AHSOKA Will Reportedly See THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Star Temuera Morrison Play A Live-Action Captain Rex

AHSOKA Will Reportedly See THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Star Temuera Morrison Play A Live-Action Captain Rex

Temuera Morrison played a live-action Clone Trooper in Obi-Wan Kenobi, but if a new rumour is to be believed, the actor will play perhaps the most famous member of that army in this August's Ahsoka: Rex!

By JoshWilding - May 27, 2023 10:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: One Take News (via SFFGazette.com)

Temuera Morrison recently shared his disappointment over the fact Lucasfilm didn't bring him back for The Mandalorian season 3 and seemed a tad disgruntled about Din Djarin's prominent role in The Book of Boba Fett.

Despite those remarks, it appears the actor has returned to a Galaxy Far, Far Away to shoot a supporting role in this August's Ahsoka

According to One Take News (via SFFGazette.com), Morrison will play Captain Rex in the Disney+ series. It's unclear whether the soldier will appear in flashbacks or during the present day, but fans have long hoped to see Rex in live-action. 

While the actor portrayed Clone Troopers both in the prequel trilogy and in The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi, this role will ask a lot more of him. Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker in The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, Rex has his own storied history and is one of Ahsoka Tano's closest friends and allies. 

We're definitely intrigued to see what spin Morrison puts on the character, anyway, and hope he'll receive a strong supporting role in Ahsoka

Also known as CT-7567, Captain Rex was Anakin Skywalker's first-in-command and a friend to many of the Jedi. Rex's inhibitor chip was removed, meaning he was able to escape the Order 66 programming which brainwashed so many of his brothers. 

In Rebels, the older Rex reunited with Ahsoka and joined the Ghost crew on several missions. Many fans have long speculated that the bearded soldier we saw among the Rebels on Endor was the former Clone Trooper, though that's never been confirmed. A throwaway line in this Dave Filoni series could confirm it, though it's likely to remain a theory unless someone at Lucasfilm really likes the idea.

Time will tell whether this rumour pans out, though with the potential addition of Rex, the entire Ghost crew has now been assembled!

Ahsoka is currently expected to premiere on Disney+ on August 31.

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kazuma
kazuma - 5/27/2023, 10:03 PM
I already know this show is going to be mid af and shrink the universe even more.
Origame
Origame - 5/27/2023, 10:51 PM
Huh. Neat.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/27/2023, 10:59 PM
Rewatching Rebels now for this. I like reunions.
TREE24K
TREE24K - 5/27/2023, 11:06 PM
This is awesome! Been waiting for this since they've been doing these shows. Also...my son is named Rex. So extra nice.
Lilvic92
Lilvic92 - 5/27/2023, 11:34 PM
At this point Disney Star Wars is filled with nothing but memberberries…what used to piss me off is now filling me with glee. Keep doing what you’re doing Kathleen 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊
gtabreaker
gtabreaker - 5/28/2023, 12:57 AM
cadunovaes01
cadunovaes01 - 5/28/2023, 1:09 AM
Lets see if Ahsoka will be good as Mandalorian, great as Andor, mid as Obi-Wan or terrible as Book of Boba…
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/28/2023, 4:07 AM
I don't see it. Don't get why they'd cast this guy.


lol.
Mugens
Mugens - 5/28/2023, 9:01 AM
@dagenspear - Well all the clones originated from one template, and he was the original template in the films, soooo....
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/28/2023, 9:22 AM
@Mugens - Nah, that can't be it. lol.
SpaceAgent
SpaceAgent - 5/28/2023, 5:15 AM
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/28/2023, 8:46 AM
Good. Make up for shafting his Kiwi asshole w Boba not Fett
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