The Disney+ service hit this week and the signups are going fast and furious with the first day having something like ten million or so, even with the launch connectivity issues. With the big draw for many being The Mandalorian, the day after the premiere on Tuesday saw Lucasfilm putting out a nearly 40-minute Q&A session with a lot of the creative team – who have just started production on the second season today. There’s a lot of fun in watching the cast and creative talk about the project and their experiences, especially hearing what the legendary Werner Herzog has to say about it.
Lucasfilm previously revealed that the cast in that it would include Pedro Pascal along with Gina Carano and Nick Nolte. We also got an expanded list of who is involved with Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Emily Swallow (Supernatural), Carl Weathers (Predator), Omid Abtahi (American Gods) and Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man).
Jon Favreau is writing it and working as an executive producer on the series. Dave Filoni of the animated side will be directing the first episode while other directors include Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Deborah Chow, and Rick Famuyiwa. Greg Fraser from Star Wars: Rogue One is on board as the cinematographer.
Plot Concept: After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
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