[TV] The Mandalorian (*Spoilers*)

[PACOX]

She could be an inquisitor, like the 7th sister in star wars rebels, that woman in the picture seem to give an arrogant expression methinks

I would bet the Inquistors died off a long time before that. They were Vader's thing. Don't think Filoni is going to crap on one of his elements he used in Rebels. From what Vader expected from in the commits, I don't they would have survived his wrath if any were still alive after Rebels.

I hope it's a new character but it could also be Sabine. She always looked SE Asian/Island Pacific to me.

[Ihavewaffles]

Season 2 poster, lol



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I would bet the Inquistors died off a long time before that. They were Vader's thing. Don't think Filoni is going to crap on one of his elements he used in Rebels. From what Vader expected from in the commits, I don't they would have survived his wrath if any were still alive after Rebels.

There were sisters n brothers in star wars fallen order, seems there were plenty of those evil-doers n one could have survived

[Eldar45]

That's Sasha Banks but there are no details as who she is playing or how many episodes she'll be in.

Still can't wait!

She is a dead ringer for Sabine Wren.

[Ihavewaffles]

That's a wrestler..she looks like someone to fight gina carano's character..wrong body type to be sabine..

A Wren with bulk would be her brother Tristan..

Sabine is speed, agility, her set of Mandalorian/Empire training n Weapons..


This sasha, is brawn..

[PACOX]

Season 2 poster, lol

[IG]https://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/the-mandalorian-season-2-poster-480x600.jpg[/IMG]

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There were sisters n brothers in star wars fallen order, seems there were plenty of those evil-doers n one could have survived

Fallen Order starts almost 15 years before Rebels.

[Pann]

She is a dead ringer for Sabine Wren.

That's one of the rumours doing the rounds but I got a force user vibe from her brief appearance.

[Ihavewaffles]

but it could also be Sabine. She always looked SE Asian/Island Pacific to me.

I don't see it, she always looked mixed to me, maybe Afgani, Iranian, or a Latina chick.

Her family also looks mixed, definetly partly caucasian

Ursa Wren


Tristan Wren


Ezra Bridger however didn't look mixed, Pashtun or Iranian.

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That's one of the rumours doing the rounds but I got a force user vibe from her brief appearance.

Yeah, the cloak n the mention of jedi by the Mandalorian Armorer's voice, when we see this sasha.

Could it be one of Luke's students? Or former student.

[rhorle]

I don't like the sounds of the rumors surrounding Pedro and second half of the season. Apparently he wanted to have his face shown in more shots but the directors said no and he went over their heads to lucasfilm execs. So he was told to just leave the set. So the second half of season 2 apparently has him not appearing at all or just in previously filmed edits.

[Fkiolaris]

I don't like the sounds of the rumors surrounding Pedro and second half of the season. Apparently he wanted to have his face shown in more shots but the directors said no and he went over their heads to lucasfilm execs. So he was told to just leave the set. So the second half of season 2 apparently has him not appearing at all or just in previously filmed edits.

That would be unfortunate if true. I really like Pedro, but the character is bigger than him. It's the same kind of bollocks with Sly and Judge Dredd: some characters are not meant to remove their helmet. If he truly threw his toys out of the pram for this, we might need to consider the possibility that he won't be around for season 3.

Anyway, for now I am super excited for Season 2!

[Ihavewaffles]

How ILM Made The Mandalorian's Razor Crest Motion-Controlled Miniature!

Adam Savage’s Tested
Sep 28, 2020



For the first season of The Mandalorian, ILM went back to their roots to make a scale miniature of the Razor Crest ship and filmed it with a custom-designed and machined motion control camera system. Adam Savage chats with his former colleagues--Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll and veteran modelmaker John Goodson--to learn how they revived this classic Star Wars filming technology and what it brought to the look of the show.



A ‘Mandalorian’ Movie? Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau on the Future of the Newest ‘Star Wars’ Franchise

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/sta...au-1234805417/
By Adam B. Vary
Oct 15, 2020 9:20am PT

Less than a week after Pedro Pascal wrapped production on Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” the entire entertainment industry — and much of the world — effectively shut down in the wake of the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the new season of the mega-hit “Star Wars” series now set to premiere on Disney Plus on Oct. 30, it appears that Pascal’s titular bounty hunter once again narrowly escaped a Death Star–sized disaster.

It did not quite feel like it at the time.

“I didn’t really stop to consider [the pandemic], because, unfortunately, the news has for me been causing alarm in so many different ways that it was almost just another version of that,” Pascal told Variety during his interview for the Oct. 14 cover story about the actor. “I can’t say that I totally didn’t see it coming, because unconsciously I sort of snapped to it in a way that must have been somewhat prepared. What I wasn’t prepared for is” — his eyes went wide — “six months.”

Soon enough, Pascal will slip on his character’s signature helmet once more. Executive producer and showrunner Jon Favreau told Variety that “The Mandalorian” is “on schedule” to start production on Season 3 of the series “before the end of the year” — after Pascal wraps shooting in Europe on the feature film “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” with Nicolas Cage.

“We’re operating under the assumption that we’ll be able to go forward,” Favreau said. He noted that the innovative production technique pioneered for “The Mandalorian” — with wall-sized video panels for location backdrops — puts the show in a unique position within the industry.

“We’re in very small situations and oftentimes we have a lot of characters in masks,” he said. “And we also have a lot of digital work that augments things. So we’re a show that’s probably well-equipped to be flexible based on the protocols that are emerging surrounding work restarting.”

Those methodologies have allowed “The Mandalorian” to employ the same vast sense of scope as the “Star Wars” feature films while operating within the leaner budget and footprint of a TV production. The results have been nothing short of sensational. The show’s global popularity — thanks in no small part to the instant pop-culture icon Baby Yoda — catalyzed Disney Plus’ massive subscriber growth to over 60.5 million worldwide in less than a year. Within weeks of launching with the service last November, “The Mandalorian” became the new “Star Wars” standard bearer — especially after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” concluded the nine-film Skywalker Saga with the lowest grosses of Disney’s Skywalker features and outright loathing by many “Star Wars” fans.

In a February earnings call, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Iger said that after the Season 2 premiere of “The Mandalorian,” future seasons will include “the possibility of infusing [the show] with more characters and the possibility of taking those characters in their own direction in terms of series.” In other words, expect “The Mandalorian” to spawn its own “Star Wars” creative universe.

Asked about that possibility last month, Favreau was a bit more cautious.

“I love the world of ‘Star Wars’ because, on the one hand, there’s a familiarity with this sub-genre, but there’s also a tremendous amount of flexibility of which way you can go and genres you could explore within that sub-genre,” Favreau said. “As we’re meeting new characters, and as we’re starting to hit our stride, from a production standpoint with how this technology can be used, we are beginning to explore where we could go.”

Favreau did allow that the faster metabolism of TV production meant Lucasfilm can be more responsive to audience sentiment about the show. “And we could start to expand what we’re doing and our ambitions about what characters we want to follow,” he said.

The filmmaker also said his experience as the inaugural director of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2” has informed his outlook for the future of “The Mandalorian.”

“I learned a lot from my experience over at Marvel, where it was very organic, how it would evolve,” he said. “You’re paying attention to a larger story arcs and characters that could come together, but also smaller stories of individual characters that could go off [on their own thing]. The key here is keep maintaining the quality and never scaling to the point that we’re losing sight of what’s important to us and what people like about the show.”

The first Disney Plus series produced by Marvel Studios, “WandaVision” with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, is due to premiere later this year, with several more to follow in 2021, and Marvel chief Kevin Feige has said that their storylines will intertwine with the Marvel Studios theatrical features.

Could the same happen with “The Mandalorian”?

“The line is blurring now,” said Favreau. “Things that you would have only seen in the movie theater, you’re seeing on streaming, and I think it could go the other way as well.”

Whether that means Pascal’s tight-lipped bounty hunter could end up on a movie screen remains a tantalizing if uncertain possibility. Favreau said he’s in “no rush” to push the show beyond a streaming series. “But we’re definitely open to it,” he added, “and excited to see where the story leads us and have that flexibility — because there’s no rulebook now.”

“Technology is always offering new opportunities to tell stories in a fresh way,” he added. “It’s a very exciting time to be doing this and I feel very grateful that we’re able to be able to work remotely, because of the nature of the technology that we’re dealing with. So we’re continuing to try to move forward and keep the ball rolling, even though it’s been a challenging time for everyone.”

As for Pascal, the actor said he would “love” to make a “Mandalorian” movie, but he’s heard no discussion of one as of now.

“I think that the work is so beautiful that I would love for that to be held by a big screen experience,” he said. “But it seems to work so well that also I’m not sure it’s something that I would want corrupted by any kind of change, you know? I mean, I certainly know that the challenge can be met. It’s not like these people don’t have the experience. If anybody can do it, they can!”

[Ihavewaffles]

Special Look | The Mandalorian | Disney+

[LoreFreak]

Did a breakdown of the above trailer: youtu.be/pFxCTT0El54

A pretty short trailer but still a lot of info to get into! New Republic, an Imperial Facility breakout, Ilum, Sabine (?), Cobb Vanth and more!

[Ihavewaffles]

Sabine (?)

I sure hope so, hope they don't misscast her...

Cobb Vanth and more!

I had to google that name, lawman or crook, or both, i was unsure


Lol

[Koriani]

That would be unfortunate if true. I really like Pedro, but the character is bigger than him. It's the same kind of bollocks with Sly and Judge Dredd: some characters are not meant to remove their helmet. If he truly threw his toys out of the pram for this, we might need to consider the possibility that he won't be around for season 3.

Anyway, for now I am super excited for Season 2!

Yea I read this too - though I didn't read he wasn't in the last half of the season; more that he was trying to fight about this to the point that he may have been willing to walk over it. We'll find out when we get to those episodes =/.

But yea, if it is true - then Pascal drops a few points in the respect department. Outgrowing your britches never looks good on anyone. The lore of the universe is bigger than your career and ego. Literally ANYONE could be playing this character 'physically on set' and the only part about the acting that matters is the voice-over. I get an actor having ideas and suggestions and presenting those - but pushing so hard against your director you attempt to go over their head to get what /you/ want (against all lore about the character) - is going too far. If he can accept the role as presented - then he /should/ be replaced. If he's that stupid and narcissistic - then yea, he needs to go. Tons of actors out there would be grateful for the chance to play this character, helmet on 24/7, and never look their gift-horse in the mouth.

[Volatilis]

Yea I read this too - though I didn't read he wasn't in the last half of the season; more that he was trying to fight about this to the point that he may have been willing to walk over it. We'll find out when we get to those episodes =/.

But yea, if it is true - then Pascal drops a few points in the respect department. Outgrowing your britches never looks good on anyone. The lore of the universe is bigger than your career and ego. Literally ANYONE could be playing this character 'physically on set' and the only part about the acting that matters is the voice-over. I get an actor having ideas and suggestions and presenting those - but pushing so hard against your director you attempt to go over their head to get what /you/ want (against all lore about the character) - is going too far. If he can accept the role as presented - then he /should/ be replaced. If he's that stupid and narcissistic - then yea, he needs to go. Tons of actors out there would be grateful for the chance to play this character, helmet on 24/7, and never look their gift-horse in the mouth.

The youtuber who started that rumor is a crazy cat lady.

I wouldnt believe it. She does this kind of crap all the time to look legit with sources.

[Jotaux]

The youtuber who started that rumor is a crazy cat lady.

I wouldnt believe it. She does this kind of crap all the time to look legit with sources.

Grace is usually on point and this story was confirmed. It does look like things were patched up though.

[Ihavewaffles]

By my blurg!

First book is out it seems

[Aurrora]

It's pretty lame they turned the Krayt Dragon into a sandworm. Did we really need such a blatant cross-contamination of Sci-Fi?

[Skulltaker]

It's pretty lame they turned the Krayt Dragon into a sandworm. Did we really need such a blatant cross-contamination of Sci-Fi?

I don't know how many worms you know with bones, scales and eyes. Greater Krayt have always had elongated bodies, and we can't see if it has arms or fins it just uses to 'swim' in sand.

[Pann]

I thought it was an enjoyable, although a bit predictable, start to the season.