AHSOKA Showrunner Dave Filoni Talks Future Plans For Thrawn And Teases Clash With STAR WARS Fan-Favorite

AHSOKA Showrunner Dave Filoni Talks Future Plans For Thrawn And Teases Clash With STAR WARS Fan-Favorite

Grand Admiral Thrawn made his live-action debut in Ahsoka and showrunner Dave Filoni has now dropped some hints about what the future holds in store for the villain in the Star Wars Galaxy. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Dec 20, 2023 06:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

Grand Admiral Thrawn's live-action debut in Ahsoka received a positive response from fans, especially after Lars Mikkelsen was enlisted to reprise his Star Wars Rebels role. 

In the finale, Thrawn escaped Peridea and returned to the main Galaxy with the Great Mothers in tow. Their mission remains a mysterious one, though all signs point to them returning to Dathomir to resurrect an army of Nightsisters who can wage war on the Galaxy and make Thrawn the new Emperor. 

Talking to Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com), showrunner Dave Filoni - who brought Thrawn into the current canon in Rebels - strongly hinted that The Mandalorian season 3's Shadow Council scene will be key to what we see next. 

"We set up Captain Pellaeon in The Mandalorian, and that’s a character that goes with Thrawn, so I’d love to see the two of them together," he teased before adding, "His foil throughout Rebels was Hera. Pitting the two generals against one another is something that I find interesting.” We could be in for an almighty clash of blue vs. green."

Hera Syndulla took something of a backseat during Ahsoka's first season so having her match wits with the Grand Admiral...well, it would be nothing short of epic. Mikkelsen also spoke to the site and shared his thoughts on what the villain is planning. 

"Straighten out all the others and tidy up the shop," he teases. "I could imagine something in terms of a power play within the Empire." So, he's not on their side? Interesting. For fans of Timothy Zahn's novels, that may well tie into Thrawn's loyalty to the Chiss Ascendancy. 

Earlier this year, Filoni was made Lucasfilm's chief creative officer and, following Ahsoka season 2, he'll helm his own Star Wars movie bringing together all these small screen Star Wars characters. "In this new role, it’s opened up to basically everything that’s going on," the filmmaker explained when the news broke. "When we’re planning the future of what we’re doing now, I’m involved at the inception phase."

"I’m not telling people what to do. But I do feel I’m trying to help them tell the best story that they want to tell. I need to be a help across the galaxy here, like a part of a Jedi Council almost," he continued. "I can also lend a perspective on the challenges that telling these stories will present. I feel more capable of actually being helpful outside of just saying, ‘Well, Jedi are like this, and Sith are like this.'"

Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. 

In addition to Rosario Dawson in the title role, the series stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, the late Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth, David Tennant as Huyang, Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Eman Esfandi appearing as Ezra Bridger. 

Ahsoka was written by Dave Filoni, who executive produces alongside Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, and Carrie Beck. Directors include Filoni, Steph Green, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Rick Famuyiwa. 

All episodes of Ahsoka are now streaming on Disney+.

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Batmangina
Batmangina - 12/20/2023, 6:48 AM
Why is Lt. Commander Data blue?
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/20/2023, 7:00 AM
A Diet?

DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/20/2023, 10:52 AM

Star Wars show overload.

AvalonX
AvalonX - 12/20/2023, 11:54 AM
"Grand Admiral Thrawn's live-action debut in Ahsoka received a positive response from fans"

He was almost universally panned as being an idiot the entire series. They really got Ezra, Ashoka, and Hera casting wrong. Mikkelsen's belly looked ridiculous and his fake hairl was atrocious.

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