Rosario Dawson addressed the reports on her being cast as Ahsoka Tano in the second season of The Mandalorian.
Last month, it was reported that The Defenders star Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of The Mandalorian season 2 as Ahsoka Tano. The news was welcomed by fans who have longed to see Ahsoka Tano appear in a live-action Star Wars project, many of whom who had been suggesting Rosario Dawson for the role for the years.
Of course, Disney and Lucasfilm have not made any official statements on whether or not Rosarion Dawson has joined the cast of The Mandalorian. During an interview with Variety, Rosario Dawson was also tight-lipped about the subject but added that would be happy for the Ahsoka Tano casting to be confirmed at some point:
“That’s not confirmed yet but when that happens, I will be very happy. I’m very excited for that to be confirmed at some point.”
Rosario Dawson also credited the fans for the Ahsoka Tano casting, saying it would be “a million and one percent because of the fans.”
Here is the official synopsis for The Mandalorian:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. The Star Wars series was written by Jon Favreau, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist is also on board as a co-executive producer.
Dave Filoni directed the first episode of The Mandalorian and additional episodes of the Star Wars series were helmed by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope director Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones director Deborah Chow.
The Mandalorian season one is now available exclusively on Disney Plus.
Source: Variety
