Jaleel White makes his Star Wars debut as part of a space pirate crew in a new photo

Jaleel White Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Character is revealed in a new image. The actor best known for playing Steve Urkle in Family matters is part of a cast that also includes Jude Law, Kerry Condon and Nick Frost. Skeleton Crews story follows four children who are lost in the Star Wars Galaxy and have to find their way home. It is set at the same time as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba FettAnd AhsokaWhen the New Republic is in power.

The new image released by Entertainment Weekly Shows White as a character named Gunter, who is a member of a space pirate crew Which also includes Wayne, a pirate introduced in The Mandalorian Season 3. Check out the image below:

The pirate crew consists of both humans and aliens, with Gunter revealed to be a human with several cybernetic enhancements and has one of these enhancements over one of his eyes. In addition to Gunter and Vane, the crew’s other pirates featured in the picture are named Brutus, Pax and Chaelt.

What Jaleel White’s Space Pirate Debut Means for Star Wars

The pirates are the ideal antagonists for Skeleton Crew.

Wayne seems to have found his new pirate crew after his previous pirate captain, Gorian Shard, was defeated by Dean Djarin and his comrades in The Mandalorian Season 3. Gunter is ready to be one of the most important members of Vane’s new crew And will be among the antagonists that Skeleton CrewS children’s face. This will build on the pirate threat established in The Mandalorian Season 3, proving the piracy issue goes far beyond what happened on Navarro, especially in the parts of the galaxy where the New Republic has less presence.

The pirates are an effective choice to be cast as Skeleton Crews main villains. The new image shows how intimidating they can be, and they will be a real threat to the four young protagonists, Wim, KB, Neel and Fern. at the same time, The pirates are more feasible for the children to defeat than a more formidable enemy than Grand Admiral Thrawn. would be. Gunter and the other pirates will likely only be a threat in Skeleton CrewWith the Imperial Remnant being the bigger enemy, though they may continue to appear in other shows just like Wayne did.

Skeleton Crew truly embodies a sense of nostalgia

It has many 1980s & 1990s connections

Skeleton Crew is touted as a story inspired by the 1980s Amblin coming-of-age adventure movies, including The Gunnies And et the extra-terrestrial. That feeling of Nostalgia is further amplified with the casting of White, vi Family matters Began grounding in 1989 and remained airborne in the late 1990s. Skeleton CrewThe story, tone and casting are all meant to be nostalgic, while also being a family-friendly adventure that will be accessible to current children.

Skeleton Crew Will premiere on Disney+ on December 3, 2024.

Source: EW