We don’t know much about the cast of the upcoming Ahsoka series on Disney+, aside from Rosario Dawson reprising the lead role, but in an interview with vanity fairObi-Wan himself confirmed that another actress is joining the project, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
THR previously reported that Mary Elizabeth Winstead had joined the cast of Ahsoka and Ewan McGregor backed up that news in a new Star Wars profile for Vanity Fair.
“My partner, Maria [Elizabeth Winstead]He’s doing that Star Wars series with Rosario and he’s about to start,” McGregor said in the interview. The actor also mentioned the couple’s son, who was born last summer. “Our little boy was born into this huge Star Wars family. Either he’ll accept it or he’ll really go the other way. I don’t know. Maybe he’s a Trekkie!”
A random quote in the middle of a massive Lucasfilm-backed interview about the future of Star Wars is as good a place as any for official confirmation. There are no further details on which character Winstead is playing.
In fact, we’re pretty low on general details about Ahsoka. The show began production earlier this month.with Ahsoka creator and show executive producer Dave Filoni on board.
The show is likely to pick up on the former Padawan’s adventures after Star Wars: Rebels and her appearances in The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. We can expect to see a portion of the show potentially before the events of Return of the Jedi, as Hayden Christensen will reportedly be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the series Along the journey are the actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wrena formerly animated character from Star Wars: Rebels brought to life, as well as Ray Stevenson in an undisclosed villain role.
Rumors, reports, and speculation point to Ahsoka continuing a storyline that began in Rebels, with Ahsoka and Wren searching the galaxy for Grand Admiral Thrawn and his friend Ezra Bridger. Filoni agreed that she wants to keep Ahsoka’s story moving forward.
“Ahsoka is an ongoing story,” Filoni said. “Definitely, in my opinion, it’s about driving towards a goal, rather than being little singular adventures. That’s what I want the character to do, and I think that’s what the fans want now. They have a great relationship with I recently started to understand that all those kids who watched Clone Wars are now much older, they’re very excited about all the stuff they grew up with, as it should be.”
The series will premiere on Disney+ in 2023. This year, however, fans are looking forward to Obi-Wan Kenobi, who premiere with two episodes on May 27, 2022. Andorthe series involving the spy who appeared in Rogue One, will be released sometime in late summer 2022.
Mike Williams is a freelance writer for Golden News.
