Dave Filoni could not think of a better actor to cast as Grand Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka than Lars Mikkelsen.In a newly-released, exclusive Entertainment Tonight interview from this year’s Star Wars Celebration Europe, Filoni revealed why he gravitated back towards Mikkelsen after their time working on Star Wars Rebels together. “It was a very big challenge to cast the voice. You know, um how do you find a voice for a character that everybody who has read it, pictured it probably in a different, unique way?”, he said. “Eventually, that led me to Lars, and we were all very happy with his performance in Rebels,” Filoni continued and, while working on Ahsoka with his The Mandalorian collaborator Jon Favreau, acknowledged, “‘It’s going to be very hard to beat Lars.’ Because Lars is in my head. The sound of his voice is kind of what I write to.”Though he initially tried to branch outside the Rebels voice actor, Filoni always found himself coming “back to Lars and like ‘Now it’s gotta be Lars’ and Jon’s like ‘okay.” The Ahsoka showrunner then praised Mikkelsen’s live-action Thrawn performance, teasing, “He looks wonderful in blue. Not everybody does, so that’s a factor uh, and we worked on the eyes so it’s a… it’s a unique thing to bring this character to life, and… but he does it so well just walking out on stage.” Filoni also complimented the actor’s “presence, his stature, you know there are many factors that he’s able to deliver on, and I couldn’t be happier.”RELATED: What is Thrawn’s Endgame In Ahsoka?
Dave Filoni could not think of a better actor to cast as Grand Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka than Lars Mikkelsen.
In a newly-released, exclusive Entertainment Tonight interview from this year’s Star Wars Celebration Europe, Filoni revealed why he gravitated back towards Mikkelsen after their time working on Star Wars Rebels together. “It was a very big challenge to cast the voice. You know, um how do you find a voice for a character that everybody who has read it, pictured it probably in a different, unique way?”, he said. “Eventually, that led me to Lars, and we were all very happy with his performance in Rebels,” Filoni continued and, while working on Ahsoka with his The Mandalorian collaborator Jon Favreau, acknowledged, “‘It’s going to be very hard to beat Lars.’ Because Lars is in my head. The sound of his voice is kind of what I write to.”
Though he initially tried to branch outside the Rebels voice actor, Filoni always found himself coming “back to Lars and like ‘Now it’s gotta be Lars’ and Jon’s like ‘okay.” The Ahsoka showrunner then praised Mikkelsen’s live-action Thrawn performance, teasing, “He looks wonderful in blue. Not everybody does, so that’s a factor uh, and we worked on the eyes so it’s a… it’s a unique thing to bring this character to life, and… but he does it so well just walking out on stage.” Filoni also complimented the actor’s “presence, his stature, you know there are many factors that he’s able to deliver on, and I couldn’t be happier.”
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