Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Sabine Wren in the upcoming Disney+ Ahsoka series, has spoken to Empire Magazine about training for the role and wielding a lightsaber.
“I’m just really glad that’s out there,” Bordizzo said. “It’s been really hard talking about my fight-training without talking about the fact that it’s ‘saber-training, which is literally all I’ve been doing for so long. The Mandalorian [physicality] is very Western, and then the ‘saber style is very samurai-influenced. Trying to embody those two things – sometimes one right after the other – in the choregraphy was super interesting, because they’re such different modes of being. I really had fun with the journey of trying to master both.”
Some wonder if that’s the lightsaber Sabine is holding. [Ezra Bridger once wielded a green-bladed lightsaber].
“What can I tease?” Bordizzo said, avoiding spoilers. “It’s just part of her journey. Not just the ‘saber itself, but what comes with that, and what that means, and what mindset it takes to wield that weapon.”
You can order a print copy of Empire Magazine online now here to read more from the interviews they conducted at Star Wars Celebration in April. The Ahsoka series lands on Disney+ this August.
