Star Wars announced that Marvel star Simu Liu will appear in its next show on Disney+. Liu led Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and voiced the hero again in last year's animated Marvel Zombies, making him one of the most familiar names in the MCU. His next job takes him to a galaxy far, far away, where Lucasfilm is preparing its first new series since Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord ended its run on May 4.Lucasfilm confirmed that Simu Liu will voice Lah Zhima in Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi, an eight-episode anime series premiering August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu. The casting appeared in the show’s official press materials, which arrived alongside the trailer first revealed at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. Liu reprises a role he first voiced in 2021, and his return adds one more Marvel name to a growing list of actors moving between the two franchises. Marvel Studios/Star Wars Read full article on The Direct.