EXCLUSIVE: STAR WARS REBELS' Vanessa Marshall On Hera's Role In ROGUE ONE And Playing The Hero In Live-Action

EXCLUSIVE: STAR WARS REBELS' Vanessa Marshall On Hera's Role In ROGUE ONE And Playing The Hero In Live-Action

Hera, Chopper, and The Ghost all made an appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars Rebels voice actress Vanessa Marshall talks here about that and the possibility of a live-action debut.

By JoshWilding - Aug 27, 2017 01:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Star Wars Rebels enters its final season this fall and the season three DVD and Blu-ray goes on sale this Tuesday. To celebrate its release, we recently caught up with actress Vanessa Marshall to talk about the show and what's to come for Hera moving forward. We'll bring you the full interview soon but in the meantime, here's an excerpt in which she addresses Hera's cameo in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

It was in that movie that Hera showed up (well, sort of) when an announcement went out in the Rebel base asking for her. Chopper could also be seen as could The Ghost, the ship belonging to Hera and the cast of the popular Disney series. Here's what Vanessa had to say about finding out about the scene.

 
"Fantastic, I almost started crying. I had to remember I was in a public place and had to contain myself. I thought I was losing my mind and started asking, 'Did that really just happen?' I went to see it a million times and every time, I was just blown away. It's good to know that she still exists at that point, so that's a good thing, but also being such a huge fan of every Star Wars film that's been released, having a character I've played in an animated series be mentioned...it was really rewarding."

As for whether or not she'd like to play Hera in live-action somewhere down the line, the actress was obviously enthusiastic about the prospect but ultimately wants what is best for the beloved character. 
 
"Of course! Who knows, if she can serve the narrative, it would be awesome. It would be great to see her on film and it was incredible to see Saw Gerrera come to life. I loved Saw in the Onderon arcs in The Clone Wars and was so thrilled they took a character from the animated series and transitioned him into live-action to play such a pivotal role. If they did that with Hera, that would be magnificent but it's all about what serves the narrative and not necessarily just let's give Hera a cameo. I bow down to the overall journey at hand and I really can't wait for the movie to come out in December and I'm so excited. That's really what's keeping me going [Laughs]."

We'll just have to wait and see what happens with Hera in Star Wars Rebels but more of our chat with Vanessa will be online soon, especially with the DVD and Blu-ray release of the series now just a few days away. For now, be sure to let us know your thoughts on these comments in the usual place. 
 
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LoveLoveLove
LoveLoveLove - 8/27/2017, 2:21 PM
I'd be up for seeing her transition into live action.



Hopefully, Hera will at least pop up in whatever animated show comes out folowing Rebels.
LoveLoveLove
LoveLoveLove - 8/27/2017, 2:22 PM
Sidenote: I find her voice incredibly sexy.
nonserviam
nonserviam - 8/27/2017, 2:35 PM
The last season was awesome. The duel with Maul, not so much.
koolaidbag
koolaidbag - 8/27/2017, 3:16 PM
@nonserviam - I didn't like it at all to begin with but then hearing filoni talk about the point in interviews, I really grew to love it. Maul was a shell of his self. He was broken, haunted, alone and everything he attempted was a failure. He didn't get excited about Kenobi being alive to go kill him. He got excited because he himself was ready to die and didn't want to go at the hand of anyone other then his greatest enemy, Kenobi. Thusly and TL;DR: Maul didn't go to Tatooine to fight; he went to die.
MiKi
MiKi - 8/27/2017, 3:05 PM
She's awesome.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/27/2017, 3:08 PM
Man, I'm like half a season behind on this show. I really need to catch up
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 8/27/2017, 5:10 PM
Why not have her cameo in the Han Solo film or have a small part in the Kenobi film. Kenobi could hire her, then once she completes the mission with him, she meets the rebellion on Yavin IV.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 8/27/2017, 5:31 PM
Ya'll can quote me on this, i hated the first season of Rebels almost as much as i hated the clone wars show before it....but the last two seasons....were GOLD.
MultiMedia996
MultiMedia996 - 8/27/2017, 8:07 PM
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/27/2017, 9:45 PM
Eh....This show lame. I like Clone Wars better...
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 8/28/2017, 12:17 AM
FYI: Saw Gerrera's episodes in Clone Wars take place on his planet ONDERON, not Alderaan. I'm guessing that either the interviewer misheard or perhaps Vanessa Marshall misspoke. Either way, I'm a Star Wars geek!
nikgrid
nikgrid - 8/28/2017, 3:41 AM
Hera is the ONLY one I wasnt to survive. Trbels has [frick]ed up SW continuity...thanks Dave Filoni.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/28/2017, 4:07 AM
I hope rebels season 4 ends with the final space battle in rogue one
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 8/28/2017, 9:42 AM
Star wars used to be better etc.
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 8/28/2017, 9:44 AM
Fekkius
Fekkius - 8/28/2017, 3:04 PM
Twi'lek girls 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌. Petition for the next trilogy to have a qt Twi'lek protagonist.
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