Live-action Ahsoka actress Rosario Dawson almost never made it to the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Instead of taking on the role of one of Star Wars’ most iconic Jedi, the Daredevil actress was planning to play a recurring villain in Paramount’s Star Trek series.
In a new interview, Dawson revealed that she was primed to play a villain in a season of Star Trek: Picard. However, she had to turn down the role due to her casting as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian Season 2.
Rosario Dawson chooses Star Wars over Star Trek
Speaking at the 2024 Boston Fan Expo, via The Telegram, Dawson revealed that she had to choose between Star Wars and Star Trek. Despite being a huge Trekkie, Dawson decided to chase the Star Wars role instead, a choice that has since landed her the title role in the Ahsoka spin-off show.
Dawson told fans that she was planning to play a Changeling in Star Trek: Picard, but she was also campaigning to take on the role of a Q. Instead, Dawson has yet to become one with the Star Trek universe, at least for now.
“I could have been one of Odo’s species, the changeling,” Dawson told fans. “I could have been an immortal puddle guys. Do you understand my pain? That would have been really cool. I also really pushed to be a ‘Q.’ My dad. That was my dad, ‘Be Q.’ I’m like, I’m trying. Right? Then I can be, you know, annoying…cause chaos, which I love.’
Star Wars vs Star Trek
Over the past decade, Star Wars has been spread across both TV and film. However, since the poor ticket sales of 2016’s underrated Star Trek Beyond, Paramount’s sci-fi series has been trapped on the small screen.
After the rough Star Trek Discovery and two horrid seasons of Picard, Star Trek is finally in a great place. The animated comedy series Lower Decks and the live-action prequel series Strange New Worlds have ushered in a new era of Trek barely marred by its troublesome past decade. However, with the former already ending, is Star Trek’s modern golden age already being cut short?