Just when you thought the casting reports for season two of The Mandalorian couldn't get any bigger, we've now learned of another fan favourite from Star Wars animation who will be making the jump to live action. /Film is reporting that Katee Sackhoff will be reprising her role as Bo-Katan, who she voiced on the animated series' Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels in the upcoming season. Her scenes were reportedly shot in February, with post-production on the season now ongoing. Neither Lucasfilm nor Saskhoff's representatives have commented on this story.
A fan favourite actor from the prequel trilogy is set to make his return to the galaxy far, far away in season two of The Mandalorian.A new story from The Hollywood Reporter claims that Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett and the army of his clones in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, will make an appearance in the second season of The Mandalorian. Morrison will reportedly be playing Boba Fett (Jango's son and clone) in the series, a part which is said to be, "just a small role."
We covered reports last month that Ahsoka Tano may be making an appearance in Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+, played by actor Rosario Dawson. Now there is a further rumor about this story.
According to a new, exclusive report from TheDirect.com, Disney's contract with actor Rosario Dawson spans multiple shows. This comes on the heels of reports from reputable sources like Variety and Slashfilm that Ms. Dawson will be debuting as the first live-action incarnation of the beloved animated character in the upcoming second season of Disney+'s smash hit series The Mandalorian.
According to our contributing insider Daniel Richtman, Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Tano contract is reportedly a multi-show deal. For reference, this is a unique type of contract seen most often with MCU actors and actresses who have signed onto other film and show properties in the past. This is not a confirmation that Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Tano will indeed appear in other Disney+ shows, rather, that Lucasfilm is potentially interested in having her character make future appearances in other shows, thus including this clause in the contract.
This suggests that Disney believes it is probable that the character of Ahsoka Tano may appear on other shows on the streaming network in addition to The Mandalorian. Currently, we are aware of two future officially announced series, one featuring Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and another following the adventures of Cassian Andor with Diego Luna reprising his role from the box office expectation crushing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
There are also rumors that Ahsoka may be getting her own series at some point, and Rosario Dawson certainly would be expected to fill that role if it is live-action. This further would explain the necessity for a multi-show option in her contract with Disney.
The character of Ahsoka Tano is an extremely intriguing one for the Star Wars franchise, because she has the ability to span multiple eras in the timeline. Thus far, we have seen her in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and series, which take place before Revenge of the Sith, as well as the Star Wars: Rebels series, which covers the length of the Original Trilogy. This means she easily could show up in both the Obi-Wan and Cassian shows, and a show of her own could parallel the events during and after the original 6 saga films. With a comeback happening currently in the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was produced exclusively for Disney+, Ahsoka could be the character to potentially tie every original series together.
Finally, it's fascinating to hear more news about Rosario Dawson and her relationship with Disney trickle out, because there is an aura of uncertainty surrounding her status as Disney has yet to make a statement on ongoing litigation involving Ms. Dawson, who has been accused in a lawsuit of harassing and attacking a transman who used to work for her and her family. Stories like this one about her contract leaking may be evidence that Disney expects this case to be dismissed, but ultimately we may not have further information for some time.
Meanwhile, Star Wars fans can look forward to potentially seeing one of their favorite characters not only in the flesh, but in multiple Disney+ series.
On the same day Ahsoka Tano returned in animated form to our screens in the new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we have learned that she'll soon be making her live action debut! /Film is reporting today that the character will appear in the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian, currently slated to debut on Disney+ in October 2020, and that she will be played by actress Rosario Dawson. The news has since been confirmed by Variety, though representatives for Lucasfilm and Dawson have not yet commented on it.
This story contain SPOILERS from season one of The Mandalorian, including the finale ("Chapter Eight: Redemption).
It's been a wild couple of weeks for Star Wars. Not only did we see the end (for now) of the Skywalker Saga with the release of The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, but also the finale of season one of The Mandalorian on Disney+. The finale had many reveals in store for fans, while also setting up what will surely be the driving force behind the second season. But when can we expect to see season two, and what secrets are does it have in store? While we don't have full answers for those questions just yet, both the production team and Hollywood insiders have some clues for us.
On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Chris are joined by Zac Arnold of The Intergalactic Peace Coalition Podcast, SWU contributor Selene Jade, and Hype Function Podcast host Jeff White to discuss Chapter Seven of The Mandalorian, "The Reckoning". It's a special episode, recorded on the ground at Disneyland in California (including some at Galaxy's Edge), where we discuss the bringing together of characters we've seen in previous episodes, Baby Yoda's role, Force healing, and the shocking, cliff hanger ending. All this an much more!
Even if you haven't seen The Mandalorian yet, there is one character that has permeated pop culture that you've likely seen or heard of: Baby Yoda. Baby Yoda has become so popular, with memes and song parodies and fan art, despite the fact that the character was kept completely secret prior to the first episode's debut on Disney+ last month. Series writer and executive producer Jon Favreau spoke about the character, as well as some of the new technology developed for the series, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
We've passed the halfway point in the first season of The Mandalorian, and the series has already taken some exciting twists and turns. With just four episodes left in season one (with season two already in production, thankfully), Disney has released a brief preview synopsis of the season finale, which will be released on Disney+ on December 27th. The synopsis is not super spoiler-y, but if you want to go into the finale (or even the back half of the season) without knowing anything I would recommend you stop reading now.
Disney+ has obviously become a massive success in a short amount of time. The streaming service gained over 10 million subscribers in its first day, and has been steadily growing ever since. It has been an especially big hit with Star Wars fans as it introduced us to the first ever live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. While Mando continues to garner rave reviews from critics and fans, it's become clear that this is just the tip of the ice berg for Star Wars content on Disney+.
The break out star of The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars live action series currently being released on Disney+, is undoubtedly the character known to fans as Baby Yoda. The character's involvement in the series was kept so secret that very little merchandise of the character has been made available. This week some more new Baby Yoda merchandise were revealed by Funko and Shop Disney, though (unlike the first merch unveiled) it will not be available in time for the holidays.
Ever since The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+ earlier this month, one character has been dominating the conversation: Baby Yoda (or "Yiddle" as we call him on Radio Razorcrest). And as a special Thanksgiving gift, the character's creator, The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau, has shared a new video of the character from the set. Favreau posted the video with the caption, "If your Thanksgiving table gets too heated show everyone this video I took on the set of the Mandalorian." You can check out the video below,
Ever since The Mandalorian premiered earlier this month, one character has dominated the conversation about the series: Baby Yoda (or "Yiddle" as we call him on Radio Razorcrest). And fans have been wondering if there was going to be any merchandise of the character available for the Holiday season. And the answer is: Yes. StarWars.com announced today that Baby Yoda merch is available now from various online retailers.
Daisy Ridley made an appearance on The Tonight Show last night to promote The Rise of Skywalker, where she chatted all things Star Wars with host Jimmy Fallon. First Fallon asked her about what it was like getting cast as Rey back in 2014. Then she was asked about her surprise appearance in the D23 preview as "Dark Rey", and whether she is a bigger fan of Porgs or Baby Yoda, the breakout star of The Mandalorian. She also did a rap recap of the entire Star Wars saga, with some backing from The Roots.
Star Wars fans were introduced to Deborah Chow this week when the third episode of The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+. The episode was directed by Chow, and is just the first of much more Star Wars content that she will directing in the next few years. In addition to directing another episode from this season of The Mandalorian, Chow will also be the director of the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor.
Filoni and Favreau at Star Wars Celebration back in April 2019
By: Dominic Jones
This article contains SPOILERS for Episodes 1 & 2 of The Mandalorian. If you haven't seen the show and don't want to be spoiled stop reading now!
The first episode of The Mandalorian, the first episode of the
new live action Disney+ series, ended with the big reveal that the
bounty the titular Mandalorian has been chasing all episode is not a
fifty year old adult, but actually a baby that is the same species as the Jedi master Yoda. The reveal was an exciting way to close out the first chapter of this new series. And one that the series executive producers were worried would not be kept secret.
This article contains SPOILERS for Episodes 1 & 2 of The Mandalorian. If you haven't seen the show and don't want to be spoiled stop reading now!
The first episode of The Mandalorian, the first episode of the new live action Disney+ series, ended with the big reveal that the bounty the titular Mandalorian has been chasing all episode is not a fifty year old adult, but actually a baby that is the same species as the Jedi master Yoda.
Could The Mandalorian be headed to a theater near you? Disney Studios co-chairman and chief creative officer Alan Horn implied this week that it's not out of the realm of possibilities. The studio executive was interviewed at the Variety Business Managers Breakfast on Wednesday and was asked by Variety editor-in-chief Claudia Eller asked Horn if content created for Disney+ might ever "spawn" theatrical releases the same way Disney's theatrical content has spawned Disney+ shows (like The Mandalorian and Marvel's The Falcon and the Winer Soldier)?
Earlier tonight the cast of The Mandalorian, along with several episodic directors and series creator Jon Favreau, gathered at the El Capitan theater in Los Angeles for a special Q&A in front of an audience of Star Wars fans (the fans in attendance also got to see episodes two and three of the series). The Q&A was moderated by Entertainment Tonight's Ash Crossan and featured Favreau, Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Carl Weathers (Greef Carga), Gina Carrano (Cara Dune), Werner Herzog ("The Client"), and episodic directors Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, and Debrah Chow, as well as composer Ludwig Göransson, . Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy also made an appearance to kick things off.
There's no denying that the new Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, is going for an old-west vibe, calling back to classic films like The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. So much so that, as far as most of the promotion is concerned, the titular character literally has no name (everyone just calls him The Mandalorian). However, in a newly released interview with ScreenSlam, the series' star Pedro Pascal, who plays The Mandalorian, revealed the character's real name.
One of the characters we met in the first episode of The Mandalorian (available now on Disney+) is the mysterious armorer, played by Emily Swallow (The Mentalist). Her character was only seen briefly in the first episode but she made a big impact on the story, allowing us to have some brief insight into our main character's backstory. Swallow's involvement in the series was part of the main cast announcement back in December 2018, so it seems unlikely that this is the last we'll see of The Armorer. Swallow teased as much on her Instagram, posting that, "she knows more than she lets on..."
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