Rosario Dawson joins The Mandalorian; rumors have her playing Ahsoka Tano

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Fan favorite CLONE WARS character Ahsoka Tano may finally be getting the live-action treatment as rumors have none other than Rosario Dawson portraying Anakin Skywalker's padawan. The character is said to be joining the cast of THE MANDALORIAN Season 2, which is slated to launch on Disney+ in October later this year.

Dawson, who most recently headlined the thriller series BRIARPATCH as well as playing the role of Claire Temple on the various Marvel-Netflix shows, has been long connected with this particular STAR WARS character. Back in January, Dawson was quoted as saying she was interested in the role and we here at JoBlo have included her name in our Cast This column as well

Ahsoka Tano debuted in the feature film version of THE CLONE WARS. Initially, audiences were resistant to the character, voiced in animated form by Ashley Eckstein. In the multiple seasons of the animated series as well as the follow-up REBELS, Ahsoka developed into a layered character who served as both an entry for female viewers into the expanding STAR WARS mythos as well as one of the more unique Jedis in Lucasfilm history.

This potentially very exciting casting news hails from /Film, who reported on the mouth-watering concept of Dawson joining the Mandalorian cast early this Friday afternoon.

Additionally, as part of a Nostradamus-like move, fan-favorite artist BossLogic previously created art featuring Dawson as Ahsoka Tano … over three whole years ago! You can check BossLogic's redition below:

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