The animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions will return to screens soon. Its first volume included shorts from various Japanese creators and anime production studios. As the name suggests, every short displayed the world from their unique perspectives.
Now the second volume will expand the world further, or in other words, take us to more dimensions than it did before.
On Monday, at the fourth day of the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 convention, the panel revealed the trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 2. It is planned for release on May 4, also known as Star Wars Day. The voice cast for all shorts was also revealed.
The trailer shows footage from different shorts, and one of them still has the style of an anime. As announced, the second volume will have shorts produced by animation studios from around the world.
Here is the list of all the main cast members revealed by the panel:
| Episode | Studio | Voice Cast |
| Sith | El Guiri (Spain) | Úrsula Corberó, Luis Tosar |
| I Am Your Mother | Aardman (U.K.) | Bebe Cave, Charithra Chandran, Denis Lawson, Maxine Peak |
| The Bandits of Golak | 88 Pictures (India) | Lillete Dubey, Neeraj Kabi, Rajeev Raj, Sonal Kushal, Sumanto Ray |
| Screecher’s Reach | Cartoon Saloon (Ireland) | Alex Connolly, Anjelica Huston, Eva Whitaker, Molly McCann, Niamh Moyles, Noah Rafferty |
| Aau’s Song | Triggerfish (South Africa) | Cynthia Erivo, Dineo Du Toti, Faith Baloyi, Milo Jantjie, Tumisho Masha |
| The Pit | D’Art Shtajio (Japan) and Lucasfilm (U.S.) | Anika Noni Rose, Cedric Yarbrough, Daveed Diggs, Jordyn Curet, Steven Jay Blum |
| In the Stars | Punkrobot (Chile) | Amparo Noguera, Julia Oviedo, Kate Dickie, Valentina Muhr |
| Journey to the Dark Head | Studio Mir (South Korea) | Albert Kong, Ashley Park, Daniel Dae Kim, Eugene Lee Yang, Greg Chun, Jonella Landry, Judy Alice Lee |
| The Spy Dancer | Studio La Cachette (France) | Barbara Weber, Bruce Edward Sheffield, Camille Cottin, Kaycie Chase, Lambert Wilson, Rudi James Jephcott |
For the short “Journey to the Dark Head”, the Korean voice cast is Choi Soo Min, Chwang Kwang, Jang Ye Na, Lee Kyung Taei, Lee So Young, Lim Chae Hon, Shin Young Woo, Yun Yong Sik.
This volume has so many different styles that it instantly reminded me of the Netflix series Love Death + Robots. The only difference is that Star Wars: Visions retains the themes and elements from the original Star Wars film series.
About Star Wars
Star Wars is a space opera franchise created by George Lucas. It all started off in 1977 with its very first film. The series has branched out into several media including tv series, video games, comics, and novels to name a few.
The film is focused on an era where humans co-existed with other species as well as robots. The original film covers the story of Luke Skywalker who is caught in the conflict between the Empire and Rebellion.
In 2021, the franchise released the Star Wars: Visions project which has an anthology of animated shorts from different Japanese anime studios.
Source: Official Website, Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2023
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