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Costume Designer

“Ahsoka” Emmy-Winning Costume Designers Elissa Alcala & Devon Patterson on Carrying on a Cosmic Legacy

The late Shawna Trpcic, costume designer for Ahsoka, was posthumously awarded an Emmy this past weekend at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Winners for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, alongside her assistant costume designer Elissa Alcala and costume supervisor Devon Patterson, who won for the finale, “Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord.” It was an emotional win ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  September 12, 2024

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Composer

“Ahsoka” Composer Kevin Kiner on Scoring Jedis, Sith Lords, and Space Whales

There are few people alive with more Star Wars experience than composer Kevin Kiner. While Kiner would be the first to point out that the legendary John Williams has him beat, when it comes to the number of minutes—and hours—of music composed for a galaxy far, far away, Kiner is a proper Jedi. For more than a ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 21, 2024

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Cinematographer

Best of 2023: “Ahsoka” Cinematographer Eric Steelberg on Lensing a Rebel Jedi’s Journey Through Time & Space

*It’s our annual “Best of the Year” look back at some of our favorite interviews from the year.  For Ahsoka cinematographer Eric Steelberg, lensing the latest live-action Star Wars series was a dream come true. Growing up in thrall to George Lucas’s original trilogy, Steelberg would find himself on set while filming the new series, surrounded by ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 28, 2023

Interview

Cinematographer

“Ahsoka” Cinematographer Eric Steelberg on Lensing a Rebel Jedi’s Journey Through Time & Space

For Ahsoka cinematographer Eric Steelberg, lensing the latest live-action Star Wars series was a dream come true. Growing up in thrall to George Lucas’s original trilogy, Steelberg would find himself on set while filming the new series, surrounded by massive spaceships both practical and virtual (the latter thanks to Industrial Light & Magic’s LED immersive soundstage the ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 4, 2023
A Battle Through Time With & Against Anakin Skywalker in “Ahsoka” Episode 5

Do not travel with us to a galaxy far, far away if you haven’t watched episode five of Ahsoka. Okay, now that we got that bit of galactic business over with, let’s take a quick look at the major moments in Ahsoka’s fifth episode. The conflict between the titular rebel Jedi (Rosario Dawson) and Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson), Shin Hati ...

By The Credits  |  September 14, 2023
“Ahsoka” First Reactions: Rosario Dawson And Natasha Liu Bordizzo Shine in Latest “Star Wars” Series

The first reactions to Ahsoka, the latest live-action Star Wars series coming to Disney+, have arrived in under twelve parsecs (Star Wars nerd alert!). It’s good news for those eager for some more Star Wars action and even better news for fans of the animated series Star Wars: Rebels, which debuted in 2014 and is the source from which this Rosario ...

By The Credits  |  August 18, 2023
Taking a Hero’s Journey With “Ahsoka” in New Teaser

A new teaser for Ahsoka has landed a week ahead of the series premiere. This latest Star Wars show is led by Rosario Dawson as the titular Jedi rebel, and it’s Dawson who leads us through this new teaser, which takes us on a brief tour of the iconic franchise—from the very first time Luke Skywalker wielded ...

By The Credits  |  August 16, 2023
New “Ahsoka” Images Reveal the First “Star Wars” Series to Leap From Animation Into Live-Action

For the first time ever, the animated portion of the Star Wars galaxy is getting the live-action treatment thanks to Dave Filoni’s upcoming new Disney+ series Ahsoka. The first trailer for the Rosario Dawson-led show was revealed at the Star Wars Celebration in London last week, unveiling at least a piece of the story Filoni and his ...

By The Credits  |  April 10, 2023
First “Ahsoka” Trailer Reveals Rosario Dawson-led “Star Wars” Series on Disney+

Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano is one of the more intriguing characters in the Star Wars canon, and at long last, she’s got her own series. The first trailer for Ahsoka is here, revealing Dawson’s live-action take on a character who first appeared in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (voiced by Ashley Eckstein), at which point Dawson stepped ...

By The Credits  |  April 7, 2023