Ahsoka: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Playing Live-Action Version of Beloved Star Wars Rebels Character

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has finally revealed her role in Ahsoka, confirming she will play the live-action version of beloved Rebels character Hera Syndulla.

Revealed during Star Wars Celebration 2023, Winstead took to the stage of the Lucasfilm Studios Showcase to announce her role, just before Mon Mothma was also revealed to be in the show.

Winstead was also briefly shown in her full costume as Twi’lek, which can be viewed in the tweet below. We’ve known since May last year that Winstead would be joining the cast, though didn’t know who she’d be playing until now.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead will be playing Hera! #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/V0Y1GVg8ZK

— IGN (@IGN) April 7, 2023

It does make sense, however, as fellow Rebels character Ezra Bridger was confirmed to be appearing in the show, played by Eman Esfandi.

Ahsoka was also given an August 2023 release window during Star Wars Celebration, though another panel is taking place tomorrow, April 8, that will give a deeper look at the upcoming Disney Plus series.

It began production in May last year and will follow the latest steps in Ahsoka’s journey, with the character previously having appeared in The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian.

She also most recently appeared in The Book of Boba Fett, where she was seen hanging out with none other than Luke Skywalker.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.