Star Wars dubbed into Welsh for first time for S4C broadcast
Summary
The 1977 Star Wars movie has been dubbed into Welsh and will air on Welsh TV channel S4C starting Christmas Day. Many well-known Welsh actors provide the voices, and the project celebrates the Welsh language and its culture.Key Facts
- Star Wars will be shown in Welsh language on S4C and its platforms from Christmas Day.
- Rhys Ifans voices Obi-Wan Kenobi, Matthew Rhys voices Han Solo, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards voices Princess Leia.
- The Welsh version is called Star Wars: Gobaith Newydd, meaning New Hope.
- The dubbing was a collaboration between Lucasfilm, Disney, S4C, and the Welsh government.
- A full-size Millennium Falcon model was secretly built in Pembroke Dock, Wales, during the making of The Empire Strikes Back.
- Other Star Wars-related filming and Welsh connections include scenes shot in Wales and Lucasfilm co-president Lynwen Brennan being born in Pembrokeshire.
- The Welsh government aims to have one million Welsh speakers by 2050 and sees this dub as a way to support the language.
- The announcement was made at the National Eisteddfod, an important Welsh music and poetry festival.
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