Disney Star Wars General Discussion

[SPV]

I liked the new trilogy, I thought it was fun. Not great, but enjoyable. Solo was okay, and Rogue One was excellent.

I'd love to see them scrap any projects involving characters we know, and focus on some original stories like the Mandalorian. I am just starting to read the knights of the old republic comic book series on Marvel Unlimited, might be some good stuff in there to use.

 

[John Price]

 

[Jussi]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Casts Rosario Dawson As Ahsoka Tano

 

[bleedblue1223]

I think people that complained that season 1 had too much fan-service will now have an actual argument on it. I will be excited to see Ahsoka in live-action though.

 

[MadDevil]

It's gonna be weird hearing anybody but Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka.

 

[Power Man]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Casts Rosario Dawson As Ahsoka Tano

 

[Osprey]

That's an odd bit of timing. I read that Season 2 started filming in October. They're still not finished in March and, on top of that, didn't cast a character until now?

I think people that complained that season 1 had too much fan-service will now have an actual argument on it. I will be excited to see Ahsoka in live-action though.

I won't be one of them because I don't even know who Ahsoka is.

 

[bleedblue1223]

That's an odd bit of timing. I read that Season 2 started filming in October. They're still not finished in March and, on top of that, didn't cast a character until now?



I won't be one of them because I don't even know who Ahsoka is.

Anakin's apprentice. She was in Clone Wars, Rebels, and had a voice cameo in TROS at the end. One of the reasons I liked Season 1 so much is that it didn't rely on any existing characters, and it felt original.

 

[irunthepeg]

It's gonna be weird hearing anybody but Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka.

She has the look to play her in live action, in my opinion. Strange that Filoni wouldn't bring her in unless she's busy with other things.

But in any case...

AHSOKA!!!

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I’ve looked through Rosario Dawson’s IMDb and haven’t seen a single thing she’s been in

Weird to not cast the lady that plays Asohka in the animated series. Especially considering the character is going to be costume and VFX based

 

[Osprey]

Anakin's apprentice. She was in Clone Wars, Rebels, and had a voice cameo in TROS at the end. One of the reasons I liked Season 1 so much is that it didn't rely on any existing characters, and it felt original.

Maybe I should watch Clone Wars and Rebels so that I can complain about fan service in Season 2 .

I’ve looked through Rosario Dawson’s IMDb and haven’t seen a single thing she’s been in

Weird to not cast the lady that plays Asohka in the animated series. Especially considering the character is going to be costume and VFX based

It's probably similar to why Pedro Pascal was cast as the Mandalorian, even though we see his face only once: name recognition (i.e. marketing). You may not be familiar with Dawson, but she's well known enough to others to promote the show, if only a little.

 

[Jussi]

That's an odd bit of timing. I read that Season 2 started filming in October. They're still not finished in March and, on top of that, didn't cast a character until now?

I won't be one of them because I don't even know who Ahsoka is.

Gina Carano tweeted some time ago that they've finished shooting already.

Hasn't watched Voyager and doesn't know Ahsoka. You'd fail a nerd test magnificently.

 

[Osprey]

Gina Carano tweeted some time ago that they've finished shooting already.

That makes sense and suggests to me that Rosario Dawson may've been cast primarily for her voice. Her career credits do indicate that she's had a lot of practice doing voice work.

Hasn't watched Voyager and doesn't know Ahsoka. You'd fail a nerd test magnificently.

I take the insinuation that I don't qualify to be the fanboy that you are as a compliment .

 

[Jussi]

In that case, Rosario Dawson may've been cast only for her voice.



I take the insinuation that I don't qualify to be the fanboy that you are as a compliment .

You don't qualify to post in any ST nor SW thread.

 

[MadDevil]

It's probably similar to why Pedro Pascal was cast as the Mandalorian, even though we see his face only once: name recognition (i.e. marketing). You may not be familiar with Dawson, but she's well known enough to others to promote the show, if only a little.

People have been fancasting her for the role for a while, and she's publicly said she'd like to play Ahsoka, so combined with her being more well known (at least among casual fans) than Eckstein, it makes sense. If Filoni, who is very protective of Ahsoka's character, signed off on it, I trust him.

 

[Osprey]

You don't qualify to post in any ST nor SW thread.

That's so ridiculous that I'm going to assume that you're joking. Of course, it's also so ridiculous that you may not be.

 

[Jussi]

Since this isn't officially confirmed yet, maybe it gives Disney an out because of this: Rosario Dawson and her family sued over alleged transphobic assault

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I like the Ahsoka character, I like Rosario Dawson and I like the Mandalorian.

I am not sure I like the combo though. I'll wait and see before I judge, but I am a little skeptical.

 

[LarKing]

I think people that complained that season 1 had too much fan-service will now have an actual argument on it. I will be excited to see Ahsoka in live-action though.

Eh idk she isn’t really in any of the well known Star Wars plots. Her story was important to Anakin’s but she also can pretty easily stand alone.

 

[beowulf]

Was going to post this, I like this.

 

[LarKing]

That's an odd bit of timing. I read that Season 2 started filming in October. They're still not finished in March and, on top of that, didn't cast a character until now?



I won't be one of them because I don't even know who Ahsoka is.

Id strongly suggest going back and watching Clone Wars. The movies really don’t do it any sort of justice. Ahsoka’s storyline is a major reason Anakin becomes Darth Vader.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Hollywood Reporter is hearing rumors that Ahsoka in Mando is a backdoor pilot for a future Ahsoka series. That would be great, my only thing would be cluttering this timeline where all these characters have to die or disappear before the ST starts. If you only pay attention to the movies, in the OT and ST you would think that that jedi and force-users are pretty rare, but with all the tv shows and other lore, it has a different narrative.

I doubt they'd recast Luke, but I'd love to see Ahsoka and Luke interact on-screen and for Luke to learn about Anakin from Ahsoka.

 

[irunthepeg]

Hollywood Reporter is hearing rumors that Ahsoka in Mando is a backdoor pilot for a future Ahsoka series. That would be great, my only thing would be cluttering this timeline where all these characters have to die or disappear before the ST starts. If you only pay attention to the movies, in the OT and ST you would think that that jedi and force-users are pretty rare, but with all the tv shows and other lore, it has a different narrative.

I doubt they'd recast Luke, but I'd love to see Ahsoka and Luke interact on-screen and for Luke to learn about Anakin from Ahsoka.

Sebastian. Stan. He's already working with Disney in the MCU.

 

[18Hossa]

The theories I saw that I think would fit well is that Ahsoka would be involved in an episode or two to help guide Mando in learning more about Baby Yoda, and to explain the force a bit more.
Since Mandalorian takes place roughly 5 years after RotJ, at this time Ahsoka and Sabine would likely still be on their search for Ezra I would think. This would tie in with the theory its a backdoor pilot for a spinoff since you could then have Ahsoka continue on her search for Ezra and make a series out of that. No matter what direction they go I am very excited to see it play out.

 

[bleedblue1223]

The theories I saw that I think would fit well is that Ahsoka would be involved in an episode or two to help guide Mando in learning more about Baby Yoda, and to explain the force a bit more.
Since Mandalorian takes place roughly 5 years after RotJ, at this time Ahsoka and Sabine would likely still be on their search for Ezra I would think. This would tie in with the theory its a backdoor pilot for a spinoff since you could then have Ahsoka continue on her search for Ezra and make a series out of that. No matter what direction they go I am very excited to see it play out.

Rebels is going to have another season on that plotline. Ahsoka, Sabine, Ezra, and Thrawn.