Ashley Eckstein Shares Her Enthusiasm About Voicing Ahsoka Again in ‘Tales of the Jedi’
As announced during Star Wars Celebration, Tales of the Jedi will be a new limited animated series of short stories that was created by Dave Filoni. It will be set during the prequel era and will fill in some of the gaps from our favorite characters, including Qui-Gon Jinn and Count Dooku. And with Filoni writing, Ahsoka will also play a major role in the series, with Ashley Eckstein returning to voice the character. This will be the first time we get to hear her voice again as Anakin’s padawan since Rosario Dawson appeared as the character in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian, back in late November 2020.
Speaking to SFF Gazette, Eckstein shared her enthusiasm about coming back to voice Ahsoka in a new animated project:
“I am just beyond honoured to step back into Ahsoka’s boots and breathe life into her again for Tales of the Jedi. Dave Filoni promises me I would always be the voice of Ahsoka in animation, and I’m thrilled to return and so excited. The shorts are beautiful. The stories are wonderful. I can’t wait to share them with everyone.”
When asked about sharing the part with Rosario Dawson, she added:
“Yeah, it’s very exciting. It’s something I always approach with so much gratitude. I don’t look at what I’m not doing, I look at what I have been able to do. Every new opportunity, I’m so grateful for,” Eckstein enthused. “I’m honoured to be able to do Tales of the Jedi, and when I’m not filling Ahsoka’s boots in animation, I’ve made it my, literally, life’s goal to be a real-life version of her day in and day out.”
“She’s a piece of my heart and soul and guides my everyday decisions. I’m thrilled to be able to carry out Ahsoka’s legacy in my daily work as well. I can’t wait to share that show with everyone.”
Ahsoka will be the focus of three out of six episodes of Tales of the Jedi. Liam Neeson is coming back to voice Qui-Gon Jinn as well, with his son doing the voice for young Qui-Gon. The series will debut on Disney Plus sometime this fall. A trailer for it wowed audiences at Star Wars Celebration, and will probably drop online later this summer, most likely in early September — Disney Plus Day is on September 9, and Lucasfilm’s D23 panel is happening on the 10th.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
