Star Wars : Ahsoka is n’t just bringing backAdmiral Thrawn , it ’s also possibly introduce one of his most close allies . join the stamp of theRosario Dawson - ledseries is The Expanse ’s Wes Chatham , who will reportedly be play a major ally of Thrawn .
PerDeadline , multiple sources have confirmed the cast that Chatham would be playing a “ right bridge player serviceman ” to Grand Admiral Thrawn , just days after Disney substantiate Thrawn would be fiddle by Lars Mikkelsen , who previously voiced the full admiral in Star Wars Rebels .
Given on-going storyline in The Mandalorian , while Chatham ’s grapheme is presently unknown there stands a very undecomposed chance that if he is indeed play a character already established in Star Wars canon ( and consecrate that this is a Dave Filoni show , that chance is , well , absurdly mellow ) that he could be playing the part Eli Vanto . Vanto first appear inStar state of war : Thrawn , Timothy Zahn ’s 2017 novel that rebooted the long - dormant character follow his reintroduction inside of the show . The pair extend to the Imperial Academy together , and Thrawn later on dispatched Vanto to theChiss Ascendencyas an attaché for the Empire , working with the Chiss Expansionary Defence Force ’s Admiral Ar’alani . If the casting is dependable , then it means the Ascendency could be dally a larger role in Ahsoka the show than expected .
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Ahsoka nibble up whereRebels ’ epilogueleft off , with the titular ex - Jedi do out to find that show ’s booster , Ezra Bridger ( Eman Esfandi ) . The show will be bringing in live - action versions of the remaining Rebels characters such as Sabine Wren ( Natasha Liu Bordizzo ) , Hera Syndulla ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead ) and Chopper ( C1 - 1OP ) . Some of the characters have popped up in other Star Wars media since that show ended in 2018 , include pretty recently .
Also star Ray Stevenson , Ivanna Sakhno , and Hayden Christensen , Star war : Ahsoka will premiere on Disney+ in August . It would n’t be a spoilt idea to get up on Rebels between now and then , since it see like Ahsoka the show will be going full steam in the lead into adjudicate that show ’s narrative thread .
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