‘Ahsoka’: Cast and Crew Talk Complex Characters and Story Details in New Featurette; Character Has Landed in Galaxy’s Edge
To celebrate the release of the first two episodes of Ahsoka on Disney Plus, Lucasfilm revealed a brand-new behind-the-scenes look at the series. In it, the main trio of actresses talk about how excited they are to be playing these characters who are making the jump to live-action, and how eager they are for everyone to watch the show. Showrunner Dave Filoni and executive producer Jon Favreau also step in to talk briefly about it.
Rosario started by hyping up the story, saying it will go “to places you can’t even imagine, with characters you’ve never seen in live-action before”. She added at the end of the video: “This is so powerful. This is provocative, exciting, and fun. I can’t wait for people to watch it.” Mary Elizabeth Winstead explained her character in a few words: “Hera such an incredible leader and fighter”, with Filoni endorsing her performance as the Twi’lek pilot by saying “Mary is just great, I mean, every scene that she’s in was just awesome.”
But the heart of the show, and also of the video, lies with Natasha Liu Bordizzo’s Sabine Wren. Said Filoni: “Sabine is already a warrior, and very proven. And she’s also Ahsoka’s former apprentice.” The actress added: “I love Sabine. She struggles with her emotions, she’s impulsive… I think she’s just relatable. She’s got good intentions, she just doesn’t always make the right decisions.” Jon Favreau brought the entire point of the video home by saying:
“I love the complexity of the characters in this. They are a bit unpredictable, they are all struggling with a set of circumstances and they need each other.”
Check out the video below:
In addition, to coincide with the release of the show on Tuesday night, the character of Ahsoka can now be spotted at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Anaheim. Check out the promo video below:
A new Jedi has arrived.
Ahsoka Tano begins appearing in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge® at @Disneyland Resort today and don’t miss all-new episodes of #Ahsoka Tuesdays on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/xNSGfHyINY
— Star Wars (@starwars) August 23, 2023
Ahsoka merchandise is also available to all US Disney Plus subscribers before it’s made available to the general public on September 1. The list includes, among other items, the Ahsoka Legacy Saber Set, an Ahsoka Soft Doll plush, Star Wars Chopper (C1-10P) Interactive Remote Control Astromech Droid toy, Ahsoka fleece and t-shirts, and Ahsoka collectibles, including a bust, pin, and mug. You can browse through them here, or check out the link on the corresponding Disney Plus tab.
We also posted a poll on our social media earlier today asking our audience to share their thoughts on the first two episodes. Make sure to engage with us and let us know what you think of them!
The first two episodes of #Ahsoka are out now! Have you seen them? What did you think?! #StarWars
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) August 23, 2023
New episodes of Ahsoka come out every Tuesday at 9pm ET/6pm PT/Wednesdays 2am BST. You can check out our non-spoiler review here, and our full spoiler discussion here. We’ll be covering each new episode weekly, and we will also be dissecting them in detail on Thursday nights during the latest episode of SWNN Live!
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.
