The news we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! Disney+ in Germany have confirmed on their official instagram account that Rosario Dawson and Timothy Oliphant have been cast for their very high profile roles in the Mandalorian Season 2. So, I’m going to break exactly which characters they will be playing, and how it will tie in to the story of the Mandalorian.
So just moments ago, the Disney+ DE instagram account uploaded a story to promote season 2 of the Mandalorian. The story is just a short video displaying the new mandalorian Season 2 promotional poster, but running along the bottom of the page is some awesome news which has been heavily rumoured for months, but is now finally confirmed. The post confirms the appearance of Sasha Banks, which we already saw in the trailer as the hooded figure likely playing Sabine Wren from Star Wars Rebels, but more interestingly confirmed the appearance of Rosario Dawson and Timothy Oliphant.
As the rumours have stated for months, Rosario Dawson will be playing Ahsoka Tano from the Clone Wars tv series in the show. Disney and Lucasfilm have been very tight lipped on what exactly Ahsoka’s role will be in Mando season 2, but it’s very likely that she will help the Child with managing his force powers and maybe even in the hunt for the Yoda species homeworld.
Timothy Oliphant on the other hand has been heavily rumoured leading up to this, to be playing a Cobb Vanth, who is a self-appointed sheriff on the planet Tatooine, from the Star Wars: Aftermath novels, set after Return of the Jedi. Now this is interesting, because in the novels, Cobb Vanth actually obtains a set of badly damaged, and acid sprayed Mandalorian armor, from a Jawa sandcrawler, near to the Sarlacc Pit, where Boba Fett was thrown into during Return of the Jedi. Because Temeura Morrison has already confirmed that he is playing Boba Fett in the Mandalorian Season 2, through his own casting agency, Cobb Vanth is pretty much a required character to reintroduce him. I think Cobb Vanth and Boba Fett will eventually have a wild-west showdown together where Boba will earn his armor back from Cobb Vanth, who he definitely won’t be happy is wearing it around the streets of Freetown, Tatootine. It will be very interesting to see what Boba is wearing in the meantime. But if you want to see the story of Cobb Vanth, just make sure to check out the playlist linked in the description below for a brief explanation. I’m also going to release an animated version of his story very soon to get you guys up to speed, incase you haven’t read the aftermath novels.
This announcement probably means a major announcement or Mandalorian Season 2 second trailer will be coming very shortly, so make sure you stayed tuned for that.
But let me know what you think down below, I’d love to hear how you think Cobb Vanth and Ahsoka will play into the story of the Mandalorian Season 2. We’ve also been hearing some search for Ezra and Thrawn rumours coming up recently, so let me know what you think about those.
So that is the full announcement of Rosario Dawson and Timothy Oliphant being confirmed to appear in the Mandalorian Season 2, Most likely as Ahsoka Tano and Cobb Vanth, who is crucial to the return of Boba Fett and his survival from the Sarlacc Pit.