RUMOR: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Reportedly Playing Hera Syndulla in ‘Ahsoka’ Series
The latest exclusive from Bespin Bulletin claims that Ahsoka cast member Mary Elizabeth Winstead is playing renowned Rebel hero Hera Syndulla.
Fan speculation regarding Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s role in the series has been running rampant for months following the teaser shown to Star Wars Celebration audiences, which contained a shot of several characters from behind walking inside what looked like the Ghost. Hera was clearly seen there, and with Winstead’s role being kept under wraps, fans started to point out she could make a pretty convincing Hera. Moreover, Winstead is a recognizable face on the same level as Rosario Dawson, plus they worked together in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, so there’s a fair amount of pre-existing chemistry there which could be exploited for the relationship between Ahsoka and Hera, who already went on some adventures together in Star Wars Rebels.
As always, take this exciting bit of information with a grain of salt until other sources back it up. But if Winstead is indeed playing the role of our favorite Twi’lek pilot, it appears that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are going all in with this show. Filming on the series reportedly ended last month, and now we only have to wait for the marketing to kick off around spring, likely after The Mandalorian season 3 airs all its episodes. However, we could be seeing at least Ahsoka and Sabine Wren there before their series comes around, especially if we take into account that both characters have reasons to show up in Din Djarin’s show — after all, who expected Ahsoka to appear in The Book of Boba Fett alongside Luke Skywalker?! But this last bit is just us speculating.
The cast of Ahsoka includes Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) portraying the titular character, Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Guns Akimbo) playing Sabine Wren, Eman Esfandi (King Richard) as Ezra Bridger, Hayden Christensen reprising the role of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader after Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ray Stevenson (The Clone Wars) and Ivanna Sakhno (The Spy Who Dumped Me) in unknown roles.
Stay tuned for more news on Ahsoka and the rest of 2023’s Star Wars series in the coming weeks.
Francisco J. Ruiz is that guy who has watched Jurassic Park a thousand times and loves Star Wars. His hunger for movies is only matched by his love for video games. He graduated in English Studies from the University of Malaga, in Spain. As he keeps writing about what he enjoys (and doesn’t) for websites all over, he’s continuing his studies.
