Summary
- The Mandalorian Star Wars movie will adapt Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire in live-action, incorporating characters from both Legends and canon.
- Characters like Grand Admiral Thrawn and Captain Gilad Pellaeon have already appeared in the Mandoverse shows, setting up their roles in the Heir to the Empire movie.
- Other characters from Legends can also be adapted into canon, offering exciting alternative outcomes and expanding the story.
Dave Filoni's The Mandalorian Star Wars movie is set to adapt Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire in live-action, and several Legends characters have already returned or been adapted into Star Wars canon. While it's impossible for certain Thrawn trilogy characters to appear, the Mandoverse shows have introduced many new characters that can fill their roles from the Legends continuity. This will allow the next Star Wars movie to balance old and new elements, maintain the current canon, and stay true to the spirit of the original story.
The characters from Legends offer clues about how the Heir to the Empire movie will match the books, while the canon characters provide exciting alternative outcomes. The story can defy fan expectations while allowing the filmmakers to tie the movie into the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Whether they existed in Legends or debuted in canon, nine Star Wars characters have been perfectly set up for the Heir to the Empire movie.
Your browser does not support the video tag. 10 Grand Admiral Thrawn 
The most notable Thrawn trilogy character to return in Star Wars canon was Grand Admiral Thrawn, who became the main villain of Star Wars Rebels seasons 3 and 4. He made his live-action debut in Ahsoka season 1, with Lars Mikkelsen reprising the role from Rebels, and the finale set up Thrawn's war against the New Republic. All the pieces are in place for Thrawn's Legends story to be adapted into canon, cementing his role as "Heir to the Empire."
