- "I'm a full fan every single day I go to work. Everyone's like, “We're all just fans going to work, making Star Wars.” It sounds so over the top for me to say what I'm about to say, but I truly mean it. In my life, when I'm facing a challenge, I just think about the general spirit of the franchise and taking on challenges with a bit of positivity, a bit of humor and then being able to move on. So it's just been something that I have learned a lot from, as I'm playing the role itself."
- ―Natasha Liu Bordizzo discussing playing Sabine Wren in Ahsoka
Natasha Liu Bordizzo is an Australian actress who portrays Sabine Wren in the 2023 television series Ahsoka.
Biography[]
When Natasha Liu Bordizzo was filming the movie Day Shift, she filmed a self-tape in which she played a male pilot in a scene from Top Gun. In another scene, her character was paid by a lady to help her, and her line was "Hey lady, I've got all these problems, so stop bothering me. All the work is moving south for the winter." Bordizzo was not given any information on what the audition was for, but she assumed it was for a project with Jon Favreau. She then sent the tape and did not hear anything for a few weeks. Bordizzo later got a call asking if she likes The Mandalorian and she said she did. Months later, Bordizzo met[1] Ahsoka executive producers[3] Dave Filoni and Favreau, and the latter explained that he tried to make the casting process as smooth as possible.[1]
After Bordizzo was cast as the Mandalorian Sabine Wren in the series[1] in 2021,[4] Filoni and Favreau told her it would be great if she watched Star Wars Rebels, but they said the live-action version would always be a new thing that finds its own truth. Bordizzo watched the show because she felt obligated, and she found it to be a free preparation. She liked how Wren showed bravery and spirit despite the challenges and heartache she faced.[1] She had a hard time keeping it a secret. Bordizzo and Rosario Dawson, the actress who played Ahsoka Tano, received wushu training from stunt coordinator Ming Qiu.[4] Bordizzo decided to not take a course in spray painting because she felt Wren would experiment with it.[1] At the Mando+ panel at Celebration Anaheim, 2022, it was announced that Bordizzo would play Wren in Ahsoka.[2]
Works[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Part One: Master and Apprentice" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[5] | |
| 2023 | "Part Two: Toil and Trouble" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[6] | |
| 2023 | "Part Three: Time to Fly" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[7] | |
| 2023 | "Part Four: Fallen Jedi" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[8] | |
| 2023 | "Part Five: Shadow Warrior" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren | Voice only[9] |
| 2023 | "Part Six: Far, Far Away" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[10] | |
| 2023 | "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[11] | |
| 2023 | "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" | Ahsoka | Sabine Wren[12] |
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 'Day Shift' Star Natasha Liu Bordizzo Is Living Her 'Star Wars' Dream as Sabine Wren by Davids, Brian on The Hollywood Reporter (August 20, 2022) (archived from the original on October 16, 2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
SWCA 2022: Sabine Wren Joins the Cast of Ahsoka and 6 Other Favorite Moments from the Mando+ Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Rosario Dawson and Natasha Liu Bordizzo takes the stage at SWCA 2022 | Star Wars Celebration Live! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑
Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Two: Toil and Trouble"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Three: Time to Fly"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Four: Fallen Jedi"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Five: Shadow Warrior"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
