Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the latest actor to join the cast of the upcoming 'Ahsoka' series.
The galaxy far, far away gained just a new resident. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the latest actor to join the cast of Ahsoka. The upcoming Disney+ series, a spinoff of the wildly popular The Mandalorian, is set five years after Return of the Jedi. As with most things related to Star Wars, the details of who Winstead will be playing are being kept under wraps. Production is expected to begin in the spring.
Winstead will star alongside Rosario Dawson in the title role of Ahsoka Tano, a role she first played in the second season of The Mandalorian. In addition to being a formidable Force-user in her own right, Ahsoka is the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker, a character who is also set to appear in the series. He will be played once again by Hayden Christensen, reprising the role he played in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith .
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Also recently announced as part of the cast are Ukrainian actress Ivanna Sakhno in a currently unknown role, and Australian actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, a character who made her first appearance in the animated Star Wars: Rebels. The series will be penned by Dave Filoni, who wrote, directed, and executive produced both The Clone Wars and Rebels.
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