Overview
- Lucasfilm and Disney announced a Welsh-language redub called Star Wars: Gobaith Newydd on Tuesday with Matthew Rhys as Han Solo, Rhys Ifans as Obi‑Wan Kenobi, Aimee‑Ffion Edwards as Princess Leia, Osian Morgan as Luke Skywalker and Mark Lewis Jones as Darth Vader.
- The dubbed film will premiere on S4C and across its streaming platforms from Christmas Day 2026 and was directed by Ellyn Stern and produced by Michael Kohn.
- S4C released an official teaser that shows the opening text crawl and translates lines such as “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” and “May the Force be with you” into Welsh.
- Lucasfilm presents the project as part of its work on Indigenous and minority-language dubs to support language preservation, a rationale voiced by Lucasfilm leaders including co‑president Lynwen Brennan and distribution director Michael Kohn.
- The initiative spotlights Welsh acting talent, ties into Wales’s longtime production links to the franchise such as the 1979 Millennium Falcon build at Pembroke Dock, and could raise the profile of Welsh-language cinema and broadcasting.