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Scottish actor Rory McCann, best known for playing the burly brute The Hound on HBO’s Game of Thrones, will replace late actor Ray Stevenson for a second season of Star Wars show Ahsoka, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Stevenson played the hulking former Jedi known as Baylan Skoll in the Disney+ series. He died after a brief illness in May 2023, three months before the series premiered. The actor was a fan favorite, thanks to his resonate voice, humor and roles in Punisher: War Zone, the Thor movies and TV’s Rome.
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It is unclear when the new season is to begin shooting or who will be directing. Dave Filoni was the showrunner of season one, and is returning in the same capacity.
Glad to see the re-cast instead of just abandoning the character and he looks like a good choice.
I agree. Baylan Skoll was an amazing character and I was very worried that the character was going to be dropped. Hopefully Rory McCann is able to portray the same feel.
Ray Stevenson was awesome, Rory will be awesome too, god help those space chickens
