Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles 2027 has just fired its first proper hype shot.
The first celebrity guests have officially been announced, and Lucasfilm is not starting small. Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Dee Bradley Baker, and Michelle Ang are all heading to Los Angeles next year, giving the event an immediate mix of Skywalker Saga royalty and Lucasfilm Animation favorites. The announcement was confirmed on StarWars.com’s Celebration LA 2027 guest reveal.
Anakin, Palpatine, and C-3PO Lead the First Wave
The live-action side of the first guest wave is stacked.
Hayden Christensen returns to Celebration as one of the franchise’s biggest modern fan-favorites, thanks to his run as Anakin Skywalker in the prequels and his later returns in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka.
Then there is Ian McDiarmid, which means the Emperor himself will be in attendance. Few Star Wars actors can weaponize a smile quite like McDiarmid, and yes, every panel appearance now has a 300% higher chance of someone shouting “unlimited power” at a volume that worries security.
Anthony Daniels is also confirmed, and his appearance lands perfectly for the 50th anniversary of A New Hope. Daniels has been part of Star Wars since the very beginning as C-3PO, making him one of the most fitting names possible for a Celebration built around the saga’s half-century milestone.
The Bad Batch Gets Representation Too
Lucasfilm Animation is also getting a strong start.
Dee Bradley Baker, the voice behind the clone troopers in The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch, is confirmed for the event. He is basically a one-man clone army, except somehow with more vocal range than most actual armies.
Joining him is Michelle Ang, who voiced Omega in The Bad Batch. With both Baker and Ang attending, Celebration LA 2027 already has a clear animation hook — especially for fans of Clone Force 99 and the wider clone-era storylines.
Tickets Go on Sale Soon
Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles 2027 takes place April 1–4, 2027, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 6, at 12 p.m. PT, alongside more than two dozen limited Celebration 2027 exclusive items available for pre-order during registration, according to StarWars.com.
That means this is not just a guest announcement. It is the first real “start planning now” moment.
And with A New Hope turning 50 in 2027, Star Wars: Starfighter arriving that same year, and Celebration returning to Los Angeles, this event already feels like it has serious gravity.
For more Star Wars gaming history and upcoming releases around that anniversary window, our complete list of all Star Wars games ever made remains the dangerous rabbit hole of choice.
The first guests are in.
The countdown has properly begun.
