we’re super excited he’ll be joining his fellow cosmic conflict alum in Chicago.

    Katee Sackhoff
    Katee Sackhoff, “Star Trek: Beyond” premiere
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    Maybe you’re saying to yourself “why the heck is Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica doing at a Star Wars event”. If you didn’t know, Sackhoff voiced Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. 

    Forest Whitaker, Katee Sackhoff Headed to Star Wars Celebration
    You can read more about the other announcements over on StarWars.com and keep an eye out for other news to come from Star Wars Celebration Chicago.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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