The Stars of LEGO STAR WARS: REBUILD THE GALAXY Dive Into Their Love Letter to STAR WARS

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is the latest entry into the incredible LEGO Star Wars world. At the heart of the miniseries are siblings Sig and Dev Greebling and their fabulous friend Yesi Scala. In celebration of this new entry into the Star Wars universe and its release, Nerdist sat down with Gaten Matarazzo, Tony Revolori, and Marsai Martin, who voice Sig, Dev, and Yesi, respectively. We chatted with the stars of this new Star Wars entry about their excitement for the series, what’s at the heart of their characters, and how fun it was to create a true love letter to Star Wars that’s by fans for fans.

You can check out our full LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy conversation below.

Nerdist: Were you all Star Wars fans before the opportunity to be a part of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy? And what was your favorite thing about jumping into the galaxy, far, far away?

Tony Revolori: Yeah, I was a big fan. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, so this was a great huge honor. I am so excited for people to see it. And then my favorite part of the series so far probably has to be Darth Jar Jar, just because I think he’s so funny. And I love the wish fulfillment of it because it’s something that I would do.

Marsai Martin: I have only been a Star Wars fan for so little time. I only know a few little things. But to be able to jump into the franchise and to talk to Dan [Hernandez] and Benji [Samit], who are our amazing writers, that was incredible. They really talked to me about their passion and their love for this project, and that really made me say an absolute yes to it.

And, of course, I know LEGO, and I have everything LEGO, and so does my sister. So, to be able to have those two worlds collide is such a dream and something to constantly keep learning about. And I feel like in the Star Wars franchise, there is so much to learn, so many layers, and it’s a constant thing that I’m very excited to jump to.

Gaten Matarazzo: I’ve been a massive Star Wars fan since I was seven years old. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. It’s the reason that I love cinema as much as I do. It’s what’s propelled my love for movie making and sci-fi as a whole, and it’s a primary cornerstone reason as to why I do what I do. So, I’m forever grateful for the franchise, and to actively be a part of something that is so fresh and fun for the world of Star Wars is just such an honor, and to do it with such an amazing group of people. Then to also be part of something that’s so low-stakes and fun and made for fans by fans is more than I could have ever asked for. It’s an absolute dream project.

Gaten and Tony, the relationship between Sig and Dev Greebling on LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is one of the most beautiful sibling relationships I’ve seen portrayed on screen. How did you work together to create that dynamic?

Revolori: I want to say that we did so much together: that we watched movies, we had FaceTimes that lasted till three in the morning, and we were just in bed talking like, Hey, bro. But unfortunately, this is the first time I’m really getting to talk and hang out with Gaten. So, we never really got to work together on this. But I will say both he and I have siblings and brothers, so I think it wasn’t a far cry for us to have imagined each other’s characters as our brother, which helped us create that. And then I’ll give the credit to the editors for picking the right takes to make everyone well up in tears.

Beautiful! And Marsai, I love Yesi so much. She’s so naturally cool, brave, and driven, and when the Galaxy rebuilds, she really has to pay a big price for it. What are your favorite parts of Yesi, and what do you think of each of the two versions of her reveal about the character?

Martin: Ooh! My favorite parts of Yesi are how energetic she is and how excited she is to just go for anything that comes her way, no matter how much of a challenge. She’s just ready to fight; she’s ready to do whatever, and I’m down for that. Yesi is the best friend that I really would want. We’d be besties. I know she’s got my back. I also think that I feel like regardless, in both worlds, I think she’s very empathetic and very open, and you see a bunch of different emotions from Yesi overall. And that lets her formulate who she is and who she wants to become.

It just makes sense for the franchise and for them to be rebuilding the galaxy and her being a homegirl, being like, I got your back. So, it’s literally the perfect character for me, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Hopefully, we will be able to see where she goes from here.

Yes, we all hope for more from LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy!

Gaten, if Sig Greebling hadn’t been in the temple when the Galaxy changed, what do you imagine he would’ve become in an alternate galaxy?

Gaten Matarazzo: I think playing to the opposites has always been really fun. So, I think that he would be… I have this idea, it may be too along the line of what Dev is like, but I think he’d be like an Evel Knievel daredevil bounty hunter. I think he would have a really cool speeder and he’d be like a Western gunslinger type. That could be really, really fun. Or, I think he might be a right-hand man to an Imperial officer or something like that. The one who goes out and does the dirty work, who, you know, what I mean? But also he talks like this. [the last part said in a slimy, unctuous kind of tone] Like a little henchman.

A little Hux, maybe?

Matarazzo: Yeah. Yeah, exactly. I love that. That would be really fun.

Tony and Gaten, you’ve both been in some big nerdy properties before. What do you think Stranger Things’ Dustin and Spider-Man‘s Flash would think of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy?

Matarazzo: I think Dustin is very critical of the stuff that he watches and is a big Star Wars fan himself. But I have a hard time believing that Dustin wouldn’t have secret YouTube accounts where he comments the same mean comment on trailers. But this is when he’s 40, and his kids catch him. His kids are like, “Dad, why do you need nine YouTube accounts all devoted to how bad you think this trailer is? I think that’s what his vibe might be.

Revolori: I think Flash would secretly absolutely love this. He would have a secret tattoo of the brothers, and if anyone asked him about it, he’d be like, “No, no, no. That’s a kid show. No. Yeah, no, it’s stupid.” He’d completely deny it. But he would love secretly it so much.

And Marsai, do you think you have a character who I absolutely love or hate this show in your repertoire?

Martin: I know Diane (from Black-ish) would hate this. Only because she don’t like nobody, she don’t like nothing. That’s the very first thing I thought when you asked that, I’m like, Diane ain’t going to like this. So I don’t want this question to go to me, but it don’t matter because Marsai is in love with it, and we don’t care what Diane thinks.

And we at Nerdist love it, too! And hope to see more from the series sometime soon.

All four parts of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy are streaming now on Disney+.