Ariana Greenblatt’s lightsaber training for Ahsoka while filming for Barbie by Greta Gerwing , she is best known for her role in Barbie as Sasha.
At yesterday’s Women Empower event, many female celebs came to the red carpet, including Margot Robbie, Emily Blunt, Meghan Markle, and of course Ariana Greenblatt.
On the carpet talking with Variety, asked about her training while filming for Barbie. Greenblatt said, “It was amazing. I got to train for around two months. I was actually training while filming Barbie, but I obviously couldn’t tell anyone.”
She continues, ” It was really incredible, and just to fully endorse myself in that space. Everyone who works on Star Wars is like the biggest Star Wars fan, which makes the environment that much better.”
She further said, ” Yeah, the stunt training was crazy. Super hard. But Rosario Dawson was like my mentor through it all, so shout out to her.”
Ahsoka Season 2 Update (2026)
Updated August 2026. The Barbie-era lightsaber training covered here was for Ariana Greenblatt’s role in Ahsoka, a series that has faced repeated delays since its 2023 first season. Star Rosario Dawson confirmed at Disney’s May 2026 upfront presentation that Season 2 is coming, but the premiere has since slipped to early 2027 rather than the 2026 window Lucasfilm had floated at past Star Wars Celebration events. Disney has not released an exact date, only confirming the early-2027 target. Greenblatt, for her part, has continued to balance action roles like this one with the kind of high-profile publicity circuit, including Barbie press events, that made 2023 a breakout year for her.