More Details On Princess Leia Joining Star Wars Rebels

Following the announcement of Princess Leia joining the animated Star Wars Rebels series, StarWars.com have revealed some more images and a sneak peek at the teenage version of the character. The show returns with “A Princess on Lothal,” on January 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD. Star Wars Rebels is set three years before the events of A New Hope, Princess Leia is introduced as a young leader on her way to becoming the strong, more resolute character portrayed in the original trilogy.

“One of the complex challenges of depicting Leia in Rebels is that we have to remind the audience that she is part of the Empire at this point,” says executive producer / supervising director Dave Filoni. “She doesn’t believe in the Empire, but she is acting the part, almost as a double agent. The Empire sees her as a privileged princess who runs mercy missions to wayward worlds, but in truth she is much stronger and more dangerous than they imagine.”

Here is a look at Princess Leia in Princess Leia:

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