The electric atmosphere that permeates theStar Warsfandom has been particularly active lately, especially thanks to all the big updates going around. With a real focus on fan favorites lately, it looks as though lovers of the franchise have plenty to look forward to in the next couple of years. But now, some new comments fromAhsokastar Rosario Dawson may potentially extend that goodness even further.
Dawson, whose upcoming seriesAhsokarecently began official production, appears to have a real attachment to her role as the titular former Jedi Ahsoka Tano. After debuting as theStar Warscharacter inThe Mandalorianand making another appearance alongside adeepfake Luke Skywalker inThe Book of Boba Fett, she must have found the part to her liking. Now, the actress may be ready to extend those appearances even past theAhsokaseries.
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In an interview with Vanity Fair, Dawson went into great detail about how much she enjoys playing the character and even just enjoys the character herself.She loves Ahsoka Tano so muchthat she apparently hopes to keep playing the now iconic togruta force-user indefinitely. “As long as they want me, and as long as it’s possible,” Dawson said, “I’m in it.” But this isn’t just a newfound appreciation after embodying the role. She’s actually been a fan for some time, and even offered some of her own nitpicky skepticism at first.
“When I first put [the headpiece with Ahsoka’s trademark horns and head tails] on, I was like, ‘Oh they look different…,” Dawson explained, referencing how the design had changed from the one she was used to watching inanimated form onThe Clone WarsandRebels. But showrunner and belovedStar Warscreator Dave Filoni reassured her. “He was like, ‘No, but we’re working with stunts and everything, and we want to be able to do all of that practically.'” So it’s pretty clear that Dawson had a genuine love for Ahsoka as a character right from the get-go, to the point where she was all over the idea even well before being asked to play the part.
Way back in 2017 on Twitter, a fan posted art of Dawson as Ahsoka, to which Dawson herself responded “Ummmm… yes please?!” The timing was apparently perfect, as Filoni was already working on bringing the character into live-action, and this exchange caught his attention. The rest is history still in the making, leading to the new series and, appropriately, a new work of art focusing on the representation Dawson’s casting brings to the franchise, particularly for young women of color who get to see someone like them as a hero in the beloved mythos. That piece can be seen as part ofStar WarsCelebration’s 2022 art show.
Hiring fans may not always be the best choice when it comes to quality, but casting Dawson as Ahsoka has proven to be a decision almost universally praised.The MandalorianandThe Book of Boba Fettoffered some enticing glimpses of what she can bring to the role, but it will be very interesting to see what she does when given an entire series to play with onAhsoka.
