While Star Wars: The Clone Wars is currently wrapping up its seven season run on Disney+, fans are already looking ahead to The Mandalorian season 2. Earlier this year, reports emerged that Rosario Dawson will portray The Clone Warsā Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorianās second season. Dawson refused to confirm or deny the report last month. However, she did seem eager to announce the news.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Dave Filoni also played coy about Ahoskaās live-action appearance.
āAll those rumors!,ā exclaimed Filoni. āOver the years people have always asked me about that character and potential live-action possibilities. Itās a real credit to the animation team and everybody thatās been involved with [Ahoska] over the years to make a character that fans say, āHey, that would be great. We would want to see that.ā And the debates that surround that.ā
āWhen we started in 2008 giving Anakin Skywalker a young Padawan wasnāt at top of mind for a lot of people,ā added Filoni. āIt seemed a bit out of left field and risky. George [Lucas] always knew that it would work if we did it the right way. The great thing about the character is sheās proved herself and earned her place among the Star Wars leads out there. So whatever the future holds, who knows? But for now, weāll get to see this ending of Clone Wars and see how that goes.ā
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Filoni added that The Mandalorianās first season āwas a great learning experience, working with a great team of people, working with Jon [Favreau]. Iāve applied what Iāve learned into the second season to the best of my abilities. And I think everything is getting better and betterā¦Weāre looking forward to sharing it with everybody when weāre finished.ā
The series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will hit Disney+ on Friday, May 8. Diseny+ will release The Mandalorian season 2 in October.
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