Director J.J. Abrams will be taking part in a Star Wars: Episode IX panel at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago on Friday, April 12, on the Celebration Stage.
Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca in the Star Wars franchise for almost 40 years until his retirement after The Force Awakens, will also attend.
Greg Grunberg (The Force Awakens) will also appear alongside puppeteer Dave Chapman, Greg Proops (Resistance, The Phantom Menace), Paul Kasey (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Force Awakens), Ian McElhinney (Rogue One), and Orli Shoshan (Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith).
The event, celebrating its 20th anniversary, will take place from April 11-15, 2019, at McCormick Place.