If you’re heading to Star Wars Celebration Europe next month, keep your eyes open for this stunning piece of artwork by Kaela Croft. Titled “Pieces of the Past”, this beautiful homage to Ahsoka Tano and the people who shaped her life is one of the twenty-three works of art that will be on display at the Star Wars Celebration Art Show. These artworks were all selected for ... [Continue Reading]
Have you ever read a book, played a video game, or watched an animated series and found yourself wondering who you would cast in a live-action adaptation of said media? This entertaining little pastime is known as “fan casting”. Even Claudia Gray, author of the sensational Star Wars novel Bloodline, has been getting in on the action. If you’d like to know who Gray would cast ... [Continue Reading]
Shortly after the heart-wrenching Star Wars Rebels season two finale “Twilight of the Apprentice” was aired, Nerdist.Com broke the news that Ahsoka Tano would be getting her very own young adult novel, one that would explore how the former Padawan went on to become a key figure within the fledgling Rebel Alliance. Update: The novel is now out! Read our review of Star Wars: Ahsoka to ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni was recently invited to the National Centre for Women and Information Technology to discuss the role of women in the Star Wars universe. In his 25-minute long talk, Filoni talked about the franchise’s various female characters, the challenges of creating an apprentice for Anakin Skywalker, his childhood inspirations, and his own ... [Continue Reading]
There’s still no word on an official Ahsoka Tano comic series so while we wait for Marvel to step up to the plate, Star Wars fans have taken it upon themselves to fill the void. Among them are writers Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, Burning Fields) and Tim Daniel (Enormous, Curse). For those of you who may not know, Moreci and Daniel teamed up last year to work on Tales from the Far, Far ... [Continue Reading]
Back in March 2016, I got the chance to visit the Star Wars: Identities exhibition in Vienna, where I spent a good couple of hours wandering from display case to display case, admiring the saga’s iconic costumes and props, and taking in the dozens of pieces of concept art and sketches on display. The exhibition explored the theme of identity and was divided into three key sections: the ... [Continue Reading]
As a long-time fan of Ahsoka Tano, I’ve often bemoaned the fact that she was largely unknown to those who hadn’t watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars or followed her more recent adventures on the Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels. She has yet to make an appearance (or even be referred to by name) in the Star Wars cinematic universe and chances of this ever happening seem, sadly, quite ... [Continue Reading]
Most actors have their own amusing anecdotes about the various audition processes they’ve gone through during the course of their acting careers and Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein is certainly no exception. During a recent Q&A at Emerald City Comicon 2016, Eckstein and fellow panellist Anne Convery (wife of Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels supervising director Dave Filoni) ... [Continue Reading]
During her hour-long panel at this year’s Emerald City Comicon, voice actress Ashley Eckstein shared some amusing anecdotes about how she landed the role of Ahsoka Tano back in 2006 and took the opportunity to answer fans’ questions about Ahsoka’s future, her thoughts on the Rebels season two finale, and her sci-fi clothing line, Her Universe. But the part that perhaps stood ... [Continue Reading]