THE CLONE WARS Ashoka Tano Actress Ashley Eckstein Offers Some Advice For Her Successor

THE CLONE WARS Ashoka Tano Actress Ashley Eckstein Offers Some Advice For Her Successor

It's thought that Rosario Dawson will play a live-action version of Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian, and The Clone Wars star Ashley Eckstein has now shared her advice for those who follow in her footsteps.

By JoshWilding - May 06, 2020 03:05 AM EST
Filed Under: The Clone Wars
Source: Looper

Ashley Eckstein first voiced Ahsoka Tano in 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, and she's since played the character across seven seasons of The Clone Wars and throughout Star Wars Rebels. However, the actress isn't going to bring the beloved Jedi to a live-action setting in The Mandalorian, as Rosario Dawson has reportedly been cast as Anakin Skywalker's former apprentice.

During a recent interview with Looper to discuss The Clone Wars series finale, Eckstein was asked to share her advice for anyone who follows in her footsteps as the fan-favourite hero, and offered some wise words.

"Any new actress that would step into Ahsoka's shoes, I would say I just hope she realizes what Ahsoka means to people, because Ahsoka has changed lives. She's saved lives," the actress explained. "So, I would just ask that anyone that joins Team Tano recognizes how important she is to so many people, and they do their best to continue to carry on her legacy."

Eckstein did admit that she's disappointed her time as the character is likely over now, as "it's my dream to always be involved with Ahsoka. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't," but knows the character is bigger than her.

"It's never been just me bringing Ahsoka to life. It's always been a group of people," she admits. "I call it Team Tano, and it's everything from [Clone Wars supervising director] Dave Filoni and the directing, to the animators, to the writers, to the music, to the lighting, to me bringing the voice."

Are you guys disappointed that Eckstein's time as Ahsoka Tano has seemingly reached its end?

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Kumkani
Kumkani - 5/6/2020, 3:45 AM
She's changed lives?
Repian
Repian - 5/6/2020, 3:48 AM
She has to be happy about that great Clone Wars finale.



Nebula
Nebula - 5/6/2020, 4:05 AM
She's very wholesome.
Amuro
Amuro - 5/6/2020, 5:21 AM
I can't be thankful enough to Mrs. Eckstein for bringing such a wonderful character to life during those 12 years. Ahsoka is now one of my favourite Star Wars character, something no character from the postlogy has actually managed to do (at the contrary, many of them are now on my list of most hated Star Wars characters, beginning with Rey and Kylo Ren).
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 5/9/2020, 1:23 PM
Clone Wars season 7 was EPIC. It is the perfect example of the kind of greatness I want from ongoing Star Wars. Why, why, why did they have to BUTCHER Luke and Han in the latest trilogy??????? And I don't mean the characters dying. I mean the butchering of their characters.
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 5/9/2020, 1:30 PM
It would have been far better if they'd begun the sequel trilogy after the lives of the original characters had passed rather than show us Luke ended up being such a complete idiot. I still won't believe it. They must undo it.
Captain59
Captain59 - 5/11/2020, 6:48 AM
The character is going to become even more popular after appearing on The Mandalorian, and will spawn new animated projects. I would be Ashley is not done with the character.
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