David Tennant and Lars Mikkelsen have joined Lucasfilm’s upcoming Ahsoka collection.
The information was confirmed this morning on stage at Star Wars Celebration in London, the place collection creators Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau appeared alongside collection lead Rosario Dawson.
“You must have him. He makes it work,” Filoni mentioned of Tennant
Tennant, greatest recognized for his flip as Physician Who, will play the droid character Huyang within the collection. He beforehand voiced the character in Filoni’s animated model of the collection and received a Daytime Emmy for his work on the present.
Later in the course of the panel, Filoni and Favreau shared new footage of the present that additionally revealed Lars Mikkelsen is returning to the Star Wars universe to play Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka. Mikkelsen voiced Thrawn within the animated collection. Mikkelsen later appeared on stage with the forged to tease his position.
“It’s great,” he mentioned, when requested the way it feels to return to Star Wars.
The road-up of administrators set to work on the collection was additionally unveiled this morning in London. Filoni will shoot episodes alongside Steph Inexperienced, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Patel, and Rick Famuyiwa.
Disney unveiled the primary trailer for Ahsoka yesterday in the course of the Lucasfilm Studios Showcase on the Star Wars Celebration. The identical teaser was screened at the moment with a couple of further scenes added. The studio additionally launched a collection of updates yesterday, together with a broad launch date for the present: August 2023.
Ahsoka is Disney+’s spin-off of the hit collection The Mandalorian. Rosario Dawson stars because the titular Ahsoka Tano. Dawson was current at Star Wars Celebration together with different forged and the likes of Jude Regulation, who’s main a distinct spin-off, Skeleton Crew.
Written by Star Wars Rebels co-creator Dave Filoni and govt produced by Filoni and Jon Favreau, Ahsoka will proceed Ahsoka’s story from The Mandalorian. She is from the alien species Togruta, recognized for his or her giant montrals and head tails, and colourful pigments. The character of Ahsoka was co-created by George Lucas and Filoni.
Plot particulars for Ahsoka have been stored beneath wraps. There was no phrase on Hayden Christensen’s rumored return as Luke Skywalker within the collection.
Forged additionally contains Ray Stevenson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren from the Star Wars Rebels animated collection, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Winstead will play Hera, which was additionally revealed on stage on the Celebration.
You’ll be able to watch yesterday’s teaser trailer right here.
