Outside of George Lucas himself, there aren’t many people who have had a larger impact on Star Wars, over a more sustained period of time, than Dave Filoni. While Filoni isn’t as much of a household name as Lucas (who created Star Wars), J.J. Abrams (who directed two of the three sequel trilogy films), or even Mandalorian creator and partner-in-crime Jon Favreau, he’s the person behind some of the best-received stuff in the entire Galaxy Far, Far Away. After working on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Filoni was brought in to work on the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars by George Lucas himself, before eventually becoming involved with the long-running animated series of the same name and creating the much-acclaimed Star Wars: Rebels. In this process, Filoni created the character of Ahsoka Tano, who began as Anakin Skywalker’s Jedi padawan and who in the years since, through appearances across these animated series, live-action (in both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett) and even a novel (titled Ahsoka), become one of the most popular characters in the entire franchise. Lucasfilm//DisneyIn frequently working with Favreau on Mandalorian and Boba Fett, Filoni got the opportunity to tee things up for what will likely be his biggest project yet: Ahsoka, a live-action series focused on actress Rosario Dawson’s live-action take on the titular character. However, Ahsoka will be a tricky gambit to pull off. Filoni and Favreay will have the unenviable task of needing to make a show that is… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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