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Ahsokahas just premiered on Disney+ and the pilot episode released on August 22 had a lot of surprises for the audience, like Clancy Brown. The Rosario Dawson-led series is blurring the lines between the animatedStar Warssection of the franchise, and the live-action one.
Actors like David Tennant (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Ray Stevenson (Thor) reprised their roles from the animated world as Huyang and Baylan Skoll, respectively.
The audience, however, flipped when Clancy Brown appeared as Governor Ryder Azadi sporting the white beard that his animated counterpart had inStar Wars Rebels(2014 – 2018).
Clancy Brown is one of the many senior actors in American cinema who have, for years, taken on a wide range of roles. He played General Wade Eiling inThe FlashCWseriesand The Harbinger inJohn Wick: Chapter 4.It appears now that he has a special liking for theStar Warsfranchise asAhsokaisn’t his first live-action appearance.
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Clancy Brown’s Transition To Live-ActionStar Wars
Clancy Brown, before his live-action appearance, was a voiceover artist in the franchise. Though he has voiced his own character fromAhsokainStar Wars Rebels,the actor also did a gig in the 2008 animatedStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
Playing Savage Opress inClone Wars, Clancy Brown is one of the most notable actors to have been involved with the franchise since 2008.
Brown’s character became an important addition toStar Wars Rebelsas he played a major part in 12 episodes. Azadi helped in freeing Lothal after the Empire captured and imprisoned him.
Ahsoka’sfirst episode –Master and Apprenticehas resumed his journey from where he left off in the finale ofRebels.
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AhsokaIsn’t Clancy Brown’s First Live-Action Appearance
Slowly but surely, Clancy Brown is solidifying his presence in Disney’s Lucasfilm side of storytelling. Though his character inAhsokais a hero in the franchise who helped the rebellion in more ways than one, he played a polar opposite character in anotherStar Warsseries.
The Mandalorian,which starredPedro Pascalin the titular role and also hadRosario Dawsonas Ahsoka Tano in the second season, was Clancy Brown’s first live-action appearance in theStar Warsworld.
His heavy makeup, red skin, and horns made him hide in plain sight. Brown appeared in the sixth episode ofThe Mandalorianseason 1 wherein he played Burg, the Devaronian Mercenary.
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We’re yet to see Brown’s story unfold in the coming episodes.Ahsokastars Wes Chatham,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Ray Stevenson, andDavid Tennantin supporting roles.
New episodes ofAhsokawill be released on Disney+ every Tuesday.
Source:Screen Rant
Ojaswi Chaudhary
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Extremely passionate about a great story since the little guy was 8. He has lived through nothing short of almost 300 of Hollywood’s finest pieces of work, and is now creating some of his own here at FandomWire. He loves to make time for a good book and a good meal.
