‘Ahsoka’ Showrunner: Getting Grand Admiral Thrawn’s Blue Skin Right Is ‘Tricky’
thewrap.comwith Thrawn actor Lars Mikkelsen, the crew eventually got found the correct blue. While fans worldwide got a glimpse of Thrawn’s navy neck in the trailer, attendees at Celebration were treated to a full reveal of his face.But Filoni says the blue skin is just one physical trait and that Mikkelsen brings so much more to the role. “The way he stands, the way he carries himself — he’s an admiral!” Filoni explained.
And then, of course, there’s the voice.”I knew in Rebels when I heard him, ‘This is the guy.'”“[Lars] pulls off the blue, Mary [Elizabeth Winstead] pulls off the green and they’re troopers,” he added. “When you make a decision to do a show like this and characters like this, [they’re] in the make-up chair 2-3 hours every day.
That means they get there so much earlier than everybody else so they can make call time. It’s a commitment and it makes their life much more difficult and not a word of complaint.
They’re all very into it and doing it and living it and I’m very grateful for that.”Mikkelsen didn’t mind.“It was fine,” the Danish actor told TheWrap of the make-up testing and application process. “I’ll even say in those 2 and 3 hours in the morning, you get sewn in.
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