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Tony Hale, Christian Slater join cast of 'Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales'

By Wade Sheridan   |   Aug. 3, 2021 at 12:42 PM
Tony Hale will be lending his voice to "Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales" along with Christian Slater. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Christian Slater attends the premiere of "Dr. Death" in July 2021. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Tony Hale attends the premiere of "Toy Story 4" in June 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Christian Slater arrives for the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Tony Hale arrives for the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2019. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Tony Hale and Christian Slater have joined the voice cast for upcoming Halloween special Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales, which is coming to Disney+ on Oct. 1.

The special will take place following the events of The Rise of Skywalker as Poe Dameron and BB-8 make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet of Mustafar.

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Poe encounters Graballa the Hutt there who has purchased Darth Vader's castle and is turning it into a luxury hotel inspired by the Sith. Poe, BB-8, Graballa, her mechanic Dean and Vader's loyal servant Vaneé then venture deep into the castle where Vaneé shares three creepy stories.

Hale is voicing Vaneé with Slater voicing a character named Ren.

Co-stars include Jake Green as Poe, Dana Snyder as Graballa, Raphael Alejandro as Dean, Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as NI-L8 and Matt Sloan as Darth Vader.

Disney+ also released the first poster for the special, which features a mysterious character rising from a grave with a red lightsaber.

David Shayne penned the script and is an executive producer. Ken Cunningham is serving as director.

Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales is a part of Disney+'s Hallowstream celebration. Disney+ previously released a Lego Star Wars Holiday Special in November.