The galaxy far, far away gained just a new resident. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Mary Elizabeth Winstead(Birds of Prey) is the latest actor to join the cast ofAhsoka.The upcoming Disney+ series, a spinoff of the wildly popularThe Mandalorian, is set five years afterReturn of the Jedi. As with most things related toStar Wars, the details of who Winstead will be playing are being kept under wraps. Production is expected to begin in the spring.
Winstead will star alongsideRosario Dawsonin the title role of Ahsoka Tano, a role she first played in the second season ofThe Mandalorian.In addition to being a formidable Force-user in her own right, Ahsoka is the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker, a character who is also set to appear in the series. He will be played once again byHayden Christensen, reprising the role he played inAttack of the Clones(2002) andRevenge of the Sith(2005). If the two interact onscreen, this will be the first time the master and padawan are paired up in live-action—until now, they have only appeared together in the animated seriesStar Wars:The Clone Wars(played byAshley EcksteinandMatt Lanterrespectively).
Also recently announced as part of the cast are Ukrainian actressIvanna Sakhnoin a currently unknown role, and Australian actressNatasha Liu Bordizzoas Sabine Wren, a character who made her first appearance in the animatedStar Wars: Rebels.The series will be penned byDave Filoni, who wrote, directed, and executive produced bothThe Clone WarsandRebels.
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The stories of the galaxy far, far away have always felt like a family affair, but with Winstead joining the cast ofAhsoka,that theme continues offscreen as well.Ewan McGregor, Winstead’s partner since 2017, is set toplay the title characterin the upcomingObi-Wan Kenobi, a role he played alongside Christensen in theStar Warsprequels. While the two of them might be able to commute to work together, don’t expect to see the real-life lovebirds sharing any scenes. Even if cameo appearances were to happen across series, withAhsokaset nearly a decade after the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi, it’s unlikely that the two will share any screen time.
There is currently no release date or official synopsis forAhsoka.
