Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals Her Killer ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Character
Back in the spring, we learned thatBuffy the Vampire SlayerstarSarah Michelle Gellarwould be bringing her voice talentsto the Disney XD animated seriesStar Wars Rebels. When she was cast in the series, however, her character was kept secret.
But now that the second season premiere is almost upon us (The Siege of Lothalaired in June, as a sort of in-between “movie”), Gellar has finally been allowed to reveal who she’ll be playing. Thanks to an Instagram post of the actresswearing some familiar hair buns, many speculated she would voice Princess Leia, but that couldn’t be more wrong. Get the details on theStar Wars RebelsSarah Michelle Gellar character after the jump!
Sarah Michelle Gellar is voicing theSeventh Sister, one ofThe Inquisitors, and here she is:
But you get a much better idea of what this character will be like in this video fromBuzzFeed:
If you watch the above video, Gellar manages to make the description of her character’s plan to track down Ahsoka Tano and the rest of the Rebels and kill them sound so adorable and innocent. It’s actually a little creepy.
Anyway, the Seventh Sister looks like a pretty cool villain, and she’s carrying a spinning, double-bladed lightsaber just like the previous Inquisitor voiced byJason Isaacs, [spoiler] who perished in the first season. Will she prove to be a more formidable foe for our Rebel friends?
Gellar says that her character definitely plays cat-and-mouse with Kanan – who just so happens to be voiced by her real-life husband,Freddie Prinze Jr., so that’s quite an awesome match-up to have on the series. The above video gives us a taste of an awesome lightsaber battle between the Seventh Sister and Kanan, and we won’t have to wait long before we finally get to see the whole thing.
If you want to see more of what’s in store this coming season, check out theextended trailer right here.
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 opens with the crew of the Ghost now a very real threat to the Empire. That’s bad news, because Darth Vader’s been assigned with the task of mopping them up. Undeterred, the rebels seek out old friends and new allies, hoping to rally the formidable alliance which began to crystallize at the end of Season One. Vader will dispatch new agents to counter their growing coalition, but the Sith Lord’s battle with the Rebels could be more personal than anyone realized.
