Manufacturing on Ahsoka season 2 kicked off earlier this 12 months, and the official Star Wars web site 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 huge, as Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) has returned to the primary Star Wars galaxy. Dave Filoni, Chief Artistic Officer of Lucasfilm, teased at Star Wars Celebration in April that there will probably be a number of motion. “Half of it’s a actually, actually huge battle,” he stated. “There’s going to be a battle 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 lure!” within the script. “As a result of I’m like, I can’t do this, that may be so lame,” he stated. “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 huge change within the upcoming season is a brand new actor taking over the position of Baylan Skoll. Ray Stevenson performed the position in Ahsoka‘s first season, however sadly, he died simply months earlier than the sequence debuted. Skoll’s story will proceed with Rory McCann (Sport of Thrones) taking over the position. McCann commented on entering into the character earlier this 12 months. “I believe it’s the correct resolution to hold on his storyline, not simply lower it off,” he stated. “We’ve carried out 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 attempting to be in the correct 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 doubtless received’t land till 2026.