Ahsoka would have been very different if Benedict Cumberbatch had played Thrawn
Perhaps the most popular war of stars Although this villain isn’t said to be from the films, Grand Admiral Thrawn has finally made his mark on the live-action Disney Plus series franchise Ahsoka. Much to the delight of fans (not even those who can only see). the character’s resemblance to Elon Musk), Lars Mikkelsen takes on his dubbing role again Star Wars Rebels in the Rosario-Dawson vehicle and debuted as the Imperial nemesis Ahsoka Episode six.
Mikkelsen joins an exclusive club of stars who have managed to retain their characters heading into live-action, along with others like Katee Sackhoff (Bo-Katan Kryze) and Clancy Brown (Ryder Azadi). However, for a long time it looked as if things were going to be very different there. Thrawn’s eventual arrival has been teased for a long time The Mandalorian During the second season in 2020, rumors emerged that Lucasfilm was eyeing a major Marvel star to take on the role.
Benedict Cumberbatch turned down the role of Grand Admiral Thrawn
In particular, Doctor Strange himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, was chosen by fans as the favorite actor to portray Thrawn in live-action, as the British actor bears a strangely close resemblance to the animated and illustrated form of the Chiss antagonist. In fact, the rumors escalated so much that Cumberbatch had to quell the rumors himself. When asked about the possibility of chatting Collider In March 2021, Benny C disappointed the internet by confirming that he had no interest in the character:
“That’s a resounding ‘no’ from me at the moment,” Cumberbatch said. “I definitely don’t want to turn blue. I recently turned the air blue. No, no, seriously, I have precious time with my kids and I think I might be sitting in a makeup chair getting painted blue and the time it would take to do that and take it off at the end of the day … It’s not the right time in my life for this.”
Cumberbatch may have watched what his MCU co-stars Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista had to endure in the episode Guardians of the Galaxy films and came to the conclusion that a similarly extreme makeover wasn’t for him. That was it, and the speculation about his role as Thrawn dried up. Of course, thanks to the wonders of CGI, Mikkelsen was able to play Thrawn without the need for elaborate prosthetics. If Lucasfilm had gone to him and told him how they actually planned to film Thrawn, Cumberbatch might have changed his mind and his future war of stars on Disney Plus could have changed completely.
