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FORCES OF DESTINY

Destiny
Calling
Shelby Young’s
appearances as
Princess Leia:

SEASON ONE
03
“Ewok Escape”
Princess Leia and her friend
Wicket help the Ewoks evade
a group of stormtroopers.
the studio. However, I was 02 Leia (Shelby was because I thought it was just
able to record with Tiya [Sircar] Young) for boys. Even though there was “Beasts of Echo Base”
meets Maz Chewbacca is in the clutches
who plays Sabine, and with A.J. Kanata Princess Leia and Padmé, it was of a wampa, so Leia and
LoCascio who voices the Young (Lupita just something that all the guys at R2-D2 hurry to his rescue.
Nyong’o) in
Han. I love recording either way, my school liked. The girls didn’t
Season Two “Bounty of Trouble”
but when you have another episode know that it was something that Leia and Sabine Wren team
person in there acting with you, “Bounty they’d enjoy, too! I think it’s really up to evade an attack by
Hunted.” droid bounty hunter IG-88.
there’s this great back and forth exciting that we now have this
that happens that can really 03 Star Wars series that says: “Star Wars is for “An Imperial Feast”
add to a recording session. It’s Rebels’ everyone, and here are some super- The princess sends Han Solo
Sabine Wren
always really relaxed and the (Tiya Sircar) cool women doing some amazing, on a mission to barter for
whole team is nicer than I ever teams up strong things.” That doesn’t just supplies with Hera Syndulla.
with Leia in
imagined they could be. have to mean strong physically, but SEASON TWO:
“Bounty of
Trouble.” strong emotionally, too. I think it’s “Bounty Hunted”
How have you found the fans? a really special show. It’s not overly How Leia came into
possession of bounty
Have you met many? ‘girly.’ It just reads as Star Wars.
hunter Boushh’s armor.
I haven’t been to a convention yet, That’s why it’s awesome for adult
but I correspond a lot with fans on fans and young boys, just as much. “Traps and Tribulations”
Leia and Luke discover why
social media. The fan response so
the Ewoks set so many traps!
far has been really great, especially And, obviously, the dolls are
with regard to how we’re tying all great, too...
these events together. I think it’s I love them! I have my Leia dolls
really cool that we get to show these on my bookshelf. As a young girl,
bits and pieces that have never been I would have loved to have had month if my schedule allows it.
seen on screen before, like how Leia them with my Barbies, and now, I know all the hidden tricks and
got her bounty hunter armor, and as an adult, I think they’re such secret Mickeys that there are at
the dress she wears in Return of the cool dolls—not just because I’m Disneyland.
Jedi. One woman made me a Forces biased! I’m honestly so jealous
of Destiny dress, which is amazing. of kids now. I wish I’d grown up It must be a dream come true for
She made it from a Forces of Destiny with these dolls, and I wish I’d you to be acting in Star Wars and
bedsheet, and it’s super comfortable. had Forces of Destiny and Rebels it being on the Disney Channel?
If I do ever go to a convention, I will growing up too. It’s a really cool Nothing could be better! I have a
definitely be wearing it! time to be a Star Wars fan. There’s dream journal where it says: “One

so much new content coming day I want to be a Disney princess
Forces of Destiny defi nitely seems out. I can’t wait for Galaxy’s Edge on the Disney Channel,” and from
to have the spirit of the moment. to open at Disneyland. I’m so a certain point of view, Leia is now
Yeah, it’s so awesome. Growing up, pumped for that. I’m the biggest a Disney princess. So Forces of
one of the reasons I never really Disney nerd and I have an annual Destiny is absolutely the dream job
gave Star Wars much of a shot pass. I try to go at least once a for me.

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