Star Wars: Thrawn Creator Breaks Silence on Villain's Live-Action Debut

Prolific Star Wars novel author Timothy Zahn spoke for the first time aboutThrawnsupcoming debut appearance in live-action.

He is a tactician, always ahead of his enemies.

Dave Filoni showed in Rebels that he understood the character.

Thrawn, Ahsoka Tano

So I think everything will be fine, as long as Filoni and Jon Favreau remain at the helm.

And I am of course available to help them if needed.

Lucasfilm called me to show me concept designs for Rebels.

At the same time, we were discussing future novels about the character.

Theres not much difference between the original Thrawn and the Thrawn of this new timeline.

Its the same character, in different geopolitical conditions, surrounded by different characters, but he hasnt changed.

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Lucasfilm wanted these new books to be connected to Rebels.

So I tried to make as many connections as possible.

They gave me the scripts for the episodes in advance, so that I was aware of the plot.

For example, in the series, Governor Pryce fights against Sabine Wren.

In the book, I expanded on Imperials interest in combat.

The goal is for everything to fit together.

The second book takes place between Season 2 and Season 3.

And the third takes place during a period of the series where he is off camera in season 4.

As Zahn put it,There are things to do during this time.

I would like to write more novels.

And we pitch ideas to Lucasfilm.

There are things to do during this time.

Ill keep you up-to-date!

What Will Thrawns Role Be In Ahsoka?

An exciting prospect, to be sure, as Mikkelsen brought a distinctive, icy vibe to the character.

This is something that will very likely play a big role inAhsoka.

Ahsoka, while currently without an exact release date,will arrive on Disney+ this August.