The galaxy far, distant retains increasing on Disney+, and the newest addition for Star Wars followers is the four-part animated sequence LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past.
This new journey brings again some main franchise veterans, together with Ashley Eckstein, who has been the voice of Ahsoka Tano because the early days of The Clone Wars.
This marks Eckstein’s first time stepping again into the position since Rosario Dawson took over Ahsoka in live-action. And whereas the LEGO model of the character is a really totally different vibe from the battle-hardened warrior followers bear in mind from Clone Wars, Eckstein was thrilled to carry her again.
She revealed that Dave Filoni as soon as promised her she would “all the time be the voice of Ahsoka in animation,” making the decision about Rebuild the Galaxy an emotional one.
In fact, this model of Ahsoka isn’t weighed down by Order 66 or years of galaxy-spanning battle. When requested if LEGO Ahsoka lastly will get to indicate just a little extra humor, Eckstein shared a enjoyable behind-the-scenes story:
“That is really a very nice query, as a result of I all the time wished Ahsoka to snigger, and that was a continuing dialog between me and Dave Filoni within the studio. I used to be like, ‘Does Ahsoka get to snigger this episode?’
“As a result of I am all the time laughing. And Dave would all the time [call] it my ‘cuteness,’ as a result of I used to be all the time guffawing and laughing. And earlier than each episode, he’d say, ‘All proper, Snips.
“Ball up your cuteness and throw it out of the studio.’ And I am like, ‘However why? When is Ahsoka gonna get to snigger?’“
That “cuteness” by no means actually made it into The Clone Wars. By the point the animated sequence resulted in 2020, Ahsoka had endured Order 66, left her “Snips” nickname behind, and appeared in Star Wars Rebels as a way more critical determine. However relating to LEGO, canon guidelines don’t precisely apply.
Eckstein teased that whereas followers may not see Ahsoka cracking jokes left and proper, Rebuild the Galaxy nonetheless delivers loads of laughs with a significant story at its core:
“I’ll say that this sequence does carry the laughs. I do not know if we’re getting them by means of Ahsoka, however she has a very true to type to Ahsoka, a very inspiring storyline that may resonate with all of us.
“As I say, Ahsoka lives in all of us. Though Ahsoka is in a galaxy far, distant, all of us see ourselves in Ahsoka, and what she goes by means of on this sequence, I feel we’re all going to narrate to.”
It’s clear Ahsoka stays near Eckstein’s coronary heart almost 20 years after she first voiced the character. Her phrases echo the identical ardour she’s carried since The Clone Wars, reminding followers why Ahsoka has develop into one of the vital beloved figures within the Star Wars universe.
Alongside Eckstein, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Items of the Previous options a formidable lineup of returning expertise. Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Dee Bradley Baker, Sam Witwer, and Kelly Marie Tran all lend their voices, together with important forged members Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Issues), Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: Homecoming), and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night time Stay).
All 4 episodes of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Items of the Previous at the moment are streaming on Disney+.
Supply: Cinemablend
