'Ahsoka': Rosario Dawson on Bringing the Popular Animated 'Star Wars' Character to Life (Exclusive)
etonline.comand again in, Rosario Dawson is set to star in her own live-action series on Disney+. The 43-year-old actress will continue to play the Force-sensitive fighter in the upcoming spinoff,, which follows the adventures of the character first established in the animated series .
While speaking to ET at Celebration in Anaheim, California, Dawson gushed over being able to be the “literal physical embodiment” of this character, which comes long after fans campaigned for her to bring the role to life onscreen. “I really love being able to not just try to imagine this character to life, you know, [and] to get to take her on physically,” she said. “So much of who she is is physical.
And it’s made me feel closer to her and closer to this journey.” She added, “It’s been amazing because that’s a gift I’m going to have for the rest of my life.” After first being introduced as a Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) in, Tano eventually becomes disillusioned with the Jedi Council and leaves the Jedi Order.
Years later, she emerges as a secret Rebel agent in and unexpectedly encounters her former teacher, who is now known as Darth Vader and leading the charge against the Jedi.
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