Tag: Rosario Dawson
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Hillary Clinton, Rosario Dawson-Produced Doc ‘Below the Belt’ Acquired by Espresso Media Ahead of Mipcom (Exclusive)
The U.K.’s Espresso Media Intl. has picked up Shannon Cohn’s “Below the Belt,” a documentary executive produced by Hillary Clinton and Rosario Dawson that explores problems in the U.S. healthcare system that disproportionately affect women.The film, whose executive producers also include actresses Corinne Foxx (“Dollface”) and Mae Whitman (“Good Girls”), premiered on PBS. Espresso Media…
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Ok, Now Zeb’s Appearance in ‘The Mandalorian’ Makes Us Mad
Throughout its run, Ahsoka was packed full of nods to Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. That was to be expected — after all, showrunner Dave Filoni was an integral part of developing Rebels and Clone Wars, in addition to co-creating Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson). There was also the fact that the…
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Ahsoka Finale Ending Explained: We Are What They Grow Beyond
While “Star Wars” animation fans like myself will probably always be haunted wondering what might have been had “Ahsoka” been the animated “Star Wars Rebels” sequel series we always longed for, the first season of the live-action continuation we got has left the story of Ahsoka Tano in a decidedly interesting place. Picking things up from…
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Ahsoka’s Season 1 Finale Reflects Dave Filoni’s Relationship To Star Wars With The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord
This article contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Ahsoka” episode 8 — “The Jedi, The Witch, and the Warlord,” As Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) makes his final preparations to return to his own galaxy, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), and Huyang (David Tennant) do their best to…
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Ahsoka and Huyang Almost Starred In a Very Different Star Wars Spin-off
Even though the 2008 feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars was a critical and financial disaster for the Star Wars franchise, Dave Filoni’s animated television series had become increasingly critical to the success of the galaxy far, far away, and continues to play an important role in its future. The events of The Clone…
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‘Ahsoka’ Finally Nailed the Best Aspect of ‘Star Wars Rebels’
The Ahsoka series has really turned out to be a Star Wars Rebels sequel story as much as it is a story about Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), which is fine, because Star Wars Rebels fans have been holding out hope for the return of their beloved characters since the Star Wars Rebels finale back in…
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Sorry, ‘Ahsoka,’ ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Has the Best Anakin Reunion Episode
There would be no Ahsoka without Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) was just an apprentice like any other but as Anakin’s padawan, we got to see her grow and learn under the tutelage of people who let her think for herself, so much so that she eventually left Anakin and the Jedi…
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Who Are Star Wars’ Togruta Aliens? Ahsoka’s Species Explained
Star Wars has many different species, from the teddy bear-like Ewoks to the infamous Hutts. Each species has a unique world, history, and culture, but only so many can be explored in depth. The fact is, most of the leading characters in Star Wars are humans, limiting species diversity. Yet that is not the case…
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New ‘Ahsoka’ Shows Star Wars Can’t Escape Its Own Nostalgia
When it was announced that Hayden Christensen would reprise his role as Darth Vader in “Ahsoka,” Star Wars fans’ response was mostly positive. Christensen took heat for the prequel films like many of his costars, his two-film arc depicting Anakin Skywalker’s descent into darkness now obscured by indictments of the trilogy’s other flaws.And Anakin —…
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‘Haunted Mansion’ to Release on Disney+ in October
“Haunted Mansion” is ready to spook Disney+ customers in October.Disney’s kid-friendly horror comedy, which is inspired by the classic theme park attraction, will hit the streamer on Oct. 4. Directed by Justin Simien, “Haunted Mansion” follows single mother Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), who enlist the help of so-called spiritual experts…