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ASHLEY ECKSTEIN IS AHSOKA TANO

From left to “I SAW THE REBELS
right: Ashley
Eckstein; Ahsoka PREMIERE EPISODE
emerges from her
Master’s shadow; FOR THE FIRST TIME
the beginning:
Ahsoka’s debut IN A ROOM WITH
appearance in
the Star Wars: The A COUPLE OF
Clone Wars movie
(2008) THOUSAND PEOPLE!”

What are some of the top highlights of
the rest of your Celebration experience?
The Star Wars Rebels panel with
everyone—especially the surprise
appearance of Dee [Bradley Baker] and
I on stage and everyone finding out that

Captain Rex was coming back. Dee and
I were standing backstage when Rex
appeared on the trailer and just hearing
the crowd roar at that moment was so
exciting. It was so electric, and then to
walk out on stage together with him
was incredible.
And then there was the Rebels
premiere. That was the first time I’d seen

the episode and to watch it with a couple
thousand people in the room for the fi rst
time was really just surreal.
The third highlight was the Ahsoka
Lives Day. It was so special to see how the

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