Ahsoka’s Rosario Dawson Credits Fan Art For Helping Her Get Star Wars Role
Ahsoka star Rosario Dawson attributes landing her role to viral Star Wars fan art. Ahsoka Tano was first introduced to the Star Wars universe in The Clone Wars as Anakin Skywalker's young apprentice. Although Ahsoka started off as a slightly annoying young Jedi who often butted heads with her Master, by the time The Clone Wars' final season was released, she had become one of the franchise's most loved characters. Ahsoka reappeared in Star Wars: Rebels as a mature leader and mentor to Ezra Bridger, and she made her live-action debut in The Mandalorian season 2, portrayed by Dawson.
After her appearance in The Mandalorian, Disney announced a live-action spinoff series focusing on Ahsoka after the fall of the Empire as she hunts Grand Admiral Thrawn. Ahsoka was developed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, with Filoni serving as a writer and director. Filming on Ahsoka recently began, and the series is set to be released on Disney+ in 2023. Dawson will reprise her role, while several Rebels characters will appear in Ahsoka, including Sabine Wren, portrayed by Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
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This weekend Dawson discusses her experience joining the Star Wars franchise while appearing at Star Wars Celebration. ComicBook.com reports that the Ahsoka actor credits fan art for helping her land the role of Ahsoka Tano. Dawson describes the experience of seeing the fan art as «mind-blowing» and shares how honored she felt knowing that so many people wanted her to portray such a beloved character. Check out Dawson's full comment on the experience below:
It's because of people like you. They had actually drawn all these more images of me as the character which is
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