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The Mandalorian season two has cast Rosario Dawson as Jedi outcast Ahsoka Tano, according to Slash Film’s Peter Scrietta.
https://twitter.com/slashfilm/status/1241047640319483905
The Disney Plus series, which is set to return in October of this year, is pulling from the annals of Star Wars history with this one. Ahsoka is a fan-favorite character from the Clone Wars animated series, a former Jedi Padawan to Anakin Skywalker who leave the Jedi order after she grows disillusioned with the Jedi Council and the way they treat her. Ahsoka is also a character in the other animated series, Star Wars Rebels, and her voice (provided by Ashley Eckstein) appears in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Needless to say, this is something of a dream fan-casting, as Dawson’s name has been in the mix for a live-action version of the Togrutan badass for quite some time. Back in 2017, Dawson replied to a tweet calling for her to appear in a Star Wars movie as Ahsoka, with “Ummmm… yes please?! #AhsokaLives”. She was also asked about the role and the fan movement to cast her on an episode of Good Morning America, where she called the idea “amazing”.
https://twitter.com/rosariodawson/status/828802110888120320
Considering Ahsoka’s role in the siege of Mandalore (which we’ll likely see in the last few episodes of season 7 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars), we could potentially get another fan favorite in The Mandalorian, as well: Sabine Wren, who Ahsoka heads off with at the end of Rebels.
I’m curious to see how Ahsoka will translate to live-action – she’s orange-hued, with massive head tails that reach mid-back. The cosplay versions of Ahsoka vary from pretty dead-on takes to some serious dips into the uncanny valley. If Natalia Tena’s turn as Twi’lek Xi’an in season one of the series is any indication, it could look a tad wonky.
Here’s hoping the makeup department knocks it out of the park, as the casting is pitch-perfect.
Funnily enough, Ahsoka Tano just returned in The Clone Wars season 7 episode 5.
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