from Disney, and a decision to start airing shows at night in the US instead of the early morning hours .
This may in fact be the most important Disney Plus Star Wars project that’s been done so far. The Mandalorian was two fully new characters for its leads. So did Andor. Obi-Wan was always meant to be a tiny miniseries to revisit an old character. But Ahsoka? This is a character that has been built up for eleven years, seven seasons of Clone Wars and also four seasons of Rebels, which she eventually appeared in, and where most of her current co-stars are from. She is probably the single most beloved character outside of the movies, and probably eventhe movies, for many. And her nemesis, Grand Admiral Thrawn, is the most famous expanded universe villain ever, on par with only Vader and Palpatine themselves .
This is Clone Wars creator Dave Filoni’s ultimate dream, the chance to bring the character to life in live action, albeit he’ll have to do it without the woman who voiced Ahsoka for all those years, Ashley Eckstein. While it makes sense she can’t play the character in live-action due to the appearance disparity, that means a lot is riding on Rosario Dawson. We’ve already glimpsed her Ahsoka in Mandalorian guest spots. Some like her, some don’t.