Summary
Rosario Dawson turned down a mystery role inStar Trekto play Ahsoka Tano. Dawson debuted as Ahsoka inThe Mandalorianseason 2, and she went on to play the Jedi ronin inStar Wars:Ahsoka. However,Dawson is a fan of bothStar TrekandStar Wars, and says it’s okay to"cross streams,“but Rosario had to choose when both franchises offered her a role.
Appearing on stage atFan Expo Boston, Rosario Dawson revealed that she was offered a role in a Star Trek on Paramount+ series, but she had already signed on for Ahsoka. Dawson also discussed her love of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) andStar Trek: The Next Generation,what kind ofStar Trekrole she turned down, and her dream of playing a Q. Check out Rosario’s quotes from the report by theWorcester Telegram & Gazettebelow:
“I’m definitely a ‘Next Gen’ girl. Captain Picard all the way,” she said. “I have a video of me being dressed as Ahsoka holding up the Picard Earl Gray tea bottle. One of these days I will post it.” Cracking herself up when she tells the audience it’s OK to “cross streams” when it comes to the “Star Trek” and “Star Wars,” Dawson said she was asked to do something in the “Star Trek” universe, but she just signed to do “Ahsoka” and she couldn’t do it.
“I could have been one of Odo’s species, the changeling. I could have been an immortal puddle, guys. Do you understand my pain? (she said clenching her eyes tight). That would have been really cool,” she insisted. “I also really pushed to be a ‘Q.’ My dad. That was my dad (donning a masculine voice and pointing to her dad in the audience), ‘Be Q.’ I’m like, I’m trying. Right? Then I can be, you know, annoying… cause chaos, which I love.’”
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What Star Trek Role Did Rosario Dawson Turn Down?
There are few Changeling roles in Star Trek on Paramount+
Rosario Dawson says she turned down a Changeling role like Odo(Rene Auberjonois) inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, which is curious because there have been very few Changelings seen in Star Trek on Paramount+. There was a non-speakingChangeling in theStar Trek: Discoveryseason 4episode, “All In”, and the production time of that roughly corresponds to when Dawson was cast as Ahsoka inThe Mandalorian. However, that seems like too small a part for an actor of Rosario Dawson’s caliber. Otherwise, currentStar Trek’s only major female Changeling is Vadic (Amanda Plummer) inStar Trek: Picardseason 3.
TrekMovieconfirmed Rosario Dawson was not offered the role of Vadic inStar Trek: Picardseason 3.
Rosario Dawson’s palpable love ofStar Trekindicates she would welcome joining the franchise in the future, andStar Trekwould, no doubt, be happy to have her.Dawson is a talented and popular mainstream actor,andStar Trekhas already scored major coups by casting Academy Award caliber performers like Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti intoStar Trek: Starfleet Academy. Whether it’s inStarfleet Academy, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,or even one of the upcomingStar Trekmovies in development, Rosario Dawson is a natural fit for the final frontier.
