This is great news for the Ahsoka TV show – not only was Mikkelsen suitably chilling in Rebels, he also has a track record playing memorable villains thanks to his appearance in Sherlock season 3 finale ‘His Last Vow’. (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm)Īrguably the most exciting piece of Ahsoka casting news – for Star Wars Rebels fans, at least – is the identity of the actor playing Grand Admiral Thrawn, the blue-skinned Imperial mastermind who first appeared in Timothy Zahn’s much-loved series of (now non-canonical) 1990s novels, starting with Heir to the Empire. While fellow Rebels veterans Ahsoka, Sabine, Hera and Ezra have all been recast, actor Lars Mikkelsen is following in the footsteps of Katee Sackhoff (the voice of Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze) by taking a character from animation to live-action. Grand Admiral Thrawn, aka the "heir to the Empire", in Star Wars: Ahsoka. Sadly, Stevenson passed away in May this year. ![]() ![]() The Dark Side of the Force will be represented by Pacific Rim: Uprising's Ivanna Sakhno and Punisher: War Zone/Black Sails star Ray Stevenson as Dark Siders Shin Hati and Baylan Skoll, respectively. (Fugitive Jedi Kanan Jarrus sacrificed himself to save his friends during the final season of Rebels, so is unlikely to appear.) But, seeing as he turned up in The Mandalorian season 3, we'll be extremely disappointed if we don't get a full-on Star Wars Rebels reunion somewhere down the line. (Image credit: Lucasfilm/Disney)īirds of Prey’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Hera Syndulla, who captained the heroes' ship, the Ghost, throughout Rebels (where she was voiced by Vanessa Marshall), and has since been promoted to the rank of general in the New Republic.įollowing the confirmation of Hera's return, the only surviving member of Rebels' Ghost crew who isn't definitely returning to action in Ahsoka is Lasat muscle Zeb Orrelios. Sabine watches Ahsoka's T-6 Jedi Shuttle fly away. Then, in September 2022, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Eman Esfandi will play aspiring Jedi Ezra Bridger, a role originated by Taylor Gray in Rebels.Īdditional members of the cast were announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London. The show's Star Wars Celebration 2022 panel in Anaheim also announced the return of surly astromech droid C1-10P, better known as Chopper. Dawson returns as the Jedi in the new Disney Plus series.ĭawson will be joined by Natasha Liu Bordizzo, replacing Tiya Sircar who voiced graffiti-loving Mandalorian explosives expert Sabine Wren across four seasons of Star Wars Rebels. Mary Elizabeth Winstead as General Hera SyndullaĪlthough Ashley Eckstein voiced Ahsoka throughout The Clone Wars and Rebels, Rosario Dawson ( Sin City, Daredevil) has played the character in live-action Star Wars projects The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.Here's what the Ahsoka TV show cast currently looks like: Mandalorian Sabine Wren makes the move from animation to live-action, and is now played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo. And be warned – spoilers for The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels lie in wait. ![]() You can also check out this guide to the Disney Plus shows you should watch before launch. Before you set coordinates for the latest Star Wars TV shows on one of the best streaming services, here’s everything you need to know about the cast, story and Ahsoka herself. The Ahsoka TV show’s release date has just been brought forward by a few hours to 6pm (PT) on Tuesday, August 22 (Wednesday, August 23 In the UK). And as she tries to prevent her old Imperial adversary Grand Admiral Thrawn filling the power vacuum filled by the (apparent) death of Emperor Palpatine, she’ll be joined by a few familiar faces from her Rebel days, including ace pilot Hera Syndulla, Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren and – at some point – wannabe Jedi Ezra Bridger. ![]() With Tano now played by Rosario Dawson (reprising her role from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett), new Disney Plus series Ahsoka is set in the aftermath of the (supposed) demise of the Empire, some five years after the conclusion of Return of the Jedi.
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