Which is weird given the fact that Shaak Ti was played by an actress in a costume and makeup in AotC and RotS.
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Which is weird given the fact that Shaak Ti was played by an actress in a costume and makeup in AotC and RotS.
It's obvious not impossible to do a live action Togruta, but I think it'd be a challenge to do it 100% practical for a main character. Remember, in the movies Shaak Ti was little more than and extra and didn't really do much; I'm not even sure if we ever saw her walk anywhere, just sit, stand or kneel in place.
That headpiece is clearly quite cumbersome and putting that on a performer who's expected to have a significant amount of screen time--probably even an action scene or two--is going to be a literal and figurative pain in the neck.
The more likely way to go is to do a part-and-part make-up effect enhanced with motion capture CG. Not sure how feasible that would be even for a lavish TV production, but we'll see. They might even digitally colour her skin too since (depending on the costume design) wearing extensive face and/or body make-up for long periods of time can be problematic, especially for actresses because if their skin has a bad reaction, that's them unable to do any other work until it clears up.
That headpiece is clearly quite cumbersome and putting that on a performer who's expected to have a significant amount of screen time--probably even an action scene or two--is going to be a literal and figurative pain in the neck.
The more likely way to go is to do a part-and-part make-up effect enhanced with motion capture CG. Not sure how feasible that would be even for a lavish TV production, but we'll see. They might even digitally colour her skin too since (depending on the costume design) wearing extensive face and/or body make-up for long periods of time can be problematic, especially for actresses because if their skin has a bad reaction, that's them unable to do any other work until it clears up.
Random fact, but five more shards and I finally have a 7 Star Shaak Ti in SW: Galaxy of Heroes... which might mean very little to all of you but I feel like I’ve been farming her forever. The struggle is real, yo.
Apropos of nothing: I've seen a fair amount of speculation that she'll show up in the Kenobi series, which doesn't make much sense to me given the window for those two connecting is fairly slim (basically the last 3-4 years prior to ANH) and I doubt the series will be set that late.
The Cassian show however, seems like a more logical fit given the Fulcrum connection, even if she only shows up in flashbacks.
The Cassian show however, seems like a more logical fit given the Fulcrum connection, even if she only shows up in flashbacks.
network drama scripts are anywhere between 58 to 62 pages or so. Some are as long as 65, but that’s with snappy dialogue.
Yes, from the Mandalorian.
I just hope the prosthetics hold up for fight scenes. I want to see Ahsoka beat Gideon’s ass into the ground.
Not exactly exactly, but the intimation is that it's not long after the Battle of Jakku and I think comments from the BTS people at the time confirmed that's the case.
That would put it about 4 years before the start of The Mandalorian's first season. One gets the impression that the season as a whole takes place over the course of several months, if not a full year, so by season 2 it's probably getting close to 5 years after the epilogue. Which would line up with the rumours that Ezra and Sabine will show up too, going on the assumption that they got Ezra back in the intervening years.
There is no reason why they shouldn't.
I admittedly don't know much about Ashley Eckstein, other than the name. Is she too old or physically unsuitable to play a live action Ahsoka? She's voiced the character for years- it seems sort of chincy not to give her a shot at it if she's physically able to do it.
I'm fine with Dawson playing Ashoka in live action, she's a decent actress and I don't think using Ashoka's normal voice actress would make sense. I just hope they don't have Dawson take over Ashoka's voice roles, because Dawson is a godawful voice actor (she is probably the single worst Wonder Woman voice ever, although the material she's given being absolute garbage doesn't help her at all).
I think the producers simply wanted to give another actor a chance at the role of Ahsoka in live-action, although I would have liked to see Ashley get the chance.
Hm. Cast an actor who has a very public career for twenty some years, well known, recognizable or a voice actor just because she’s voiced the character?
Choices, choices.
Ashley is pretty well-known for being the voice of Ahsoka and for her female-targeted, geek-focused company Her Universe, but Rosario is definitely better-known and carries a prestige and name value that Ashley really doesn't.
Yes, it sucks a little bit that the character's live-action debut won't feature the woman who helped create her, but if you're going to go with somebody else to bring her to life 'in the flesh', Rosario isn't a bad choice by any means.
Yes, it sucks a little bit that the character's live-action debut won't feature the woman who helped create her, but if you're going to go with somebody else to bring her to life 'in the flesh', Rosario isn't a bad choice by any means.
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