Grand Admiral Thrawn In STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Rumor Gains Traction With Leaked Audition Video

Grand Admiral Thrawn In STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Rumor Gains Traction With Leaked Audition Video

We recently reported on a rumor that EU/Legends villain and recent Star Wars Rebels addition Grand Admiral Thrawn may b e introduced in Episode IX, and now a leaked audition vid would seem to back that up.

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By MarkCassidy - May 25, 2018 03:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
The sinister Grand Admiral Thrawn has remained a fan-Favorite Star Wars character since he was first introduced in the Expanded Universe novel Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, and his recent addition to the Star Wars Rebels animated series has brought his popularity to new heights.

Now, it looks like the character could make his live-action debut in Episode IX.

Zahn recently revealed that plans for his new Thrawn books were in limbo while the final instalment in the new trilogy is finalised, and now we have a leaked audition video (via Omega Underground) featuring actor Adam Templar sporting blue face-pain and red contacts.



Of course, this vid doesn't necessarily mean that Templar is trying out for a role in Episode IX, but on the heels of Zahn's comments it's definitely worth keeping an eye on.

What do you guys think? Would you like to see the Grand admiral crossover into live-action? Sound off below.
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BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 5/25/2018, 4:08 AM
Listen to the dialogue in the video. It talks about hunting a jedi and a planet being under imperial control. More likely for Obi-Wan then Episode IX.
VictorKrueger
VictorKrueger - 5/25/2018, 4:23 AM
Lucas should have simply made the Zahn Thrawn Trilogy back in the early to mid-90s when they were released.The main cast was still young enough, the popularity of the books showed how badly the public still craved Star Wars.

To me those books and the following Jedi Academy trilogy are canon. These new movies are a faint echo of what Star Wars could be.
Mattygrand
Mattygrand - 5/25/2018, 6:11 AM
@411IDSigo - even when they aren’t actually canon lol
Larebel24
Larebel24 - 5/25/2018, 7:22 AM
@411IDSigo - yep they should have been made into movies. That trilogy would have been much better than the trash trilogy that they are doing now.....
VictorKrueger
VictorKrueger - 5/25/2018, 10:56 AM
@Mattygrand - Oh I’m sorry, did you miss the part when I said “to ME” they are canon.

Translation: I don’t care what Disney magically decided what to make canon or not.

But I guess that’s too hard for you to comprehend. You would rather offer a nonsensical and useless response.
Mattygrand
Mattygrand - 5/25/2018, 11:28 AM
@411IDSigo - it’s not magically if it’s offical lol. Oh and I didn’t miss it, I just didn’t care too much regarding it, plus I’m not the one who decided to insulting people for no real good reason 😂
SupermansTrunks
SupermansTrunks - 5/25/2018, 4:32 AM
Why not just get Lars Mikkelsen he's done the voice in Rebels so it would make sense for him to play him in live action
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 5/27/2018, 1:47 PM
@SupermansTrunks -
Yes. Lars Mikkelsen would be perfect as a live action Thrawn, and his Rebels character model looks exactly like him.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/25/2018, 4:39 AM
How? Thrawn went bye bye at the end of Rebels.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/25/2018, 5:36 AM
@ExpertlyMediocr - I think they did too but then you might have to get into where he's been.

I liked how it ended.
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 5/25/2018, 5:15 AM
Uh, no just no this seems too much like some kind of attention grabbing scheme or something.
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 5/25/2018, 5:44 AM
This is some actor just looking to get a little publicity. Nothing legit about this whatsoever.
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