As we kick off the final full week before the arrival of Ahsoka on Disney Plus, Rosario Dawson – currently starring on the big screen in Haunted Mansion – discusses Ahsoka prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, and the influences that Gandalf the White from The Lord of the Rings had on this incarnation of the character as she moves into the next phase of her life.
“In the animation, you saw her go to the white, but what I loved is the idea that there was even another level to her. Dave and I talked a lot about Gandalf the Gray and Gandalf the White — talking about that transition and how she’s someone very capable and excellent and looked up to as a leader, but she still has levels of development to go.”
“That push for more, that desire for more, that challenge that she pushes herself to is okay — and it’s actually remarkable and important. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been drawn to her over the years, the fact that even with her excellence, she continues to push further.”
We’ll be watching the fruits of her labours on Disney Plus 23rd August in a double-episode that kicks off the debut season.
