One thing I heard they’re recycling from the prequels is Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. It’s really unnecessary since the character has been dead since the end of the original 1977 Star Wars (when he was played by Alec Guinness). Nevertheless, he appeared in the two sequels (when Guinness played him as a ghost) and in all three prequels (when McGregor played young Obi-Wan). Apparently McGregor will now be older, dead, ghostly Obi-Wan Kenobi. The only way that WON’T be cringeworthy is if they use aging makeup and do it well enough so he’s made up to look exactly like the late Alec Guinness.
That being said, McGregor was good in the prequels. At least Hayden Christensen won’t be returning. I bet they bring Darth Vader back from the dead, though.
Any truth to the rumor that Jabba will be back, and this time played by Karen Lewis ?