This weekend’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago is set to honor the galaxy far, far away in quite a lot of ways, including in the unveiling of a pretty epic mural recapping the franchise in chronological order. The mural showcased everything from the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies to the franchise’s animated series — and it looks like one character among the latter has caught quite a lot of attention.
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The mural, which you can check out below, features a section specifically for Star Wars: Rebels, which imagines what the show’s principal cast would look like in a live-action style. While some of the ensemble uniquely translate into this style, many have pointed out just how much General Admiral Thrawn looks familiar – specifically, like Pierce Brosnan.
Seeing as Thrawn has yet to officially appear in live-action, there certainly have been no shortage of fancasts for the character. But even then, quite a lot of fans are surprised by the idea of the James Bond and Mamma Mia star being seen as the semi-official live-action equivalent of the role. Here are just a few of those responses.
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Did I miss the part where they cast Pierce Brosnan as Thrawn for the Star Wars Celebration Mural? #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/l8zAkzVCwU
โ Julian Rose ๐บ (@akajulianrose) April 11, 2019
It’s Uncanny
thrawn is blue pierce brosnan pic.twitter.com/XGaFHxYUJl
โ heath (@heathdwilliams) April 10, 2019
Make It Happen
Iโm loving the Rebels artwork at Star Wars Celebration. Thrawn could easily be played by Pierce Brosnan if they ever make the series live-action. pic.twitter.com/EMGsT2NWTT
โ Cody (@CodyyGagaa) April 12, 2019
Just a Bit
Iโm a fan of the mural, donโt get me wrong, but isnโt Thrawn a little… Pierce Brosnan-y? #StarWarsCelebration2019 pic.twitter.com/InakmRcRoP
โ jobacca (@Panserbjorne9) April 12, 2019
Perfect
“My name is Thrawn. James Thrawn.” pic.twitter.com/EFGYtxgeDT
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Maybe?
Pierce Brosnan has been retcon cast as General Admiral Thrawn when it comes to live-action? pic.twitter.com/27S9Udiebv
โ Rodrigo Perez ๐ฝ๐๐บ (@YrOnlyHope) April 11, 2019
It’s Canon
Thrawn takes his blue milk shaken, not stirred. #StarWarsCelebration2019 pic.twitter.com/EBExr367EJ
โ Han Spinel๐ (@Han_Spinel) April 11, 2019
One Can Dream
Hot take: What if Thrawn looks like Pierce Brosnan bc theyโre making a live-action Rebels movie and they already cast him as Thrawn??
โ Leanne (@writer_leanne) April 11, 2019
Confusion
Thrawn is… Pierce Brosnan…? pic.twitter.com/fEqq1ARx04
โ Graeme (@graemem) April 11, 2019
Totally
I love the Star Wars celebration posters, but why does Thrawn look exactly like Pierce Brosnan pic.twitter.com/be7g5JIvYj
โ David๐ (@Arctichawk_) April 11, 2019
