After Vader, there was Thrawn.
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It was a huge deal.
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I would go the bookstore and youd see all theStar Trekbooks, tons ofStar Trekbooks, and nothingStar Wars.
Then all of a sudden this standee appeared!
Filoni says this speaks to why Thrawn remains such a compelling bad guy.
He really stuck out because he was through and through an Imperial officer.
Also, he had savoir faire.
He was like a Bond villain in aStar Warsmovie.
His love of art, his study of that was something that really stuck with me, Filoni says.
He stars to remind you of people likePatton, very into history and poetry.
Its something for him to dissect, Filoni says.
To pull that off, he also needed a voice actor who could deliver the necessary iciness.
I love that in an actor, when theres that enthusiasm.
For now … Thrawn lives.
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