{"id":301195,"date":"2025-04-21T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=353382"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:50:28","slug":"season-2-of-ahsoka-and-we-already-have-an-actor-for-baylan-skoll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/season-2-of-ahsoka-and-we-already-have-an-actor-for-baylan-skoll\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2 of Ahsoka and we already have an actor for Baylan Skoll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent twist within the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; universe, the character Baylan Skoll, previously portrayed by the late Ray Stevenson, will be reinterpreted for the second season of the series &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reinterpretation of a deceased actor or one who is no longer present is not strange in the franchise, where <strong>actors like Donald Glover and Ewan McGregor have managed to reprise iconic characters<\/strong>, capturing the essence of the original performances.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rory McCann, known for his outstanding performances in &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; and &#8216;Hot Fuzz&#8217;, will take on the role of Baylan Skoll in its new incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First look at Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll in \u2018AHSOKA\u2019 Season 2.<br><br>He will replace Ray Stevenson in the role, who sadly passed away in 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kd1T6jv0Y8\">pic.twitter.com\/kd1T6jv0Y8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/1913454217538277804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rory McCann takes on the role of Baylan Skoll as Ahsoka prepares for the new season<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Star Wars Celebration event, images were revealed of McCann wearing the character&#8217;s distinctive dark robes, wielding a red lightsaber, in line with his appearance in the first season.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to recast Baylan Skoll has been made with <strong>deep respect for Stevenson\u2019s work, who passed away in 2023 due to a heart condition<\/strong>, just before the premiere of the first season of &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahsoka | Tr\u00e1iler oficial en castellano | Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nh5hRXwMXrA?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dave Filoni, creator of the series, praised Stevenson as \u201cthe most beautiful person on screen and off it\u201d<\/strong>, reflecting the great impact he had on his colleagues and the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filming of the second season of &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217; will begin soon, and its premiere on Disney+ is anticipated to be in 2026. McCann joins a main cast that includes Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, and Eman Esfandi, along with the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker. This change not only represents a challenge for McCann but also underscores the importance of ongoing storytelling in the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; saga.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent twist within the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; universe, the character Baylan Skoll, previously portrayed by the late Ray Stevenson, will be reinterpreted for the second season of the &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217; series. This reinterpretation of a deceased or unavailable actor is not unusual in the franchise, where actors like Donald Glover and Ewan McGregor have successfully reprised iconic characters, capturing the essence of the original performances. Rory McCann, known for his standout performances in &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; and &#8216;Hot Fuzz&#8217;, will take on the role of Baylan Skoll in his new incarnation. Rory McCann takes on the role of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":301196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1351,1455],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-301195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-disney","tag-star-wars","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307692,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301195\/revisions\/307692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301195"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=301195"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=301195"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=301195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}