Star Warsfans want Robert Downey Jr. to portray Grand Admiral Thrawn in the upcoming live-actionAhsokaseries.The Mandalorianseason 2 introduced the world to the live-action version of Ahsoka Tano, who was played by Rosario Dawson. It was revealed that Thrawn is still alive and the Jedi is on his trail, which many believe will be a big portion of the recently announced Disney+ series. Could the Tony Stark actor be the right choice to bring Thrawn to life?
An old tweet from Senator-elect Jon Ossoff asking aboutGrand Admiral Thrawnin the sequel trilogy went viral earlier in the week. A lot ofStar Warsfans were hoping that the villain was going to show up in the trilogy, but it did not end up happening. Luckily, it seems thatAhsokawill introduce the character, which has fans speculating about who will play him. One rumor that has picked up traction is Robert Downey Jr., and a fan has already gone ahead and made some fan art.
The Mandalorianseason 2 made it seem that Ahsoka Tano is still onthe hunt for Ezra Bridger, though that has not been officially confirmed. With that being said, the character learns that Thrawn is still alive and she is hunting for him. Jon Favreau recently revealed that Dave Filoni is currently developing theAhsokaseries, and one can easily see him bringing back Thrawn and Bridger, which would be huge for hardcoreStar Warsfans who have been waiting to see live-action versions of these characters.
As forRobert Downey Jr.taking on the role of Thrawn, that is very much a rumor at this point in time. The actor has not spoken about the rumors and Lucasfilm likely will not comment on it, regardless if it is true or not. Thanks to the success ofThe Mandalorian, actors are jumping at the chance to get involved with theStar Warsfranchise, which means that they have no problem getting people to play even the smallest background character. Unnamed sources claim that RDJ is currently in talks to take on the role of Thrawn, so we’ll just have to wait and see what ends up happening.
It seems that Robert Downey Jr.’s name pops up just about any time a newStar Warsproject is on the way. He’s one of the biggest actors on the planet, so that makes sense. But, we have yet to see him sign on with Lucasfilm, despite the multiple rumors that have popped up over the last several years. He does have some extra time on his hands now that he is done portraying Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. you’re able to check out an image of what RDJ could look like as Grand Admiral Thrawn above, thanks to theStar Wars Quarter’s Twitteraccount.
