Lars Mikkelsen voiced the Imperial baddie in animated form and will reprise his role in the flesh.
The news was announced at Saturday morning’sAhsokapanel duringStar Wars Celebration in London.
“So I had to get used to that.”

Larks Mikkelsen; Thrawn in ‘Star Wars Rebels’.Lucasfilm via Getty Images
TheAhsokatrailer then gave us our first glimpse of him, from the back.
Winstead’s Hera warns, “We have to prepare for the worst.”
Ahsokawill premiere on Disney+ in August.

Thrawn is glimpsed in the ‘Ahsoka’ trailer.Lucasfilm Ltd.