The Lucasfilm mastermind breaks down Ahsoka Tano’s long journey to the screen and what might come next.
Dave Filonihas explored nearly every corner of theStar Warsgalaxy but hell always have a soft spot for Ahsoka Tano.
It was then that they first created Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalkers brash, double lightsaber-wielding Padawan.
Dave Filoni and Rosario Dawson on the set of ‘Ahsoka’.Suzanne Tenner/Lucasfilm
That thrill has never gone away in my almost 20 years [at Lucasfilm].
After all, she essentially trained as a child soldier in the Clone Wars.
Who is she meant to be now that her whole world has collapsed?
Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) and Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) in ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm
Its devastating, and I never showed her deal with that.
It changes who she is and who she can be in the future.
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He was also intrigued by the idea of a Jedi Padawan whodidntimmediately connect to the Force.
For someone like Ahsoka or Luke, it would come much easier than it does for someone like Sabine.
She is prone to anger, and all the things that make Ahsoka concerned could flare up.
But theres always a plan.
I hope one day well see it.
Listen to the full conversation with Dave Filoni onEW’sDagobah Dispatchpodcast.
