Disney+ is slowly stacking the cast for its upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka. Alongside Rosario Dawson’s titular character, Natasha Liu Bordizzo has been cast as Sabine Wren from the animated Star Wars Rebels series.
According to Deadline, Liu Bordizzo has been cast in a lead role opposite Dawson’s Ahsoka, meaning Sabine Wren could feature prominently in the upcoming live-action series.
Sabine Wren is a Mandalorian warrior first introduced in Star Wars Rebels. She is a member of the Ghost crew alongside Captain Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and Garazeb Orrelios.
At the end of Rebels, she left with Ahsoka Tano to search for Ezra, which could set up how Wren will show up on Ahsoka given the two character’s shared history.
Disney’s Ahsoka series is set to begin production in early 2022. Alongside Sabine Wren, the series is set to include Hayden Christiansen reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.
Ahsoka will be written by Star Wars Rebels co-creator Dave Filoni, who appears to be bringing several of his animated Star Wars protagonists to live-action.
Filoni was also behind the creation of Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker's Padawan during The Clone Wars. The character made her live-action debut in the second season of The Mandalorian.
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