Rosario Dawsonand Hayden Christensen meet long beforethey crossed way in Star Wars ; though their careers have been mostly diverging ( her breakout was 1995 ’s youngster ; his was 2002 ’s Attack of the Clones ) , they attended the same NYC dramatic play school as teens . Now both associated with major roles in Star Wars andhave apportion the screenland in Ahsoka , they keep drawing on that retentive friendly relationship .
In fact , it ’s their partake account — and the pic award - show photo that catch it over the years — that help win over Ahsoka Almighty Dave Filoni to cast Dawson as the live - natural process take on his animated Clone Wars and Rebels heroine in the first place , peculiarly since Ahsoka and Anakin have their own shared story . “ One of the more notorious photos of us was at the [ 2004 ’s ] Independent Spirit Awards here in LA . There ’s a picture of us embrace , and we presented on stage together , ” Dawson said in an interview withthe Hollywood Reporter . “ And that was really one of the photos that Dave visualise when he first imagined potentially casting me [ as Ahsoka ] … So to see us young together and really have this strange , weird , witching , connective , causeless story and connexion to all of it , it ’s definitely something that the fans have been very worked up about . Who could have ever imagined this ? You ca n’t make this stuff up . You ca n’t pen it . ”
As Dawson suggests , she and Christensen are cognisant of what Star Wars fan hope for ( and sometimes , demand from ) the enfranchisement . But they ’ve been in Hollywood long enough to see first - hand that taste perception can shift . Take the prequel films Christensen star in , for illustration ; though they raked in cash at the box office , they were famously meet with miscellaneous reaction from both critics and diehard Star Wars fans at the time . That ’s shift in the decades since the prequels strike theaters in 1999 , 2002 , and 2005 , with the good will now so effusive that Christensen of late reprised his part in Disney+ series Obi - Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka .
Star Wars: AhsokaImage: Lucasfilm
“ My experience with Star Wars has always been a positive one , ” Christensen told THR . “ The critics sure train their aim at those film during the prequel 24-hour interval , but I always felt the support from the fan . So it ’s been really nice to get to come back now and be a part of this enfranchisement , and go on with the character and also enjoy the reception that those films have now . ”
Added Dawson , “ I like to say that [ Hayden ’s ] got the high dry land now”—referencing , of form , Anakin ’s climactic brawl with Obi - Wan in Revenge of the Sith . When asked what advice he ’d give to the actor entering the region of Star Wars for the first time as part of fresh Disney+ series The Acolyte , Christensen sounded grateful to still be a part of it himself . “ Just have fun with it , because it is such a unique experience , ” he say . “ It ’s such a limited domain to be a part of , so savor every moment . ”
scan the full audience with Dawson and Christensen atthe Hollywood Reporter .
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