“I think the potential of this character is exciting.
There has to be a reason that that character is there.
Thrawn introduced one person.”
Wes Chatham as Captain Enoch on ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm
It’s like, What is the role?
What is the time commitment?
And they’re like, Sorry, we can’t give you any of that.
Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and Captain Enoch (Wes Chatham) on ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm
Do you want to come out and test or not?
[Laughs] And I was like Yeah, I’m coming out.
I’m not coming home.
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It turns out Chatham was the perfect choice to play Captain Enoch.
When I saw the Captain Enoch uniform for the first time, it reminded me ofExcalibur, says Chatham.
And it was exhilarating.
It was some of the most fun I’ve ever had.
Playing a new character in this well-established world still hasnt quite sunk in for the actor.
I have a lot of respect for Dave Filoni.
I have a lot of respect what he’s done, what he’s doing withStar Warsand forStar Wars.
And so to be something that he created and a wholly original thing is really exciting and really compelling.
I think the potential of this character is exciting, he says with a sly grin.
There are some vague hints.
There has to be a reason that that character is there.
Thrawn introduced one person.
And he gives you a lot of context and a good picture of what his purpose was.
Heres hoping we see more of that purpose in the recently announced season 2.
