The second season of Ahsoka has gotten another cast shakeup: Claudia Black, who played the Nightsister Klothow, won’t be back for the sophomore season. First reported by Bleeding Cool and then corroborated by Deadline, the Farscape actor said she had to “bow out” when Disney “could not pay me what I needed to be paid as a single mother […]
‘Star Wars: Rebels’ Writer Thinks Making Sabine a Jedi Was a Mistake
Ahsoka‘s focus on the relationship between the titular ex-Jedi and her reluctant padawan Sabine was one of the most surprising, and yet paradoxically frustrating aspects of the series. On the one hand, it helped broaden Star Wars‘ vision of the Force, and who could wield it, pushing back on narrow-sighted Jedi doctrines of the prequel […]
Ahsoka: Dave Filoni on Losing Ray Stevenson, Recasting Baylan
When Ray Stevenson died, Ahsoka season two almost died with it. Dave Filoni, the show’s creator, was at Star Wars Celebration Japan this weekend and did a panel about his Disney+ show. Along the way, the topic of Stevenson’s passing came up and Filoni got visibly emotional. Stevenson played fallen Jedi Master Baylan Skoll, a […]
Ahsoka Season 2 Teases More Action and Intrigue
Dave Filoni took the stage at Star Wars Celebration, ostensibly for a look back at season one of Ahsoka—but the main attraction was, of course, the first concrete news regarding season two of the Rosario Dawson-starring series. Fans have been waiting for updates since the emotional and open-ended season one finale back in late 2023, […]