Back in June there was a report that Lucasfilm was in the process of casting an actress to play Barris Offee in the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka Disney+ series. Some across the web thought this particular casting report was really for the live-action version of Sabine Wren and not Offee with others thinking both characters were being considered for the series.
A new report courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter has sources claiming there is some weight behind the casting of Sabine for the Ahsoka series.
For now, What If …? is focusing on characters who have already appeared in live-action. But animation history has noteworthy examples of popular characters who appeared in animation first before making it big in live-action. Harley Quinn debuted in the 1990s Batman animated series decades before debuting in Suicide Squad, while Ahsoka Tano, the fan-favorite Jedi, appeared in animation in 2008 before Rosario Dawson made the jump to live action in The Mandalorian season two. Now, Dawson is leading a live-action Ahsoka spinoff for Disney+, with sources saying Lucasfilm is looking for an actress to star opposite Dawson as Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren.
We continue to monitor this casting situation and hope to hear from an official Lucasfilm/Disney source on the matter in the near future.
