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“There’s some new Lucasfilm Animation going on. I’ve been a part of some things I can’t talk about yet. You’ll see Anakin again,” Lanter confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. “I never quite put Anakin down, whether I’m doing a video game or something new for Lucasfilm Animation.”
Given that the Clone Wars spinoff Star Wars: The Bad Batch is debuting imminently, most fans are expecting Anakin to appear, especially after this tease, but the nature of the spinoff might mean the titular group of characters might entirely deviate from what we saw unfold in Clone Wars.
Knowing that Lanter was absent from the franchise for years following the unexpected cancellation of Clone Wars, getting to hear him reprise the role in last year’s final season of the series was a relief not only to fans, but also to the actor himself.
“[The series finale] didn’t come as much of a shock as that first time because that first time we felt like we didn’t get to finish,” Lanter admitted. “Now, we properly got to finish. We got to send off the show in an emotional way in the way that [creator] Dave [Filoni] wanted to send it off. I actually think it was really cool that it premiered when everyone’s spirits were down [because of the pandemic]. For Star Wars fans, it was exciting to have something new. I think it lifted everyone up a bit.”
Stay tuned for details on Anakin Skywalker’s future before Star Wars: The Bad Batch debuts on Disney+ on May 4th. Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi is expected to debut on the streaming service next year.
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