Sources have confirmed that Lucasfilm is looking for an actress to play a live-action version of Star Wars Rebels' Sabine Wren in the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka series.
As reported by Slashfilm, The Hollywood Reporter published an article about Marvel's What If…? series and they were discussing animated characters who have made the jump to live-action when they threw in a line that, "[Roasrio] Dawson is leading a live-action Ahsoka spinoff for Disney+, with sources saying Lucasfilm is looking for an actress to star opposite Dawson as Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren."
For those unfamiliar, Sabine Wren is a human female Mandalorian warrior who was one of the main characters of Star Wars Rebels. Without spoiling too much, the end of Rebels saw Ahsoka and Sabine together, which would make her addition to this new series make total sense.
There have also been a ton of hints in The Mandalorian that we may see a live-action version of Sabine, as the first trailer for The Mandalorian's second season and other promo images have featured a ton of graffiti, which is very important to Sabine's character. Furthermore, Sabine Wren was once the holder of the Darksaber, the weapon that Moff Gideon had control of in The Mandalorian.
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that Star Wars: Ahsoka is set within the timeline of The Mandalorian, and that Rangers of the Old Republic, the Ahsoka series, and The Mandalorian, would all culminate in a "climactic story event."
Rosario Dawson first appeared in the 13th episode of The Mandalorian, and she will once again become Ahsoka for this new show on Disney+, perhaps with a few friends as well.
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