Manufacturing on Ahsoka season 2 kicked off earlier this yr, and the official Star Wars website has dropped a primary take a look at Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), who’s sporting a brand new costume and a shaved face.
We nonetheless don’t know precisely what to anticipate from the brand new season, however the finale of the final episode did set the stage for one thing large, as Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) has returned to the principle Star Wars galaxy. Dave Filoni, Chief Artistic Officer of Lucasfilm, teased at Star Wars Celebration in April that there will likely be numerous motion. “Half of it is a really, really big battle,” he mentioned. “There’s going to be a warfare in our Star Wars, like an all-out throw-down.“
It’s additionally been confirmed that Hayden Christensen will return as Anakin Skywalker, plus Filoni teased that Admiral Ackbar will seem within the new season and can go “head-to-head with Thrawn.” Filoni joked that it “took all my effort” to keep away from together with “It’s a trap!” within the script. “Because I’m like, I can’t do that, that would be so lame,” he mentioned. “As a result of this man can’t all the time get into traps. You’d assume he would see it this time.“
One other large change within the upcoming season is a brand new actor taking up the function of Baylan Skoll. Ray Stevenson performed the function in Ahsoka‘s first season, but sadly, he died just months before the series debuted. Skoll’s story will proceed with Rory McCann (Sport of Thrones) taking up the function. McCann commented on getting into the character earlier this yr. “I think it’s the right decision to carry on his storyline, not just cut it off,” he mentioned. “We’ve achieved it earlier than with different issues. I hope the followers embrace it and I’ll do my finest. I’m simply beginning now, so I’m simply making an attempt to be in the best zone for doing it. It’s fairly bloody thrilling. I imply, I bear in mind being a child with my dad, going to the primary one most likely within the late ’70s and ’80s. Now I’m coaching with a lightsaber at night time, so it’s fairly thrilling.“
A launch date for the second season hasn’t but been introduced, but it surely possible received’t land till 2026.
