Summary
According to industry insider DanielRPK via hisPatreon, Cal Kestis from Respawn Entertainment’s hitStar Wars Jediseries is coming to a live-action Disney Plus project “very soon”.
We’ve seenthe Republic Commandos appear in the animated Clone Wars and Bad Batch series', and The Mandalorian referencedBattlefront 2’sOperation: Cinder, but never has a character from a game made the leap to live-action.
Cameron Monaghan has expressed interest in bringing Cal to live-action before on the condition that it “continues the story or character in some way”.
As with most modernStar Warsgames, Cal Kestis will be easy to bring to live-action because Respawn usesactor Cameron Monaghan’slikeness with photorealistic graphics. Star Wars games have been futureproofing for years in the chance that a character might be used elsewhere, and it’s finally paying off — Iden Versio next, eh?
What Project Will Cal Kestis Appear In?
If this report is true, the question is what project Cal might appear in. “Very soon” isn’t completely clear, but it narrows it down somewhat. Skeleton Crew is out later this year, while The Mandalorian & Grogu releases in 2026. A second series of Ahsoka will begin also filming in 2025.
While it could be an unannounced project, Ahsoka seems a likely fit. Set just after Return of the Jedi, it would be the perfect time to introduce Cal to the wider Star Wars universe without clashing with the games or opening up any more lingering questions as to where he was during the events of the Original Trilogy.
EA reportedly cancelled a first-person Mandalorian gamefrom Respawn, so the ties between live-action and games have been strengthening for some time.
Ahsoka has introduced other Jedi from that era already, like Ezra Bridger from the animated Rebels series, bringing together the expanded universe Jedi living under the oppressive thumb of the Empire. Adding Cal into the mix would fit perfectly, but perhaps I’m way off and he’ll cameo in The Mandalorian & Grogu. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a 2023 sequel from Respawn Entertainment that continues the story of Cal Kestis, a Jedi Knight who fights to survive the brutal Galactic Empire.
