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[Reverend]

The article also mentions an incident involving Rosario Dawson that I hadn't heard about before, which paints her in a not very good light.

So far as I can tell, it's an allegation brought by a lawsuit, not the pressing of criminal charges and there's been nothing significant reported on it since it was filed last year.
This to me feels like a fishing expedition for a cash settlement, which makes me seriously doubt the veracity of the allegations.

 

[valkyrie013]

So.. from this post.. Ashley wasn't asked, or involved in any way with the live action, and it seems in the post she's up for a live action playing.. Ugh... and Rosie involved in a domestic? Ugh again.. Coming from an abusive relationship.. that honks me off big time..

Tempted to start an #AshleyisAhsoka thingy in Twitter.. so Twitt ( or whatever its called.. im not up on the socials) Dave Filoni

 

[Reverend]

That's not quite what she said. Indeed it's worth stressing the context of the full statement. She's responding to "rumours" as she specifically refers to them. There's still been no official confirmation and there's still a chance this could all end up being nonsense. The whole thing can be boiled down to "I'm not involved, but I'd like to be and if not, that's OK too."

Even if the rumours are true; all this just means she's not involved with the production. Whether there was any consultation or discussion on any level, we simply don't know one way or the other. Sure, one might intimate a clear and justifiable note of disappointment in that statement (and an intimation is all it can be at this point), but either way, no indication that she's been done dirty.

I think there's enough drama and divisiveness in this fandom without people fabricating even more.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

So.. from this post.. Ashley wasn't asked, or involved in any way with the live action, and it seems in the post she's up for a live action playing

Ashley was Brophied!

 

[137th Gebirg]

It’s amazing how a little-known actor in a single episode of an early season of TNG has now acquired supreme memedom, to the level of being used in another rival franchise.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Bill Burr returning:

https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-ma...l-biehn-joins-bill-burr-returning-1202892470/

 

[JD]

So far as I can tell, it's an allegation brought by a lawsuit, not the pressing of criminal charges and there's been nothing significant reported on it since it was filed last year.
This to me feels like a fishing expedition for a cash settlement, which makes me seriously doubt the veracity of the allegations.

Could be, it's always hard to know who to believe in these kinds of stories.
I guess I'm the only person who's not upset that they're possibly casting someone else for a live action Ahsoka. Like I said before, they very, very rarely cast the voice actor in the live action role, so I always figured if we were going to get a live action Ahsoka, it would be someone other than Ashley Eckstein playing her.
The only situation I know of where an actor originated a role as a purely vocal performance and then went on to play the same character in live action is Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne in Crisis on Infinite Earths. There was also the actors who played Vixen and The Ray, but both of those actors were cast with the knowledge that the role would be a voice over first and then live action later.
And when it comes to Ahsoka, while the fans would have loved to see Ashley Eckstein in live action, I can see wanting to bring in a bigger name for the live action version.

 

[fireproof78]

I guess I'm the only person who's not upset that they're possibly casting someone else for a live action Ahsoka.

No. I'm not perturbed by it at all. I mean, flip it around: If I was all bent out of shape that Ewan McGregor wasn't in Clone Wars or Rebels then I might see the argument. But, I don't have an issue with different voice actors from live action. So, the reverse for me is true.

 

[Reverend]

No. I'm not perturbed by it at all. I mean, flip it around: If I was all bent out of shape that Ewan McGregor wasn't in Clone Wars or Rebels then I might see the argument. But, I don't have an issue with different voice actors from live action. So, the reverse for me is true.

And yet a number of live action Star Wars actors have reprised their roles in animation; Liam Neeson, Pernilla August, Ian McDiarmid, Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson, Ahmed Best, Christoper Lee, and of course Anthony Daniels (James Earl Jones and Matthew Wood probably count too, but that's a grey area since those were always voice only roles.)

Plus, Ahsoka is a character that was originated by the same actress that (so far as I know) has played her in every appearance of that character across two animated shows, web shorts, various video games and even an audiobook over the last decade and change. Further complicating matters is the general sense that live action is "more real" (figuratively and literally) so there's the concern that the live action version played by a different actress might somehow surplant the original.

Personally I never really though Ashley was enough of a physical match for Ahsoka to really pull it off convincingly and not many actors are going to sign up to a role where their voice is going to be dubbed over by someone else. But I do understand why some would be upset or at least apprehensive about this.

 

[fireproof78]

But I do understand why some would be upset or at least apprehensive about this.

Oh, I get that. People can be upset and whatnot over it. I'm sympathetic to it insofar as I don't like Anakin's voice actor at the start of Clone Wars. It warmed, slowly, but still lacks something for me. My wife and I have been rewatching several SW things and going from Clone Wars to ROTS and back is still weird to me.

So, I grant the apprehension. I just know it will be OK.

And, personally, Ahsoka will always be animated for me. Live action never looks right with her when people do make up.

 

[JD]

And yet a number of live action Star Wars actors have reprised their roles in animation; Liam Neeson, Pernilla August, Ian McDiarmid, Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson, Ahmed Best, Christoper Lee, and of course Anthony Daniels (James Earl Jones and Matthew Wood probably count too, but that's a grey area since those were always voice only roles.)

It's very, very common for actors to reprise a live action role as a voice role, but I only know of one or two cases of the reverse.

 

[Ithekro]

I can't quite see Mark Hamiill playing a live action Joker. Trickster yes, because he's done that already, and later also did the voice for it in some of the cartoons. But Joker?

 

[Reverend]

It's very, very common for actors to reprise a live action role as a voice role, but I only know of one or two cases of the reverse.

Kinda apples and oranges because there are very very very VERY few instances of characters that originated in animation being adapted to live action to begin with, whereas the other way around is WAY more common.
Basically there's Harley Quinn, Saw Gerrera (who, incidentally was originally conceived for a live action project that never went ahead) and that's about it. Everything else was either done VERY poorly and thus not a particularly good example (see: The Last Airbender and pretty much any live action anime adaptation...though most of those originated in Manga, so it depends on how hair-splitty we get!)

Saw, for example did not feel like the same character, but they compensated for that by intentionally making him an older, damaged, broken and half crazed shadow of his former self. You can't really do that with Ahsoka....well, you can, but just probably shouldn't.
With Harley, it's a little different since typically most of the later versions of her after Sorkin were different versions of that character, in different continuities (the live action one for sure) so it's not really taking over the role, it's a very specific adaptation of the character in a totally new setting and stories.

I can't quite see Mark Hamiill playing a live action Joker. Trickster yes, because he's done that already, and later also did the voice for it in some of the cartoons. But Joker?

Well his version of the Trickster on The Flash a few years back was about 90% Joker, so in a way he's all but done it already.

Even so, it's not really a valid comparison since Joker didn't originate from BTAS, he came from the comics and there were numerous live action and animated versions of that character well before Hamill took the role (and has been many since.)

As I stated before, with Ahsoka there's literally only ever been one actor to take that role and it's a character that was made for that medium and there's only ever been one version of Ahsoka. So you don't get the same leeway one might with other such characters.

 

[fireproof78]

First time for everything.

 

[Reverend]

First time for everything.

Again, I'm not saying it's impossible to pull off (in fact I'm very optimistic) but let's not kid ourselves. This kind of thing has an awful track record literally every other time it's ever been attempted, and people are more than justified in their scepticism.

 

[fireproof78]

Again, I'm not saying it's impossible to pull off (in fact I'm very optimistic) but let's not kid ourselves. This kind of thing has an awful track record literally every other time it's ever been attempted, and people are more than justified in their scepticism.

I'm not faulting anyone for their skepticism. I personally think that bringing Ahsoka to live action is a mistake but I'm willing to watch them give it a shot.

 

[Ithekro]

It may be Rex too.

 

[Skywalker]

I would hope that they'd cast a Maori (or at the very least another Polynesian) actor for Rex. Heck, Temuera Morrison's the right age, just shave his head and dye his beard grey.

 

[Reverend]

While it would certainly be easier casting wise (and kinda relevant given the Fett connection) I don't think they're about to unload so many established characters on 'The Mandalorian'. It still needs to be it's own show.

 

[Gordie]

The only good thing about summer coming to an end is that we got The Mandalorian to look forward to,