According to Comicbook, Star Wars’ Ahsoka is front and center on the cover of the newest issue of Empire Magazine as many can’t wait for Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) to continue her role on the new Disney+ series. The live-action adaptation of the character of Ahsoka was introduced in The Mandalorian and is expected to fit heavily into Dave Filoni’s (Star Wars: The Bad Batch) future plans for upcoming Star Wars televised series.
The newest Empire Magazine cover is down below.
Dawson told Entertainment Weekly’s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, “It was just absolutely remarkable to have her on set. We were beside ourselves. And she came in and you could just see it in her eyes. It’s very similar to the look in Clone Wars, Rebels, and Ahsoka creator Dave FIloni’s eyes. These are people who have been working in dark rooms with microphones and these animated characters for so long. And to see it now three-dimensionally is pretty wild. And to have her energy there and her blessing on this show is everything, because she’s so much a part of this show.”
According to Comicbook, Ahsoka will carry with it the legacy from The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. The character of Ahsoka was first introduced into the franchise in 2008, in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The character is later seen in the animated series with the same title as the film continuing the lore of Ahsoka. In the series, the character is a young Padawan being trained by Anakin Skywalker, later to be seen in a live-action image as a character on The Mandalorian.
Dawson said, “We literally religiously watch these episodes over and over again as homework, which is like the easiest and the best homework in the world. And the inflection of the voice and the heart and the love and just the commitment over so many years — I mean, she’s a true believer. And I think that heart just lives on in this story.”
Ahsoka premieres on Disney+ in August 2023.