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RORY MCCANN: Ahsoka, Tornado & Game of Thrones
June 04, 2025 · 9 min

In this Reel Insights episode, Sean Tajipour, the Mayor of Nerdtropolis, chats with Rory McCann to talk all things Tornado, Star Wars: Ahsoka, Transformers: EarthSpark, and Knuckles.

Rory opens up about reuniting with director John Maclean for Tornado, a bold and quiet samurai-meets-Scotland period mash-up that stunned him with its originality. He shares why he didn’t even need a script to say yes, and what makes this unexpected film a must-watch.

The conversation turns galactic as Rory reflects on the enormous responsibility of taking over the role of Baylan Skoll in Star Wars: Ahsoka, a part originally played by the late Ray Stevenson. With powerful reverence and real excitement, Rory reveals what it’s like to be welcomed into one of the biggest universes in the world.

Plus, Rory nerds out about becoming Megatron in Transformers: EarthSpark, and shares how voicing the iconic villain was both wild and strangely relaxing. And we get a taste of what’s to come in Knuckles, the Sonic spinoff where Rory continues to cement his place as a genre franchise legend.

Get ready for a fun, heartfelt, and geek-worthy conversation full of surprises, laughs, and fandom love.

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