Characters have crossed over from live action to the cartoons — witness Anakin Skywalker, a hero in*Clone Wars, and his alter ego Darth Vader, the villain of Rebels — but never the other way around.*
At least, **t until **w. News has emerged that Forest Whitaker's character in the upcoming Star Wars movie, Rogue One, started life as a Clone Wars character — and George Lucas himself had plans for the character's live-action future all along.* Read more...