In an interview with ComicBook.com to promote his new film Tornado, Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann has spoken for the first time about taking over from the late Ray Stevenson and continuing Baylan Skoll’s journey in the second season of Ahsoka.
“I think it’s the right decision to carry on his storyline, not just cut it off,” he said about playing Baylan Skoll. “We’ve done it before with other things. I hope the fans embrace it and I’ll do my best. I’m just starting now, so I’m just trying to be in the right zone for doing it. It’s pretty bloody exciting. I mean, I remember being a kid with my dad, going to the first one probably in the late ’70s and ’80s. Now I’m training with a lightsaber at night, so it’s pretty exciting.”
McCann then shifted gears to his lightsaber training. “Thrones has really helped with that. Same kind of moves, same blocking,” he said. “Doesn’t have the same sexy sound though. Oh, my God … Lightsabers are lighter, but having said that, the Thrones swords were stunt swords and you’ve got to pretend that they’re three times heavier than they are. But it’s all pretend, really. It’s all very exciting.”
While we wait for the second season of Ahsoka, currently in production at Pinewood Studios, you can stream the first season now on Disney+.
